In advance of CES, where Shure is rolling out its new $249 MV88+ Video Kit, I’ve been playing around with an early review sample and have been pretty impressed with it. Geared toward videographers, podcasters and anyone who wants to make their smartphone videos look and sound more professional, the kit’s relatively compact and easy …
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5G, the next generation of wireless technology, is going to be a big deal when it starts hitting phones next year. And phone carrier companies are getting excited about it — maybe too excited. AT&T has already reportedly rolled out “5G E” to some phones (including the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active, LG V30 or LG V40). Select phones in specific regions will …
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One of the biggest challenges to mixed reality headsets is the size. Compared to virtual reality, MR headsets like the Magic Leap One and Microsoft HoloLens are small. But on the muted Jackson Pollock-style carpet of the Mirage Hotel at CES 2019, the company Nreal announced a pair of MR glasses the size of a pair of chunky Oakleys. The small …
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CES eats amateurs for breakfast. Having a successful CES is about the intangibles — knowing how to cluster your meetings, wearing the right shoes, making time to eat something decent, staying hydrated and always making sure you get at least six hours of sleep. But if you’re at CES to create content, there’s even more to think about. Because if …
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Samsung’s phones last year weren’t quite what you’d call earthshaking. Its Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 didn’t have many noticeable changes from 2017’s Galaxy S8, S8 Plus and Note 8. Sure, they had faster processors and other souped-up components. But they kept the same design, something that reportedly has hurt demand for the smartphones. After all, why buy …
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There are many, many rumors about Samsung’s next flagship phone, the Galaxy S10. But while details continue to leak, all we’ve really seen of the phone (or phones) are renderings. That changed Thursday with a post from frequent Twitter leaker Evan Blass showing what he said is the Galaxy S10 “in the wild.” Samsung Galaxy S10 “Beyond 1,” in the …
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After more than 16 years reviewing several hundred phones for CNET, only a handful burn brightly in my memory. Mobiles like the first iPhone, the Nexus One and the Motorola Razr V3 will forever rise above a churning sea of black rectangles that have blended into each other. My relationship with the Razr is particularly complicated. I remember it not …
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Following CNET en Español’s exclusive report on Dec. 6, Huawei has officially announced the Nova 4 — one of the first in a wave of phones with a circular “notch” that’s expected to debut in 2019. In contrast to the wide “eyebrow” notch originated on the Essential Phone and popularized by Apple‘s iPhone X, the Nova 4’s front-facing camera sits in a small, …
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With the Samsung Galaxy S10 expected in the beginning of 2019, rumors and unofficial renders of the phone are starting to trickle in. The latest renders of the larger Galaxy S10 Plus come courtesy of 91Mobiles in conjunction with tipster OnLeaks. OnLeaks has published several renders of rumored phones before their release, but this report should still be taken with …
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Keep your eyes glued to Samsung’s new Galaxy A8S phone for China. Not because its screen looks unlike any other Samsung phone on the market, but because the hole in the top left corner of the display is one you could see on a phone available all over the world: the Galaxy S10. Samsung’s anticipated flagship phone isn’t expected to arrive until late …
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