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Motorola Edge 5G phone gets $200 discount on preorder

The Motorola Edge is close to the home stretch.  Unveiled in April, the phone is due to be released in the US on July 31 when it will set you back $700. (It’s £549 in the UK.) Starting Wednesday, however, the unlocked Motorola Edge is available to preorder for $500. You can buy the unlocked …

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I attended the OnePlus press conference… in augmented reality

I turned into a photographer halfway through a press event that took place somewhere above my desk. OnePlus‘ new wireless OnePlus Buds were hovering in front of me, seen through my phone screen using augmented reality tech. I could turn and look at them from different angles. I got super close. And I started taking product shots. Screenshots, yes, but …

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Huawei and China

This story is part of Generation China, CNET’s series exploring the nation’s technological ambition. Until a couple of years ago, if you’d heard of Huawei — and that’s a big if, depending on where you live — you probably knew it only as a maker of phones, an upstart rival to reigning phone giants Apple and Samsung. But lately Huawei …

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Samsung to unveil visual displays and digital appliances at September event

Samsung said Tuesday that it’ll unveil its latest mobile, visual displays and digital appliances on Sept. 2 The products will include technology for “maximizing in-home entertainment and connected gaming experiences,” as well as more smart digital appliances. The 45-minute event, called Life Unstoppable, will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We’re excited to reinvent the European unveiling experience this year …

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Galaxy Fold 2 leak appears to show bronze color, cover display

A blurry render of Samsung’s rumored Galaxy Fold 2 was shared Monday by mobile leakers on Twitter. The image, which is allegedly an official render from Samsung, appears to show the phone in a bronze or gold color. We can also see part of the phone’s cover display and part of its rear-camera setup.   The render also appears to …

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Pixel 4A could be announced very soon. Here are 5 things I hope Google includes

Update, Aug. 3: The Pixel 4A is here. Read CNET’s review. Original story follows. The Pixel 4A and 4A XL are expected soon. In May 2019, Google launched a line of budget phones as an offshoot to its flagship Pixel line. Starting first with the Pixel 3A and 3A XL, the phones were priced at hundreds of dollars less than itheir Pixel 3 and 3 XL counterparts …

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Samsung will launch five devices Aug. 5 at Unpacked, mobile exec confirms

Samsung will introduce five new devices at its Unpacked event on Aug. 5, the company’s head of mobile confirmed Monday in a blog post.  Tae-moon Roh, who took over day-to-day leadership of Samsung’s mobile business in January, called the new products “power devices” and hinted that they’re likely to include wearables alongside phones. Users will “live life to the fullest …

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Save up to 50% on power accessories including a $13 wireless charging stand

My mom once told me that you can never have too many socks. That’s probably true, but I tend to believe that you can never have too many power accessories. I have so many Qi wireless chargers scattered around my house that if they were glasses of water, I’d be able to fight off an alien invasion in an M. …

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AirPods vs. Galaxy Buds: The original earbuds still hold up

Samsung’s original Galaxy Buds give Apple’s AirPods some stiff competition. Both are in-ear pairs of wireless earbuds that work seamlessly with a Galaxy phone or iPhone, and both let you talk to a voice assistant in your ear. But the Galaxy Buds ($130, £139 or AU$249) have a wireless charging case that comes with the earbuds as standard, while the …

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When OnePlus Nord is released, I hope it has these 7 things (5G isn’t one of them)

Update, July 27: The OnePlus Nord is here. Read our in-depth review. Original story follows. A few weeks ago, OnePlus teased “something new” was coming. At the time, it was suspected that the Chinese phone maker was cooking up a new midrange device, following its April release of the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. This was later confirmed on June …

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