As Samsung, Apple, Google and others prep their next high-end flagship phones, Motorola is bringing out something for those on a budget. At $150, the Lenovo-owned company’s new Moto E6 won’t rival those aforementioned brands on power, but it does offer decent specs and hardware for those seeking a cheaper device. With a plastic body, …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold may finally be going on sale in September, but it appears that it won’t have the same carrier support the original release promised, despite a promised redesign. When the nearly $2,000 Fold was first announced earlier this year, Samsung said it would be available from AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. According to The Verge, however, it appears the …
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Intel’s getting out of the 5G smartphone modem business, and Apple is getting in. The switcheroo, made official Thursday, could have big implications for future iPhones — even if that means it’s the iPhone 16 or 17. Apple and Intel jointly announced that Apple is buying Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion. About 2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 will make its official debut on Aug. 7. Now leaked Verizon promotional materials appear to confirm there’ll also be a Note 10 Plus variant of the phone with 5G. Along with seemingly confirming the more powerful variant of the phone, the carrier appears to have a promotion that will give away the base Galaxy Note 10 …
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Procrastinators, rejoice! You could have saved $300 on a Samsung Galaxy S10 for Prime Day last week. Failed to pull the trigger on a purchase? That’s OK — sometimes fortune favors not the bold but the indecisive. The phones are even cheaper now. Both Best Buy and Amazon still have the 512GB at its Prime Day price, but the savings …
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Amazon Prime Video is now available for viewing on virtual reality headsets, the company announced Wednesday. The Oculus Quest, Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR can all be used to watch the streaming service. The VR headsets can be used to watch “Amazon originals, channel subscriptions, live events and more,” Amazon said, adding that the service also supports voice searching …
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Chinese phone brand Honor continues to deliver innovative phones with advanced camera technology that sell for hundreds less than those produced by Apple, Samsung or Google. The 9X Pro, announced Tuesday, features a 48-megapixel pop-up selfie cam, a trio of rear cameras that includes an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and an edge-to-edge HD display. And you could buy three of them for the …
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Samsung, OnePlus and Huawei often raise the bar on power with every iteration of their popular Android phones. With its newest gaming ROG phone, however, Asus is truly throwing everything in — including the proverbial kitchen sink. A successor to last year’s original ROG Phone, the company’s new ROG Phone II builds on the gaming bonafides with the latest components …
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Who doesn’t want to play on a screen with sky-high contrast, super-saturated colors and zippy pixel response? That’s what you get with an OLED display. But it’s not all fun and games, as I discovered after spending a couple weeks with an OLED-equipped Alienware m15. The configuration we went hands-on with isn’t available to buy: you can only get this …
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Yes, Prime Day has come and gone — though two days later, we’re still seeing a lot of hangover deals still available. We’ve pulled together some of the most notables ones here: Best post-Prime Day deals still at Amazon Best post-Prime Day deals still at Walmart Best Apple deals still available: AirPods, iPads, Apple Watch and MacBooks are all still …
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