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Samsung Galaxy S9: What if the phone gets these six features?

We’ve been collecting a long list of features that the Samsung Galaxy S9 is rumored to include when it launches next month at Mobile World Congress, the show for all things mobile.   Meanwhile at CES, the show for every sort of tech (not just mobile), we saw plenty of innovations that could find their …

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How AR blurs the line between porn and ‘adult entertainment’

Two years ago, Naughty America made waves at CES with its debut of VR porn — or, to be specific, 180-degree 3D videos viewable on VR headsets. Riding the coattails of upcoming VR hardware like HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, it was a return to the risque days when CES overlapped with the adult-themed AVN (Adult Video News) show, making …

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Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus could get some serious camera upgrades

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S9 is nearly upon us, and the latest points to some welcome changes in the S9’s camera. A recent report from Korean site ETNews claims that the larger Galaxy S9 Plus will get dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. The Galaxy Note 8 was Samsung’s first dual rear camera phone and the report claims that the larger S9 variant could …

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Can Samsung, ZTE lead the foldable smartphone revolution?

Smartphones with foldable displays are either a waste of time or the next breakthrough in handsets. It just depends on whom you ask. You can count Lixin Cheng, head of ZTE’s mobile business, as someone solidly in the pro-foldable camp. Last year, ZTE released the Axon M, a clamshell-like phone that has two screens and can be opened up to …

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Samsung patent design swaps the iPhone X notch for holes

The iPhone X‘s now-infamous notch stirred up plenty of controversy for cutting into the screen space. But Apple’s notch just reflects a larger issue with newer phones: as screens begin to cover the entire face, what do we do with hardware such as home buttons and cameras? A Samsung patent application (first spotted by Dutch site LetsGoDigital) filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization …

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‘Awesome’ Nokia phone or home device launching Feb 25

It’s been almost a year since we saw the first Nokia phones running on Android. Now we’re being promised another “awesome” announcement next month. Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018 . Please expect it to be awesome 😎 — Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 18, 2018 A tweet on Thursday from the chief product officer at HMD Global …

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Buy a Galaxy S8 or Note 8, get free AKG Bluetooth headphones

If you’re in the market to buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8 phone, you’ll want to act fast. Samsung is giving away a free set of AKG Bluetooth headphones with purchases of either of the two phones, along with the Galaxy S8 Plus and Galaxy S8 Active as well. The headphones are AKG Y50BT on-ear headphones, which Samsung values at $180 (about …

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Samsung Bixby: 7 things to know about the personal assistant

Now playing: Watch this: See Samsung Bixby in action 1:49 Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant have a new frenemy. Samsung’s Bixby is a personal assistant that comes with the Samsung Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay), Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ($240 at eBay). Here are 7 things we currently know about the mysterious assistant. It’s mobile only… …

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Samsung gives 2018 Winter Olympics athletes a special Note 8

Athletes the world over are preparing for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which kick off on Feb. 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They’ve already got some good news: They’re all getting a free, Olympic-edition Samsung Galaxy Note 8.  Samsung unveiled the phone on Tuesday, saying it’s making around 4,000 to give to athletes and Olympic officials. The iconic Olympic rings adorn …

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CES 2018: The final word

When people look back at CES 2018 in five or 10 years, it’ll be the heavy rain, flash flooding and power cuts that’ll stand out more than the tech on display. While 1.33 inches (3.38 cm) of rain may not sound like a lot, it was a record for the desert city of Las Vegas: The first precipitation in 116 …

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