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Samsung’s wacky high

Samsung has a bunch of wacky new products to show off for 2017. The gadgets come from the company’s internal incubator for offbeat ideas, the Samsung C-Lab. They’ll be among the many tech treats shown off for the first time at CES, the annual gadget extravaganza taking place in Las Vegas in January. Look out …

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CES 2017: Top TV trends we expect

For a week in early January, televisions run Vegas. Sure there’s other stuff announced at the massive Consumer Electronics Show there: audio/video gear, phones, tablets, computers, streaming media devices, car tech, drones, action cameras, wearables, appliances and a whole pavilion worth of accessories. But TVs always seem to draw a big chunk of the buzz, and dominate the booths of …

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Apple beats Samsung to top holiday phone activations

Apple had nearly twice as many phone activations this holiday season as its rival Samsung, according to new research released Tuesday. About 44 percent of new phone activations during the holidays were Apple’s iPhones, compared with Samsung’s 21 percent, said mobile-app analytics firm Flurry. While the iPhone continues to be the gift of choice, Flurry noted Samsung is “slowly growing …

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The Cheapskate’s favorite deals of the year

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Cheeps! I know I said yesterday was my last post for 2016, but I meant it was my last deal post. Today I …

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A wearable that can do it all: My CES 2017 wish

At CES 2017 in Las Vegas, you’ll see two types of wearable technology, shown in two very distinct areas of the show floor. The first type is the fitness-tracking device, designed to measure your steps, your strides, your strokes and your stamina. These wearables boast the latest sensor technology to measure everything from the impact your feet make on the …

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Samsung’s Galaxy A3 (2017) may have received FCC certification

Samsung’s rumored 2017 follow-up to the Galaxy A3 has yet to be officially announced, but could be a step closer to making the jump from rumor to reality. A phone fitting the A3 2017’s description was spotted on the FCC’s certification website, leading many to believe it’s as good as done (products that clear the FCC still may never come …

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Oculus, Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream: Reviewing a year in VR

When I look back to December 2015, VR was all about mysteries and promise. Oculus Rift ($290 at Amazon), HTC Vive ($479 at Amazon) and PlayStation VR ($127 at Amazon) were all unreleased, and still shrouded in some mystery. I’d tried them, but they weren’t yet available. Now, all the VR systems have arrived. So many, in fact, that it …

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Samsung could ring LG for phone batteries after Note 7 debacle

Samsung seems to be doing everything within its power to avoid a repeat of the great Galaxy Note 7 battery crisis of 2016. That might even include buying batteries from LG, according to a Reuters report published Monday. Samsung currently sources its phone batteries from Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of the company, and China’s Amperex Technology, but could be set …

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How Fitbit, Samsung, Apple and Google misfired in watches in 2016

Fitbit’s latest earnings reports weren’t good at all. Pebble sold itself at a firesale price (to Fitbit) and cancelled its future watches. Microsoft, Motorola and Intel appear to have halted (or at least suspended) their wearable product lines. The Samsung Gear S3 slid into the holidays with a whimper, not a bang. And while Apple claims it just had its …

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Verizon Wireless agrees to brick Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Verizon Wireless is changing its tune. The wireless provider on Friday said it will issue a crippling software update to remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones. Samsung last week announced plans for the update to make sure the remaining 7 percent of Note 7 owners turn in their phones. The update prevents the device from charging and “eliminates the ability …

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