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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts 5.8" S8 and 6.2" S8 Plus with thin bezels, Snapdragon 835, USB-C, 12MP/8MP cameras, Bixby assistant, face and iris unlock, shipping April 21 — Preorders begin March 30th, three weeks before the release date — The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the nicest phone I've ever held.
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| Mark Spoonauer / Tom's Guide: |
Samsung Galaxy S8 hands-on: great screen, impressive design and good build, but how the Bixby assistant will stack up against rivals remains an unknown — The Samsung Galaxy S8 is the sexiest phone ever made, and it also looks to be one of the smartest. — With an all-new design …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung aims to eclipse iPhone with bevy of features and Infinity Edge design on its Galaxy S8 and to redeem trust after the Note7 by improving safety processes — The Galaxy S8 is Samsung's most ambitious project yet — Illustrations by James Bareham Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Vjeran Pavic
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S8 to cost $720 on Verizon, $750 on AT&T and T-Mobile; S8 Plus costs $840 on Verizon, $850 on AT&T and T-Mobile; available on April 21 — Samsung just unveiled its brand new smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, and US carriers along with big retailers …
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Samsung's Dex, a dock for Galaxy S8 that lets users work on a desktop display, running a tweaked version of Android 7.0 with multi-window support — The road to the perfect phone-desktop hybrid is littered with the carcasses of ambitious failures — just look at Microsoft's Lumia 950 and Motorola's Atrix.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Yusuf Mehdi / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update will roll out on April 11 as a free update; Surface devices will arrive in more countries on April 20 — Creativity has led the inspiration of our world's greatest inventors, architects, educators, entrepreneurs, developers, and students …
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Google debuts Google Calendar for iPad and says a Today View Widget is coming soon — Users of Apple's tablet get a full version of the calendar app, complete with room scheduler and goal setting. — If you're an iPad user who depends on Google Calendar to keep your world straight, the web giant has some good news for you.
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| Karl Bode / DSLreports: |
House passes resolution that lets ISPs sell customers' browsing history without user permission, 215 to 205 along party lines — As most had expected, the House of Representatives today voted 215 to 205 to kill privacy rules protecting US broadband subscribers.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Samsung's Oculus-powered Gear VR headset will now ship with a bundled controller, for $129 starting April 21 — Samsung wasn't going to get out of today's Unpacked event without an update on the VR front. The company has long had the best low-cost VR headset (courtesy of a partnership with Oculus) …
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| Xbox Wire: |
Xbox One gets Beam streaming, screen time limits, a new dashboard and guide, starting today — We're excited to announce that we are shipping new features to the broader Xbox One community today. This is a big release, and includes Beam streaming, an updated Xbox experience with the new Guide, home improvements, and much more.
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| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Google begins testing order-ahead feature on Waze, announces Dunkin' Donuts as first partner, says it plans to team up with other merchants if test goes well — A customer enters a Dunkin' Donuts store in New York City. — Waze's traffic navigation app already shows ads prodding drivers …
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| Dong Ngo / CNET: |
Samsung unveils Connect Home, a mesh WiFi system that integrates with SmartThings devices and lets users manage network remotely via a mobile app; price TBD — Looking for something with the easy installation of a Google Wifi or Eero mesh router system, but with a SmartThings hub built in?
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