Now playing: Watch this: 4 features the iPhone 8 needs to one-up the Galaxy S8 2:30 The Galaxy S8 set a pretty high bar for phones with it’s edge-to-edge infinity screen and powerful octa-core processor, but Apple seems up to the challenge. The Cupertino company is rumored to be working on its own bezel-less smartphone …
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How to preorder the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus
You can now preorder the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. Samsung new smartphones pack a lot of punch. Both the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus are equipped with speedy Snapdragon 835 processors (or Exynos 8895 chip) and high-end cameras, but the biggest draw will be the new design. The phones feature a curved display and nearly edge-to-edge …
Read More »Synaptics introduces a better fingerprint sensor
A fingerprint sensor built into a smartphone display may be coming later this year. Synaptics, which provides fingerprint sensor technology to many Android phone makers including Samsung, said this week it came out with a new family of sensors, which can be placed under glass, ceramic and polymer. Additionally, these sensors can go on the back, front or side of …
Read More »7 tips and tricks for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S3
Samsung’s latest Android tablet is a direct competitor to Apple’s iPad Pro line that holds its own. As you begin to set up and use your new tablet, keep some of these tips and tricks in mind. Oh, and don’t forget to adjust these five settings. Enable screen-off memo Jason Cipriani/CNET You don’t have to unlock the Tab S3 to …
Read More »Stealing Galaxy S8’s thunder? This phone is rumored to have superslim bezels, too
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 announcement put a spotlight on the phone’s huge edge-to-edge display with minimal bezels. It’s certainly the first thing you notice when looking at the S8. But Samsung isn’t alone. The LG G6 also has minimal bezels, and both phones followed Xiaomi’s Mi Mix. New leaks are starting to show what a follow-up to the Mi Mix might …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S8 begins era of better Bluetooth
You’re more likely to buy Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 phone for its screen, processor or camera, but owners will get another significant technology improvement, too: the new Bluetooth 5 generation of the wireless network technology. “This is the first publicly available Bluetooth 5 phone on the market,” said Steve Hegenderfer, director of developer programs at the Bluetooth industry group. “Many …
Read More »JBL: Speaker that caught fire in New Jersey home wasn’t ours
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 …
Read More »Behold, the Galaxy S8… Microsoft Edition?
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 No, hell hasn’t frozen over. But yes, Microsoft will sell you an Android phone on April 21. Microsoft informs us that, starting today, you’ll be able to pre-order a “Microsoft Edition” of the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus, from the company’s US-based brick-and-mortar Microsoft Stores. What makes them …
Read More »Unlocked Galaxy S8 preorders start May 9. Here’s why it’s smart to wait
Today, you can preorder the gorgeous new Samsung Galaxy S8. Or you could wait until May 9, when Best Buy will begin offering unlocked versions of Samsung’s new Galaxy phones you can use with any major US carrier. It’s funny. My colleague Dan Graziano and I are basically trading phones this year — he’s angrily ditching his Google Nexus 6P …
Read More »Samsung has a clever new message, but will it fly?
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image No, not a headless chicken. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET On Wednesday, Samsung managed to release a new phone with no gremlins attached. So let’s talk ostriches. Slipped into the Galaxy S8 launch entertainment was an extremely arresting Samsung ad. An ostrich walks …
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