While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is dominating the news for all its wonder and problems, one of the most impressive smartphones recently, the Huawei P30 Pro, is making waves for how amazing its four-rear cameras are. In his review of the P30 Pro for CNET, Andrew Hoyle writes, “This phone captures zoom and low-light photos …
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If you only have up to $400 to spend on a new phone, you won’t be able to get an iPhone XS, Pixel 3 or Galaxy S10. Even the Galaxy S10E and the iPhone XR, Apple and Samsung’s more value-oriented phones, will set you back $750. You could snag the excellent Motorola Moto G7, which costs only $300 but lacks …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is getting a lot of attention — and not the good kind. Earlier reviewers of Samsung’s first foldable phone this week reported broken Fold screens after just a few days of use. Pictures of their bulging, “broken,” “unusable,” and “flickering” Folds unleashed a flood of reactions across social media sites like Twitter and Reddit. CNET’s Galaxy Fold …
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The Galaxy S10 has a superb camera, and for the most part, it takes excellent photos. But unlike some of its rivals, like the Pixel 3 and the LG G8, it does not have a dedicated camera mode for low-light environments that users can manually select. Instead, Samsung’s phone would just optimize its settings whenever it auto-detected a really dark …
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The Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s first foldable phone, is reportedly already having screen problems. It doesn’t go on sale in the US until April 26, but some review units have reportedly broken after just a few days of use. Bloomberg’s Mark Gruman tweeted on Wednesday that the interior, folding screen of his Galaxy Fold review unit was “completely broken and unusable” …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Google and Amazon finally make nice, agreeing to new integrations for Prime Video and YouTube. Samsung Galaxy Fold phones used by tech reviewers are already failing. CNET looks inside Apple’s recycling lab. Mueller’s report goes out to the public, with redactions. Now playing: Watch this: Google and Amazon settle their long-standing beef (The… 4:19 …
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Editors’ Note, May 7, 2019: CNET’s Google Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL reviews are here. Read more about both phones and why Google decided to release these budget handsets. Six months after their launch in October, Google’s marquee phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, are two of the best phones you can buy. To that effect, Google may …
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What if the Galaxy Note 10 or next year’s Galaxy S11 had a slide-out camera with lenses that take your selfies before swiveling around to snap a portrait of your dog? Thanks to Samsung’s launch this week of the Galaxy A80, which has just that camera setup, the possibility is no longer the stuff of pure fancy. After all, if Samsung …
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T-Mobile and Comcast are teaming up to fight robocalls. The companies said Wednesday they’re rolling out a feature that protects consumers from robocalls and spam across their networks. It uses the Stir/Shaken standards recommended by the Federal Communications Commission to spot authentic calls. The verification feature is already available for T-Mobile customers and will come later this year for Comcast Xfinity Voice …
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On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s first tests of the Samsung Galaxy Fold foldable phone. The best laptops for battery life. A defense of Apple’s MacBook butterfly keyboard. Now playing: Watch this: What it’s like trying out the new Samsung Galaxy Fold… 6:23 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to …
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