After years of struggling to keep up with competitors, Intel will adopt their core strategy by making other companies’ chips for them, new Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said Tuesday. Intel largely has focused on making its own chips, but that’ll change with the new and independent Intel Foundry Services business unit. If the shift works, …
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Best Buy’s latest Flash Sale is happening now, meaning you’ve got until the clock strikes midnight to score some pretty hefty savings on TVs, laptops, earbuds and the like. Below I’ve rounded up a few standouts from the sale. See it at Best Buy Óscar Gutiérrez/CNET Refurbished AirPods Pro $160 (save $90) Last year, wondering if they’d work well or …
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If you’ve balked at buying a wearable because of style, price, limited features or all of the above, here’s good news: Samsung is having a one-day-only sale on the Galaxy Watch 3. It’s gorgeous, capable and downright cheap if you have something you can trade in. See it at Samsung The Watch 3 is available in 41mm and 45mm sizes, …
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The OnePlus 9 Pro is here (along with the OnePlus 9) and the company is hoping that its partnership with pro camera maker Hasselblad will help this latest handset do battle with the photography kings, the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Hasselblad is a camera company better known for its very high-end medium-format cameras aimed …
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LG is looking to shut down its mobile phone arm, Korean news site DongA reported over the weekend. The business would be shuttered instead of being sold off, the report said, citing an unnamed source, who said negotiations of a sale to Volkswagen and Vingroup JSC have stalled. That follows a report in January from The Korea Herald that LG …
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Finding lost things has become the 2021 goal of a number of tech companies: Samsung has new SmartTag trackers. Apple may have AirTags this year. Google just added a new Tile feature into its Fitbit Inspire 2 band that could help make it easier to find, or make your phone ring to find it. “Wearables are an exciting new category …
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Samsung appears to have confirmed we won’t be getting a new Galaxy Note phone this year. During its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, co-CEO D.J. Koh said the company may skip introducing its next flagship Note phone in 2021, but that it’s looking to next year. “Note series is positioned as a high-end model in our business portfolio,” Koh said …
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I’m always on the lookout for projector deals, but recently I’ve noticed an unfortunate trend in the way certain models are listed at stores like Amazon and Walmart. It’s misleading at best, deceptive at worst — and one that I think all projector sellers need to address immediately. It’s all about resolution. Take a look at this Amazon product listing …
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After a low-key launch in the US last year, Samsung put on a comparatively high-profile virtual event this year to announce three new phones in its midrange Galaxy A series. The South Korean smartphone giant showed off the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A52 5G and Galaxy A72 in an Unpacked event on Wednesday, declaring that it’s “bringing Awesome to everyone.” The …
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During quarantine I finally assembled the home theater of my dreams. OK, not quite, but the key components are there: a 4K projector pointed at a 100-inch framed screen (this one, if you’re interested). The projector I chose normally sells for $2,799, but right now you can get a deal that’s close to the all-time low: While supplies last, BuyDig …
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