Editor’s Note: On July 24, Samsung announced that it will sell an improved Galaxy Fold in September 2019. Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was meant to be the first foldable phone to hit the market. But screen-destroying design flaws caused the $1,980 phone to be delayed for two months and counting, as the phone was meant to …
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Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant is able to perform a lot of functions for those who are willing to spend the time customizing it. To make things easier, there’s a new platform to download these customizations. The Bixby Marketplace is now open, according to a release on Monday from Samsung. Phone owners who have Bixby installed can see the different services, called …
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5G has launched on all four major US carriers — Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile — and we got a chance to test them all, from Los Angeles to New York. (We tested 5G in the UK and Australia, too.) After dozens of tests in cities across the US, we can firmly say that fast 5G is coming, and with it, one of …
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It’s official. Samsung said Monday it’ll hold its next big product launch on Aug. 7 in New York, confirming CNET’s scoop from last month about the launch plans. Samsung will show off what’s likely to be the Galaxy Note 10 at 4 p.m. ET at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The event venue is the same place the South Korean technology …
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Virginia’s ban on revenge porn now includes deepfake images and videos. An updated law, which took effect Monday, expands upon an existing law that says anyone who shares or sells nude or sexual images and videos to “coerce, harass, or intimidate” is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The update adds language about “a falsely created videographic or still image,” …
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The iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E are wonderful phones that, for the most part, have all the same features and elegance of the iPhone XS and Galaxy S10, respectively. Fortunately for consumers, one thing these phones don’t share with their flagship cousins is the price. The cost for each is $750, which isn’t cheap, but it’s lower than the $900 …
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At a Mobile World Congress keynote panel in late February on the timing of 5G devices, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon declared with confidence, “The phones are ready; we’re just waiting for the networks.” About an hour later, in a briefing room a mere 10 feet below that keynote hall, AT&T Chief Technology Officer Andre Fuetsch told CNET, “The issue is …
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The LG Stylo 5 has made its way to the US. The phone is on sale at Cricket Wireless starting Friday for $229.99 with qualifying service plans. It’s available in a platinum gray color as well as an exclusive Blonde Rose, which appears to be a metallic shade of pink. With a stylus and large display, LG’s Stylo phones are …
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T-Mobile is the fourth and final major US carrier to turn on its 5G network and today, with the help of a Galaxy S10 5G phone provided by Samsung, I’ll become one of the first people to try it out. I’ve just run the first test and guess what — it’s really fast. Today I’m running dozens of speed tests …
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Samsung is expected to reveal its Galaxy Note 10 in an Unpacked event on Aug. 7 in Brooklyn, New York. So far there have been few details regarding the phone’s appearance, but a set of leaked images might reveal the look of a “Plus” version of the new Galaxy Note phone. YouTuber TechTalkTV tweeted images of what could be the Galaxy …
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