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Brandon Hill - Tue, Dec 01, 2015
Don’t get me wrong, today’s smartphones are fast, can have relatively long battery life, and keep us connected at all times. But with a few exceptions — namely the BlackBerry Priv and YotaPhone — they all follow the same basic design...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Nov 23, 2015
When Samsung introduced its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge devices, it was universally praised for switching from plastic to glass and metal for a more premium feel, though the change in design came at a cost. Certain features were left out...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Nov 21, 2015
If "gold is best," as we've been told in a hilarious skit that appeared on Conan O'Brien, then what is Gold Platinum? Whatever the answer, it's the new color option Samsung splashed on its Galaxy Note 5 just in time for the holiday...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Nov 18, 2015
If you insert the Galaxy Note 5's S Pen into the device the wrong way -- blunt end first -- not only is it likely to get permanently wedged into the device, it can also break the handset's ability to detect when the S Pen is in or out...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Nov 12, 2015
All cores are not created equal. Look no further than Apple, which has been dominating the competition in processing performance with its A8/A8X and A9/A9X processors. Apple, which uses its own custom-brewed ARM cores is able to roast...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Nov 10, 2015
There's been a lot of chatter about virtual reality technology transforming the consumer landscape, and little by little, the revolution is getting underway. It takes another step today with Samsung's Gear VR headset going up for pre-order...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Nov 05, 2015
The mountain that stands between BlackBerry and widespread relevance just got a little bit higher and steeper. How so? According to the latest report published by Strategy Analytics' Wireless Smartphone Strategies (WSS) services, Samsung's...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Has the smartphone market reached a point of diminishing returns? Time will tell, though according to market research firm Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments only grew 10 percent to 354 million units in the third quarter of...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Oct 27, 2015
Samsung's going big with its next Galaxy tablet -- way big. We're talking about the oft-rumored Galaxy View, a slate with a monstrous 18.4-inch display powered by Samsung's own octa-core Exynos 7580 System-on-Chip (SoC) and 2GB of RAM. How...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Oct 24, 2015
With consumers showing increased interest in smartwatches and fitness bands these days, there's a growing market for so-called wearables. It feels like we've just scratched the surface at this point, though if the category is to really...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 22, 2015
You may have to don a costume and go trick-or-treating if you want to score free candy on Halloween, but no such accessories will be necessary to snag some free hardware from T-Mobile a weekend ahead of time. This weekend and this weekend...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Oct 19, 2015
Maybe we should cease development of artificial intelligence. Why? View it as a precautionary measure for the day when robots completely replace humans in the workforce. Think about it, do we really want to be bound by mechanical overlords...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Oct 14, 2015
Not many expected much from the Samsung Z1, the first smartphone to use Samsung’s homegrown Tizen operating system. After all, many suspected that without the vast Android ecosystem by its side, the Z1 would be doomed to failure as it went...
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Paul Lilly - Sat, Oct 10, 2015
An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled on Friday that Samsung and Qualcomm did not run afoul of the law by importing certain devices into the U.S., according to NVIDIA, which has sued both companies...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Oct 07, 2015
It recently came to light that the custom A9 processor Apple is using in its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus handsets is being dual sourced from Samsung and TSMC. If that's the case, does it matter which one you get? There's evidence to...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Oct 07, 2015
Samsung's been in somewhat of a sales funk ever since the launch of its Galaxy S5. Consumers had grown bored with the recycled design of the Galaxy series, and though the premium overhaul of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge sparked renewed...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Oct 02, 2015
You don't need us to tell you that not all smartphones aren't created equal, but did you know that's even sometimes true of the same model shipping to different markets? Samsung has been known to use multiple chipsets in the same model...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Oct 02, 2015
If you want to sell a tablet to the masses -- an increasingly difficult thing to do with tablet shipments now on the decline, according to International Data Corporation -- the go-to strategy is to pitch a vibrant display and boast about its thin and light design. Everything else is secondary...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 01, 2015
A power saving feature found in some of Samsung's televisions has come under scrutiny by an independent test lab in Europe. The lab claims that Samsung TV's with "motion lighting" use less energy during official certification tests than...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Sep 30, 2015
After generally underwhelming the masses with its previous smartwatch efforts, Samsung looks to have a winner on its hands with the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic. And if you’ve been eagerly waiting to get your hands on Samsung’s latest...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Sep 28, 2015
Apple made a big splash in the market last October with the introduction of its Apple Pay contactless payments system. Using a combination of NFC hardware, Touch ID, authentication software and numerous partnerships with banks, credit card...
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Paul Lilly - Sun, Sep 27, 2015
We're so used to seeing the wireless wars being fought by T-Mobile and Sprint that we nearly forgot about the actual phone makers having dogs in this fight. Serving as a reminder of that, Samsung announced an aggressive promotion that...
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