Ever since the original — a 5-inch Android “tablet” grafted onto an Xbox-style gamepad that launched in 2013 — the Nvidia Shield has been weird. Subsequent iterations became a bit more normal but the device has always embraced its geeky, gaming-centric roots while it slowly morphed into a do-it-all TV device focused on video streaming. Now …
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Samsung has a conundrum. Flagship phones like its Galaxy Note line now regularly cost or exceed $999, and customers are proving less willing than anticipated to drop four digits on a new device. What can Samsung do to differentiate itself from premium competition, like Apple‘s iPhone 11 line and Google‘s new Pixel 4, while simultaneously enticing dollar-conscious buyers away from …
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A year ago at Samsung’s annual developer conference, the Galaxy Fold stole the show. It was the first time the foldable phone was shown. A year later at the 2019 Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose on Tuesday, there was nary a word about the Fold — until the keynote turned to One UI 2, a software overlay for the …
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Samsung is about to get real geeky. Unlike previous events, where phones like the Galaxy Note 10 served as the headliner, the Korean consumer electronics titan will put its square focus on software and its platform for the keynote presentation at the company’s annual developer conference. But that doesn’t mean we won’t get any hardware. Keep in mind, last year’s …
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Two years ago, Apple pushed the price of its mobile phones to a thousand bucks with the iPhone X. In September, it made the case for its pricier phones by adding a wide-angle camera, night mode and better battery life. Apple even gave us the slow-motion selfie, which it calls a slofie. Apple likes the gimmick so much it’s trying …
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Samsung’s done with 2019 — at least as far as its laptop lineup is concerned. While we’re still waiting on the Qualcomm-powered Galaxy Book S to arrive (Samsung says it’s coming soon), the company announced its first two laptops coming in 2020: the two-in-one Galaxy Book Flex and clamshell Galaxy Book Ion. Both available in 13.3-inch and 15.6-inch sizes, the …
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Which Android has the best camera? Google’s new Pixel 4 phones are certainly contenders, but for a large chunk of 2019 the answer was Huawei’s P30 Pro. Upon its launch, CNET’s Andrew Hoyle said that the P30 Pro took better photos than any other phone. Apple’s phones captured better videos, but between the P30 Pro’s quad-camera setup and features that …
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Samsung Europe launched a Galaxy S10 into space earlier this month for people to get their own “SpaceSelfie.” It apparently crashed back on Earth not long after. The satellite had a rough landing on a Michigan farm Saturday, according to NBC News. The tech giant reportedly said the crash occurred during the satellite’s planned descent. “Samsung Europe’s SpaceSelfie came back …
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Samsung is bringing some of the features and tools of its Galaxy Note 10 phone to its S10 devices. Users in the US can get the new features — like AR Doodle, a built-in video editor and Link to Windows integration — with an update. The update is rolling out this week in the US after being released in European markets last month. …
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With the blink of an eye, Google’s Pixel 4 (and Pixel 4 XL) accomplished something that no other significant Android phone-maker has. It finally caught up to iPhone’s Face ID — a biometric unlocking feature that Apple popularized two years ago — to unlock the phone and buy things with a scan of your face. Now that a secure version exists …
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