This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. I knew I wanted to work at CNET the moment Samsung introduced its Galaxy S4 in March 2013. The S4 itself wasn’t the reason — it was a great phone, but that point was …
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Update, July 22: Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 5G will be released Aug. 7 for $1,450. Original story follows. Images purporting to be the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G. TENAA via MySmartPrice Images and reports have surfaced detailing the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G phone. It’s not much different from the current Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, other than being …
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Samsung’s rumored to unveil the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra as one of its new Note phones on Aug. 5. Now, we may be getting an early look at the phone directly from Samsung. A purported image of the Note 20 Ultra was spotted Wednesday on the Russian version of Samsung’s website. It was apparently noticed by a Russian YouTuber and later …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup may have launched in March 2019, but the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E are still available and more affordable than ever. It may be tempting to get the newer Galaxy S20, but there’s not much the S20 can do that the S10 can’t. After unboxing your shiny new phone, there’s a whole lot to learn about …
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As a longtime iPhone user (I know: not the expected choice for a cheapskate), I’m often envious of the hardware available on the Android side. Not only are there a lot more choices, there are a lot more affordable choices. Case in point: Today’s deal on the unlocked TCL 10 Pro, currently $381.65 at Amazon. That’s $68 off and the …
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This week’s AR news has been focused on Apple’s augmented reality updates to iOS 14, many of which lean on the depth-scanning hardware only on the recent iPad Pro. Google announced its own AR news this week, too, and you won’t need specialized hardware to use its depth-sensing tools. A Depth API update to ARCore, announced and available today, will be …
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A while back I wrote about the Samsung Galaxy Fit, a popular fitness band that was on sale at Amazon for $69. That $30 savings made for a pretty good deal. But then I noticed the PriceBlink bar at the top of my browser — it had found the exact same item (new, not used) at eBay for $51. And …
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The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G is now available in the US at T-Mobile, Sprint and Samsung. The relatively low-cost 5G phone will also become available at AT&T and Verizon later this summer. It has a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-O display and a price of $600 in the US. (It will be £519 in the UK; the US price converts to about …
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The leak machine is warming up. With supposed specs and photos of the Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Buds Live beginning to appear, Samsung fans might not have to wait until the company’s yearly summer Unpacked launch event. Add to that new information claiming the Watch 3 will come with 1.2- and 1.4-inch displays, ECG, blood-pressure monitoring and more. The …
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This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. The coronavirus has given Father’s Day a bit of a new look and feel this year, but you can still buy and ship gifts to your dad if you’re celebrating remotely. If you’re thinking about buying your father a phone, here are …
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