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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Specs Revealed In Schematics Leak?
Early details about the Galaxy Note 8 and beginning to trickle in and a recent leak give an idea of what design the upcoming Samsung device might take. The source, CNbeta, shared Thursday, a sketch mockup of a possible Galaxy S8 design in addition to...
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iPhone 7 memory: SanDisk and Toshiba have crazy-fast 3D NAND storage for next-gen iPhones
Apple will have its iPhone 6s smartphones in stores in mid-September, but a new announcement from a pair of leading hardware suppliers seems to shed some light on what we can expect from the iPhone 7 that Apple will launch next year. Earlier this week,...
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Apple releases iOS 11 beta 3—Get it now!
Apple on Monday released the third beta for iOS 11, bringing us one step closer to the software’s expected fall launch. You can get the new update as an over-the-air download if you’re a developer. Users can likely expect plenty of bug fixes and enhancements...
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Apple, Samsung struggle in face of Chinese competition
The global launch of the iPhone 7 on Friday is crucial to Apple's fortunes in China, but both it and its biggest rival Samsung, hit by a recall over exploding batteries, are struggling in the face of upstart local competitors. The US and South Korean...
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The name of Samsung’s craziest smartphone ever may have just been revealed
In addition to the standard Galaxy Note 4 model that it’s expected to unveil next month, Samsung may also unveil a special version of the Note 4 that will supposedly feature a wraparound display that we’ve read about in leaks and patent applications....
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Samsung unveils new Galaxy Note 8 phablet
Samsung set out to wipe the slate clean in New York on Wednesday with a new Galaxy Note 8 phablet, hoping features such as dual rear cameras and its biggest-ever screen will extinguish memories of its fire-prone predecessor. The world’s largest smartphone...
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Facebook will no longer pay publishers to create Facebook Live videos
Making money off Facebook Live videos may not be a tenable plan anymore, now that the social media giant has decided to stop paying publishers and video makers to produce content for its news feed. As originally reported by Digiday, Facebook’s contracts...
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Twitter blames human error after blocking a New York Times account over the weekend
Over the holiday weekend, The New York Times found that one of its Twitter accounts had been locked. @nytimesworld was frozen for a full 24 hours over an innocuous tweet about a story in which Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for the...
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Facebook and Twitter to provide Brexit disinformation reports soon
A UK parliamentary committee that’s investing fake news has been told by Facebook and Twitter they will provide information relating to Russian interference during the UK’s 2016 Brexit referendum vote in the coming weeks. With election disinformation...
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Galaxy S6 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update revealed in massive photo gallery
Samsung recently released a beta version of its Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. Unfortunately, the test was limited to the U.K., but a new gallery from SamMobile shows us everything we’re missing here in America. The...
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The Galaxy S9 release date should be just 3 months away
The barrage of Galaxy S9 rumors continues with a report that says the next Samsung flagship will launch earlier than Galaxy S8. But, at the same time, the report says the phone will launch just when we’d expect it to arrive. A few days ago, an Italian...
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Amazon launches Alexa, Echo, and Prime Music in Canada today
It has been a while coming. Amazon launched its Alexa virtual assistant and smart device platform in Canada today. In tandem with Alexa, Amazon is now shipping three devices there—the Echo Dot, the Echo, and the Echo Plus. Amazon expects 10,000 skills...
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Samsung shows off a 4K virtual reality display
Samsung has showcased a selection of its next generation of displays at the SID Display Week conference in San Francisco, CA this week. One was a virtual reality-oriented 4K display at 5.5 inches, which is the first VR-focused display seen at one of these...
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Instagram is now inserting ‘recommended’ posts in your main feed
After adding support for following hashtags earlier this month, Instagram is now rolling out a new “Recommended for You” feature, TechCrunch reports. This feature will see the social network insert posts it thinks you may like directly into your feed…...
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Amazon will hire 120,000 temporary workers this holiday season
'Tis the season for temporary employment. Amazon will be hiring more than 120,000 seasonal workers in the US this year, the company said Thursday. The jobs will span 27 states and cover customer service sites, sortation centers and fulfillment centers....
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Samsung's Galaxy X 'Folding Phone' Gets Leaked
We've been hearing rumours for some time that Samsung will launch a Galaxy X folding smartphone at some point. The device has already been through some certification for its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth components. Now, according to LetsGoDigital, it seems like...
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iPhone 8 and Apple Watch Series 3 hit stores today
A week and a half after being unveiled on stage at the new Steve Jobs Theater, the iPhone 8/8 Plus and Apple Watch Series 3 have hit just hit store shelves. As ever, eager fans were queued up at stores across the globe to be among the first to get their...
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Citi analysts dramatically scale back 2018 iPhone X forecasts, citing ‘sluggish demand’
There’s been no shortage of pessimism where 2018 iPhone X sales are concerned. Reports in January and February claimed that Apple was halving its production targets for the current quarter, and a recent survey focused on the reasons some iPhone owners...
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Spoilsport Samsung won’t let you remap the Galaxy S8’s Bixby button to other apps
One of the key differences between Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 and its previous flagships is the inclusion of a hardware button on the side to invoke Bixby, the company’s new virtual assistant software. Given that Bixby’s voice features won’t even work when...
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HTC is selling the Nexus 9 for half price one day after launch
It's pretty unusual to see a fire sale for a brand new tablet, but that's exactly the route HTC took with its Nexus 9 today. Yes, just one day after it launched. The company quickly sold through a limited quantity of 16GB Nexus 9 tablets for $199 — half...
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The iPhone 8 could cost $1,000 or more, but analysts say there will be big discounts (AAPL)
US carriers are likely to offer "assertive promotions" alongside the new, redesigned iPhone expected to come out this fall, Nomura-Instinet analysts forecasted on Wednesday. The iPhone 8, as Nomura-Instinet calls it, could cost more than the iPhones currently...
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Apple ordering 90 million iPhone 6 to meet huge demand
It's no secret that the iPhone 6 is going be a big launch, as Apple will finally offer a bigger display to better challenge the likes of the Galaxy S5 and other flagship Android phones and phablets. In anticipation of huge demand, Apple has reportedly...
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Microsoft releases new anti-iPad ad highlighting Surface accessories
Microsoft released another anti-iPad commercial, this time focusing on the iPad's lack of a USB port while highlighting the Surface RT's keyboard and stand. The ad once again returns to using Siri's voice to point out the iPad's shortcomings. "Oh dear,...
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Apple’s iPhone 6s was most popular smartphone of 2016 — and it wasn’t close
Love your iPhone? You’re not alone. Far from it, in fact — you’re in the majority. According to the latest results from research firm IHS Markit, the iPhone was the most popular smartphone in the world last year when it came to global shipment numbers....
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Apple’s plan to keep iPhone 7 margins high may have just imploded
Apple's efforts to secure lower component pricing from iPhone suppliers has been met with strong resistance, according to a new report from Digitimes . The report claims that Apple in recent weeks sought to convince component manufacturers to reduce their...