In the beginning, tablets looked more like the televisions that strap onto the back of a car’s seat than something out of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” However, I’m happy to report that the times have changed and so have tablet designs. After Apple released the iPad (let’s give credit where credit is due), aesthetics and …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby Voice is here 1:36 Bixby Voice is a mixture of a personal assistant you can ask questions and command to set reminders, and an automation tool you can instruct to open apps, tap on buttons and enter text without touching your phone. If that sounds confusing, that’s because it is. It’s certainly …
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One of the most popular phones — the Galaxy S8 (and larger counterpart S8 Plus) — is now compatible with Google‘s virtual reality platform, Daydream. Google announced the news via Twitter. Updates will roll out over the next few weeks, but users may notice a difference in timing depending on their carriers. The US carrier Verizon, for example, already rolled …
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Now playing: Watch this: Is this the Galaxy Note 8? 1:15 The Samsung Galaxy Note 8: bigger, better… longer? VentureBeat’s Evan Blass, who has a long history of accurate leaks, on Tuesday tweeted a picture of what he claims is the Galaxy Note 8, a full three weeks before Samsung is set to officially reveal the device. Samsung Galaxy Note8 …
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Samsung on Thursday posted its latest earnings, and the news is very good: Overall, the company’s net profit hit 11.05 trillion South Korean won over the last quarter. (That’s about $9.95 billion.) According to The Wall Street Journal, that’s 89 percent up over where Samsung’s earnings were a year ago. And the Galaxy Note 8 isn’t even here yet. The reason, …
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Now playing: Watch this: The Note 8 could come with Bixby-powered Bluetooth earbuds 4:00 Earlier this year, Samsung announced its Flow app would soon expand beyond Samsung PC’s and would work with any Windows 10 device. The service extends the Galaxy phone or tablet experience to the PC, making it possible to share files, view notifications, and more between the …
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Samsung may win kudos on the high end with the Galaxy S8, but it’s Motorola that’s become the champion of the midrange and budget phones, with the Moto Z2 Play, Moto G5 Plus and now, the Moto E4. (To muddle matters, there’s also a Moto G5 and a Moto E4 Plus. See what I mean? Moto is everywhere.) I wanted …
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We are on the cusp of phone-launch season, with flagships from Samsung, Apple, Google and others expected. With that in mind, we invited CNET mobile reviewer Scott Stein on today’s show to talk about his visit to the Motorola Z2 Force launch event and his expectations for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reveal next month. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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Now playing: Watch this: Siri vs. Google Assistant vs. Bixby 4:46 “Hey Siri, who’s the best voice assistant?” Talking to your phone can be way easier than typing in many situations. Siri, Google Assistant and Bixby Voice are the three big voice assistants available on phones so let’s see how they compare. Siri’s only on iOS, while Google Assistant is …
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Motorola’s new Moto Z2 Force has thrown down the gauntlet against the Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G6 and HTC U11. Now it’s our turn to see how all these large-screen handsets with top-notch features measure up. Let’s break down the Z2 Force. The Android 7.1.1 phone piles on the hardware, with two 12-megapixel rear cameras, Qualcomm’s fastest processor (the Snapdragon 835) …
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