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The Galaxy Note 9 may be getting a big battery upgrade

How will the Galaxy Note 9 beat out last year’s Note 8? Perhaps by packing a larger battery. The Note 9 is rumored to have a 4,000mAh battery, according to mobile tipster Ice Universe (via SamMobile). Ice Universe has a track record of leaking unreleased phones, but this should still be treated as a rumor …

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The cost of Samsung’s foldable phone? Almost $2,000, analyst says

The latest buzz on Samsung’s rumored foldable phone? It may cost you the thick end of $2,000, if the latest analyst speculations are to be believed.  According to the Korea Times, analyst Park Hyung-woo from Shinhan Financial predicts initial parts suppliers will start production in November in time for a 2019 launch. And Kim Jang-yeol from Golden Bridge Investment speculates that the …

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro could be bigger than the Note 9 (in size, that is)

Huawei could be working on a phone that makes other big-screen phones seem tiny in comparison. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro, a rumored follow-up to the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, could come with a huge 6.9-inch OLED screen, according to Korean news publication The Bell (via XDA Developers). The report claims that the screen will be made …

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Samsung phone catches fire and destroys car, says Detroit woman

A woman from Detroit said her Samsung phones caught fire and destroyed her car. The woman told ABC 7 that a Samsung Galaxy S4 and a Galaxy S8 were in the car’s cupholder while she was driving on the morning of May 21, when one of them sparked and then caught fire. She pulled over and escaped as the car was swallowed …

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Bitmoji’s Friendmoji are breaking out of Snapchat and onto your iPhones

With Apple and Samsung wading into the crowded field of personalized emojis, Snapchat wants to expand too. Friendmoji — which are your Snapchat-customized Bitmoji featuring you and a friend — will be available outside Snapchat on iPhones and iPads in the coming days, Snap said on Friday. The cartoon versions of you and your friend will be available on the Bitmoji …

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Verizon cuts prices on Fitbit Versa, UE Boom 2 speaker for June

For the entire month of June, Verizon has dropped its prices on Fitbit’s latest fitness smartwatch, LifeProof cases and UE Boom 2 Bluetooth speaker.  Disclaimer: CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of products featured on this page.    The Fitbit Versa, which CNET Senior Editor Scott Stein said, “is the best fusion of smartwatch and general …

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For BlackBerry Key2, privacy is (again) a key pitch for comeback

For nearly a decade, BlackBerry smartphones have emerged from a potent brew of unrealistic ambitions and seemingly predetermined failure — do you remember the BlackBerry Storm? Throughout the decline, BlackBerry has touted privacy, security and a physical keyboard as the marquee features of its smartphones. Fast-forward to today, and what does the new BlackBerry Mobile talk about when promoting its …

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Galaxy Note 9 may fix the Note 8’s most annoying flaw, leak shows

Curious about what the Samsung Note 9 will look like? These unofficial renders may give us a hint. Fan-made renders of the upcoming Note 9 appeared in a video posted by 91mobiles. The renders were done in conjunction with Onleaks, known for renders of yet-to-be-released phones. Onleaks claims that the Note 9 renders are based on factory CAD info, but …

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This phone case turns your iPhone 8 Plus or Pixel 2 XL into an X

Some phone cases give you more battery life or wireless charging. But how about a case that can scan people for hidden weapons? That’s exactly what Royal Holdings, a Los Angeles-based startup focused on real-time intelligence and threat detection, and run by former intelligence contractor Barry Oberholzer, aims to do with its SWORD smartphone attachment. The company has created a …

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How Apple’s Memoji of your face already beats Galaxy S9

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. iPhones and iPads will soon be able to make a 3D emoji of your own face that moves when you do. Apple calls it a “Memoji,” and it’s an offshoot of Animoji, the animated emoji that live inside iMessage in Apple’s iOS 12 …

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