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Brandon Hill - Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Samsung came under fire yesterday after it was revealed that the under-the-display fingerprint reader used in its Galaxy S10 family of smartphones isn't as secure as previously thought. In fact, it was found that anyone could potentially...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Oct 18, 2019
Samsung Electronics is doing something next year that smartphone fans have been waiting for. The company allegedly has a new OLED panel that is being built by Samsung Display that fills the hole where the front camera peeks through the...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Using a screen protector is a common way to help prevent smartphone displays from getting scratched, scuffed, or even shattered. On the Galaxy S10 series, however, it's been discovered that a screen protector can inadvertently prevent the...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Oct 14, 2019
Samsung is kicking off the week with a software treat for Galaxy S10 owners—the Android 10 beta is now available to download, with Samsung's retooled One UI in tow. This means anyone who owns a Galaxy 10 series smartphone can start playing...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Oct 11, 2019
There's no doubt that Samsung has a powerful flagship on its hands with the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+. With their large displays, large amounts of onboard storage, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processors, however, customers are looking at a prices that start at $949 and $1,049...
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Brandon Hill - Wed, Oct 09, 2019
When it comes to adopting the latest iterations of Google’s Android operating system, Samsung is usually one of the last major OEMs to jump on the bandwagon with its devices. While companies like Sony and OnePlus enter the fray early in...
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Shane McGlaun - Mon, Oct 07, 2019
The gang over at iFixit has got their hands on the revised Samsung Galaxy Fold and have torn it down. The teardown starts with a look at the new protective elements that Samsung added to prevent the Galaxy Fold from getting debris under...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Oct 07, 2019
Samsung today said it has developed the industry's first 12-layer 3D-TSV (Through Silicon Via) chip packaging technology, calling it "one of the most challenging packaging technologies for mass production of high performance chips." And...
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Brandon Hill - Fri, Oct 04, 2019
In case you weren't following the livestream, the folks over at CNET felt it appropriate to put Samsung's revised Galaxy Fold through hell by subjecting it to a vigorous "fold" test to gauge its durability. Samsung itself says that the...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Oct 02, 2019
Android Auto was supposed to bring wireless connectivity to all Android devices starting with the release of Android 9.0 Pie. That obviously did not happen—now more than a year later, it has only arrived on a spattering of phones...
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Shane McGlaun - Fri, Sep 27, 2019
When Samsung first launched the Galaxy Fold, things quickly went wrong for the company. The Galaxy Fold has relaunched after the company said that it reworked the device to be more durable (making changes to the display and the hinge...
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Brandon Hill - Mon, Sep 23, 2019
After the original incarnation of the Galaxy Fold crashed and burned when reviewers were quick to point out a number of glaring design faults, Samsung is ready to try again with it first folding smartphone. The revised Galaxy Fold was...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 19, 2019
In a matter of speaking, Samsung is dipping its newest solid state drives in the fountain of youth with the promise of software that ensures these drives "never die." They are also being offered in ultra-high capacities up to 30.72...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Sep 17, 2019
When it comes to today's smartphones, it seems as though we've fallen into a "rut" of sorts, with iterative updates that don't really push the boundaries forward with respect to design. We've seen this across the smartphone industry with...
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Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Sep 12, 2019
On this episode of HotHardware's 2.5 Geeks Marco, Dave, and Chris chat about Dell's revamped XPS 15 Ultrabook, the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 WiFi 6 router, Samsung's big, bad Galaxy Note 10+, the Asura Genesis Xtreme NVMe SSD with RGB...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 11, 2019
Have you been eyeballing an upgrade to Samsung's Galaxy Note 10+ or Galaxy Note 10? If so, you may be interested to know about Microsoft's new trade-in promotion. Microsoft is offering up to $650 in trade-in credit towards a Galaxy Note...
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Shane McGlaun - Thu, Sep 05, 2019
Samsung has had a rough time with the launch of the Galaxy Fold smartphone. The smartphone went up for preorder, sold well, but failed quickly when in the hands of reviewers causing Samsung to cancel that launch and rework the smartphone...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Sep 03, 2019
Samsung must be feeling extra confident in the tweaks it made to its Galaxy Fold, because apparently it already planning a follow-up act. If the latest rumor is true, Samsung will launch another premium phone with a folding display...
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Brandon Hill - Tue, Sep 03, 2019
We first heard rumors of the Galaxy A90 family of mid-range smartphones back in late June, and now Samsung has made the official announcement. As we previously reported, the Galaxy A90 smartphones pack quite a punch and bring over many of...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Sep 03, 2019
Now is a great time to buy a Samsung smartphone. Why is that? Over at Best Buy, several of the company's higher end models are marked down $200, including the fancy new Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+. If you not interested in the...
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David Altavilla - Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Samsung's Galaxy Note series of large format Android smartphones has never been about compromise. The pen-wielding, hybrid devices have always been bigger, more powerful and more capable with larger batteries and as many bells, whistles...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Aug 30, 2019
At long last, Samsung's folding smartphone may finally see the light of day next month, following a short-lived and ill-fated launch. We are of course talking about the Galaxy Fold. If the latest report from a South Korean news agency is...
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