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Samsung debuts 6.2" Galaxy S9+ and 5.8" S9 with f/1.5 and f/2.4 dual aperture, dual cameras on S9+, AR Emoji, Snapdragon 845, stereo speakers; ships March 16 — The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ fuel new discoveries with Super Slow-mo video, best-in-class low light camera and AR Emoji for a more personalized way to express yourself
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Tweets: @cnet, @dcseifert, @nevilleray, @dcseifert, @paulobrien, @saschasegan, @saschasegan, @reneritchie, @dcseifert, @edbaig, @russellholly, @fjeronimo, and @thomas_husson
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
S9 and S9+ hands-on: same look and feel as S8, fingerprint reader placement is a welcome improvement, AR Emoji not as precise as Animoji, Bixby button lives on — The Galaxy S9 will feel very familiar to S8 owners — Last year, Samsung walked out of the ashes of the Note 7 debacle …
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Tweets: @samuel_pollen, @abdophoto, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ preorders start March 2 for $720/$840 from Samsung and T-Mobile, $790/$915 from AT&T, $800/$930 from Verizon, and $792/$912 on Sprint — Samsung just announced the Galaxy S9, and now we're getting details on how much retailers and wireless carriers are going to charge for it.
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Tweets: @greengart, @mattbirchler, and @ampressman
| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Sony announces 5.7" Xperia XZ2 and 5" XZ2 Compact with 18:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 845, 19MP camera with 4K HDR video capture and 960 FPS recording at 1080p — Sony has longed to find lasting success in the smartphone market, but none of the devices it released in the past few years have done the job.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sony's $280 Xperia Ear Duo open ear earbuds with head gestures come with Google Assistant and Siri integration, will ship in late May — Sony will release its Xperia Ear Duo wireless earbuds in May for $279.99. Preorders for the “open ear” headset, which has been shown in concept form over the last two years, start today at Amazon.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
HMD unveils the Nokia 8110, a €79 phone coming in May that has a sleek yet classic design, supports HTML5 apps, and runs on KaiOS, a fork of old Firefox OS — The year is 1999. Computer programmer Thomas Anderson sits at his cubicle, contemplating the latest dressing down from his boss.
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| Scott Scrivens / Android Police: |
HMD announces $85 4.5" Nokia 1 with Oreo Go and MediaTek SoC, €279 5.5" Nokia 6, €399 6" Nokia 7 Plus, and €749 Nokia 8 Sirocco with 5.5" edge-to-edge display — HMD Global had a good first year making Nokia-branded phones. In 2017, the Finnish company sold 70 million devices across … | Jamie Rigg / Engadget: |
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Huawei's €1,499 13.9" MateBook X Pro: solid design, very thin bezels, but pop-up camera placement inside the keyboard feels impractical — The webcam is built into the keyboard — Huawei isn't bringing a new flagship phone to Mobile World Congress this year …
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Tweets: @expertreviews, @marshacollier, @rajivmakhni, @c_davies, @backlon, @dcseifert, @fredericl, and @geekynerddad
| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
A watch, a car mount, a piece of paper, a timer, and an alarm clock demonstrate how “dumb” devices can be superior to “smart” alternatives from tech companies — It still feels magical to light up your living room by saying “Alexa, turn on the lights.”
Tweets: @dannysullivan, @nexttrackcast, and @nytimestech
| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Venezuela claims Petro ICO pre-sale raised $735M, but the ICO was plagued by false claims as issuers changed blockchain from Ethereum to NEM midway — Venezuela says its presale raised $735 million in 24 hours. Don't believe it. — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims … | Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is working on a branded over-the-ear wireless headphone product that could debut in the fourth quarter of 2018 at the earliest — Capitalizing on early success with AirPods, Apple is readying a branded over-the-ear wireless headphone product that could launch …
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Cult of Mac, The Verge, Engadget, Digital Trends, MacRumors, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, and MAC blog. Thanks:@mikeycampbell81
| Paris Martineau / The Outline: |
Clients of therapy-by-text services like Talkspace, BetterHelp complain about bad service, high prices, deceitful advertising around free trials — Ads for text therapy are everywhere, but people who have tried it say it's surprisingly unhelpful and expensive. — Paris Martineau
Tweets: @ruchosharma, @parismartineau, @outline, and @parismartineau
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