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Samsung Announces Updated iMac-Style Smart Monitor M8 With HDR10+, Portrait Orientation, and New 27-Inch Model

Samsung has announced its popular Smart Monitor M8 is getting an update for 2023, with a new 27-inch size joining the previous 32-inch option, and both 4K screens gaining HDR10+ support, a new portrai...

May 2023

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8 Great Deals on Smartphones, Fitness Trackers, and More

Louryn StrampeWe're in that weird liminal deals space between sales holidays. It's not quite early enough for Memorial Day deals, but most Mother's Day discounts have come and gone. That didn't s...

May 2023

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Review: Lenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola

[photo1]Julian Chokkattu7/10Last year, I said Motorola's Edge 2022 felt like the "first good Motorola phone in a while." Well, the company's two for two now. Except this isn't your usual Motorola smar...

May 2023

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Review: Xiaomi Poco F5 and F5 Pro

[photo1]Simon Hill6/10The gap between mid-range and high-end smartphones has slowly been closing. Spend around $400 on a phone and you can expect a gorgeous screen, a good camera, and enough grunt to ...

May 2023

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Pixel 7a review: More of Google's winning formula

You know the drill by now--the Pixel a-series is the best phone line Google makes. A combination of good design, a great camera, the right specs, and a low price makes it our usual recommendation for ...

May 2023

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Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone shipments by 1% amid persisting market decline

Samsung overtook Apple through a slender 1% lead to secure the top spot in smartphone shipment volumes during the first quarter of 2023, despite the ongoing contraction of the smartphone market, accor...

May 2023

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Oh hey, Google just announced the Pixel Fold

Look, I'm not going to sit here and pretend like the entire world didn't know this was happening next week, but is a bit of theatrics too much to ask? Google learned a few years back that the best way...

May 2023

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AI is just someone else's computer

Samsung this week became the latest big name to ban its employees from using generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, warning staff that they could be fired if they're caught using them.In...

May 2023

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Google I/O 2023 is next week; here's what we're expecting

Google's annual developer conference returns to Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we'll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always ...

May 2023

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Samsung bans use of generative AI tools like ChatGPT after April internal data leak

A month after internal, sensitive data from Samsung was accidentally leaked to ChatGPT, Samsung is cracking down on usage of the generative AI service. The electronics giant is planning a temporary bl...

May 2023

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Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a 'deep fake' defense

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here -- just click The Station -- to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscrib...

May 2023

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Today's best deals: Vitamix 5200, LG C2 4K TV, Samsung and SK Hynix SSDs, and morevar abtest_1934999 = new ABTest(1934999, 'click');

Today's best deals include a range of Roomba robot vacuums, internal SSDs from Samsung and SK Hynix, one of the best blenders money can buy, and LG's well-reviewed 48-inch C2 4K TV. LG's C series TVs ...

Apr 2023

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TSMC Struggling to Make Enough 3-Nanometer Chips for Apple

Apple supplier TSMC is "straining" to produce enough of its newest 3-nanometer chips to meet demand for Apple's upcoming devices, according to a report from EE Times. Analysts believe TSMC is having i...

Apr 2023

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Google Plans to Launch $1,700 Foldable Smartphone in June

Google in June plans to join Samsung in the foldable smartphone market with the launch of the Pixel Fold, reports CNBC. The device is expected to be priced around $1,700, which is in line with Samsung...

Apr 2023

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Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT

The New York Times has a big piece detailing Google's "shock" and "panic" when Samsung recently floated the idea of switching its smartphones from Google Search to Bing. After being the butt of jokes ...

Apr 2023

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Dealmaster: New lows on Apple MacBook Pro 14- and 16-inch, Samsung T7 SSD, and more

Today's best deals in tech include the newest MacBook Pro 14- and 16-inch models at their lowest prices yet. Google's Pixel 7 is also available at the lowest price we've seen: $250 below MSRP and $100...

Apr 2023

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Samsung cuts memory chip production as it hits worst quarterly profit since 2009

Samsung Electronics plans to cut back memory chip production as its operating profit in the first quarter of 2023 is expected to plummet about 96% from the previous year. This will be the lowest profi...

Apr 2023

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Deals: Save on the Best Storage Accessories From Samsung, Adorama, and More for World Backup Day

Today is World Backup Day, an annual event created to protect your devices from data loss and data theft by reminding you to back everything up to an external storage device. Of course, various retail...

Mar 2023

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This Week in Apps: TikTok goes to Congress, apps connect to ChatGPT, Microsoft's mobile games store plan

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as co...

Mar 2023

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Stop Hackers From Taking Over Your Android With Just Your Phone Number

Keeping up with the latest security news isn't easy. It seems every week there's a fresh threat on at least one of our devices to watch out for. This time around, though, it's a doozy: If you have a S...

Mar 2023