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Fortnite for Android is temporarily a Samsung exclusive

Fortnite for Android has finally arrived, Epic Games announced at the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch on Thursday. But most of the Android community won’t be able to access it until Sunday, Aug. 12. For anyone who simply can’t wait to download it, here’s how. Gamers have been waiting for months for word of when …

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Is the Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s $1,000 price tag a mistake?

Looks like Samsung’s idea of “reasonable” Galaxy Note 9 pricing actually means higher pricing. The company’s new phablet — unveiled Thursday during an Unpacked event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York — sports various tweaks from last year’s Note 8, like a bigger battery, more internal storage and expanded S Pen stylus capabilities. But one of the most …

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Samsung Galaxy 7 vulnerable to hacking due to flaw, researchers say

The Samsung Galaxy 7 is reportedly at risk from hackers due to a microchip security flaw. The Meltdown vulnerability can be exploited to attack the Galaxy S7, researchers from Graz Technical University in Austria told Reuters on Wednesday. Samsung phones were previously thought to be immune to Meltdown, which is said to endanger most computing devices. The team will release …

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Why the Moto Z3 has a 5G Mod instead of 5G inside

Motorola and Verizon are betting so big on 5G, they’re trying to sell you a 4G phone today on the promise of blazing-fast 5G speeds that don’t yet exist.  Motorola’s 5G Mod, in prototype form. Juan Garzon/CNET Last week, the phonemaker and wireless carrier teamed up in Chicago to announce the Moto Z3, a Verizon exclusive and the first phone …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 cases already on sale

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. We’re still two days away from the presumed official announcement of Samsung’s next phone, but it seems you can buy cases for it already. Case manufacturer Olixar, as spotted by Sammobile, has made cases available for sale alongside images of what appears to be the …

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Will the Samsung Note 9 suffer the same fate as the Galaxy S9?

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Get ready for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9. But if it’s anything like the Galaxy S9, don’t expect to be blown away. On Thursday, Samsung will introduce the Galaxy Note 9, its premium large-screen smartphone sporting an S Pen stylus. The stylus could include …

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Galaxy Note 9: All the rumors on specs, price, Aug. 24 sale date and Fortnite

Check out photos, videos and first impressions at CNET’s Galaxy Note 9 hands-on first take. Today Samsung launches its biggest phone of the year — both literally and in terms of what it can do. The Galaxy Note 9 is scheduled for a grand introduction this morning at Samsung’s signature Unpacked event. The Galaxy Note is Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone and the …

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Note 9 leak may have just unveiled the whole package

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event can’t come fast enough. Scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 9, the company is expected to take the wraps off its stylus-wielding, high-end Note 9 phone at a New York presser. But despite the event being only three days away, rumors are still …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 promo video may have ‘leaked’

Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. A 30-second video that appeared to promote the as-yet unannounced Samsung Galaxy Note 9 briefly appeared online this morning. The video — one of those advertising spots that highlight a couple of features in a product — included information about the possible storage configuration and battery …

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Moto Z3 phone sells at Verizon Aug. 16, with 5G to come

Motorola on Thursday announced the Moto Z3, at a small press event at its headquarters in Chicago. This is the latest Motorola phone to have magnetic backings that attach to Moto Mods, or modules, and will be one of the first phones ever to dial in to 5G. Starting in early 2019, Motorola will release a 5G Moto Mod that …

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