Rumor was that Samsung’s next big phone, the Galaxy Note 8, would launch in late August. Now we’re hearing that the Note 8 might have a launch date nailed down, August 26 in New York City, according to Korean site Naver (Korean). A date is significant because it suggests that Samsung will not repeat last year’s early August …
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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! Good morning, cheeps! Today I bring you not one, not two, but so many deals I haven’t even counted …
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The Infinity Display on the Samsung Galaxy S8 may give the phone a premium look and feel, but more screen also means more potential for ugly cracks. A tougher S8 may be exactly what us accident-prone people need, and it’s looking more likely than ever that an “Active” version of the phone is on the way. Why so certain? Documents …
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Samsung will release a Galaxy Note 8, that much is on the record. If you’re wondering what the phone will look like, you might just need to take a look at the Galaxy S8. Video of what claims to be a Note 8 display panel appeared online recently on Chinese social network Weibo (via Slashleaks). Since CNET cannot independently confirm that the display belongs …
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Now playing: Watch this: See Samsung Bixby in action 1:49 The Samsung Galaxy S8‘s missing feature is finally coming to owners of the flagship handset… if they sign up. The Bixby voice assistant, which Samsung also plans to include on its future televisions and refrigerators, is first coming to Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones in the form of an …
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Fitness and VR may seem like an odd mix, but VR games can definitely motivate a fitness routine if you can avoid getting nauseous. Virzoom made a fitness bike for hard-wired VR systems like the PlayStation VR and HTC Vive last year, but it was expensive, and required placement in front of your VR PC/console. That $399 bike now works …
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It’s been a great couple of years for PC gaming. Almost every noteworthy game is available on PCs at the same time as on living room consoles, and usually with better graphics options; new GPU and CPU hardware has made gaming desktops and laptops both more powerful and less expensive; and higher-res screens mean you can play at 4K and …
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Now playing: Watch this: Feel the fear when real objects meld with VR 1:31 Enlarge Image The VR arcade could be your next hangout spot. IMAX Virtual reality has turned me into a globe-trotting adventurer. I’ve scuba-dived massive undersea shipwrecks, coming face-to-face with a blue whale. I’ve fought off hordes of oncoming zombies with nothing but a shotgun, an ax …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 could come back better than before. Enlarge Image The refurbished version is expected to be just like the original Note 7, but with a few very important changes. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung said it would consider refurbishing its huge supply of recalled Note 7 phones. The latest word suggests that the refurbished phone — reportedly dubbed the Note …
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Now playing: Watch this: The definitive Galaxy S8 ringtone review 2:08 Samsung‘s Galaxy S8 is one of the best phones ever made, and it took a lot of scrutiny on our part to determine that. In addition to our general review, we tested its camera against the iPhone 7 Plus and we dropped it on the sidewalk in a durability …
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