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Your Samsung Galaxy phone may power two screens at once, with DeX dock

The Samsung DeX dock lets you hook up your Galaxy phone to a monitor for a PC-like experience. But what if that monitor isn’t enough screen space? Well, Samsung may be working on something for you. Samsung DeX is reportedly getting dual-screen support, industry blog SamMobile reports. A new dual-screen mode will apparently give you the option of …

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Huawei’s first 5G phone is coming next year

5G is the next tech revolution. Slated to launch around 2020, Huawei is getting a head start. The company’s first 5G phone will go on sale next year, it announced at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, sometime before the end of June 2019. It’ll follow Huawei’s first 5G Kirin chip, which it says will come in March. Earlier this year, 18 …

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Good luck finding the phone, TV or console of your dreams

Remember earlier this year, when Sony’s PlayStation 4 was hard to find? Get ready for more shortages across all sorts of electronics products. Turns out there’s a shortfall in one tiny but crucial component used in nearly every electronic device, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Everything from devices, to gaming consoles, smartphones and televisions contain hundreds of multilayer ceramic …

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Walmart introduces 3D virtual online shopping

Walmart added a 3D virtual shopping tour to its website Wednesday, giving customers the chance to explore a nonexistent apartment filled with products they can buy. The tour showcases about 70 items from various brands and Walmart’s own offerings. Customers can click their way around the one-bedroom apartment and click on products to buy them from the site. The items …

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I saw the Red Hydrogen One phone with my own eyes

Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone.  “There is no way to describe or show the 4 view (4V) display other than seeing it in person. There’s just no way,” says Red founder and CEO Jim Jannard to a crowd gathered at Red Studios in Hollywood on Saturday. “We want everybody’s first experience with Hydrogen One to …

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LG reportedly supplying 2

LG Display will reportedly supply between 2 million and 4 million organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays for Apple iPhones. This number is small relative to Apple’s phone sales, Bloomberg notes, but solidifying LG as an OLED supplier would make Apple less reliant on Samsung, the sole source of displays for the iPhone X and its main rival in the smartphone …

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Apple and Samsung finally settle their patent dispute

The long-running patent battle between Apple and Samsung is finally over. The two phone giants on Wednesday notified a district court in San Jose, California, that “they have agreed to drop and settle their remaining claims and counterclaims in this matter.” Judge Lucy Koh, of the Northern District of California, signed the order dismissing all suits with prejudice, which means …

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 will be revealed Aug. 9

It looks like the Galaxy Note 9 will become a reality on Aug. 9. Samsung is hosting a Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. ET. Invitations for the event went out Wednesday morning. Samsung uses these Unpacked events to unveil its new Galaxy phones. The event will be …

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Qualcomm bets more kids will wear smartwatches

Qualcomm is betting more kids will soon be sporting smartwatches. The San Diego chipmaker on Tuesday in Shanghai (Wednesday, China time) unveiled its new Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform to help make watches geared toward kids. Yes, that’s right. Smartwatches for children. Qualcomm makes chips for everything from smartphones to Windows 10 tablet-laptop hybrids. While it already provides processors for wearables, …

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LG B8 OLED TV starts at $2100 for 55

The elusive LG B8 series OLED TV has quietly reared its head. The TV costs $2100 for the 55-inch and $3000 for the 65-inch sizes. It’s available now at numerous retailers nationwide and online, including Best Buy and Amazon. The B8 is the cheapest 2018 LG OLED TV yet, undercutting the C8 by $200, but it’s still really expensive. Then …

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