No more rumors, hearsay or leaks — the long-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has finally been unveiled. I just watched the live reveal, and the Note 8 is one impressive phone with many new features. If you didn’t catch it, no worries: CNET has you covered with pictures galore, a first look with specs, and …
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It’s a big week in tech, with Google revealing the latest update to its Android mobile operating system and Samsung preparing to announce its Galaxy Note 8 phone. Android 8.0 finally received its official name, Oreo, with Google announcing the moniker and discussing features during a solar eclipse event in Manhattan. Google hosted its grand unveiling at a park right …
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Using your face may be the best way to unlock the upcoming iPhone 8. The iPhone is reported to come with 3D sensors for facial recognition that can allegedly sense your face in millionths of a second, according to The Korea Herald. In order to celebrate the original iPhone’s 10th anniversary, Apple is rumored to be releasing a dramatically redesigned …
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Samsung’s facing a big challenge with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 — and it has nothing to do with exploding batteries. It’s got to figure out how to make its new phablet stand out from its Galaxy S8 devices. The Note has always been Samsung’s jumbo phone, the one with a screen so large it’s almost a tablet. When the …
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HTC knows you’re still on the fence re: virtual reality, so today it’s sweetening the deal. Starting Monday, an HTC Vive VR headset and controller kit will cost just $600, £600 or AU$1,000. Make no mistake, that’s a huge price cut — a full $200, £160 or AU$400 cheaper than you’d have to pay yesterday. It’s the first time the …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Twitter! It’s not much to look at, but the Seagate Backup Plus offers 3 terabytes for a song. Or pay …
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As with movies and smart home devices, Australia, the UK and other countries come late to the new tech packing the US market. One of the latest is the Bixby voice feature in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones, Bixby being the assistant software similar to Siri or Google Assistant — which itself just arrived in Australia with …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Does that look like a mere iPhone 8 to you? TVC-Mall.com Many people seem to know the name of these babies, even before the babies are born. And before the parents have said anything — even whether there are three of them at …
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Samsung has all but confirmed that the Galaxy Note 8 will have a dual-camera setup when the phone launches in New York in five days’ time. A new video for South Korea (below) teases features that are unmistakably the result of two cameras. The Note 8 is rumored to be Samsung’s first dual-camera phone, an important addition in a landscape where dual cameras …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Note 8 will try to win back burned Note 7 fans 3:32 On Wednesday, August 23, Samsung will reveal its most hotly anticipated phone in years — partly because the Galaxy Note 8 will almost certainly be the company’s highest-end flagship device and partly because the previous version had a tendency to burst into flames. …
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