Samsung’s Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and S9 Plus have a new feature called AR Emoji. The animated characters are similar to Apple’s animojis on the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon), only instead of using fancy face-scanning hardware, AR Emoji relies on the S9’s camera and augmented reality software developed by the startup Loom.ai. Samsung and Loom.ai …
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It’s mesmerizing, no? What you’re seeing here is how the twin aperture blades work in the Samsung Galaxy S9‘s brand-new dual-aperture camera. They can open to let more light in, or close to let less light through. That way, they can create brighter pictures or ones with more of the scene in focus. (For more on how variable aperture cameras …
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LG’s flagship G7, which was MIA at MWC, might not launch until May, according to a report by Korea’s ETNews. That launch date would be 15 months after the company unveiled its G6 in February 2017, but would remain consistent with previous statements by the company that it wouldn’t stick to a strict yearly release cycle. LG has steadily lost ground to stalwart Android rival Samsung, …
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The Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and S9 Plus have an improved camera and a few new software tricks. One of those tricks is the ability to capture slow-motion videos at an incredible 960 frames per second (fps). In comparison, Apple’s iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) maxes out at 240fps. The result is a video clip where you can see …
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Snowflakes begin to fall upon Nokia’s makeshift Finnish village at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. For a moment, I’m charmed by the company’s all-in commitment to re-creating a scene straight out of Lapland on the Mediterranean coast, via what I presume is a fake snow machine. But then it dawns on me: there is nothing fake about …
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The Galaxy S9 is finally here, and it’s time to take a look at what makes Samsung’s new flagship handset tick. The phone features a sexy dual-curved design and a terrific camera for well-lit shots. But low-light images often look blurry and lack the fine texture and contrast of competing phone cameras. So what gives? Thankfully, our friend tech repair …
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It looks as if the upcoming Galaxy Note 9 may not sport a fingerprint reader underneath the screen after all. According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via AppleInsider), who previously speculated himself that the phone would have the sensor, Samsung is postponing the feature due to technical difficulties. An embedded fingerprint scanner that reads your prints through the display has been …
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Samsung made real waves with its new flagship phone at MWC 2018. There’s so much to love when it comes to the Galaxy S9. From performance to design, let’s take a look at some of its new features. Let’s start with the battery. The S9 has a full day’s worth of battery life and if that’s not enough, it can …
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Well, here’s a new wrinkle in Broadcom’s quest to buy rival chipmaker Qualcomm: Intel might actually try to buy Broadcom. Intel, the world’s biggest PC and server chip company, is mulling a bid for Broadcom, a company that makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other connectivity chips, according to a report Friday from The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said Intel’s worried …
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