Looks like Samsung’s idea of “reasonable” Galaxy Note 9 pricing actually means higher pricing. The company’s new phablet — unveiled Thursday during an Unpacked event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York — sports various tweaks from last year’s Note 8, like a bigger battery, more internal storage and expanded S Pen stylus capabilities. …
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The Samsung Galaxy 7 is reportedly at risk from hackers due to a microchip security flaw. The Meltdown vulnerability can be exploited to attack the Galaxy S7, researchers from Graz Technical University in Austria told Reuters on Wednesday. Samsung phones were previously thought to be immune to Meltdown, which is said to endanger most computing devices. The team will release …
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The UK is reportedly concerned that technical “shortcomings” in Huawei equipment might leave the country’s telecoms networks vulnerable to cyberattack. An oversight board that analyzes the Chinese telecom’s products used in British infrastructure highlighted potential security problems with the VxWorks operating system, according to Reuters. The version of VxWorks that Huawei is using will stop getting security patches and updates …
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Do you consider it worth watching a few ads in exchange for streaming some free shows? Do you own a Roku? If you answered “yes” to both, keep reading. Rolling out to Roku devices in the coming weeks is a new menu item, prominently placed right below “Home” and above “My Feed” on Roku’s main left-hand menu: Featured Free. Selecting …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Get ready for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9. But if it’s anything like the Galaxy S9, don’t expect to be blown away. On Thursday, Samsung will introduce the Galaxy Note 9, its premium large-screen smartphone sporting an S Pen stylus. The stylus could include …
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Samsung has announced mass-production of 4TB consumer SSDs, aimed at improving storage for laptops and other devices. Samsung hasn’t released official pricing for the in-production drives, but its 4TB 860 Evo is currently selling for over $1,000. By comparison, you can get a 4TB mechanical drive for $100. The new SSDs are the first to use 4-bit quad-level cell (QLC) …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. We’re still two days away from the presumed official announcement of Samsung’s next phone, but it seems you can buy cases for it already. Case manufacturer Olixar, as spotted by Sammobile, has made cases available for sale alongside images of what appears to be the …
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Check out photos, videos and first impressions at CNET’s Galaxy Note 9 hands-on first take. Today Samsung launches its biggest phone of the year — both literally and in terms of what it can do. The Galaxy Note 9 is scheduled for a grand introduction this morning at Samsung’s signature Unpacked event. The Galaxy Note is Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone and the …
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Google on Monday announced the official release of Android P — now officially dubbed Android Pie — for users of its Pixel phones. There are plenty of new features in Android Pie, some of which you may think makes the latest flavor so appealing. Here are nine reasons you’ll want a piece of Pie. Now playing: Watch this: Android P: …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event can’t come fast enough. Scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 9, the company is expected to take the wraps off its stylus-wielding, high-end Note 9 phone at a New York presser. But despite the event being only three days away, rumors are still …
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