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Mates Rates: Samsung Galaxy S4

Mates Rates: Samsung Galaxy S4

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is one the most wanted phones of the moment. Released just days ago the grey market is already doing its thing to bring the $899 sticker price down to well below $700.

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What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S4

What to expect from the Samsung Galaxy S4

Samsung has become the Houdini of the tech world, magically turning itself into one of the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturers on the back of its Galaxy S3 mobile. The next model, the SGS4, is all set to be unveiled at an event in New York this week. Here’s what to expect.

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Hey TV manufacturers, get your act together or Ultra High Definition will fail

Hey TV manufacturers, get your act together or Ultra High Definition will fail

I’ve not been a fan of this “4K” revolution for televisions since it was discussed as a mainstream possibility back at CES 2012. Here in Las Vegas for CES 2013, LG, Samsung and Sony all announced brand new televisions with four times the resolution and picture quality of our current High Definition standard. And it’s a problem. [...]

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TVs just got curvey: Curved screen OLED TVs from Samsung and LG

TVs just got curvey: Curved screen OLED TVs from Samsung and LG

One of the biggest surprises of CES 2013 has been the unveiling of curved screen TV, with both Samsung and LG revealing their versions today in Las Vegas.

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Samsung refines the user interface on its Smart TVs

Samsung refines the user interface on its Smart TVs

While Smart TVs have been selling in droves over the last 12 months or more, the actual use of the “smart” part of the TV is known within the industry to be low. Samsung has accepted EFTM’s challenge at CES this year to redesign the interface with its redesigned Smart Hub on new model TVs in [...]

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CES 2013 Preview: What to expect from the world’s biggest tech show

CES 2013 Preview: What to expect from the world’s biggest tech show

The biggest names in consumer electronics are about to storm into Las Vegas for the biggest technology show in the world, CES. EFTM will be there all next week, here’s a teaser of what to expect.

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Video: iPad mini vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs BlackBerry Playbook

Video: iPad mini vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 vs BlackBerry Playbook

Apple didn’t invent the smaller sized tablet category with the iPad mini, in fact they come late to the party. Blackberry, Google, Samsung and others have had 7-inch sized tablets for a while now. EFTM gathered together our Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Blackberry Playbook and put them side by side with the iPad mini [...]

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How to keep your Samsung Galaxy SII safe from automatic factory reset

How to keep your Samsung Galaxy SII safe from automatic factory reset

With the USSD vulnerability exposed today, current users of Samsung Galaxy SII phones should be very careful with the links you follow and click on until you have managed to fix your phone. EFTM has the details on exactly how to fix it, and check if it’s been fixed.

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VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy SII vulnerable to complete data loss by clicking one link

VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy SII vulnerable to complete data loss by clicking one link

At a recent Security Conference in Buenos Aires, Telecommunications researcher Ravi Borgaonkar demonstrated a very simple yet unprecedented vulnerability in some Samsung mobile phones, which, when implemented would result in a complete factory reset of the phone – and loss of all data. EFTM has conducted our own tests and we have the video to prove it.

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The EFTM Review: Samsung Navibot S robot vacuum cleaner

The EFTM Review: Samsung Navibot S robot vacuum cleaner

Science Fiction has been promising us robotic slaves for decades. The promise of a hassle free existence, with all daily chores completed by a combination of bits and bytes with mechanical hardware. The Navibot S is the closest we’ve come to that reality.

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