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Samsung sees slight drop in Q2 sales and profit rise despite coronavirus’ spread

Samsung expects only a 7.4% decline in sales this quarter and a 23% rise in operating profit, as the novel coronavirus continues to ravage the globe. The company benefited from a one-time gain and from demand for its processors while its consumer-facing businesses likely struggled.  The company on Monday estimated that its second-quarter sales will …

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Huawei brings Uber rival Bolt to its AppGallery store

For the past year, Huawei has gradually been beefing up the AppGallery, its rival to Apple’s App Store and Google Play. This week sees a crucial new addition, according to people familiar with the project, in the form of Bolt, its first ride-hailing app that serves the European market. Bolt is an Estonia-based ride-hailing company that’s quickly gaining traction in …

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Sprint customers say goodbye to their 5G service

T-Mobile has switched off Sprint’s 5G network, three months after the carrier’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint was completed on April 1. It’s redeploying the airwaves as part of its own 5G service, but unless Sprint’s 5G customers have a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G, they’ll need a new phone to use T-Mobile’s 5G network. Though T-Mobile already made this move in …

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8 phones still coming out in 2020: iPhone 12, Galaxy Fold 2, Note 20 and more

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, phone companies still plan to release new phones. While many of us are are operating under a budget, companies such as Apple and Samsung are at this very moment still building phones and still hope you’ll buy them.  We’ll see how well that works out. Phones sales were down by 20% so far this year by the …

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Here’s what the rumored Galaxy Z Flip 5G could look like

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 mistake

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 lost in the awkward way …

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Not even the coronavirus can derail 5G’s global momentum

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. This was supposed to be the year 5G went mainstream. Huge swaths of the world would be blanketed with coverage. Every major handset maker — including Apple — would offer a wide variety of 5G phones. After years of hype and last year’s …

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Galaxy Note 20 Ultra may have leaked on Samsung website

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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Vizio’s OLED TVs are coming this fall starting at $1,300

After years of manufacturing LCD-based TVs, Vizio is set to sell its first OLED televisions in fall of this year. They’ll come in 55- and 65-inch sizes priced at a very reasonable $1,300 and $2,000, respectively. That makes them the least-expensive 2020 OLED TVs announced so far, beating the current prices of LG’s 2020 BX series by $200 in both …

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Vizio’s 2020 LCD TVs bring quantum dots, more dimming zones, better gaming

Vizio, the No. 3 TV maker in the US after Samsung and TCL, has announced pricing and availability of its extensive 2020 range of TVs. The new 2020 TVs are available in store now and promise better color, better contrast and improved performance, for gamers in particular. The biggest surprise for this year was the company’s first OLED TVs, but its bread and …

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