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Phase One pushes the limits with 151

If you want a new camera to take your photography to the next level, you could get a 42-megapixel Sony A7R III for $3,200, a 50-megapixel Canon EOS 5DR for $3,900 or a 46-megapixel Nikon Z7 for $3,400. But if you want to enable some serious pixel peeping, you can go all out and buy …

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Best Galaxy Note 9 tips and tricks you should know right now

Congratulations! Your Galaxy Note 9‘s top-shelf specs take it to another level beyond any other Android phone, including Samsung’s own Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. The Note 9 has a huge 4,000mAh battery and a minimum of 128GB of storage. There’s an excellent dual camera, a vibrant 6.4-inch screen and a cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. On top of that, …

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Just as critics feared, Fortnite for Android came with an epic security risk

After watching friends play Fortnite on their iPhones for months, you may have downloaded the game the second it became available for your Android phone. I get it. But doing so could have put you at risk. As spotted by Android Central, Google has disclosed a huge vulnerability in Epic Games’ original Fortnite installer for Android, one that could have taken …

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Fortnite’s Galaxy Skin: How to unlock the Note 9 exclusive

Samsung and Epic Games teamed up for the Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) release to gift Samsung customers with a custom Galaxy Skin. With the Note 9 now available, along with the Galaxy Skin, those who play Fortnite surely want to up their look. The skin itself is pretty sweet. Your character is covered in stars and various other …

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13 tips and tricks for the Note 9’s camera

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) is one amazing piece of kit. Outside of using the S Pen for all sorts of remote things now, the camera on the Note 9 is worth taking some time to get an idea of just what it can and can’t do. Hint: It can do a lot. From taking long slow-motion videos, …

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The Galaxy Note 9 works with Gear VR via free adapter

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slightly larger than the Note 8, so it’s an uncomfortable fit into the company’s Gear VR headset. And you don’t want your new $1,000 phone to be uncomfortable. So Samsung will provide you with a free adapter (which we knew was coming) — but you’ve got to call, like in the olden days. At …

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Galaxy Note 9 iFixit teardown reveals a powerhouse battery

The Galaxy Note series’ big battery is back and better than ever in the Galaxy Note 9, as iFixit’s teardown of the new phone shows. Yeah, the 4,000-mAh spec tells you that it’s probably pretty large — typical phone batteries run between 2,500 and 3,500 mAh in comparison — but according to iFixit, its 15.4Wh capacity blows past the preflammatory …

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15 handy Samsung Bixby tricks you need to know

Samsung‘s assistant Bixby can do a wide range of tasks on your phone. Once you’ve learned the basics, here are 15 additional tricks that will help you get the most out of your assistant. Now playing: Watch this: 5 tips for getting started with Bixby Voice 2:52 Add quick commands Don’t want to memorize long strings of commands? You can …

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11 settings to change on the Note 9 right away

The Note 9 is here. And with it, comes a long list of new features and capabilities. The S Pen, for example, can do all sorts of new things. The camera can even analyze your photos in real time and suggest when it’s time to take a new one. As you set up your Note 9, we have a few …

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Russia has the alleged Pixel 3 XL and nothing’s stopping this leak train now

The last time we saw a phone leaked this throughly, it might have been when Apple left an iPhone in a bar. Not only have multiple Russian-speaking bloggers appear to have gotten their hands on the unreleased Google Pixel 3 XL months ahead of its expected October debut, not only have they spoiled practically every detail you’d want to know — read …

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