The US government may have banned Huawei from using any software or hardware created by American companies, but China’s massive phone maker is defiant that the lack of American partner support won’t break the brand, even if its traditionally Android-based devices are cut off from Android while Google cuts off business ties following President Trump’s executive …
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The Galaxy S10 was heavily leaked for months, but on Wednesday at the Unpacked event in San Francisco, Samsung made things official by announcing the four new phones: Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, S10 5G and budget S10E. The new phone features a 6.1-inch AMOLED screen with a hole-punch notch called the Galaxy O display. The fingerprint reader has moved from the back to …
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Best Buy on Thursday said it’ll cancel preorders for the Samsung Galaxy Fold. A post on the Best Buy forums from a member of the company’s social media team said the retailer decided to cancel preorders because of the lack of a new release date. “Because we put our customers first and want to ensure they are taken care of …
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UK mobile carrier EE announced its plans to launch 5G in the UK on Wednesday. The network will be switched on on May 30, with the first 5G phones available to preorder from today. EE’s initial 5G rollout will focus on six cities (London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester), with promises to expand to 19 cities by the end …
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Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G was set to become the company’s first 5G phone in the UK. But on Wednesday UK carriers Vodafone and EE said they’re pulling it from their device lineups for their 5G network launches. This follows a report Sunday that Huawei’s upcoming phones will no longer get access to Google apps and services like Gmail and …
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More details about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10 phone have reportedly been leaked. The device will be even bigger than before, according to the purported leaks, with a 19:9 aspect ratio, rather than the 18.5:9 ratio used for the Galaxy Note 9. Benchmark test site HTML5, which compares performance between devices, leaked the details reported by T3, citing Dutch …
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Have you found yourself envying Samsung’s latest range of Galaxy Watch Active smartwatches? If you own an older model of Samsung watch, you might be getting a lot of its best features tonight. Samsung’s pushing software updates to several of its older wearables that add improvements to battery life, fitness, and add new watch faces and interface extras. The updates …
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When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold, it didn’t just announce another phone — it kicked off a revolution in the way we interact with mobile devices. But the Fold soon suffered screen breakages and other glitches, and the revolution stalled. It’s been nearly four weeks since we’ve heard any details from Samsung about the Fold. An AT&T email to customers …
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Cheeps, I’m bad at keeping secrets, so I’m going to jump the gun a bit and announce that the 2019 Cheapskate Mystery Box is coming soon! Last year we sold all 250 boxes (in about six minutes) and raised over $12,000 for charity. This year we’re planning to offer 1,000 boxes, hopefully via some kind of lottery system so everyone …
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Update, Sept. 5: We’ve gone hands-on with Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold ahead of its revised release later this month. Original story, last updated in May, follows. Samsung may have come up with solutions for the Galaxy Fold’s defects weeks after review units experienced screen breaks, flickering and bulges. The Korean electronics giant solved the problem with the protective plastic layer on the …
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