Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Book tablet has its sight set on the Microsoft… 1:09 Samsung’s new Galaxy Book is a Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) tablet that comes bundled with a stylus and keyboard case. Sound familiar? That’s because it’s a pretty common trend these days among two-in-one tablet PCs. The Lenovo Miix …
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It wasn’t so long ago that Nokia and Google didn’t move in the same circles, but oh, how times have changed. These days they’re bosom buddies, joined at the hip, BFFs — at least for the foreseeable future. Nokia famously bypassed Google’s Android mobile software in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system at the start of this decade. The …
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Here’s how serious Xiaomi is about its status as a phone maker: It’s now building its own phone chips. That puts it in a small but noteworthy group, along with phone titans Samsung and Apple and up-and-comer Huawei. The new Surge S1 chip, designed in-house by Xiaomi, makes its debut in the midrange Xiaomi Mi 5C, a moderately priced phone …
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Now playing: Watch this: Throwing dice with Qualcomm’s hand-tracking VR headset… 1:06 Do you really want to strap on a backpack, or chain yourself to a beefy computer, to step into a VR world? You may not need to, if Qualcomm keeps on trucking. The chipmaker’s building a cord-free, hand-sensing, eye-tracking headset reference design that could make it way more …
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Apple’s iPhone could celebrate its 10th birthday with a curved screen and USB-C connection. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least one model in Apple‘s next update to the iPhone range could have a curved OLED screen, similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. More intriguingly, the Journal quotes anonymous sources claiming the new iPhone would ditch Apple’s proprietary …
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LG’s just-announced marquee G6 phone adds a new chapter to the legendary rivalry between South Korean neighbors LG and Samsung. And for once, LG’s G6 could gain the upper hand against Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S8. One reason is an about-face in strategy. Where the G5’s tone-deaf modular design failed by being too different, the G6’s potential comes from aligning with …
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Many top smartphones get unveiled at each year’s Mobile World Congress. But, for 2017, perhaps the buzziest phone at the show is a retro “dumb” feature phone that offers a healthy dose of nostalgia. With LG, Sony and Lenovo’s Motorola showing off the latest in phone tech, Nokia decided to reintroduce its 3310 and offer only a few upgrades to …
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The Galaxy Note 7 troubles continue to haunt Samsung. Samsung has spent the last few months recovering from the recall and scrapping of the Galaxy Note 7, whose batteries had an uncomfortably high tendency to overheat and catch fire. Greenpeace protestors drudged the issue back up on Sunday at a Samsung event in Barcelona with a demand to know what …
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A thin frame around a display with rounded corners, wireless charging, a dual-camera setup and a water resistant body. Sound familiar? No, it’s not the rumored iPhone 8. It’s LG’s newest flagship phone. LG on Sunday unveiled the G6 at Mobile World Congress at the packed Sant Jordi Club by Barcelona’s old Olympic venue. It will likely be one of …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung teases Galaxy S8 reveal for late March 1:36 Well, we had heard that Samsung would tease its upcoming Galaxy S8, and it did. But those looking for juicy hints about the phone’s rumored ” Bixby” AI assistant and dual-camera array will be sorely disappointed by the company’s presser here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. …
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