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Galaxy Home will launch by April, Samsung CEO says

Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy Home speaker will launch by April, the company’s co-CEO said Wednesday.  DJ Koh, the head of Samsung’s mobile business, made the comments to CNET following the company’s Unpacked event in San Francisco. The company unveiled four new Galaxy S10 smartphones (including a model that runs on 5G networks), its Galaxy Fold foldable phone, Galaxy …

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Galaxy S10, Galaxy Fold launch: 5 phones, smartwatches, new headphones and more

The Galaxy S10 and foldable phone leakfest  is finally over; now that Samsung’s Unpacked event has started, we’ve got all the official details about Samsung’s much-hyped new Galaxy Fold, its raft of Galaxy S10 models, and all the new accessories that go with them. Of course, there’s always something we didn’t get. In this case, no news on the Galaxy Home. …

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A closeup look at the Galaxy S10 Plus’ five cameras

The Galaxy S10 Plus is Samsung’s latest superphone, hoping to outdo the likes of the iPhone XS, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the OnePlus 6T by virtue of its slick design and cutting-edge tech. You can read all about the phone’s screen, design, battery and whatnot on this page, but here I want to talk all about its five …

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Samsung Galaxy Buds: AirPod alternatives with wireless charging arrive March 8 for $130

Samsung’s new Galaxy S10 phones have brand-new wireless earbuds, and they charge right off the back of the phone. Are they Samsung’s answer to Apple’s AirPods? Well, kind of. But also, they’re an evolution of Samsung’s existing fitness earbuds, too. Apple wasn’t the first company to make wireless earbuds. In fact, Samsung beat Apple to the punch several years ago with …

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Galaxy Buds: How to order Samsung’s AirPods alternative

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are intriguing. The completely wireless earbuds have six-hour battery life, seamless pairing, Bixby or Google Assistant built-in and can be wirelessly charged  — including from the back of the Galaxy S10. Talk about cool. Colorful earbuds Samsung has three colors for the Galaxy Buds. White, black and an unapologetically bright yellow. How much will they cost? The …

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Galaxy S10 5G: Everything you need to know

Samsung has taken the wraps off its first superfast 5G phone. The new Galaxy S10 5G will be Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone when it goes on sale later this year. Unveiled Wednesday at Samsung’s Unpacked event in San Francisco, it’s one of several devices Samsung announced at the event, including the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and cheaper S10E. In short, the …

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Samsung puts Bixby into its new Fold, S10 phones and Galaxy Buds

If Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant was supposed to be dead on arrival, someone forgot to tell Samsung. Bixby wasn’t close to being the main course at Samsung’s Unpacked press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, where the Korean tech titan unveiled a new foldable phone and its latest lineup of Galaxy S10 phones. But the company managed to weave its …

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Samsung allows apps full access to its Galaxy S10 camera tech

Samsung opened its camera software development kit (SDK) to give apps full access to the tech used by its new Galaxy S10 phone’s camera. Photos taken within other apps will retain the same quality level as those taken with the camera proper, and you’ll be able to access all the camera’s features — like low-light shots and HDR. It showed off …

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Vivo’s new V15 Pro is a mixed bag of mostly good tricks

In a bold move, Vivo’s introducing its newest flagship, the Vivo V15 Pro just hours before Samsung will officially unveil its highly anticipated Galaxy S10. Based in China, Vivo is hoping to one-up the Korean giant, and from where I stand, there’s a chance it’ll actually do it, maybe not in sales, but in terms of making a more covetable …

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Before the Galaxy S10, the original Samsung Galaxy S was a confusing mess

As we await the release of the Galaxy S10 on Wednesday, the Galaxy S name represents the top of the Android world. It’s a reputation Samsung is proud to own for its flagship phone, and rightly so. But when Samsung introduced its first Galaxy S phone nine years ago, it was a different world altogether. In 2010, the Galaxy S was just another Android …

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