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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer

Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been the most popular BIG phone since it was first released a couple of years ago. The Galaxy Note 2 made some major improvements over the original in terms of speed and utility, and while the Galaxy Mega was a giant step backwards, the Galaxy Note 3 looks to leapfrog…

Apple Is Now a More Valuable Brand Than Coca-Cola

In what could be seen as a defining moment for tech, Apple has surpassed Coca-Cola to become the most valuable brand on the planet. An annual report published by Interbrand has listed the biggest global brands each year, since 2000. Coca-Cola has consistently taken the top spot since the survey’s inception—but this year sees Cook…

Just two weeks afterApple announced the gold iPhone 5s, Samsung has jumped on the bandwagon with a golden Galaxy S4. Initially available in the United Arab Emirates, it’s not clear yet when they’ll be available elsewhere.

Report: Samsung Will Make a Phone with a Curved Display in October

Samsung, which has long had an obsession with curved phones, is supposedly going to introduce a smartphone with a “curved display” in October. That’s next month. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-nexus-the-first-ice-cream-sandwich-android-phon-5847288 Samsung had previously made the Galaxy Nexus, which if you remember was a phone with a curved glass screen. This upcoming phone would presumably have a display that’s…

Samsung Plans Bendable Plastic OLED Display for a New Galaxy Note III

Samsung may well be the first company to actually deliver on the endless promise that flexible displays are on the way, with a limited edition Galaxy Note III with a plastic OLED screen said to be in production. Obviously the fact that this screen will (almost certainly) have to be stuck inside the usual rigid…

How Would You Hold Samsung’s 12.2-Inch Mega-Tablet?

King of Big Things Samsung is looking to supersize the tablet in a similar way to how it introduced the “phablet” monster mobile concept, with internet detectives finding more mentions of a 12.2-inch Samsung tablet being in development. The enormous tablet has appeared within the Bluetooth SIG database, where it’s known as the Samsung Mobile…

Samsung: Our Next-Gen Phones WIll Have 64-Bit Processors, Too

Not be outdone by Apple, Samsung has swiftly reacted to the announcement of Cook & Co.’s new 64-bit A7 processor by announcing that its next slew of phones will pack similar silicon, thank you very much. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-a7-chip-is-apples-first-64-bit-soc-1278205052 Speaking to the Korea Times, Samsung’s mobile business head JK Shin has explained that the company’s future phones…

71 Iconic Moments in History Being Debased With Galaxy Gears

Following the announcement of Samsung’s Galaxy Gear, we asked you to insert these tiny wearable computers into the most iconic and absurd scenes in history you could think of. The results are spectacular. In the end, though, there can only be one winner, so congratulations ejhman—your pro job on Napoleon took the cake. Not only…

What Upcoming Tech Gadget Are You Most Excited For?

So we talked about smart watches this entire week, we’ll talk about the next iPhone and different color options all of next week and we’ll eventually start seeing if the upcoming iPad and iPad Mini are worth a damn next month which will give way for a conversation about the Xbox One, PS4, Kinect, rumbling…

Verizon’s Galaxy Note and Gear “Bundle” Saves You Zero Dollars

The Samsung Galaxy Gear is finally on the market, and gosh darn is it ‘spensive. Verizon just started offering a bundle with the Gear and the Note 3 that is $600 on contract. But the bundle isn’t about saving money; it’s about saving suckers from buying a toy they can’t play with. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-hands-on-more-watch-than-youll-ever-need-1252470567 With the…

Time After Time: 70 Years of Broken Smartwatch Dreams

Welcome to the future! a Samsung rep proclaimed during the company’s new product presentation in Berlin yesterday. Yes, something out of sci-fi! he beamed. The rep was wearing the new Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch, proudly showing it off for the journalists in the room and the tech geeks watching along at home. The future has…

Wait, What? No! Samsung’s Smartwatch Has a Leather Case, Too?!

There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical about the latest round of touchscreen timepieces like the Galaxy Gear, not the least of which being the fact that you’ll apparently even be able to get a faux-leather stitched case for it. Guh. WHO WOULD DO THIS??? https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-creepshots-and-the-gross-future-1253797007 So that’s how Samsung plans to finally endear…

Galaxy Gear Is the Future (of Creepshots)

Samsung’s brand new smartwatch—Galaxy Gear—is awkward, bulky, and probably unnecessary. But thanks to its perfectly placed discreet camera, it’s a killer creepshot-snapping machine. Great. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-everything-you-need-to-know-about-samsung-1252036188 We’ve talked about the creepshot problem in the context of Google Glass, which with its first-person perspective camera has its own set of privacy problems. That’s why it’s been summarily…

Did the Galaxy Gear Change Your Mind About Smartwatches?

Welp the Samsung Galaxy Gear is finally here. It’s not the first smartwatch by any means, but it’s the first big assault in a war that’s just beginning. But has it changed your view on smartwatches at all? Has the Toq? Could anything? https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-hands-on-more-watch-than-youll-ever-need-1252470567

Galaxy Gear Hands On: More Watch Than You’ll Ever Need

Samsung’s smartwatch is really real. And really awkward. We got some hands on time with the brand new ticker—called Galaxy Gear—and these are our first impressions. https://gizmodo.com/galaxy-gear-everything-you-need-to-know-about-samsung-1252036188 Design Galaxy Gear comes in six different colors that are reminiscent of playful Swatch wristwear. But Gear is a lot heftier than any old Swatch ticker. It has…

The first smart watches are as stupid as I imagined

After the commoditization of phones and tablets, companies are desperate to find the next big thing. Some believe that people really want smart watches. The only problem is that smart watches are stupid. Smart watches are like the old 1980s Casio calculator watch but without the tiny buttons and sightly smarter. Take the Galaxy Gear…

A Dirt Savvy Vacuum That Greenlights a Clean Floor

It’s easy to tell when hardwood floors are clean, but it’s not so obvious when it comes to carpets. Who knows how much dust, dirt, and debris are hidden amongst those fibers? So instead of randomly running a vacuum over every inch of your living room, hoping it’s clean, Samsung’s new Motion Sync vac tells…

Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smartwatch, Galaxy Note III, and Note 10.1 will be out on September 25. Update: The Note 3 and Gear will be out some time in October for the US and Japan—the Sept. 25 date was for the rest of the world. Gee, thanks, guys. [Liveblog]

Samsung Galaxy Note 3: A Little Bigger Screen, A Lot Better Guts (Update: Hands-On)

Surprise surprise, there’s a new Galaxy Note. Whodathunkit? But with the Mega on the scene, the new Note 3 isn’t the leader of the pack when it comes to screen-size anymore. It looks like it’s getting a little bump in screen size up to 5.7 inches from 5.5, and is actually a couple grams lighter…

Samsung’s Smartwatch Live Blog Bonanza Starts Right Now

This afternoon, Samsung will kick off its Smartwatch Era with the introduction of the Galaxy Gear. It’s a watch but it’s smart in that it will know when someone is calling you and can take pictures with it and it will have apps. But can it love? Join our liveblog right here—and/or watch the stream…