Samsung recently renamed its S Health app as Samsung Health and added the ability to video-call doctors directly within the app. The new name and feature were announced alongside the Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay) at the end of March. With the company’s renewed focus on healthy living, there’s no better time to give Samsung …
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Google Maps, online flight check-in, access to TripAdvisor and Yelp on demand — there are a thousand ways the internet makes traveling more convenient and fun. You know what’s not so fun? Roaming bills. It’s a problem Hong Kong-based Tink Labs is trying to solve by putting custom-made phones with free data in hotel rooms across the world for foreign …
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The Samsung Galaxy S8 announced last week has a huge display, facial recognition, and Bixby, but it didn’t get the two camera lenses on the back that were prevalent in rumors leading up to the Unpacked launch event. Now, some photos of alleged Galaxy S8 Plus prototypes recently surfaced showing off a dual camera set up, which contrasts with the …
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Yes, we are still talking about the Samsung Galaxy S8, but there’s a good reason! Samsung’s latest phone is the first device that will be able to reach Gigabit LTE speeds, meaning you could download the first “Lord of the Rings” movie in less than 30 seconds. But it’ll take some adjustments first from your carriers, which will have to …
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Now playing: Watch this: 3 things to consider when buying storage devices 1:31 Editors’ note: This article is frequently updated to reflect changes in technology and in the marketplace. The computing world runs on information, and handling it is crucial. So it’s important that you select the best storage device to not only hold your data, but also distribute it. In …
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If you think the Galaxy S8 is fast now, give it a few months. The headline change in Samsung’s flagship phone, introduced this week in New York, is the massive display the company was able to cram into the device, thanks in part to the removal of the home button and much of the edges around the screen. But hidden …
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Unlocking a phone with just your face sounds awesome. However, like devices that have come before for it, Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might be easy to break into because of its Face Unlock feature. The Galaxy S8 is seen being unlocked using just a photo, according to a video by blogger MarcianoTech (at the 1:09 mark) that claims to show a …
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OK Google, meet Bixby. Alexa, meet Bixby. Hey Siri — never mind, you all get the point. There’s another voice assistant on the block, this time from Samsung and coming exclusively to its new Galaxy S8 phone later this month. It does a lot of the same stuff those other digital helpers already do, only it does them worse while …
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Yesterday, Cliffside, New Jersey resident Nichole Tatem tweeted an image and short video of the charred remains of her Bluetooth speaker after she said it had caught fire in her daughter’s bed. The media, always on the lookout for electronic devices spontaneously catching fire, was quick to jump on the smoldering speaker story. There was only one problem: While Tatem …
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The battery inside the clear glass case starts to smoke and then turns red hot. All of a sudden, it bursts into flames. When the fire has died down, all that’s left is the charred husk of a battery — specifically, a battery meant for Samsung’s new Galaxy S8. No, this isn’t deja vu, and Samsung’s new phone isn’t experiencing …
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