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Golf is a challenging game but help — in the form of smart shoes — is on the way. Samsung spin-off Salted Venture on Tuesday confirmed its Iofit shoes have landed on Kickstarter and should hit stores in February 2017. With an expected sticker price of $260, early bird backers of the project should be …

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Samsung Gear 360 hits US stores on August 19 for $350

The Samsung Gear 360, a camera capable of taking 360-degree video and photos, will be widely available on August 19 in the US. The twin-lens ball-shaped gadget, which allows people to shoot their own video for VR headsets and other 360-degree presentations, was on limited availability for $350 in the US since last month and hit the market in South …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ad offers clues about upcoming phone

Thanks to a new teaser ad posted by Samsung Mobile Korea, people curious about Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 phone get a chance to play Sherlock Holmes. The fast-moving clip (embedded below) offers clues to features that the new phone will apparently offer. Your job is to try to decipher them. We’ll play Watson and lend a hand. Posted to YouTube …

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Apple’s latest numbers show a huge slowdown in China

Apple’s latest numbers are in — and while the company was quick to celebrate selling a billion iPhones, a closer look reveals a troubling trend for one of the company’s most important markets: China. Sales in the Greater China region (the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong) plummeted 33 percent year over year to $8.8 billion for the quarter that ended …

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Samsung envisions new wireless chargers that stand tall

For the Samsung fan who has a Gear to go with his Galaxy, a new wireless charger for both might be around the corner. A Samsung patent application published last week shows three new wireless charger designs that are distinct from its current, flat wireless chargers for phones. The new taller chargers are designed to charge both a phone, like …

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Apple earnings may be hung up by iPhone

How low can iPhone sales go? That’s the question Apple followers are hoping CEO Tim Cook will answer Tuesday during the company’s quarterly earnings report. The past few quarters, in terms of financials, haven’t been standouts for Apple. Yes, the company is still making money, a lot of money, with quarterly sales totaling over $40 billion over the past couple …

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I was Harley in ‘Suicide Squad’ thanks to VR

During the first day of Comic-Con International here in San Diego, Samsung Electronics and Warner Bros. brought a little VR buzz to the upcoming release of “Suicide Squad.” CNET got a first look at the experience before the booth at the Hard Rock Hotel opened its doors to eager fans who patiently waited in line to get a virtual sneak …

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Galaxy Note 7 allegedly revealed in image

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note 7 has been the subject of countless rumors, and a new image allegedly reveals what it will look like. The image — a drawing, not a photo — was tweeted by known leaker @evleaks, aka Evan Blass, and first published at blog site VentureBeat. The device features a dual curved display, which backs up previous reports …

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Samsung’s tiny, ultra fast UFS memory cards are here to speed up your drone filming

Say cheerio to your pocketful of microSD cards — Samsung’s new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) cards are here to give them a swift lesson in the ceaseless march of progression. The new cards are as small as microSD cards, but they’re much faster. Samsung promises the cards can achieve read speeds up to 530 megabytes per second, which is five …

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Nine tips to get the most out of the Gear Fit 2

You’ve set up your Gear Fit 2, now what? Start within going through these settings to get the most our of your brand new smartwatch, fitness tracker combo. From changing watch faces or installing new ones from the store, to controlling Spotify from your wrist, there’s plenty of functionality hidden in the Fit 2. Watch faces There are a couple …

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