Update: Samsung has announced 2 new tablets, and an updated Gear VR headset. Samsung Galaxy Book: This Windows tablet is an update to last year’s Galaxy TabPro S Samsung Galaxy Tab S3: Samsung’s new flagship Android tablet has an enhanced HDR screen Samsung Gear VR with Controller: The snap-on VR headset for Galaxy phones has …
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This is not the Nokia flagship phone you’ve been looking for. Startup HMD, which owns the license to build Nokia phones, on Sunday launched a raft of handsets in a bid to once again be a leading light in the mobile world. HMD will need to turn up the wattage. The highest end phone unveiled is the Nokia 6, a …
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The show floor for Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest showcase for wireless technology and mobile devices, doesn’t officially open until Monday. But like all good trade shows, “day zero” is press conference day. The elephant in the room at the 2017 show is the phone that isn’t here: the Galaxy S8. But Samsung teased the phone at the end …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Casey Neistat, man of the (YouTube) people. Samsung has Oscars history. Its Oscars night all-star selfie featuring almost everyone who believe they’re anyone even made the president jealous. President Obama, that is. On Sunday, Samsung tried to ensure it’s seen as cool again …
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The pitch has always been a simple one: Place your phone down and watch it charge automatically, without the fuss of finding an outlet or connecting a power cord. The reality of wireless charging, however, has been anything but. Differing technologies and incompatible standards have hindered broader adoption of wireless charging. It was good enough to work in Oral-B electric …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G6 is water-resistant, with a whole lotta screen 2:19 The LG G6 ($150 at Amazon) brims with promise. It’s got an extra-tall display with an 18:9 screen ratio, but is narrow enough that even small-mitted people like me can use it one-handed. Dual cameras on the back, a water-resistant body and wireless charging (US-only) help …
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Samsung‘s new Gear VR headset looks awfully similar to the 2016 model, but for one notable change: there’s an all-new controller included in the box. The Gear VR with Controller (yes, that’s the product’s name) lets you point, shoot, drag and drop objects in virtual worlds while also making it less of a bother to reach up to the headset …
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Samsung’s big news at Mobile World Congress isn’t the Galaxy S8. It’s two revamped tablets. The only trouble is, nobody’s really buying tablets anymore. Just ask Apple. People are holding onto tablets longer (viewing them more like PC upgrades than phones). Ever-larger phone screens are making tablets less compelling. On top of that, many US consumers would rather spend their …
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If you can’t unveil your flagship phone at the world’s largest mobile show, make headlines instead. Samsung used a press event for its new Tab S3 tablet to announce the date of its Galaxy S8 launch: March 29 in New York. The Galaxy S8 was notably absent from Mobile World Congress, where Samsung has revealed the vast majority of its …
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Nokia. Knock-ia. Know-kia. Noh-keea. However you pronounce it, few companies (other than Motorola, of course) have been so influential in creating the cell phone that we use today. Apple, LG and Samsung may get all of the glory now, but Nokia dominated the mobile industry for two decades. When I started at CNET more than 10 years ago, a week …
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