For years — years! — iPhone owners have used AirDrop to quickly and easily share files, photos, videos and links with other nearby iPhones ($500 at Best Buy). By using AirDrop, you don’t have to fuss with texting a photo, compressing it and ruining its overall quality, or clog up your conversation thread with random …
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Teardowns of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 have found that some have graphite cooling systems, while others have copper vapor chambers, with each cooling system “seemingly chosen at random.” iFixit said Monday it dismantled both the Note 20 5G and Note 20 5G Ultra, and didn’t find copper vapor-chamber cooling — but other teardowns have. “To soak up all the heat …
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As my colleague Jessica Dolcourt noted in her review of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra this week, now may not be the time to spend $1,000 or more on a new phone. Alas, that’s the price tag on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20, and the Note 20 Ultra starts at $1,300. We’ve already gathered all the ways you can buy the new …
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Epic Games levels up again in its battle against Apple and Google with the announcement of the #FreeFortnite Cup tournament on Aug. 23, just ahead of its Chapter 2 Season 4 launch on Aug 27. Epic is locked in a public battle with the two tech giants over their policies on in-app purchases on iOS and Android devices. Apple and Google last …
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AT&T prepaid service Cricket Wireless on Friday announced access to nationwide 5G on the service’s first 5G phone, the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 5G. At present the Galaxy S20 Plus 5G is the only phone that will work on Cricket’s network, which customers can buy in Cosmic Gray for $1,200 outright. If you buy the same phone from Samsung locked to AT&T, …
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Wow, wow, wow. Samsung’s hot new Galaxy Note 20 has barely rolled off the production line, and CNET is already giving one away. And not just the Note 20, but also the “kidney bean” earbuds otherwise known as the Galaxy Buds Live. One lucky winner gets the phone and the Buds; two more lucky winners get just the Buds. The …
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Amid the numerous phones, tablets and accessories Samsung announced at its online Unpacked event earlier this month, there was one moment toward the end that stood out. And no it wasn’t the cameo by the group BTS when they showed off the new Galaxy Z Fold 2. As the virtual show wrapped up, Samsung showed off prices and availability for …
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Samsung recently unveiled the second iteration of its first foldable phone, named the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Details about the new device remain scant. The company says it’ll share more information, including the Z Fold 2’s price and preorder details, on Sept. 1. In the meantime, the original Galaxy Fold remains an intriguing phone, one that you can actually buy right …
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Though both the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 launched last year, Samsung’s 2019 flagship phones and ultraluxe phones are still fantastic devices. Both offer high-end specs that include brilliant AMOLED displays, powerful cameras and ultrafast processors. In addition, now that the 2020 Galaxy S20 is out, Samsung has discounted the Galaxy S10 significantly from its original price of $900 (£799, AU$1,349). Samsung’s Galaxy Note …
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Samsung’s got jokes. At least according to a new teardown by tech DIY repair site iFixit, which revealed Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds have internals labeled, “Bean Right” and “Bean Left.” We’re glad we’re not the only ones who think they look like you could lose them in a bowl of chili. In addition to sharing their shape with …
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