Want your next laptop to get the performance boost that comes with storing data on an SSD? You’ll have to pay more for the privilege this holiday season and beyond. SSDs, or solid state drives, store data on flash memory chips the same way your phone does. The approach can speed up your PC significantly …
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Samsung is desperate to brick your Galaxy Note 7 and it’s trying one last trick to make the faulty phone all but completely useless. The company has announced that it’s partnering with Australian telecommunications providers to shut down network access for the Note 7, in a bid to get those hold-out Note 7 users to return the recalled device. The …
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Samsung fans, get ready to take better selfies. The Korean company plans to bring a new automatic focus feature to the Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay)‘s front camera, according to a report by Korean news site ETNews. Enlarge Image Front-facing cameras can result in some pretty dismal selfies in low light, such as this one taken with the Galaxy S7. …
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Sales worldwide of smartphones have flatlined in 2016, but strong growth for 4G smartphones in emerging markets remains a bright spot. In IDC’s latest forecast projecting sales for 2016, the market research firm reported worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to reach about 1.45 billion units. This represents a year-over-year growth rate of just 0.6 percent, a steep drop from the …
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Black Friday 2016’s reign as the biggest US online sales day ever didn’t last long. Three days to be exact. That’s because Cyber Monday hit $3.45 billion in online sales, up 12 percent from a year earlier, according to the latest statistics from Adobe Digital Insights. The day edged out Black Friday by roughly $110 million. Jill Stein is already …
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US shoppers made $1.2 billion in purchases with their phones and tablets on Friday, the first time in US retail history that mobile revenue exceeded $1 billion in one day, according to data released Saturday by Adobe. see also Black Friday holiday gift guide Your Black Friday brawl videos, in all their glory Here’s the tech you shouldn’t buy on …
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Now playing: Watch this: Choosing a portable drive that’s right for you 1:58 Editors’ note: This post was originally published on May 10, 2016 and is periodically updated. The cloud is great. But if you need a serious amount of storage, online backup is never quite enough. Drawbacks such as intermittent broadband access or frustratingly slow speeds mean local storage …
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HTC 10 owners have one more thing to be thankful for this weekend. HTC is rolling out an update that will let users of the unlocked version of the device to upgrade to Android 7.0 Nougat, Google‘s latest operating system. Nougat will be available from Friday, the company’s vice president of product management said in a tweet. The HTC 10 …
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Love it or hate it, and I suspect that you’re in the latter camp, Black Friday has landed in the UK with retailers like Amazon, Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse jumping into fray. No, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to have Black Friday when there’s no Thanksgiving before it, but it’s still a day to grab …
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Update: This post has been updated with new deals on desktops. Origin PC makes high-end desktops and laptops for gamers, including some of our favorite VR-ready rigs. Holiday shopping deals on a handful of laptops are available right now, which include discounts and extras. Early Black Friday deals EON 9-Series 15-X original price: $2,020 — Black Friday Price: $1,499 EON …
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