When Samsung announced the Galaxy S10 lineup last month, the company also unveiled a new feature called Wireless PowerShare. The feature essentially turns your phone into a wireless charging pad that can charge another phone, smartwatch or set of earbuds. It’s a cool feature that may not be used all that often but has the …
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Galaxy S10: How to turn on and use gesture navigation
With the release of the One UI and Android Pie update to Samsung’s Galaxy devices, along with the release of the Galaxy S10 line, you now have the option to ditch Android’s button navigation and rely on gestures. How to turn it on Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNET Samsung’s One UI doesn’t default to gesture navigation. Instead, the OS uses the …
Read More »Galaxy S10: 5 tips for setting up the fingerprint sensor
The Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus both feature an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor that’s hidden underneath the display. The new tech means you won’t find a sensor on the rear or side of the phone, as is the case with the Galaxy S10E‘s capacitive fingerprint reader. But because the technology is new and this is the first time we’ve seen it …
Read More »Galaxy S10: How to hide the hole
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 line doesn’t have a notch in its Infinity-O display; instead, it has a cutout for the front-facing camera. The cutout for the camera, sometimes referred to as a hole-punch, is either a circle or a pill-like shape depending on the S10 model you have. The cutout is in the top-right corner of the display, and for some, …
Read More »Galaxy S10E could be a $750 powerhouse: Here’s what we need to know next
I’ve been reviewing the Galaxy S10E since Tuesday afternoon, sharing my thoughts on photos, screen quality, the new fingerprint reader and the camera quality. So far, I see a 5.8-inch powerhouse of a device in a much smaller package than most of the phones you can buy today. (After all, the small phone is dead.) I really like the Galaxy S10E. …
Read More »Galaxy S10: Here’s what photos from the camera look like
Our Galaxy S10 Plus review is in! We thought you’d like to see some of the hundreds of photos we’ve taken on the Galaxy S10 Plus. Since the S10, Galaxy S10E, and Galaxy S10 5G share the same core cameras, this is also a good indication for how those pictures could look. Enjoy! Read: Getting a Galaxy S10 phone or …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Buds deal: $97.49 shipped (Update: Sold out)
Samsung’s just-announced answer to Apple’s insanely popular AirPods: The Samsung Galaxy Buds, wire-free earphones that can charge wirelessly. Better still, they can charge wirelessly via one of Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 phones, which is pretty freakin’ cool. At $130, the Galaxy Buds are also cheaper than AirPods — and today they’re even cheaper than that. For a limited time, and …
Read More »Here’s how easy it is to pair Galaxy Buds with a Samsung phone
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds don’t look much like Apple’s AirPods ($165 at eBay), but they share a lot of the same functionality, including some of that magic that the AirPods are known for. Pairing the Galaxy Buds with a Galaxy phone, for example, is incredibly simple. Check this out: Jason Cipriani/CNET That’s it! The process is nearly identical to pairing AirPods …
Read More »Galaxy S10’s best feature is something the iPhone XS doesn’t have
Samsung’s newest Galaxy S10 phones allow other devices to charge off the back of the phones via the wireless Qi standard. That means, yes, even other phones. But it also allows Samsung’s new, wireless Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch Active to charge up, too, turning the phone into a big charging pad. That’s the part that I love. And it …
Read More »Motorola may reboot its vintage flip phone in 2019
The rumored Motorola Razr resurrection may take 2019’s red-hot foldable phone trend in a new direction, XDA Developers reports. Taking a decidedly different tack than Samsung’s Galaxy Fold or Huawei’s Mate X, Motorola’s foldable phone is said to resemble the iconic Razr but with a new interior folding display in addition to a smaller exterior screen. The phone’s interior display, which can be …
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