The Samsung Galaxy S8 doesn’t launch around the world until Friday, but some in South Korea are already finding issue with it. Some customers in the country who preordered the phone received their units early. Reports surfaced on social media soon after saying the display on some S8s had an odd, red tint. Samsung has …
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There’s a new smartphone in the works by Andy Rubin, the father of Google‘s Android operating system. Rubin tweeted a teaser picture of the “Essential” phone back in March, but besides that not much is known about the device. However, Russian site Mobiletelefon recently dug up a Geekbench test dating back to late December with the code name Essential FIH-PM1. …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 redemption tour keeps moving forward. Following last year’s disastrous launch of Samsung’s fire-prone Note 7, the Korean tech heavyweight is getting plenty of positive reviews for its S8 phone, which will launch Friday. CNET reviewer Jessica Dolcourt sees a lot to love about the new device, including a gorgeous design, great camera, high-resolution screen and solid battery …
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Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 Four months after Samsung first recalled its acclaimed Galaxy Note 7 phone, the electronics giant finally announced what caused Note 7 phones from two separate batches to catch fire in the first place: a design failure in the first battery and a manufacturing defect in the second. …
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Fans of rugged Samsung phones rejoice, the company is said to be working on an Active variant of the Galaxy S8. The Galaxy S8 Active (code-named Cruiser, model number SM-G892A) will be sold exclusively by AT&T, SamMobile is reporting. Active variants are repurposed versions of flagship devices that are beefed up to handle drops and water submersion better than the …
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It takes quite a bit to impress me, and while the new Samsung Galaxy S8 is a looker, it was actually an interactive demo that blew me away at the phone’s Singapore launch. The unremarkably named Interactive Table may not sound like much, but it really is a piece of cool tech. The table lets users check out the features …
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A few of the best tablets can cost over $1,000, if you include high-end accessories like a keyboards and stylus. But not everyone wants or needs all of that. Here are some of the best tablets that currently cost around $200. Some models on this list have seen price reductions in anticipation of their replacements, offering a bargain to those …
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Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is supposed to hit store shelves April 21, but T-Mobile customers who preorder may have a shot at getting their hands on it a little early. The carrier is alerting Galaxy S8 preorder customers via text message that it plans to begin shipping devices on April 19, two days before the official release, …
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If you’re thinking about buying the Galaxy S8 or S8 Plus — two different sizes of promising, very eye-catching flagship specimens — then you also need to think about the Galaxy Note 8. We know that despite Samsung‘s missteps with the Note 7’s battery disaster, mobile chief DJ Koh told CNET that an “innovative” Note 8 is coming — most …
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We hope you weren’t too keen on using Samsung’s new digital assistant. It turns out, Bixby won’t be ready when the Galaxy S8 launches on April 21. The company just said the assistant will launch in the spring. We discuss whether this even matters, since customers don’t necessarily buy phones for digital assistants. They’re likely more keen on the camera …
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