Every smartphone generation has its theoretical apex, and this generation, every phone maker on the planet appears to be gunning for the all-screen design that will win over consumers. The notch of the iPhone X was a step in the right direction, but other brands have pushed the concept further, and while Samsung has yet to make its move, there is a great deal of mounting evidence that future Galaxy phones will lose their bezels altogether.

Citing industry sources, Korean-language news site Electronic Times reported on Wednesday that Samsung plans to show off its “Sound on Display” (SoD) OLED panels at CES 2019 next month. First announced earlier this year, SoD panels eliminate the need for external speakers and allow the display to emit sound.

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Samsung rumored to bring ‘Sound on Display’ OLED panels to CES 2019 originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 17:02:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If there’s one thing cable companies love more than anything else in the world, it’s charging bogus fees to their subscribers. Seriously, take a look at your cable bill one day and look at all of the ridiculous fees that shouldn’t be there. Since cable companies have spent so much money bribing — sorry, we mean lobbying — government officials, there’s nothing you can do about most of the bogus fees on your bill. There is one fee that can be eliminated though, and it’ll save you up to $120 a year. Just pick up a Netgear CM400-1AZNAS Cable Modem on Amazon and activate it using the simple instructions in the box. Then once you return the modem you got from your cable company, you won’t have to pay the monthly $8-10 modem rental fee anymore!

NETGEAR Cable Modem 8×4 DOCSIS 3.0 (NO WIRELESS/MODEM ONLY) Works for Xfinity from Comcast, Sp…: $49.99

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• Support Cable Internet Service plans up to 100 Mbps. Separate router required for WiFi
• DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem with 1 Gigabit Ethernet port. DOCSIS 3.0 up to 8x faster download speeds than DOCSIS 2.0
• ELIMINTE MONTHLY CABLE MODEM RENTAL FEES – Up to $120 per year
• Not compatible with: Verizon, AT&T, or CenturyLink. Not compatible with bundled voice services
• Compatible with Xfinity from Comcast, Spectrum, Cox, CableONE & more
• Ideal for streaming HD videos, faster downloads, and high-speed online gaming

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Your cable company hates us so much for telling you about this $50 box originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 16:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New code found in Samsung’s Android Pie update suggests that the company’s upcoming Galaxy S10 may include support for 3D facial recognition. While current Galaxy models already boast facial recognition, Samsung’s offering is far less secure than what Apple uses with Face ID, for example. The reason, quite simply, is that Samsung’s implementation relies upon a 2D map of a user’s face and, as a result, the devices can easily be fooled with photos and video.

As to the newly discovered code, XDA Developers found data strings that make reference to Time of Flight cameras, technology which is commonly used with 3D mapping and can help differentiate between a 2D photo and an actual 3D face.

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Galaxy S10 might include one of the iPhone’s most advanced features originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 16:16:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you want to jump on the cold brew coffee bandwagon but you don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on a new coffee maker, you definitely need to check out this Amazon best-seller. The Takeya 10310 Deluxe Cold Brew Coffee Maker with Airtight Lid & Silicone Handle is the single most popular model on all of Amazon, and it only costs $19.99. Definitely check it out.

Takeya 10310 Patented Deluxe Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker with Airtight Lid & Silicone Handle, 1…: $18.99

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• THE NEW DELUXE cold brew coffee maker is a durable BPA-Free Tritan pitcher with an airtight lid & non-slip silicone handle. It produces 4 servings of smooth cold brew with any type of coffee grounds and is less acidic than traditional coffee brewing.
• THE FINE-MESH COFFEE FILTER in this cold brew coffee maker keeps grounds out of your freshly brewed pot – differing from other coffee machines. Tritan plastic withstands hot temperatures if you want a hot cup of coffee. Fits in most refrigerator doors.
• PREMIUM BOTTLES AND LIDS: Our innovative line of insulated hydration solutions come in a range of sizes. We offer water bottles in 18, 24, 32, 40, and 64 oz sizes, beverage makers and pitchers in 1 Qt and 2 Qt sizes.
• BPA FREE HYDRATION SOLUTIONS: From insulated stainless steel water bottles to beverage makers and pitchers, as well as a variety of product accessories, Takeya USA products help you stay cool, refreshed and hydrated for an active, on-the-go lifestyle.
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The best-selling cold brew coffee maker on Amazon is on sale for $20 originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 15:51:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re still in the post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s holiday haze with lots of down time and a whole lot of nothing to do, you may consider turning at some point to Netflix to scratch that itch. Precisely for this reason, new content keeps getting added into the pipeline at the streaming giant, with the service reportedly set to offer up something pretty wild and original as soon as this Friday: That choose-your-own adventure-style Black Mirror movie you may have heard was coming.

