Mingis on Tech: What's coming up at Mobile World Congress?
This year's MWC gets under way Feb. 26 in Barcelona, and while hardware announcements are a given, attendees are more likely to be hearing a lot about 5G networking.
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iPhone 8 and X propel Apple into smartphone lead over Samsung
Even though smartphone sales dipped in 2017, Apple's iPhone 8 and X models pushed past Samsung handsets for only the second time ever. But for enterprises, iPhone prices could be a hurdle.
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Samsung takes on Microsoft and Google with its Flip collaborative whiteboard
The company is looking to bring digital whiteboards into corporate meeting rooms, which one analyst called ‘the new battleground for business communications and collaboration.’
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Powermat joins the Wireless Power Consortium, touts 15-watt underdesk charging
Wireless charging firm Powermat will join an industry consortium it once competed against and announced the Charging Spot 4.0, which will enable 15-watt power transfers and offer compatibility with new iPhones.
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Weekly Wrap: Samsung looks to turn the page with the Galaxy S8
This was the week Samsung really hopes it turned the page from the disaster of the Note7. The new Galaxy S8 and S8+ may allow the company to do just that. Here's what you need to know.
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Here’s your augmented & virtual reality: bloody vendor battles, expected iPhone support & seeing in to IoT
As anyone who has sampled the immersive worlds of early augmented or virtual reality apps can attest, the experience can be downright exhilarating. So too will be the vendor battles that erupt and the commercial uses to emerge around the technologies.
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4 things we expect from Mobile World Congress 2017
MWC, the Davos of wireless technology, is happening next week in Barcelona, and it’s going to be a particularly important year, as the mobile landscape readies itself for a couple of fairly major shifts.
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Samsung: "Very soon we will be sharing root cause report on Note7"
Samsung Electronics America President and COO Tim Baxter didn't mess around during the company's press event at CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week: He addressed the company's tough 2016 and fiery Note7 phablet debacle right away.
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50-plus jaw-dropping Black Friday 2016 tech deals
Some have begun referring to this month as Black November since pre-Black Friday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have all blended together. Not all the supposed deals are actually deals at all – in many cases, the retailers are just trying to offload stuff – but there are plenty of bargains to be had on the hottest smartphones, tablets, PCs and gaming systems.
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Hottest Android Black Friday 2016 deals on tablets, phones & more
It’s a lot easier to find Black Friday 2016 deals for Android smartphones and tablets than it is for competing Apple products, so if you’re a fan of Google’s Linux kernel-based mobile OS or willing to give it a shot, then Best Buy, Target and others are more than happy to accommodate.
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Samsung embroiled in South Korean political scandal
South Korean investigators on Tuesday raided the offices of Samsung Electronics, as part of a probe into alleged political corruption at the highest levels of that country’s government.
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Big Black Friday prize: Virtual reality gaming systems?
A fresh infusion of virtual reality gaming systems such as Sony PlayStation VR could make these hot Black Friday 2016 shopping items, but don't expect to get off too easy on prices.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 from hell
While production of the Note7 has stopped, it's imperative that Samsung figure out what went wrong and lay out the details publicly.
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Samsung issues elaborate fireproof boxes for Note7 returns
Samsung has begun sending customers of its discontinued Galaxy Note7 smartphones special boxes designed to protect the fire-prone phablets from doing any damage on their way back to the vendor through the mail.
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Black Friday 2016 tech ads will be leaking before you know it
Black Friday is still about 2 months away, but the first ad leaks touting bargains on everything from the latest iPhones to tablets, TVs and PCs could surface by the end of next month.
