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The Galaxy Note 10 dilemma: Getting out of the Galaxy Fold’s shadow

When Samsung introduced the first Galaxy Note in late 2011, it was something never seen before. The device sported a 5.3-inch screen, which was much larger than the iPhone 4S’ 3.5-inches screen, and included a stylus to write on the display. As the line evolved, Samsung put its riskiest and most innovative technologies — like its …

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Galaxy Note 10: Samsung’s last chance to impress us this year

The Galaxy Note 10 has its work cut out for it. Samsung phones have had a rough year. There have been a lot of them, but most have failed to make a meaningful splash (here’s proof that Galaxy S10 phones aren’t selling) and the one phone that did is now delayed. That leaves the Note 10 (and rumored Note 10 Plus) as …

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The Galaxy Fold was ruined by rumor culture and you’re to blame

Update, Sept. 18: We now have a retail model of the Galaxy Fold and have begun to review it. If you don’t quite remember what was happening on April 26 of this year, I don’t blame you — it was a pretty long time ago. To jog your memory, it was Arbor Day, National Pretzel Day, Good Friday and the …

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Sprint’s subscriber losses show why it needs T

Sprint received the the green light from the Justice Department for its $26.5 billion merger with T-Mobile last week, and after today, it’s clear why it needs the deal to happen.  On Friday, the fourth-largest carrier posted a fiscal first-quarter loss of 175,000 total subscribers, a reverse of the gain of 57,000 net new subscribers in the year-ago period. In …

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Galaxy Book S leak appears to show a new Samsung laptop

Samsung may be working on a new Windows laptop. Images of a purported Galaxy Book S, shared Friday by reporter and frequent Twitter leaker Evan Blass, show a thin laptop with few ports. The images also show its keyboard and trackpad in a somewhat grey-purple color. The laptop appears to have a USB Type-C port on the left edge and …

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Note 10 purported hands

A video claiming to be a hands-on of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ has been posted on YouTube by British online mobile accessories retailer Mobile Fun. The 4-minute video goes into extreme detail, showing off what it says is the upcoming handset from every angle possible. Mobile Fun said it got the dummy phones from a phone case company, …

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Apple and Samsung struggle to sell us super

Smartphone makers, led by Samsung and Apple, have been jacking up prices over the last few years. Consumers, however, have been pushing back. And now there’s new data that shows it’s harder than ever to compete in the ultrapremium tier of phones.  Apple and Samsung this week reported earnings for the June quarter that didn’t convey much optimism in the …

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Leaked dongle hints at end of the headphone jack on Galaxy Note 10

The headphone jack on phones had a good run, but like all good things, it eventually must end. That end seems to have finally arrived with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 10 line.  After being one of the last holdouts against the trend of ditching the headphone jack, it appears that Samsung is going to do just that for the Note 10 …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has a few key features the iPad could use

There aren’t many good Android tablets, and Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 is aiming to be one of the best. After trying it out briefly in a demo in New York, I did admire a few things Samsung’s doing with their newest tablet — because they’re things Apple’s iPad still doesn’t do yet. All three would be helpful. But it’s …

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Samsung teases new Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Tab ahead of Note 10 Unpacked event

Samsung had already planned a big event for its Galaxy Note 10 phone for Aug. 7, but it appears the tech company has more announcements coming. A new teaser video shows it’ll also unveil its new Galaxy tablet — revealed to be the Tab S6 — and a watch that’s probably the Galaxy Watch Active 2 respectively, on July 31 and Aug. …

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