Another report says Galaxy Note 9 will launch sooner than expected
A report a few days ago said the Galaxy Note 9 will be unveiled on August 9th in New York, with stores around the world …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
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Of course Sony is not allowing Fortnite cross-play between PS4 and Nintendo Switch
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Facebook confirms to Congress it’s tracking everything it possibly can
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I can’t believe Samsung still wants to pretend it didn’t copy the iPhone
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Of course Elon Musk’s flamethrower that’s totally not a flamethrower is already on eBay
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You can get a free iPhone 8 from Best Buy right now, but you might have to change carriers
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Very stable genius delivers thousands of flamethrowers to adoring fans
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Huawei is making a phone even bigger than the iPhone X Plus or Galaxy Note 9
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Google’s next major Maps redesign is rolling out, but you can’t have it yet
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This is the most exciting Galaxy Note 9 leak we’ve seen so far
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New iPhone X Plus schematic suggests we’ll have to wait for the triple-cam iPhone
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Pixel 3 wireless charging and Active Edge features supposedly confirmed
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Forget new Xbox consoles, Microsoft wants to bring Xbox games to iPhone and Android
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Forget Siri – you can run Amazon’s Alexa on your Apple Watch right now
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Meet Norman, MIT’s psychotic AI that’s seen Reddit and now only thinks about death and murder
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The Pixel 3 XL won’t have a dual-lens rear camera, but it’ll probably still blow us away
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Google could face yet another multi-billion-dollar fine in Europe, this one for Android
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The first leaked Pixel 3 XL prototype shows Google is going all-in on the iPhone notch
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iOS 12 tells us exactly how big the iPhone X Plus will be
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Siri can finally control streaming apps like Spotify in iOS 12
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