Standing in a demo room that overlooked the Space Needle at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, Alexa hardware executive Miriam Daniel smiled as she encouraged me to stick a pair of Echo Buds in my ears. The space was noisy and chaotic, punctuated repeatedly by Alexa chiming in with different responses. I tapped the side of the …
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Already on sale in Korea and the UK, Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold is set to arrive in the US on Friday, after the foldable phone’s initial release was delayed because of screen problems. But the Fold’s woes might not be over. On Thursday, TechCrunch’s Brian Heater reported that a small defect appeared in the center of his Fold screen after about 27 …
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For anyone who wants a tablet but doesn’t want an iPad (because pricey) or an Amazon Fire (because limited), it often feels like there aren’t many options. Samsung halfheartedly offers a couple models, but they’re rarely updated or on sale. Good news: The company’s midrange tablet is on sale, for the lowest price I’ve seen to date: For a limited time, …
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It’s a little embarrassing, actually. In my late teens and early 20s, I was Militant Anti Apple Guy. You know the type. Calls Mac users sheep, mocks people when they say they own an iPhone. I’m not proud of it, but I was that guy. “Your new iPhone 5 only has a 4-inch screen,” I scoffed at my friend Taylor …
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Samsung’s first phone with a foldable display is ready to launch in the US. Those customers who’ve been patient enough to wait while Samsung fixed issues with the screen will be able to purchase the Fold starting Friday, Sept. 27. The Fold was originally slated to launch in April, when reviewers started experiencing issues with the screen. Some had debris …
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Samsung said that in revamping the Galaxy Fold, which was delayed due to screen design woes affecting its 7.3-inch interior screen, the company took the feedback of early reviewers to heart. That might be so: CNET even predicted one of those changes, a customer service department dedicated solely to Galaxy Fold owners. Calling it the Galaxy Fold Premier Service, Samsung is …
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Samsung gets a second chance with the Galaxy Fold, the foldable phone it put on hold three months ago after problems with the Fold’s plastic screen caused the company to re-evaluate its initial April 26 sale date. Now, the world’s highest-profile foldable phone will arrive in the US on Sept. 27, after it’s been on sale in Korea and the UK. Although …
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The new Samsung Galaxy Fold has just gone on sale in the UK and fixes the various screen issues that caused the company to pull the original foldable phone design before it went on sale. This redesigned model is an interesting device, and I’m a fan of the big screen experience so far. But there’s one issue that’s starting to …
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Looks like the $1,299 price tag isn’t scaring customers away from the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G after all. Sales of the premium, 5G-capable smartphone represented one third of all Galaxy Note 10 sales at Verizon in August, Cliff Maldonado, principal analyst and founder of BayStreet Research, told CNET sister site TechRepublic and confirmed to CNET. Verizon sold 40,000 …
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Amazon’s rumored wireless earbuds will reportedly come with fitness-tracking features. This, along with the being Alexa-enabled, might make these new buds serious competition Apple’s AirPods and Samsung’s Galaxy Buds. The online retail giant’s new earbuds will also act as a fitness-tracking device, according to a report from CNBC on Monday. It will reportedly track distance ran, calories burned and how fast …
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