State and local agencies that offer first responders free unlimited talk, text and data through T-Mobile’s Connecting Heroes program can get up to 25% off Samsung 5G phones for a limited time, the carrier said Friday. That includes phones like the recently released Galaxy Note 20 5G, as well as the Galaxy S20 5G, Galaxy A71 5G and …
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What a time to be a tablet shopper. Apple just launched a major revision to its iPad Air, and also gave the plain old basic iPad a power boost. Microsoft’s Surface series makes regular Windows 10 feel more like a tablet experience. And Samsung has a new pair of premium tablets — the Galaxy Tab S7 and Tab S7 Plus …
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Update, Sept. 23: The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has been officially unveiled. Original story follows. The rumored upcoming fan edition of Samsung Galaxy S20 appears to have leaked on the tech giant’s German website. A support page for the Galaxy S20 FE 5G (seen above) was live Thursday on Samsung’s site, revealing the name of the device and an image of …
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Editor’s note, Sept. 17: We’re in the process of testing out the Motorola One 5G and will post our full review soon. You can buy the Motorola One 5G starting Friday, Sept. 18, at AT&T for $445. Motorola hasn’t yet shared pricing or availability for the Verizon version. With affordable and feature-packed offerings like the Moto G Stylus, G Power …
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Apple’s iPad Air tablets will get a major performance boost with the company’s new A14 Bionic processor, a chip that likely previews what’s to come with Apple’s upcoming Macs. Compared with last year’s midrange iPad Air models, the new tablets are 40% faster at ordinary processing tasks and 30% faster at graphics, Apple said at an online launch event Tuesday. …
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Google on Monday said it will launch its newest slate of consumer devices at a virtual event on Sept. 30. The lineup includes the search giant’s the Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5 phones, a new Chromecast streaming device and voice-enabled smart speaker. The event, which will start at 11 a.m. PT, follows the launch of the company’s Pixel 4A budget phone …
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CNET editors, including yours truly, spend a lot of time comparing the main cameras on flagship phones like the iPhone 11 Pro and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Because of this, selfie cameras often get second-billing, despite them being used almost as often as the rear cameras. So I wanted to find out which smartphone takes the best selfies out of four …
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US Customs and Border Protection proudly announced a few days ago that on Aug. 31 it had seized 2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods, sent to New York’s JFK Airport from Hong Kong. “If the merchandise were genuine,” the CBP press release proclaims, “the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) would have been $398,000.” That’s a slight miscalculation, because the actual value of …
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Android users will soon have another tool to help in the fight against robocalls and spam calls. Last week, Google announced the company’s Phone app will add a new Verified Calls feature to tell you not only what business is calling you, but why they’re calling. Knowing that an unknown number is really who it claims to be is designed to help keep …
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7.0 Zenfone 7 Pro $899 at eBay Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Zenfone 7 Pro Like Flipping camera Uninterrupted display Long lasting battery Refresh rates Don’t Like Not water resistant Phone gets hot No support for wireless charging Steep increase in price More than a year after Asus impressed with a flipping camera on its flagship Zenfone …
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