3D Touch is what the long press should have been all along

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It’s going to happen, again and again. It has to happen. Today, Apple executives unveiled the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus at the company’s annual keynote, and just as the rumors had suggested, one of the biggest changes made to the new smartphones was the addition of Force Touch — or rather, 3D Touch. Apple went on to showcase some of the practical uses of 3D Touch, from accessing additional menus, to previewing images and emails, to creating new ways of interaction in mobile games. Of course, as is ...

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The best of IFA 2015

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IFA 2015 has come and gone, and now members of the press are making their way home from Berlin, Germany, including our own Hayato Huseman and Michael Fisher. We’ve been bringing you as much content as possible to give you an idea of what IFA had in store this year, and what new gadgets you’ll have to look forward to in the coming months … but what were some of the best mobile-related devices we saw there? Some of the best product categories? The best experiences? What was the best of IFA 2015?SmartwatchesAsk anybody that attended; this year’s IFA was all about ...

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Huawei Ascend Mate S hands on (Video)

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It may not be a new Nexus just yet, but Huawei is starting IFA off strong with some impressive new hardware. The Ascend Mate S is the company’s latest flagship device, packing high-end specs into a finely constructed aluminum unibody enclosure. The 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 display should be quite resilient to scratches, and the phone feels smaller than its 5.5″ 1080p display would suggest, thanks to slim bezels.Huawei made repeated comparisons to the iPhone in their presentation of the Ascend Mate S, ...

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24 hours with the Galaxy S6 edge+ (Video)

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If the Galaxy Note 5 and its S Pen aren’t quite your style, maybe a dual edge will do the trick. It’s easy to just call the S6 edge+ a blown up Galaxy S6 edge and call it a day, but is that really the case? Well, in a lot of ways, yes.The design, while bigger, is nearly identical to the original S6 edge, with the trademark ...

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24 hours with the Galaxy Note 5 (Video)

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To call it controversial would be an understatement. The Galaxy Note 5 is gorgeous, taking from the design of the Galaxy S6, and expanding upon it with a curved back for improved ergonomics, and of course Samsung’s S Pen stylus. The 5.7” QHD AMOLED display is among the best we’ve ever used, and the bump up to 4 GB of RAM on top of already unprecedented specs make the Note 5 one of the most powerful and attractive handsets currently on the market. But this time around, there’s no longer support for microSD expansion or a removable battery, two things that until now have been ...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ unboxing (Video)

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If you’re one of the many users who enjoy the size and power of the Galaxy Note series, but don’t care one way or the other for the S Pen that comes with it, Samsung thinks it may have just the answer you’re looking for. When the company unveiled the Galaxy S6 edge back in April, we were captivated by its dual edge display, but is this new phablet just a blown up version of the same phone we’ve had for months?Well, that’s what we intend to find out, as we begin ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 unboxing (Video)

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Since this past Thursday, Samsung has been the discussion centerpiece of the mobile tech world. At its Unpacked event in New York, we saw some elegant hardware within the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. Some say they might be too elegant to serve power users and too reliant on the Galaxy S6’s and Galaxy S6 Edge’s design languages. As you consider

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Samsung has pulled an iPhone 6 Plus with the Galaxy S6 edge+

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Just as Apple has famously overused words like magical, innovative, and revolutionary when describing its own products, Samsung is pretty fond of calling its flagship handsets each year “The Next Big Thing.” While that’s usually a marketing slogan reserved for its tremendously successful Galaxy S series, this year’s Galaxy Unpacked event may have been a better time to break out that boisterous title. Not only did we see the Galaxy Note 5 this Thursday morning, but Samsung also ...

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Galaxy Note 5: evolution, or regression?

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Samsung finally unveiled the newest addition to its long-running phablet line, Galaxy Note 5, to the world earlier today, and with it came the confirmation of nearly all of the rumors we’ve been circulating for the past several weeks. The new metal and glass design inspired by the Galaxy S6. The spring-loaded S Pen stylus. The sort of surprisingly small 3000 mAh battery. Most importantly, the omission of ...

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Samsung, it’s time to bring the S Pen to a smaller device

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The S Pen is one of the defining features of Samsung’s tremendously popular Galaxy Note series. Along with the characteristically large display, it’s what gives the line its name, and though not every owner of a Note uses the S Pen, for some people it’s an invaluable tool that makes other phones feel almost unusable by comparison. Back when the first Galaxy Note was announced, the idea of ...

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2015 Moto G vs. Zenfone 2 (Video)

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Back when Motorola released the first Moto G in 2013, we were taken aback by how nice a smartphone could really be for under $200. Since then, it seems like nearly every OEM has tried its hand at the “premium midranger” business model, cramming the best specs and most compelling software into as inexpensive of a smartphone as possible. We’ve seen some great budget smartphones hit the market in early 2015, one of which is the

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How the Galaxy Note lost its place as Samsung’s “hardcore” flagship

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Remember when the first Galaxy Note was announced to the world? Samsung took to the stage at its annual Unpacked event back in 2011, and showed off a big honking device with a 5.2″ display and a stylus, and it was one of the most bizarre smartphones we’d ever seen. Hell, it even created a new category of smartphone altogether — the phablet was born! The Galaxy Note launched with top-of-the-line specs, matching Samsung’s tablets of the time, and though I didn’t buy one at launch, ...

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Smartphone OEMs can no longer get away with ignoring NFC

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One of the biggest changes to the smartphone scene in 2015 has been a dramatic rise in the quality of budget to midrange smartphones, as OEMs race to capitalize on the huge market of users who simply want a reliable phone without having to drop $700+, or sign a contract with their carrier. As phones like the Idol 3, Zenfone 2, and

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The S6 Edge Plus gives us an idea of what a tablet with edge displays would be like

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Samsung is set to announce some new products later this week at its annual Unpacked event, and one of those products is the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus — at least, if the rumors are to be believed. We’ve seen leaked images of it and the upcoming Galaxy Note 5, and even some videos are beginning to surface. The differences between the Note ...

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Did all the Moto G and Moto X leaks build the hype, or just ruin your surprise?

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We all love new devices. Smartphones are the very heart of sites like Pocketnow, and product launches just mean more smartphones for us to experience. Just the other day, Motorola unveiled its 2015 Moto G and Moto X lineup, and we’re already spending time with the Moto G, and eagerly awaiting the inevitable flood of Moto X review units to come. But before we got our hands on the new Moto series, before Motorola had the ...

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