The Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco was busier than normal as people hustled to grab boxed sandwich lunches. The food was provided by Samsung, which played host to a developer conference last week to promote its homegrown Tizen operating system. With a turkey sandwich in hand, I struck up a conversation with a …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung has plans to bring back the Note 7 1:49 In a move to make lemonade out of lemons, Samsung may sell refurbished editions of its infamous Galaxy Note 7 under a new name: the “Galaxy Note FE,” or “Fandom Edition.” Can a new name revive the Note 7? Josh Miller/CNET As you recall, Samsung ceased …
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While Samsung fans await the company’s next premium phone, the Galaxy Note 8, it seems like a different phone may steal some of the Note’s thunder. The next Galaxy C series phone, assumed to be called the Galaxy C10, is rumored to get dual cameras. If this speculation pans out, this would make it Samsung’s first phone with the feature, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Apple iPhone 7 5:42 A recently published survey by Morgan Stanley shows that 92 percent of iPhone users are “somewhat likely” or “extremely likely” to upgrade their phone in the next 12 months plan on getting another iPhone. The research note was distributed on Wednesday and later picked up by CNET. Apple’s …
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Google’s Daydream VR compatibility will be available on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones this summer, says Google. Clay Bavor, the company’s virtual reality chief, made the announcement Wednesday during Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual three-day conference providing updates on its products and services. Daydream support will also be on LG phones, possibly the successor to the V20. Daydream …
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“PC” stands for personal computer. And that idea of personalization has only expanded as the definition of computer has morphed to include the mobile devices that we carry with us, such as the phones that most people now consider an extension of their body. I bet your phone is within your reach right now — or at least in the …
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What if, instead of touching your phone, tablet or TV and feeling glass, you felt fur? “Touch is the one sense you can’t turn off,” said Greg Topel, the CEO of Tanvas, a company working to make glass feel like cotton, paper or anything other than glass. “That’s what we’ve been doing in the digital world. We’ve been touching and …
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Samsung Pay finally launched in the UK on Tuesday, just shy of two years after it was first announced. The mobile-payments platform is Samsung’s rival to Android Pay and Apple Pay and lets Samsung phone owners use their device at contactless payment terminals instead of a debit or credit card. The UK is the 18th country globally to get Samsung …
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It’s been less than a month since the Galaxy S8 hit store shelves, but the curved flagship phone is apparently already a huge success. Samsung has already sold over 5 million units of the phones worldwide, according to the Korean site The Investor. Sales of the Galaxy S8 are reportedly off to a great start. Josh Miller/CNET The Galaxy S8 …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image You’ll need a big pocket for the ZTE Max XL, but not a deep one. Josh Miller/CNET You can keep your …
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