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Samsung Galaxy S21’s standout feature is its $200 price cut

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 lineup boasts a ton of updated features: Better cameras, faster 5G, a new design and even S Pen support on the Ultra model. The most notable difference from last year’s Galaxy S20, however, …

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Samsung Galaxy S21 colors include some pretty pastels

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The new Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup is here. (Here are CNET’s Galaxy S21 review and Galaxy S21 Ultra review.) The phones will be available in pastels like phantom violet and phantom pink. Phantom shades of blue, gray and brown are also among the new colors …

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Samsung Galaxy S21: The final rumors before today’s Unpacked event

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Update, Jan. 21: Here are CNET’s reviews of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra. Today is Samsung day and the Galaxy S21 will be unveiled soon. The Unpacked event is happening at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET), following months of rumors …

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Samsung Galaxy S21 makes Google Messages app native, but there’s a catch

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At Samsung Unpacked on Thursday, the electronics giant unveiled its Galaxy S21 smartphones, which will arrive on Jan. 29 with a small but important change: Google Messages will be a native texting platform.  “We made Messages by Google native to the …

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Our CES 2021 Day 2 recap: Razer’s futuristic N95 mask, smart lipstick and a flying car

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES being all digital is certainly weird, but the slew of luxurious and wacky products shown on Day 1 brought with them a sense of familiarity. Day 2 kept that momentum going, although here things feel far more futuristic. Literally, a flying …

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More Galaxy S21 details leak ahead of Samsung’s Unpacked event

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Only a day ahead of Samsung’s expected Galaxy S21 launch at the Jan. 14 Samsung Unpacked event, some marketing materials have been shared online by renowned mobile tipster Evan Blass, offering a glimpse at the company’s key selling points for its newest 5G-capable …

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LG QNED Mini

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG, best known for excellent OLED TVs like the CX series, is coming out with a new line of televisions called QNED. Based on the more common LCD TV technology instead of OLED, QNED combines the benefits of its NanoCell technology with …

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Apple M1 Macs are kick

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. For years, computer makers have tried to sell PCs built on Arm processors, a power-efficient family that powers smartphones. Compared with models running on x86 chips from Intel and AMD, though, Arm-based PCs have suffered from performance and software compatibility shortcomings. …

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Sony TVs get brighter OLED, cognitive processing, Google TV streaming at CES 2021

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Sony is probably the most storied TV brand still standing and while it’s no longer a top 5 seller, it remains a powerhouse among high-end models — aka TVs that cost a lot of money. Its 2021 lineup of new sets, …

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An engineer will run Intel again as Pat Gelsinger returns as CEO

The engineers are back in charge at Intel. After just two years in the role, Intel‘s chief executive and former chief financial officer Bob Swan will step down effective Feb. 15, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. Pat Gelsinger, a chip engineer who spent 30 years at Intel but the last eight years at software company VMware, …

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