Apple has three new ways to get you watching more TV shows and movies. Unfortunately they all have very similar names, and all start with “Apple TV.” On March 25 in Cupertino, Apple CEO Tim Cook finally took the wraps off his company’s latest “service” ambitions. It was an Apple event without any new gadgets. …
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Patience is not only a virtue, it’s a money-saver. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 debuted last summer with a list price of $1,000 and has stayed pretty steady ever since. Good thing you decided to wait. Today only, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. PT (6 p.m. to midnight ET), Samsung is having a flash sale: $300 off the unlocked …
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The hot new thing in payments is… plastic? Apple on Monday introduced the Apple Card, a credit card that exists as both a virtual card in Apple’s Wallet app and a physical card (to be fair, it’s titanium not plastic). Apple’s card comes out after digital money companies PayPal, Square and PayPal-owned Venmo all introduced their own physical credit, debit …
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The next public appearance by Apple CEO Tim Cook could be as a witness at his company’s upcoming trial against Qualcomm. The executive is one of many possible witnesses listed in a joint filing from Apple and Qualcomm on Thursday as they prepare to face off in court next month over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The list includes top executives from Apple and Qualcomm — …
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Samsung wants you to know it tests the hinge durability for its new Galaxy Fold foldable phone and that it can last for over 200,000 cycles. To prove it, the company posted a video showing rows of Folds opening and closing set to some punchy stock-sounding music that — intentionally? — makes the whole thing feel like stomach-crunch ’80s workout …
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Apple just can’t shake that iPhone addiction. At a flashy event on Monday, the company time and time again stressed how great its services will work on its mobile devices. For its premium Apple News Plus subscription package, magazines have been designed to take advantage of the iPhone or iPad, adding animated covers and automatically downloading content for convenience. “I …
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LG’s 2019 flagship, the G8 ThinQ, is almost ready for your pocket. It launched at MWC this year, but now we know that you’ll be able to preorder it in the US starting March 29. The company’s offering a limited-time promotion for $150 off the retail price of $820 (for qualified buyers), and it will start dropping into hands on …
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Within LG’s deep portfolio of appliances, TVs, soundbars and phones is its line of Gram laptops. Available in 13.3-, 14-, 15.6- and 17-inch sizes, they all have ultralight bodies for their sizes and exceedingly long battery lives (though never as long as LG claims). This year LG added its first Gram 2-in-1 to the lineup by essentially putting 360-degree hinges …
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Huawei may have just announced the P30 Pro, which has four cameras on the back, but we’ve already had hours to put this new Android phone’s photography skills to the test. What better a foil than the Galaxy S10 Plus, Samsung’s flagship phone for spring, which has three very good rear cameras of its own. There are some important differences here that …
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Whether you know the telecom giant because of its popular Android phones or because it’s made an enemy of the US government, you’ve probably heard the name Huawei. This fact alone marks a big shift from just a couple years back, when people struggled to even pronounce the name of the Chinese company — now the number two phone maker …
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