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    If they do, any chance that helps them against Sony in the console race?

    Posted 1 year ago on Microsoft’s Store Fee Change Could Come to Xbox Too – 10 Comments

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    Nope. Early reviews seem to indicate OnePlus didn't quite live up to its own hype.

    Posted 1 year ago on OnePlus 9 Series Preview – 23 Comments

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    Paul, any plans to eventually purchase an Apple Silicon Mac?

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple Did It … Again (Premium) – 147 Comments

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    Bring back the Nexus!

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 5 Suffers From Alarming Build Quality Problem – 46 Comments

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    Getting harder and harder for the Pixel team to justify its existence. I can't imagine why the executive

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Pixel 5 Suffers From Alarming Build Quality Problem – 46 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:It's crazy. With Apple's stock price through the roof lately, it looks lik

    Posted 1 year ago on Apple’s At It Again, This Time With WordPress – 74 Comments

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    If nothing else, this is brilliant marketing as well, regardless if this issue has any chance of being taken s

    Posted 1 year ago on Watch the Epic Parody of Apple’s “1984” Ad – 30 Comments

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    Paul, I know you think Tim Sweeney is a raging lunatic, but you gotta love all this!

    Posted 1 year ago on Watch the Epic Parody of Apple’s “1984” Ad – 30 Comments

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    AMD stock is up 12% today. Another one I missed out on....

    Posted 1 year ago on AMD Revenues Surge 26 Percent in Q2 – 5 Comments

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    Really enjoyed the Lumia 1020 throwback articles, hope you can post more of these (after all, the 10-year anni

    Posted 1 year ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, July 24 – 15 Comments

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    This. This might be my next.

    Posted 1 year ago on HP Envy x360 13 Review – 30 Comments

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    Congrats! Awesome news.

    Posted 1 year ago on Moving Forward – 122 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Oh I didn't mean it that way. Just commenting on how easy it is for whichever w

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Sold Just 7.2 Million Pixel Handsets in 2019 – 28 Comments

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    So funny how easy it is to play with numbers. One can make the 7.2 million units sold figure look great or ter

    Posted 1 year ago on Google Sold Just 7.2 Million Pixel Handsets in 2019 – 28 Comments

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    I think this makes sense. Sprint would be left to whither away if this deal hadn't gone through, I honest

    Posted 2 years ago on T-Mobile Acquires Sprint – 15 Comments

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    Quite a success for MSFT. I think this turned out way better than had they ended up just buying Slack a few ye

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Teams Hits 44 Million Active Users, New Features on the Way – 13 Comments

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    Hey Paul,Will you be writing up a full review, or just focusing on the camera? This thing is a beast, looking

    Posted 2 years ago on So, I Pre-Ordered a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G – 24 Comments

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    Hopefully they can provide some surprises at the event with their new foldable.

    Posted 2 years ago on Full Specifications Leak for the Samsung Galaxy S20 – 19 Comments

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    Total loser talk. Slack's glory growth days are clearly over, and they're having a hard time accepti

    Posted 2 years ago on Slack Claims Higher Engagement Than Microsoft Teams – 45 Comments

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    I really like how Google has slowly and methodically improved ChromeOS throughout the years. They've trul

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Details New Chrome OS 78 Features – 10 Comments

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    Quick follow-up to your What Exactly is Google Selling post from Thursday - I'm staring to wonder what th

    Posted 2 years ago on [CLOSED] Ask Paul for Friday, October 18 – 13 Comments

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    Would much rather have the larger forehead like these than the giant notch on the 3. Pretty handsome device, l

    Posted 2 years ago on Google Unveils Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL With Smooth Display, Upgraded Cameras, Face Unlock – 4 Comments

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    This... this was a pretty exciting event. They brought the thunder!

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Event Photo Gallery – 23 Comments

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    Bring on IFA! Crazy, but I am way more interested in the laptop market developments than what's going on

    Posted 2 years ago on Lenovo Updates Its Consumer Lineups – 11 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Gotcha, makes sense. I really think similar tactics are being used now by the other

    Posted 2 years ago on Programming Windows: Findings of Fact (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    I'm sorry, but I don't see how using your platform to give something away for free that another comp

    Posted 2 years ago on Programming Windows: Findings of Fact (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    It's funny, at work we have Windows10 Thinkpads, and I've noticed that just about NO ONE uses the de

    Posted 2 years ago on One Million Downloads? (Premium) – 79 Comments

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    Paul,Remember when Windows Phone users always rationalized using the platform, saying the lack of apps didn�

    Posted 2 years ago on Where the Google Pixel 3a Falls Short – 40 Comments

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    This is fun. I love the tech history aspect here, more so than the programming-centric angle of other articles

    Posted 2 years ago on Programming Windows: The Internet Tidal Wave (Premium) – 3 Comments

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    Paul,I know you've had a handful of Galaxy devises through the years, but is this your first Note? Lookin

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Expands Its Galaxy of Stars (Premium) – 16 Comments

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    In reply to IanYates82:Agreed. I've been getting increasingly interested about Windows on ARM, this could

