Weeks before Apple announced the iPhone X, Samsung threw down its own top-tier challenge: the Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8 is a tremendous phone, powerful and packed with features that include a dual-camera setup, a pretty good portrait mode and the signature S Pen stylus. But it also plays it safe, blending last year’s disaster-stricken …
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Dear Siri, Tomorrow, Apple is holding an event to most likely announce the next iPhone. Many people are hoping for a radical redesign, others are debating what the new phone will be called: iPhone Pro, Edition, X, or just 8? But my mind is on you, Siri. To quote Joey Tribbiani: How you doin’? It’s been six years since you …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image How long will you wait for your, um, X? TVC-Mall.com The bit-by-bit leaks have turned into torrents. Apple will (supposedly) release three phones. Two will be updates of previous generations. One will be the brand new gadget of the near future. Or at …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. This is not a good idea. Barry Lewis Facebook is home to many peculiar gatherings. Some may be more offensive than others. However, as Hurricane Irma barreled its way to Florida on Sunday, causing more devastation, one event group decided to make a stand. Or …
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Apple’s September 12 event will undoubtedly be dominated by the iPhone. But let’s not forget: a new Apple TV and new Apple Watch are widely expected to be unveiled, too. While smartwatches seem to have gone into a slumber lately, many companies have suddenly gotten back in the game: Fitbit has a new fitness smartwatch. Garmin’s got one, too. Samsung’s …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image “Hey, come meet my ex.” Apple So now we know. Or, at least, we think we know. Irish iPhone programming guru Steve Troughton-Smith now feels sure he has the names of the three phones to be launched by Apple on Tuesday. Should you have …
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The Galaxy Note 8 is a tremendous phone, but it also comes at a tremendous price — $930-$960, £869 and AU$1,499. So long as you actually use all the standout features — the dual cameras for portrait mode, and the S pen stylus to write, draw and navigate the phone — the Note 8 is worth the investment. But if …
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Now playing: Watch this: We destroyed the Essential Phone 4:36 When we drop-tested the Samsung Galaxy S8, it wound up with a cracked glass back. When we drop-tested the Moto Z2 Force, the “shatterproof” screen survived — but its shiny aluminum edges got all chewed up. Essential performed its own drop tests and claims the phone survived without blemish. That …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. It’s not easily inflamed. JerryRigEverything/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET One of the great joys of a new phone release is the group of people who get hold of the device and immediately try to destroy it. This seems especially appropriate with the Samsung Galaxy Note …
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Samsung wants more of us to use Samsung Pay. So it’s launching its Rewards program in Singapore, the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in the world. The Korean electronics giant previously released the loyalty program in the US and South Korea in Nov. 2016 and March 2017, respectively. The program awarded Samsung Pay users points for each …
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