Add Walmart to the Black Friday fray. The nation’s largest retailer has unveiled its plans for the annual holiday shopping dealfest, which is now just two weeks away. The three most important things to know: Black Friday sale prices begin online at walmart.com at 12:01 a.m. ET on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 23). Walmart stores …
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Apple could be working on an augmented reality headset, though we shouldn’t expect to see it until 2019. The news comes from “people familiar with the situation,” cited in a Bloomberg report published Wednesday. If true, it’s not surprising: Every major company is betting on “reality” headsets — AR, VR or mixed — of some form as the future of human-computer interaction. …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He has better things to do with his hands than hold a phone. Google/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET You can’t just sit there. If you have a phone to sell, especially a new one, you have to at least try and capture some attention. Even …
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Samsung is adding its first built-in, over-the-top streaming service by partnering with Sling TV, Sling announced Tuesday. Services such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV Now and others offer live cable TV channels such as CNN and ESPN, but usually require an extra device, like a game console, streaming media stick or Chromecast, to throw it up on your screen. …
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AT&T won’t have the Galaxy S8 Active market cornered for long. Samsung announced on Tuesday that the more durable version of its Galaxy S8 are coming to T-Mobile and Sprint. T-Mobile: Nov. 17 online and Nov. 22 in select stores for $820 off-contract (you’ll be able to buy it on two plans). T-Mobile is also promoting the phone with a …
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So you can’t get an iPhone X, but you don’t want to miss out on all the fun of owning a state-of-the-art phone that does a bunch of cool stuff. Not to worry. There are plenty of amazing handsets stuffed with the hardware features and software tools you crave, and they might also save you a fistful of cash. Here’s …
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The last few years saw BlackBerry phones slide into irrelevancy as consumers opted for flashier offerings from Apple or Samsung. Some things never change. TCL, a Chinese company best known for cheap televisions, as well as budget phones under its Alcatel brand, earlier this year took on the ambitious project of reviving the BlackBerry brand. The result: The company saw …
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Apple’s iPhone X might not be able to survive a drop, but at least it takes the best photos of any phone out there. According to DxOMark, which does in-depth testing and reviews of camera sensors, lenses and phone cameras, the 10th-anniversary iPhone hit a score of 101 for its photo quality. That score just barely bests the still image …
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The US Supreme Court has rejected a request by Samsung to re-evaluate a $120 million award granted to Apple in a patent infringement dispute. On Monday, the justices issued a single-line denial, meaning they wouldn’t even consider the appeal, and they didn’t elaborate on their decision. The case in question involved several patents tied to quick-link, slide-to-unlock and autocorrect features. …
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Just when you thought you’d gotten the whole high dynamic range thing figured out, here comes a whole new format. HDR is the latest enhancement to make it to televisions, streaming devices and your favorite TV shows and movies. The good news is that it can deliver the best picture quality available in home video today. The bad news? It …
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