At its Galaxy Unpacked event in Brooklyn, Samsung unveiled the latest additions to its Galaxy Note lineup the Note 10 and Note 10+. The Note 10’s display is 6.3 inches and the Note 10+, with a display that measures at a whopping 6.8 inches, is Samsung’s largest phone screen. Both are packed with features and […]
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Google rolls out high-speed gigabit ‘Fiber’ network in Austin, Texas
Google has been offering the public its own gigabit fiber internet package in select cities for $50. That’s an astoundingly low price for those lucky enough to live in a supported “Fiberhood,” but Google’s Fiber rollout has been pretty slow. They’ve faced numerous setbacks over time and even shut down their network in some locations, […]
Nintendo planning more versions of the Switch
A report by the Wall Street Journal claims Nintendo has plans for further updates to the Switch lineup to extend the platform’s lifecycle. “Chief Executive Shuntaro Furukawa has said the company is always working on new hardware,” writes the publication. The Wall Street Journal also confirmed that some upcoming Switch models would use indium gallium […]
Samsung’s DeX on Note 10 brings phone apps to your PC
Among the many new updates and features coming with the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus is a revamped take on DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software that is powered by the phone. While prior versions of DeX required you to plug the phone into a monitor and use a mouse and keyboard paired to it, […]
Samsung’s S Pen for the Note 10 works like a wand now
amsung confirmed a poorly kept secret. The Galaxy Note 10 S Pen will offer gesture controls, or “Air Actions.” The S Pen, bundled with the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10, is a Low-Energy Bluetooth stylus that now communicates gesture commands with its paired smartphone wirelessly. This isn’t totally a surprise, as there was a lot […]
Samsung Galaxy Book S is a Windows 10 laptop
Samsung also took the opportunity to unveil a laptop, called the Samsung Galaxy Book S. As rumored, the Galaxy Book S ships with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chip 7nm 64-bit Octa-core processor and runs Windows 10. It looks to have a thin, minimal design, with two USB-C ports and a headphone jack. According to Samsung, […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10 Plus. It’s the first time Samsung has released two different Note models, and there’s more than just screen size differentiating the two. The new approach should help Samsung expand the Note line to enterprise and consumers alike, through a smaller form factor and lower price. […]
Samsung is making an Under Armour edition of the Galaxy Watch Active 2
Samsung has introduced a new version of its upcoming Galaxy Watch Active 2 in partnership with the fitness giant Under Armour. The Under Armour Edition will be available the same day, but cost $309 for the Bluetooth version, a $30 premium over the $279 aluminum Bluetooth Active 2. Meant for the serious runners, this special […]
Microsoft contractors listen to some Skype calls and Cortana commands
Contractors working for Microsoft are listening to personal conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s translation service, according to a cache of internal documents, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by Motherboard. Although Skype’s website says that the company may analyze audio of phone calls that a user wants to translate in order to improve […]
Watch SpaceX catch a piece of its rocket as it falls from space
SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 two-stage rocket to orbit on Tuesday, offering a free ride for the AMOS-17 communications satellite. It was the third flight for the Falcon 9 booster and to get the satellite to orbit SpaceX had to do away with the booster — so we don’t get to see SpaceX pull off […]
Twitter may have shared your data without permission
Twitter came clean about a data mishap. According to the company, it may have shared data it didn’t have permission to with advertisers. The microblogging network said in a company blog post Tuesday that it may’ve shared certain data even though you didn’t give it permission to do so. We recently discovered and fixed issues […]
Apple sold almost three times more smartwatches than its closest rival
Apple Watch remains the best-selling smartwatch worldwide, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics. The smartwatch is doing well as a whole, shipping 12 million units globally from April to June this year, up 44 percent from the same period in 2018. Steven Waltzer, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said smartwatch growth “continues to […]
How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: meet the Note 10
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch date is today, August 7, and we’ll be reporting live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York to bring you all the news as it breaks. Rumors point towards at least two handset announcements today, with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 tipped to arrive alongside the bigger Galaxy […]
Twitter is testing a ‘Snooze’ button that lets you pause notifications
Twitter is testing a “Snooze” button that allows you to pause push notifications from the mobile app for an allotted time. Jane Manchun Wong, a tech blogger from Hong Kong, has revealed that Twitter is testing a new ‘Snooze’ button that lets you pause notifications. Jane Manchun Wong tweeted Twitter is testing Snooze feature, allowing […]
Xbox Live outage locks players out of their games for hours
Since just before 5PM ET, an Xbox outage has caused gamers error messages when trying to launch their digital titles. Whenever a player tried to open a game, it quickly close and flash a message to sit tight as outages happen “once in a while”. The Xbox Live status page still lists services as “limited,” […]