The Note 9 is here. And with it, comes a long list of new features and capabilities. The S Pen, for example, can do all sorts of new things. The camera can even analyze your photos in real time and suggest when it’s time to take a new one. As you set up your Note …
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Break open your piggy banks, cheeps. This might be the TV deal you’ve been saving for. Ending Sunday, World Wide Stereo has the Samsung UN55LS003 4K UHD smart TV (aka “The Frame”) for $1,397 shipped with promo code FLASH. That’s at least $200 lower than you’ll find it elsewhere — and $600 less than when it debuted last year. See …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) is currently its best phone. There are two storage options this year: 128GB or a whopping 512GB. And with the addition of a bigger battery, bigger screen and a new S Pen, the Note 9 looks to be a surefire hit. Samsung and its partners opened preorders on Aug. 10, and full retail …
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Sometimes it just helps to wait. With Samsung’s launch of its new Note 9, the phone’s incremental updates like a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen stylus, a higher-capacity battery and a slightly bigger display doesn’t exactly deliver any new earth-shattering technology. In fact, in her review of the Note 9, CNET editor Jessica Dolcourt said that the phone “offers few real innovations over last …
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The next phone in the LG V series may be a little over a month away, with LG releasing a follow-up 5G phone soon after. The LG V40 may be released the first week of October, or on the following Friday (Oct. 12), according to a Korean report by ETNews. LG’s V-series phones are the brand’s most premium devices and …
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At Samsung’s lavish Unpacked 2018, the tech powerhouse announced two new gadgets we all expected — the Galaxy Note 9 phone and a new Galaxy Watch — as well as one we didn’t: the Galaxy Home smart speaker. You know, the speaker that looks like a cauldron, fondue pot or backyard grill. The Home is Samsung’s first speaker based on Bixby, …
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OnePlus‘ next flagship phone will get a feature that’s new to the company: the backing of a major US carrier. T-Mobile will be the exclusive US carrier partner for the OnePlus 6T when it launches in October, according to several people familiar with the launch plans. That includes a specific version of the OnePlus 6T optimized for T-Mobile’s network, the …
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Many of us haven’t even upgraded to 4K yet, but Samsung may be preparing to launch the first 8K QLED model during IFA at the end of August. That’s based on the really big sign the company’s already posted in Berlin, where the show is taking place. Twitter poster @LeogringoD mentioned last week, with a photo of a Samsung sign …
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On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s review of the Galaxy Note 9, which reviewer Jessica Dolcourt calls a big, beautiful (but not super innovative) phone with a hefty price tag. T-Mobile’s latest freebie, which gives customers a year of Pandora Plus gratis. Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy Note 9: Is it really worth it? (The 3:59, Ep…. 4:52 The …
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One of the biggest announcements from Samsung’s Unpacked event, where it launched the Galaxy Note 9, was that Fortnite was exclusively coming to Galaxy devices — well, at least temporarily. The game works on any Galaxy phone and tablet starting with the Galaxy S7 ($160 at eBay) and newer. But in a few days (no specific date given), it will …
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