We know the Galaxy S9 will be unveiled on Feb. 25, but how long until you can actually hold one in your hand? Not too long, reports The Investor, which claims the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus will go on sale across the globe March 16. But if waiting 19 days after the phone …
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If last year’s Mobile World Congress trade show was a Royal Rumble of phones, this year’s conference is more akin to WrestleMania — if Samsung is perennial winner Roman Reigns. The 2017 edition of MWC faced a giant hole when Samsung opted to launch its Galaxy S8 at a later, separate event at Carnegie Hall in New York. That vacuum …
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If you bought the biggest iPhone it has 256 gigabytes of solid state storage. Samsung’s new solid state drive (SSD) could eat 120 of those iPhones for breakfast. The Korean company has begun production of a massive 30.72 terabyte (TB) solid state drive called the PM1643, it announced on Tuesday. Intended for use in next-generation storage systems in the government, health …
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By the time Samsung unveils the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus on Feb. 25, there may be no more surprises left. The latest leak is a slew of convincing-looking renders of the Galaxy S9 Plus in purple, next to the Galaxy S9, by way of German site WinFuture, plus a list of alleged specs. Although we can’t vouch for their authenticity, these …
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Samsung Display, Samsung’s panel-making division, is reducing OLED panel production at its South Chungcheong plant, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, thanks to lower than expected iPhone X sales. The report states Samsung now plans to cover 20 million or fewer iPhone X devices for the quarter ending in March, a large decrease from the expected 45 to 50 million units. …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Expectations for the Mobile World Congress show, which starts next week. Samsung is planning to reveal its newest flagship phone there. Also ahead of MWC, what’s next for 5G. The latest on cryptocurrencies. Steven Seagal backs a new coin, and CNET chats with “Free Money” guy Matthew Lesko about the crypto bubble. Now playing: Watch this: Our …
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The first round of Windows mixed reality headsets are now all present and accounted for. Made by Microsoft’s PC maker partners, the designs for the new headsets were shown at the end of August at IFA Berlin, one of the world’s biggest consumer technology trade shows. Prices initially started at $299 (roughly £250 or AU$400, converted) for the headsets alone, but …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Bathe in its gentle touches. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET You might currently be pulsating in an unseemly manner. You’re desperate to get hold of the Samsung Galaxy S9 — to be revealed on February 25 — and touch its delicate perfection. Well, you hope …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Will the mockery of Apple continue? Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It was the ad that took mockery to an exalted level. Released last November to coincide with the launch of the iPhoneX, here was Samsung wantin everyone to believe that it was the inventive …
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Andy Rubin, the father of the Android operating system, created a new phone last year — a surprisingly powerful and pocketable handset with no logos to mar its gorgeous titanium and ceramic frame. And though the Essential Phone was a bit of a flop — here’s our recent re-review — the company isn’t throwing in the towel just yet. On …
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