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Samsung’s first Galaxy S9 ad doesn’t think very different

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Remind you of any Apple ads you’ve seen lately? Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Do you feel uplifted? Has the reveal of Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus brought you closer to telephonic rapture? Or does it look and feel …

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Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus: Everything Samsung just announced

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 5.8-inch screen, runs the latest …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Did Samsung just accidentally release a Galaxy S9 launch video?

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. But not the smartphone of the future? Slashleaks; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When you’re launching a phone, creating mystery is important. Yes, it seems that leakers get hold of most developments early these days.  But when it comes to Sunday’s scheduled launch of the …

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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 …

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