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 …
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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. Koogeek I can’t say I’m sold on the whole smart home thing, much as I love my app-powered thermostat and voice-powered Amazon Echo. …
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Samsung may give its lower-cost Galaxy A5 phone for 2017 something that right now only its highest-end phones have: a curved screen, according to leaked renderings and rumors that are tied to the phone. Samsung is the only device maker currently selling phones with wraparound displays (LG seems to have stopped, at least for now) — that makes a curved …
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Virtual reality is continuing to creep into the everyday online experience. Its latest advance: the blogging platform WordPress, where you’ll now be able to upload and share VR and 360 degree content right on your site. Readers will be able to view the content in their browsers, and they’ll also be able to click a “VR” button to view everything …
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Rumors of the first phone with next-gen Bluetooth have social media buzzing about the potential of the new wireless feature. On Twitter, “verification questions” are trending, with people using polls to “verify” whether people are really from a certain region. Luckily, it’s a joke — no one is looking to kick you out if you answer wrong. Social Cues is …
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Virtual reality is still in its early days as a mass medium, but the dawn of VR subscriptions is now here. On Wednesday, VR studio Wevr launched the first subscription model for VR content with $8 and $20 annual membership levels, in an update to its viewing app called Transport. Wevr is one of several companies spearheading non-gaming virtual reality, …
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Now playing: Watch this: The best phones you can get right now 1:51 You’re up to date on everything you need to know before buying a phone, and now the time has come to actually dig out your wallet and go for it. There are tons of great phones that will fit your exact size, price and carrier needs, but …
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A new fingerprint sensor has just arrived that could make your next phone’s screen significantly bigger without making the phone itself larger. Touch-tech expert Synaptics announced the new fingerprint sensor on Tuesday, an optical model that fits under a phone screen’s cover glass. That contrasts with today’s capacitive models that need dedicated territory, like the circular home button at the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Meet Relonch, the camera without a screen 1:21 Add Relonch to the growing pile of products touting artificial intelligence that’s so advanced it’s practically magic. In this case, it’s a $99 a month service that consists of a data plan and a camera sporting only power and shutter buttons; it automatically whisks the photos to its …
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Now playing: Watch this: Is this the Galaxy S8’s fingerprint scanner? 1:18 Did we just get a preview of the Samsung Galaxy S8‘s optical fingerprint scanner? Samsung manufacturing partner Synaptics just announced a sensor of its own for smartphones. This might give us a clue of what’s to come in the Galaxy S8 and other phones that use the company’s …
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