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Tech Trends: Samsung Rolls Out New Wireless Earbuds
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are becoming more and more popular among users, and NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the newest features.
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Samsung Users Puzzled By ‘Find My Mobile' Notification
Samsung users woke up Thursday morning to a “find my mobile” notification.
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Tech Trends: Samsung Unveils Incredible New Smartphones
The Tech Trends team is here to unveil the incredible new technology available in the latest generation of Samsung phones.
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Samsung's New Foldable Phone: Cheaper, But Still a Novelty
Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip
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CES 2020: No to Junk Food; Machines Make Cocktails; Robot Friend
A wristband that will help you say “no” to junk food. A machine that will mix drinks for you. These were among the gadgets showcased this week at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas. The four-day show, which opened Tuesday, is a place for companies to unveil their products and services for the coming year, though Apple, Google and other...
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Motorola Just Brought Back the Famous Razr With a Display That Folds in Half, But it Costs $1,500
Lenovo’s Motorola on Wednesday announced a new version of the iconic Razr flip phone. It has a full touch screen display inside — no keypad — but still folds in half like the clamshell design of phones from the 1990s and early 2000s. I like the throwback design. It will succeed the Samsung Galaxy Fold as the second foldable phone...
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‘Tonight' in Texas: Surprise Giveaway to UT Austin Students
Jimmy Fallon teams up with Samsung to help them surprise three special UT Austin students Alma Zamora, Elizabeth Yoon and Fitzgerald Alan – with a Galaxy Note10+, Samsung holiday bundle and… paying for the remainder of their college tuition!
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Samsung's ‘Space Selfie' Falls Out of Sky, Lands on Michigan Couple's Property
A Michigan woman said that a device launched by Samsung into space last week crash-landed on her rural property in Michigan on Saturday. The “Space Selfie” device, which the company said aimed to capture images “using a unique view of planet earth as the backdrop,” was found by Nancy Mumby-Welke and her husband on Saturday morning after they heard a...
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Samsung's Folding Phone Hits the US
Samsung’s folding phone is finally hitting the U.S. Samsung will start selling the Galaxy Fold, a phone with a screen that folds together like a book, on Friday. There will be an AT&T version as well as an unlocked version sold at Best Buy and Samsung stores. The South Korean tech giant had put the Galaxy Fold’s launch on hold...
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The Often-Hated Open Floor Plan Gets a New Savior: The Office Pod
The open floor plan has become a minefield of distractions for office workers — the incessant ringing of phones, the chatter of co-workers, typing on keyboards — all of which threaten to undermine a productive workday. Enter the office pod. These sleek, self-contained booths are increasingly being sought by employers and have been embraced by workers. They provide a quiet...
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After Mocking Apple, Samsung Removes Headphone Jack From New Phones
Samsung used to use headphone jacks on its smartphones as a marketing tool against Apple. But Wednesday, Samsung reversed course. Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ Wednesday. Neither phone has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a first for the Galaxy Note family which has traditionally tried to distinguish itself from Apple’s iPhones with features Apple doesn’t...
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Samsung Delays Folding Phone Launch After Breaking Issues
Samsung is pushing back this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2,000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking. The company had been planning to release the Galaxy Fold on Friday, but instead it will now run more tests and announce a new launch date in the “coming weeks.”
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Some of Samsung's Folding Phones Are Already Breaking
Some of Samsung’s new, almost $2,000 folding phones appear to be breaking after just a couple of days. Journalists who received the phones to review before the public launch said the Galaxy Fold screen started flickering and turning black before completely fizzling out. Two journalists said they removed a thin, protective layer from the screens that they thought was supposed...
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Samsung Folding Phone Is Different – But Also Almost $2,000
Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovation funk that has beset the smartphone market. But it’s far from clear that consumers will embrace a device that retails for almost $2,000, or that it will provide the creative catalyst the smartphone market needs.
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Things Not to Leave in Your Car During Freezing Weather
Items such as mobile devices and musical instruments can be damaged if left inside a car in freezing temperatures, while canned goods and glass bottles are exploding hazards that could leave you with a sticky mess....
As a deadly polar vortex grips a large swath of the U.S. with record-low temperatures, experts warn these are among the worst items to leave... -
Here's Some of the Technology Set to Make a ‘Quantum Leap' in 2019
From foldable cellphones to high tech burgers, more than 4,500 companies showcased their latest technology at CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics show which took place in Las Vegas earlier this month.
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Black Friday Still on Track as Busiest Shopping Day Despite ‘Christmas Creep': Survey
Even though retailers are offering deals earlier and earlier each holiday season, resulting in a “Christmas creep,” Black Friday is still expected to be the busiest shopping day of 2018, by far, according to one retail tracking firm. In addition, the top 10 shopping days of the holiday season are expected to account for almost 45 percent of this year’s...
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Oprah's 2018 Favorite Things Are Here: A Breakdown of Her $13,000 Holiday Gifts
The media mogul just unveiled her annual collection of beloved items to buy.
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Suburban Residents Accidentally Calling 911 With Smart Watches, Dispatchers Say
Suburban residents are being told to watch what they dial as reports of inadvertent 911 calls using smart watches are on the uptick.
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Accidental 911 Calls With Smart Watches on the Rise in Lake County
More than 500 911 calls come into the Lake County Sheriff’s emergency communications center each day, but there’s not always someone on the other line. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports on an uptick of accidental calls with smart watches.