Less expensive phones are about to get more premium features. Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon 730, 730G and 665 chips. They’re aimed at high-end and midrange phones — though not ultra-premium flagship devices like Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup. The chips mean that people who won’t or can’t spend $1,000 for a new phone will be …
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Motorola can boast about making the first commercial phone running on a live 5G network, but I’d bet money that its rumored foldable update to the iconic Razr phone will leave the most lasting mark. Both are key devices in 2019’s mobile story, a landscape that’s in the midst of tremendous evolution. 5G is the next-generation data network poised to …
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The all-new ultrasonic fingerprint reader baked into the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus is meant to be so secure that you can’t fool it with a fake finger. A video posted to the image-sharing site Imgur claims to have done just that in under 15 minutes. Imgur user Darkshark said a 3D print of his own fingerprint fooled the Samsung Galaxy …
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Michigan cheeps! I have two more library programs coming up, including a new one on cord-cutting! First, I’ll be at the Warren Public Library (Civic Center) tomorrow, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. The topic: My favorite ways to save money when shopping online. Then, this Saturday, April 13, join me at the Ypsilanti District Library at 3 p.m. to learn …
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If the phone market already feels flooded with Samsung Galaxy phones, brace yourself for potentially two more. Samsung will reportedly offer the Galaxy Note 10 with both a 6.28-inch and 6.75-inch screen, according to a Monday report from ETNews. The phones could come in LTE and 5G versions, the report says. Earlier this year, Samsung debuted four new Galaxy devices: …
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Microsoft, having given up on its own core browser technology, has released test versions of its Edge browser built instead on the same foundations as Google’s Chrome. “In these first builds we are very much focused on the fundamentals and have not yet included a wide range of feature and language support that will come later,” said Joe Belfiore, Microsoft’s …
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Samsung and Huawei were among the companies making a big fuss about foldable phones at MWC back in February, but an analyst reckons they won’t take over the smartphone market for quite a while. Foldable phones will hit 30 million units by 2023, accounting for 5% of the high-end phone market, Gartner predicted Monday. Roberta Cozza, Gartner’s research director, expects …
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In this week’s Apple Core rundown we’re taking a look at the latest iPhone 11 rumors and why Apple may have to wait even longer to bring 5G connectivity to the iPhone. Also: Why Apple’s new Powerbeats Pro could give the AirPods 2 a run for their money, and how the demise of the AirPower mat has spawned a new …
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Samsung’s three S10 phones — the Galaxy S10E, Galaxy S10 Plus and the standard Galaxy S10 — are excellent overall. I love the screens, the design and the overall camera photography. You can read my ode to the Galaxy S10’s five best features here. But — and you knew this was coming — not every feature or design element is smooth sailing. This …
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Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the next-gen iPhone will support two-way charging. This means the next iPhone could share some battery juice with other iPhones or the new AirPods via its wireless charging case. If Kuo’s predictions are true, it shows Apple catching up to Samsung, whose newest Galaxy S10 phones can charge other devices like the Galaxy Buds earbuds and the Galaxy Watch Active. As reported …
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