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Samsung Galaxy Buds Live: 8 tips and tricks to get the most out of your new earbuds

Alongside the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, Samsung this month announced a new pair of completely wireless earbuds. The Galaxy Buds Live may look weird, but they have all of the features and specs to compete with Apple’s AirPods ($100 at Amazon).  The Buds Live bring active noise cancellation to drown out background …

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Galaxy Watch 3 vs. Apple Watch Series 5: Similar features, different execution

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 3 is going head-to-head against the Apple Watch with new fitness tools, an FDA-cleared ECG app and a fall-detection feature that works a lot like Apple’s. But the execution of these features is different on each device and there’s a lot to consider when deciding between the two. If you want a deeper dive, we tested …

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Galaxy Z Fold 2’s price may have leaked, and it could be cheaper than last year’s

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold 2 during a Sept. 1 Unpacked livestream, but its UK branch seems to have revealed the most important detail a few days early. The second-generation foldable phone will cost £1,799 (around $2,360), according to Android Authority, which took a screenshot of the since-deleted version of the product page. The UK site lists last year’s Samsung …

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Galaxy Note 20 costs $300 less than the Ultra. So what’s the trade

Take a look at the photo above and what do you see? Two Galaxy Note phones for power users that cost $1,000 or more, with a stylus to wield as a navigation tool, digital pen and more. You see immediate differences, too — camera mounts that look wildly different and finishes that aren’t quite the same. That’s exactly how Samsung …

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More Galaxy Z Fold 2 info is officially coming at another Samsung Unpacked on Sept. 1

Get ready for a busy week of Samsung news. On Tuesday, the company will share more details about its new Galaxy Z Fold 2 as preorders for the foldable begin. Then on Wednesday, it will unveil news it normally would have introduced at the IFA trade show in Berlin.  Instead of attending this year’s scaled-down-for-coronavirus IFA show, Samsung has opted to host its own …

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Before Galaxy Z Fold 2 arrives: These were the first Fold’s best and worst features

Samsung’s next foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 2, was officially announced at the company’s August Unpacked event, with more details forthcoming on Sept. 1. Rumors and leaks suggest that some of our least favorite things about the original Galaxy Fold might have been eliminated — that ugly notch comes to mind — but it remains to be seen when …

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Pixel 4A vs. Pixel 4 XL camera comparison: Can you spot the differences?

CNET’s Lynn La concluded in her review that “the Pixel 4A raises the bar for how good a budget phone’s camera can be.” Big words, and no surprise, given that this $350 phone’s 12.2-megapixel camera can take the sort of shots you’d expect to see from phones more than twice the price. But how does the camera on this budget …

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How to install Fortnite on your Android phone

Earlier this month, Google removed Fortnite from the Google Play Store after publisher Epic Games tried to get around the 30% fee the company charges app developers for purchases on its platform (Apple, which charges the same fee, also removed the battle royale game). The decision led Epic to file lawsuits against the tech giants while promoting the hashtag #FreeFortnite on social media.  But don’t fret, Android users, you …

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The Nomad Base Station Pro is what Apple’s AirPower hoped to be

Announced back in September 2017, Apple’s perpetually delayed AirPower three-device wireless charging mat was officially canceled last year. While some version of it may someday be released, Nomad’s new $230 Base Station Pro ably fills the void for those hankering for a high-end wireless charging pad. Incorporating cutting-edge technology from start-up Aira, the Base Staton Pro is billed as the …

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Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra: How to buy Samsung’s latest phones right now

Samsung’s latest high-end flagship Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra phones are on sale now. You won’t find the same preorder bundle offers now that the phones are widely available, but carriers and retail partners will surely run promotions of their own in the coming days and weeks. Samsung is also planning to introduce a preorder sale for the Galaxy Z …

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