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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is an Android tablet with S-Pen support, a Snapdragon 820 chip

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Samsung’s latest premium Android tablet features a 9.7 inch, 2048 x 1536 pixel AMOLED display with HDR support and the same S-Pen digital pen technology used for the Windows-powered Galaxy Book. Under the hood, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Android tablet features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. While […]

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Samsung launches Galaxy Book line of 2-in-1 Windows tablets

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As expected, Samsung is expanding its line of Windows tablets. What I wasn’t certain of until today is that Samsung’s new Galaxy Book line of devices includes two new 2-in-1 tablets. There’s a 10.6 inch model with a Core M3 processor and a 1920 x 1280 pixel display and a 12 inch model with a […]

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New Moto Z modules: Gamepad, wireless charging, Amazon Alexa

by Brad Linder Comments Off on New Moto Z modules: Gamepad, wireless charging, Amazon Alexa

LG may have given up on the dream of swappable smarpthone modules, but Motorola is going full-steam ahead. The company has already announced that Moto Mods will not only work with the current Moto Z smartphone family, but also upcoming devices launched over the next three years. And at a Mobile World Congress press event […]

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Nokia 3310 gets reimagined for 2017: Not every phone needs to be “smart”

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It’s 2017 and while today’s smartphones are more powerful than yesterday’s desktop computers, they generally get crappy battery life. That’s the price to pay for big screens, speedy processors, and a million other features that make our pocket computers so powerful. But sometimes you want a phone that’s just… a phone. And the Nokia 3310 […]

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HMD announces global launch of Nokia 3, 5, and 6

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The Nokia 6 smartphone launched in China last month for $245, and now the company behind the Android smartphone has announced it will be available around the world. There’s also a new special edition of the 5.5 inch phone, with a glossy black design and more memory. HMD Global says the Nokia 6 will retail […]

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Motorola revamps mid-range lineup with new Moto G5

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Motorola revamps mid-range lineup with new Moto G5

The first Moto G was a groundbreaking smartphone, not because it had stellar hardware or design, but because it had decent features and an affordable price. It helped reinvent the idea of what a budget smartphone could be. Motorola has launched updates to the phone every year, typically with modest improvements. It’s questionable whether any of […]

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ZTE demos “Gigabit Phone” capable of mobile downloads up to 1 GBps

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Some organizations may say that 5G technology is still a few years away from widespread deployment, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see plenty of companies throwing around the 5G name during the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona this week. Case in point? ZTE is showing off a “forward-looking 5uper Generation” smartphone that uses […]

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HP Pro x2 tablet launches for $979 and up

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HP’s latest business tablet is an updated version of the HP Pro x2. The new model features a 12 inch full HD display, a built-in kickstand, a detachable keyboard, a Wacom pen, and support for up to an Intel Core i7-7Y75 processor. The HP Pro x2 612 G2 is a fanless computer that measures just […]

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Huawei launches P10 and P10 Plus smartphones

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Huawei is unveiling two new flagship smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus smartphones feature a Leica dual camera system on the back, a fingerprint sensor on the front, and a 5.1 inch full HD display. The company is also playing up the phone’s design. Huawei has partnered with […]

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Google Assistant for everyone (running Android 6.0 or later)

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Google Assistant is finally going to be widely available. The software lets you interact with Google apps and services using natural language. But up until recently it’s only been available in a few ways: through the Google Allo chat app, on Google Pixel smartphones, and via the Google Home smart speaker. Now Google says Assistant is […]