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Samsung Galaxy phones can store COVID vaccination proof in Samsung Pay

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is making it easier to show proof you’ve been vaccinated, all through your Galaxy smartphone. The tech giant has partnered with health care nonprofit The Commons Project to securely store immunization status digitally within Samsung Pay, letting …

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Google Pixel 6 phones won’t come with a charger in the box

Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro won’t ship with a charger in the box. The tidbit comes as part of the reveal of Google’s new Pixel 5A on Tuesday. The tech giant said it expects this to be the last time it includes a charger in the box with a new phone.  That makes Google the latest tech giant …

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Google hopes Pixel 5A, a midtier 5G phone, will lift sales despite limited availability

Google on Tuesday unveiled its Pixel 5A, a $449 5G device the search giant hopes will lift sales of its struggling branded phone line. That goal, however, will be a challenge because the midtier phone will be available through limited channels and in just two countries, the US and Japan. The new phone is part of Google’s A series, a …

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Score a $50 Best Buy gift card when you preorder the Galaxy Watch 4 (Update: Deal expired)

Samsung’s latest wearable gear, the Galaxy Watch 4, was just announced last week — and there’s already a $50 bonus hanging out there to sweeten the deal. Right now (as first spotted on Slickdeals), you’ll get a $50 Best Buy digital gift card with the preorder purchase of a Galaxy Watch 4 for $280 or Watch 4 Classic for $380. (Just …

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Fitbit Charge 5 leak appears to show new design for the fitness tracker

The next Fitbit Charge, which would be the first in the Charge line since Google’s $2.1 billion acquisition of the wearable-maker was finalized earlier this year, could be getting a new look. The Fitbit Charge 5 may feature a new rounded design and color display, according to renders from leaker Evan Blass posted to Twitter on Saturday.  If it does include …

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Samsung discontinues Galaxy Buds Plus earbuds

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Plus were released two years ago and earned a lot of fans thanks to their comfortable fit, good sound and impressive battery life (up to 11 hours). But with the arrival of the new Galaxy Buds 2, available for preorder now and set to ship on Aug. 27, the Buds Plus are apparently being discontinued. While Samsung …

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 has one true killer app. The pandemic took it away

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung pulled out all the stops with its new foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. The South Korean electronics giant waxed poetic about the engineering that ensures the phones are water resistant, and lauded apps that take …

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9 great reads from CNET this week: ‘Made in USA,’ Samsung foldables, COVID scare and more

Over the last few decades, millions of manufacturing jobs have vanished from America as companies moved that work to factories overseas. For just as long, the demand for a return to the “Made in America” glory days has echoed from shuttered Rust Belt plants to the marbled halls of Washington. There is no simple fix, but that hasn’t kept people …

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Galaxy Buds 2 add new features: 8 must

Samsung unveiled a whole bunch of new hardware at its Galaxy Unpacked event this week. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are finally official, and there are two new smartwatches — the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic — that run Google and Samsung’s hybrid wearable OS, and then there are the Galaxy Buds 2. These …

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Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3: What’s in the box? Everything included

The new Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3 (like the Galaxy S21 series) come in a relatively empty box. Wired headphones and a wall charger are no longer included accessories. The same goes for free cases. You don’t get any. The absence of so many extras is one of the ways Samsung is trying to reduce its impact on the environment. …

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