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Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro just dropped to $125

If you’re on the hunt for some way above-average headphones, the popular Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro, which our own David Carnoy reviewed positively earlier this year, are currently down to the lowest price we’ve seen. The powerful in-ear ‘phones are down to $125 on Woot, which is the lowest we’ve seen ’em drop and a …

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MacBook Air vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro: What $999 buys for each

Samsung’s recent generation of its Galaxy Book family tackles Apple head on, right down to the attempt to get its Galaxy phones to integrate with Windows and the rest of its products as deeply as Apple’s iOS devices integrate with each other. So it’s no surprise that Samsung’s new thin-and-light clamshell Galaxy Book Pro laptop bears some resemblance to its …

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 is nearly $400 less than the Z Flip 5G. Here’s why

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip 3 earlier this month at its Unpacked  event. The Z Flip 3, which is the successor to last year’s Z Flip and Z Flip 5G, got a nearly $400 price cut. Samsung is hoping this positions it as a foldable that the masses will lap up rather than one for early adopters with lots of cash …

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Samsung Galaxy A21 catches fire on plane after landing

A passenger’s Samsung Galaxy A21 caught fire Monday inside the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, forcing the crew to deploy the aircraft’s evacuation slides to remove the flight’s occupants. The passenger’s phone “overheated and began sparking” after the flight from New Orleans landed Monday evening, an Alaska Airlines spokesperson told the Associated Press. …

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Samsung says Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 preorders have surpassed its total 2021 foldable sales

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are doing well on preorders, the company claims. How well? That part isn’t exactly clear. On Monday the company boasted that “preorder volume” for the new devices was already “outpacing total sales for Galaxy Z devices to date in 2021.” Samsung would not, however, disclose how many Z series devices …

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3: How to preorder Samsung’s new foldable smartphones

Samsung officially unveiled two new smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, during its August Unpacked event. Both phones feature foldable display technology, giving Samsung fans a choice between two very different approaches to a modern-day smartphone. The Z Fold 3 picks up where the Galaxy Note line left off, adding S Pen stylus support, a …

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OnePlus Buds Pro review: Better than I thought they’d be

The OnePlus Buds Pro ($150, £139 or approximately AU$260) may have some chrome on their stems, but they’re pretty much AirPods Pro clones, right down to the same pinch controls. But their charging case is different, at least, and they deliver good sound quality and noise canceling, as well as top-notch ambient noise reduction for voice calling. In short, they’re …

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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 could be a peek at the future of Android smartwatches

Editor’s note, Aug. 26: Read my full review of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 here, with impressions after two weeks of wear. Early impressions from the first two days of wear are below. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 was unveiled last week at Samsung’s August Unpacked event. As the first smartwatch with Google’s newest version of Wear OS, the Galaxy Watch 4 may offer a …

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Fold 3 vs. Fold 2 vs. Fold 1: Samsung’s luxe foldables compared spec

We asked and Samsung answered. The South Korean company unveiled its third generation of foldable phones this month at Samsung Unpacked . The new models are more durable and affordable than its foldables of years past. At its third event of the year, Samsung showed off the Z Fold 3 and the Z Flip 3, which are available for preorder …

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Samsung Galaxy phones can store COVID vaccination proof in Samsung Pay

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is making it easier to show proof you’ve been vaccinated, all through your Galaxy smartphone. The tech giant has partnered with health care nonprofit The Commons Project to securely store immunization status digitally within Samsung Pay, letting you get access to a …

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