Indeed, because you’ll be able to direct the action in a way, choosing from different scenarios with your remote, the filmmakers have included some 312 minutes of interactive footage for Bandersnatch. That’s the title of the film — which will give Black Mirror fans something to tide them over until the release of the show’s fifth season perhaps in 2019.

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Netflix will reportedly release a ‘Black Mirror’ choose-your-own adventure movie on Friday originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 15:26:55 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Classic consoles make up a trend that just doesn’t seem to want to go away. It started with the NES Classic Edition console and things took off from there. These little retro video game consoles are still sold out all over the place, but most people probably don’t realize that there are much better options out there. Instead of spending $100 on a mini classic console, check out the Hyperkin RetroN 2 Gaming Console for SNES/NES. It plays every single NES and SNES game cartridge that has even been made instead of just a handful of preinstalled games, and it costs less than half as much as a mini retro console.

Hyperkin RetroN 2 Gaming Console for SNES/ NES (Gray): $40.00

Here are the bullet points from the product page:

• Play all your classic Nintendo favorites in the Retron 2 two-in-one system! Compatible with all NES and SNES games, the Retron 2 delivers hours of old-school fun. Comes with two wired controllers and supports classic NES and SNES controllers.
• Plays NES and SNES games
• Comes with one wired NES and SNES Controller
• Compatible with NES and SNES controllers.

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The $40 console that plays every NES and SNES game ever is so much better than those classic consoles originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 15:01:40 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There isn’t much contest for the most bizarre space news story of the year. If anyone were to give away such an award it would definitely be handed to the bizarre saga of the leak that spontaneously appeared in the hull of a Soyuz spacecraft that was attached to the International Space Station several months ago. Now, with the ship itself safely back on Earth and the portion of the spacecraft that held the hole jettisoned during reentry, it’s up to Russia to determine how the whole was created, when, and by whom.

The country’s investigation into the strange incident has seemed messy to any outside observer, with statements from officials coming fast and furious in the days following the hole’s discovery and then tapering off rapidly with no resolution. This week, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev told reporters that the hunt for the truth was in the hands of the Russian space program, but he also stated definitively that the hole was created from the inside.

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What does it mean if the hole in the ISS was drilled from the inside? originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 14:36:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Christmas is now over and we hope everyone had a happy holiday. Now it’s time to clean up all that holiday mess. While you do the dishes and scrub pots and pans, wouldn’t it be nice if you had a little robot that could take care of the vacuuming for you? Be better prepared next time around and pick up an Alexa-enabled iRobot Roomba 675 Robot Vacuum with Wi-Fi Connectivity on Amazon today at its lowest price since Black Friday.

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• 3-Stage Cleaning System and Dual Multi-Surface Brushes pick up everything from small particles to large debris
• Patented Dirt Detect sensors alert Roomba to work harder on concentrated areas of dirt, such as high-traffic zones of your home
• Full suite of intelligent sensors guide the robot under and around furniture to help thoroughly clean your floors
• Edge-Sweeping Brush is specially designed at a 27-degree angle to sweep debris away from edges and corners
• Clean and schedule from anywhere with the iRobot HOME App; compatible with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant
• Runs for up to 90 minutes before automatically docking and recharging
• Featuring these other Roomba robot essentials – Wi-Fi Connectivity, Auto-Adjust Cleaning Head, Works on Carpets and Hard Floors
• Box Content: 1 Home Base Charging Station, 1 Extra AeroVac Filter
• iRobot does not guarantee the quality or authenticity of products purchased from non-authorized resellers on Amazon, and they are not eligible for warranty or replacement from iRobot.

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Black Friday is the only time the Alexa enabled Roomba 675 has been cheaper than it is now originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 14:11:04 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite any number of stories claiming that Apple’s iPhone XR isn’t selling as well as anticipated, a new research report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) paints a slightly more optimistic picture. According to data tabulated in November, the iPhone XR accounted for 32% of iPhone sales during its first full month of availability. Meanwhile, Apple’s iPhone XS models accounted for 35% of sales.

“Based on the initial sales, iPhone XR took the same share of iPhone sales as earlier models in their first month on the market,” CIRP co-founder Josh Lowitz said.

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Apple’s iPhone XR is boosting the number of Android switchers originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 13:46:16 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While much of the West was still recovering from holiday meals and cleaning up scraps of wrapping paper from the floor, Russian military officials were preparing for a test of the country’s new super-fast missile system. A successful launch of the new intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out earlier today, and the country has since released video of the test.

The missile system, which has been named Avangard, combines a powerful ballistic missile with what is called a “hypersonic glider.” Russia claims the system is capable of speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound), and that the missile can perform evasive maneuvers to avoid modern missile defense systems.

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Russia says there’s no defense against its new hypersonic intercontinental ballistic missile originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 at 13:21:38 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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