T-Mobile has reduced the price of the Note 8 on its website by $130, bringing the total price down to $820 from $950 (you’ll still see the Note 8 widely available at the $950 price point too, it’s not just a loose MSRP). This applies both to the outright price and the instalment price for the phone — which comes in at $30 per month for 24 months — and it’s available Orchid Gray or Midnight Black color variants.
Digital assistants, like Google’s Assistant for example, are gaining popularity among consumers. Based on your voice commands, they can open apps, play music you like, tell you what the weather is like, and a bunch of other things. It’s no wonder that Samsung, the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world, wants in on the action.
We have already reported that the South Korean giant is developing its own digital assistant called Bixby, that will make its debut on the upcoming Galaxy S8.
CES is normally where you’d expect to find tons of new gaming products, but it’s been a little quieter this year with just a few notable exceptions. Whether you’re on the lookout to update your gaming setup or are just interested in what the future of gaming has to offer, you’ll want to check out our roundup of the best new gaming products and announcements from CES 2021.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S22 and S22 Ultra have been dissected by iFixit. The phones received a repairability score of three out of 10. The Samsung Galaxy S22 series generally looks like a great trio of flagship phones, featuring powerful internals (at least when it comes to the Snapdragon variant), upgraded main cameras on the base and Plus models, and an S Pen slot on the Ultra variant.
One thing you won’t be getting here though is a DIY-friendly design, according to the folks over at iFixit.
A fresh new year is almost upon us and that means we are mere days away from the biggest consumer electronics show in the world. CES 2014 kicks off in Las Vegas on January 7, and this year what happens in Vegas definitely doesn’t stay in Vegas, it pops up on AA for your reading pleasure just as soon as our intrepid reporters check it out. We’ll be bringing you hands-on peeks, analysis and news covering everything of note, big and small.
With Cyber Monday in full swing, Amazon is bundling the Ring Video Doorbell and Echo Dot (3rd Gen) for just $79.99. That’s a massive $69.99 discount from the original price.
As the name implies, the Ring Video Doorbell is a Wi-Fi-enabled doorbell. You can see who’s at your front door and even speak with them from your phone, tablet, or PC. The Ring Video Doorbell also alerts you when it detects motion and doesn’t need existing doorbell wires to work.
Philo is an excellent live streaming service if you’re not particularly a sports fan, and you now have the chance to get your first month for just $1. From now until April 25, Best Buy is offering this promotion for new subscribers when you buy a qualifying device, representing a 95% discount on the usual $20 monthly fee.
The qualifying devices range from Hisense and Westinghouse smart TVs to streaming sticks, and more.
We currently have a plethora of ways to get data to our smart phones. We can use QR codes, messages and email, and even NFC. At this year’s CEATEC, Fujitsu has demonstrated a new way to get data from the world to our smart phones. This method uses our televisions.It’s much the same premise as a QR code. When a TV commercial prompts you to, you open up your camera and point it at the screen.
Fans of Google’s Hangouts chat client can expect to see a new 15.0 version of the app to roll out this week. The new version’s major addition is just for the very few smartphone owners who have Android 7.1 Nougat installed, as it adds the GIF keyboard to the app.
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The GIF keyboard made its debut in the Android 7.
Last year, Huawei released the MediaPad X1, a 7-inch tablet with LTE capabilities, and HD screen, and a solid build. This year, the company is looking to push things even further with a follow-up that boasts some very impressive hardware. Just announced in Barcelona at MWC 2015 is the MediaPad X2.
The 7-inch device features a laminated, 1200X1920 HD IPS display with promised viewing angles of 178 degrees. A 64-Bit, 2.0GHz Kirin 930 Octa-Core CPU is on board, which supports LTE Cat.