The Galaxy Note is widely known for its signature large screen and smart stylus, but will the new steep price-point overshadow the Note 9’s amazing features? Samsung followed Apple’s lead and released a pricey premium smartphone of its own, the Galaxy Note 9, at $1,000. Although pricey, we can’t forget to mention the Note 9 …
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I thought the original $499 Samsung Odyssey might be the Windows VR headset to beat — but VR in general hasn’t been an immediately huge success, and we’ve barely heard a peep out of Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality since we discovered the first round of headsets were kind of a mixed bag to begin with. Mostly, we’ve seen price cuts. But as …
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Google is bringing its Android 9 Pie update to even more phones with Android Pie Go edition this fall, the company announced today. Ironically, that means a $30 phone might get it before you do! Google’s Android Go program is designed to bring fast and smooth performance to entry-level phones all over the world. But a side effect of the …
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Samsung has announced the HW-N950 and HW-N850 sound bars are available for pre-order and will now be co-branded with Harman Kardon. The $1,699 HW-N950 and the $1,199 HW-N850 feature both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X compatibility and will be available starting Aug. 20. These prices are a $200 premium from the HW-K850/HW-K950. The HW-K950 received a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. The …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) is bigger and better than ever. With a slightly larger display, a properly located fingerprint reader and a new S Pen, the phone is shaping up to be one of the year’s best. Yes, there’s a new S Pen. In fact, this is arguably the biggest update Samsung has given its stylus. Specifically, …
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Leica is to the photography world what Rolex is to watches. It’s synonymous with a heritage of high-quality cameras, lenses and romanticised photographic experiences in exotic locales. It’s also a name that the Huawei P20 Pro phone proudly bears on its back. In 2014 the two companies partnered to fine-tune the imaging process and optics on Huawei phones. But it wasn’t Leica’s involvement that …
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Samsung is reportedly looking into suspending operations at one of its phone manufacturing plants in China as sales fall and labor costs rise. It may stop making phones at Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology, according to Reuters, which cited South Korea’s Electronic Times. Samsung told the news agency Monday that the fate of the factory, which is located in the northeastern …
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The latest speculation about the upcoming flagship iPhone for the fall adds a couple of twists: support for the Apple Pencil stylus and a 512GB storage option. That’s what TrendForce’s prognosticators predict in a press release issued by the analyst firm. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Note 9 offers similar perks: stylus support, a 512GB configuration, …
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After two days’ worth of iPhone deals, let’s turn our attention to Android, shall we? Specifically, the Samsung Galaxy S8, which was Samsung’s flagship just over a year ago. I’ve got two options for you. First, Boost Mobile has the preowned Galaxy S8 for $299.99, a price that includes a $50 Boost Mobile credit. See it at Boost Mobile Second, …
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Samsung may release its first triple-camera phone early next year, and it may not be alone. The Galaxy S10 may come with three rear cameras, according to a Korean report by ETNews. This would be an upgrade to the dual-camera setup on the Galaxy S9 Plus and the single shooter on the Galaxy S9. The new triple camera may include a 13-megapixel …
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