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No, CES still hasn’t officially begun, but I don’t blame you for thinking so given the torrent of news we’ve seen so far. And today, or CES press day as it’s called, was even busier with a long schedule of press conferences from big name companies battling to one-up each other. It’s exciting and a …

Samsung sure didn’t take long to address the elephant in the room at CES — its exploding Galaxy Note 7. The company kicked off its press conference, which typically highlights its shiny new TVs and home appliances, with an acknowledgement that the company has work to do to regain customer trust. “As you know, this year was a challenging year …

Now playing: Watch this: We took a magic ride in a metal VR skeleton with Hypersuit 1:28 Shrug off that New Year’s hangover, there’s no time to rest as CES begins once again. The CNET team is on the ground in Las Vegas ready to bring you all the gadget goodness. Though the show doesn’t formally open until Thursday, there’s …

Virtual reality has gotten a lot of buzz, but not a lot of users. That could change this year with the newest mobile chip from Qualcomm, detailed Tuesday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The company’s Snapdragon 835 processor with X16 LTE packs features that enable companies to make smaller and lighter devices — as well as more …

Sony’s got tech heritage coming out of it eyeballs, but does it have the power to shake up CES? Unlike rivals LG and Samsung, the company has kept a tight lid on its plans for CES this year. Sony’s CES 2017 teaser page promises new products and includes the tagline: “Countdown to innovation.” Sony’s event will kick off at 5 …

One of the world’s largest stages for new gadgets and devices will be in the spotlight this week — so you would expect to see a flood of innovative and high-powered phones there, right? Wrong. Phones are still coming to CES 2017, but not a laundry list of outstanding smartphones. Instead we’re expecting: Midrange devices rather than top-shelf products Phones …

Samsung is kicking off 2017 with budget-phone buyers in mind. The electronics giant on Monday introduced its updated Galaxy A series phones: the 5.7-inch A7, 5.2-inch A5 and 4.7-inch A3. The 2017 versions of these phones come with a handful of upgrades, like IP68 water and dust resistance and improved 16-megapixel front- and rear-facing cameras. Samsung’s Galaxy A range of …

Las Vegas is the city of splashy, neon-lit promises. When the hype circus known as the CES trade show arrives in early January, well, things get even crazier. This is, after all, the show that last year brought you Samsung’s super-fridge. So there’s no better place to talk about 5G, which is simultaneously the one of the most overhyped technologies …

Samsung has been lying low this holiday season. And for good reason. You’d want to keep your head down, too, if the year ended as poorly for you as it did for Samsung. The Galaxy Note 7, one of its most high-profile phones, blew up in its face, suffering multiple recalls and bans by airlines before only now flickering out …

T-Mobile is the first major carrier to push an update to remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 handsets that will prevent the phone battery from charging. Once updated, the phones will display an on-screen notification about the recall with instructions and they will no longer have the ability to charge. The update, which will essentially make the phones unusable, will also …