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Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge: SD card slots, waterproof, “Dual Pixel” 12MP cameras, larger batteries, ship Mar. 11; pre-orders Feb. 23 with free Gear VR in UK, US — Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge: Curvier, faster, micro SD expansion—available March 11 — Specs at a glance: Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge Screen
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Samsung Gear 360 is a lightweight camera for capturing 360-degree photos and videos; accompanying app for S7, S7 Edge stitches and shares content — Samsung's Gear 360 camera looks like an eyeball and shoots 360-degree video — Samsung is entering the nascent 360-degree imaging market with a new camera called the Gear 360.
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
LG G5: 5.3" always-on QHD display, 16MP primary camera, secondary 8MP rear camera for ultra-wide angle shots, and an expansion slot for plug-in modules — LG's modular G5 is its most daring flagship phone ever — LG is in a tricky position: starting with the G2, it's …
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| CNET: |
Hands-on with LG's 360 VR glasses, which connect to the new LG G5 via USB-C, have dual 1080p OLED screens — LG's crazy VR headset has its own screens, plugs into phones with USB-C (hands-on) — A new way to wear virtual reality, lightweight and sunglass-style. Hands-on impressions.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
HTC's Vive will cost $799, ship in early April — If you've been eagerly awaiting HTC's Vive VR headset, we hope you've been saving up. At Mobile World Congress today, HTC announced that the consumer version of the Vive will cost $799. That price includes the headset as well as two wireless controllers with haptic feedback.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Huawei enters PC market with MateBook, a 12-inch Surface-like Windows 10 convertible tablet, starting at $699 — Huawei Launches The $699 MateBook Windows 10 Tablet With Keyboard Case And Stylus — Huawei is getting into the productivity game. The company, which recently made a splash …
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Facebook creates team for exploring social interaction in VR led by Daniel James, Mike Booth; says 20K videos in 360-degree format uploaded since late 2015 — Facebook creates ‘social virtual reality’ team — Facebook has created a new “social VR” team, led by two video gaming executives …
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| Jonathan Zdziarski / Zdziarski's Blog of Things: |
iOS forensics expert describes the risks and burdensome process associated with the FBI's request for an iPhone-breaching tool — Apple, FBI, and the Burden of Forensic Methodology — Recently, FBI got a court order that compels Apple to create a forensics tool; this tool would let FBI brute force the PIN on a suspect's device.
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| Charles McLellan / ZDNet: |
HP's Elite x3 is a 6" Windows 10 Mobile phablet that offers a Continuum dock, a 12.5" laptop-format Mobile Extender, and a catalogue of virtualized Windows apps — MWC 2016: HP unveils the Elite x3, a business-class Windows 10 phablet — HP is aiming to transform mobile productivity …
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| Chris Davies / SlashGear: |
Samsung announces Connect Auto dongle to bring LTE connectivity and diagnostics to cars, will initially use AT&T's network in the US — Samsung Connect Auto upgrades your car with 4G Tizen — Samsung may not be building a car, but it is building a car connectivity system …
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Samsung Newsroom, Re/code, TechnoBuffalo, CNET News, International Business Times, Pocketnow, BetaNews, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends and ZDNet. Thanks:@c_davies
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Researchers create 5D data storage disc that holds up to 360 TBs, can withstand up to 1000 degrees C and last up to 13.8B years at room temperature — ‘Five-dimensional’ glass discs can store data for up to 13.8 billion years — Photographs fade, books rot, and even hard drives eventually fester.
Tweets: @mgsiegler
| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Yelp customer service employee publicly confronts CEO about low pay, is promptly fired — Yelp Customer Service Employee Protests Low Pay in Medium Post, Is Promptly Fired — Late on Friday afternoon, Talia Jane, a customer service employee for Yelp, penned a letter to CEO Jeremy Stoppelman …
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