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 …
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Samsung is bricking the surviving Note 7s (The 3:59, Ep. 152)
If you still have a Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is coming for your device. The South Korean electronics giant is releasing an update that will deactivate all remaining Note 7s after its recall in September due to batteries that caught fire. Some of our viewers who decided to hold onto their phones might not like that news. Also on the …
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AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are working with Samsung to kill off your Galaxy Note 7. But they’re going to let you enjoy Christmas first. The wireless carriers on Friday said they will issue software updates from Samsung that will prevent Note 7 devices from charging and will “eliminate their ability to work as mobile devices.” Samsung earlier in the day …
Read More »Samsung software update will brick few Note 7s left in the wild
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s Note 7 refuses to die on Verizon 1:22 Samsung said Friday it’s had overwhelming participation in the US refund and exchange program for the Galaxy Note 7 phone, “with more than 93 percent of all recalled devices returned.” The company also said it’s issuing an even more punishing software update to make sure the remaining …
Read More »Galaxy S7 Edge shines in black pearl
Black is back. Samsung just announced that it will be selling the Galaxy S7 Edge in an all-new “black pearl” color starting today. This isn’t to be confused with “black onyx,” an existing color choice. Enlarge Image Here’s the Galaxy S7 Edge in a new shade of black. Samsung It’s been a good year for shiny, black phones after Apple …
Read More »MacBook Pro: The HDMI, USB, USB
Now playing: Watch this: Dong talks dongles 2:34 Face it, connecting devices to your new Mac laptop, be it the new MacBook Pro (the 13-inch version of which pretty much replaces the MacBook Air as the new budget, compact, full-featured notebook) or the 12-inch MacBook, can be annoying.. Each includes one to four Thunderbolt3/USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C are …
Read More »Verizon won’t push Samsung Galaxy Note 7 death update
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s Note 7 refuses to die on Verizon 1:22 Only one carrier’s not going along with Samsung’s plans to brick remaining Galaxy Note 7s. Verizon Wireless, the biggest wireless provider in the US, said Friday it won’t issue a software update that would prevent Note 7 devices from charging and would “eliminate their ability to work …
Read More »My favorite laptops of 2016
Now playing: Watch this: Our favorite laptops of 2016 1:45 While 2016 may not have had a lot of highlights for many people, it was at least a good year for laptops. We saw the first systems with OLED displays (something you really have to see in person to appreciate); gaming laptops that could handle VR hardware without being as …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S8 to feature all
Now playing: Watch this: RIP home button? Galaxy S8 may have all-screen design 1:18 Samsung plans to give its Galaxy S8 phones an all-screen front design, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday that cited “people with direct knowledge of the matter.” Not only would such a design offer more space for viewing, it would also integrate the home button …
Read More »What to do with a broken Android screen
Many Android phones are a bit more durable than iPhones, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune to damage. Phone screens are made of glass, after all, and glass breaks when you drop it. So. You dropped your Android phone for the 60th time and you now have a beautiful spider web pattern blooming across your home screen. If you don’t …
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