The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus phones have been unveiled in Barcelona. You can watch a replay of Samsung’s press conference on YouTube, but we already have all of the new details on the new phones, including specs, pricing and initial hands-on impressions. Samsung Galaxy S9: The baseline version of Samsung’s new superphone has a …
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How to preorder the Galaxy S9
If you’re already in love with Samsung’s new phones, here’s how to get your hands on them. Samsung announced the Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and S9 Plus at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Both phones look a lot like last year’s Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay) lineup, but offer a handful of new hardware and software upgrades that are …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Australian pricing and pre
Samsung has just revealed its pricing for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus. You can expect to pay AU$1,199 for the 64GB version and AU$1,349 for the 256GB version. The S9 Plus will cost AU$1,349 for 64GB and AU$1,499 for 256GB. The phone is available in Coral Blue, Midnight Black and the new Lilac Purple colourway. The phone will officially be released …
Read More »Google’s new AR apps are coming to these Android phones
Samsung’s Note 8, Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, S7 and S7 Edge. Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The LG V30, OnePlus 5 and the Asus ZenFone AR. Update, Feb. 25 at 10:00am PT: Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus as well. If you own one of these phones — and theoretically many more to …
Read More »Samsung DeX Pad turns the Galaxy S9 into a PC workstation
If phones are becoming predictable, maybe it’s the accessories that go with them that can be bold. The latest case in point is Samsung’s new DeX Pad — launched today alongside the company’s new 2018 flagship phones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. It’s a second-generation docking station designed to convert those new phones into PC-style workstations in corporate environments. I …
Read More »Samsung DJ Koh: Our foldable phone is no gimmick
Samsung just launched its Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus, but mobile CEO DJ Koh dropped a few bread crumbs of a trail to what’s to come. While Koh was mum on details about the company’s foldable phone project, he said in an interview with CNET on the sidelines of the launch event that the company is making progress on the …
Read More »Power bank catches fire in plane’s overhead bin
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Those are quite some flames. China Aviation Review screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET We’ve become used to the idea that some gadgets can explode. Often, we hear about phones that emit smoke and even fire and, in the case of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, have …
Read More »Galaxy S9 gets its own Animojis, but the face tracking is off
Samsung was paying attention when the iPhone X got animojis, animated emojis that map to your facial movements. Because the Galaxy S9’s own animated emojis, called AR Emojis, take a page from Apple’s playbook. We had some hands-on time with the Galaxy S9 to check out how it works, and while it’s fun to create an emoji using your own …
Read More »Qualcomm’s prototype soundbar uses phone tech to aim audio at your ears
In a sound isolation room deep within Qualcomm’s testing labs in San Diego, California, six journalists snapped into blue, antistatic smocks watched a video play on an ordinary TV screen. The 5-foot-long sound bar piping out the music and dialogue, however, was anything but ordinary. Stretching 5 feet (about 1.5m) from side to side, Qualcomm’s prototype sound bar will perfect …
Read More »The LG V30S ThinQ phone is the V30 with Ai and a memory boost
LG is out with a new smartphone. Sort of. Ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2018 trade show, the company on Saturday unveiled the V30S ThinQ, a version of last year’s flagship V30 with slightly better specs and a focus on artificial intelligence. (Because who isn’t talking about AI nowadays?) The V30S represents LG’s new strategy of quickly releasing minor …
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