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung Announces New Windows 10 Laptop Powered by Snapdragon Processor – 40 Comments

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    I hope it works out. Kinda getting bored with the Apple/Google duopoly. We need something like ChromeOS in mob

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Could Release Phone with Its Own OS This Year – 24 Comments

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    I always enjoy your quarterly MSFT earnings deep dive, Paul. I like your takes on the company's post-Win

    Posted 2 years ago on FY19 (Premium) – 14 Comments

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    If this Intel shortage is real, shouldn't AMD be increasing shipments in response? Haven't heard of

    Posted 2 years ago on PC Sales Grew Slightly in Second Quarter – 13 Comments

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    Are they doing something similar for those of us who purchased Windows Phones? Asking for a friend.

    Posted 2 years ago on Microsoft Ebook Refunds Coming in July – 3 Comments

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    Looks like a great phone! Too bad the xenophobic US government has placed China-based OnePlus on the banned li

    Posted 2 years ago on OnePlus Understands What Community Means (Premium) – 11 Comments

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    Huawei is doing / saying all the right things in my opinion. Instead of lashing out at the US, Trump, the West

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Finally Admits to Impact of U.S. Blacklisting – 47 Comments

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    I feel like the mid-range is way more interesting than the flagship space nowadays. Looks like some nice Pixel

    Posted 2 years ago on Samsung’s Mid-Range A-series Phones Are Coming to the US – 11 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:I need some examples....

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Good for them. All you Huawei lovers out there, this is what you shou

    Posted 2 years ago on Report Details Huawei’s Plans for an Android Alternative – 31 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:Not true at all. Copyright infringement, trademark infringement, etc. is not intelle

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to Vladimir:But you can still buy a comparable Samsung, right? And have a pretty identical Android ex

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Hopefully what it does is make other countries realize their dependence on US technology

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to paul-thurrott:I just think people are way overreacting to this, in the US at least, because of the

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to wright_is:Fair. I still don't think most people care if their Android phones aren't the

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    In reply to WP7Mango:I think you are overestimating how much people really care. I bet they'll just... bu

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    Why do people care so much about a company with almost zero presence in the U.S.? Still trying to figure that

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei’s Rise to Top of Smartphone Market Has Stalled – 74 Comments

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    Sure they can do it now, but when this 30-day grace period expires, they won't be able to update anything

    Posted 2 years ago on Huawei Delivers EMUI 9 to Older Handsets – 6 Comments

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    Sure, like that's going to be allowed to happen.

    Posted 3 years ago on Huawei “Open” to Supplying 5G Chips to Apple (Updated) – 4 Comments

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    You get a price cut! You get a price cut! Everybody gets a price cut!Oprah

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cuts the Price of Its HomePod Speaker Worldwide – 15 Comments

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    Quick, which is more boring - new features in Android updates or new features in Windows? Hmmmm....

    Posted 3 years ago on Android Q Beta 2 is Now Available – 3 Comments

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    Nice. Can't wait for it to be ignored. Like last year's LG flagship. And the one before that.

    Posted 3 years ago on LG G8 ThinQ Arrives in the U.S. on April 11 – 3 Comments

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    In reply to dcdevito:Lol. He never went to Huawei. He went to Xiaomi. He is now at Facebook.

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    In reply to Daekar:Seriously. So sick of reading that word. If the US government were really and totally xenop

    Posted 3 years ago on MWC Barcelona: A Tale of Two Huaweis (Premium) – 24 Comments

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    Chrome OS, here I come!

    Posted 3 years ago on Slow Down Windows 10 Development, You Say? (Premium) – 47 Comments

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    Is Apple still Apple if more and more they talk about software and user base, and hardware is less important?

    Posted 3 years ago on The State of iPhone (Premium) – 25 Comments

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    Yes! More hardware reviews! Never a bad thing.

    Posted 3 years ago on Is the iPhone XR Unfairly Maligned? (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    Surface GoSurface Headphones

    Posted 3 years ago on [CLOSED] Microsoft’s Windows Weekly Giveaways, Part 3: Surface Hardware – 2088 Comments

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    I actually just bought an unlocked Galaxy J3 from Samsung. Was surprised to see the FB app there, but yeah I d

    Posted 3 years ago on Fake News: Samsung’s Uninstallable Facebook App – 43 Comments

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    It's early, but judging from the leaks, I'm sorry but I just don't see much to get excited abou

    Posted 3 years ago on Our First Look at the Samsung Galaxy S10 – 7 Comments

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    Verizon should just sell this bundle of crap. They seem to have settled on a strategy of building the best net

    Posted 3 years ago on Verizon Writes Down $4.6 Billion from AOL and Yahoo Acquisitions – 22 Comments

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    If they come up with yet another brand name for this browser they are insane. Just call it Internet Explorer a

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Reportedly Killing Edge in Favour of a New Chromium-Based Browser – 75 Comments

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    So.... Yeah.

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Finally Speaks About iPhone Sales Woes – 35 Comments

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    The thing about the iPhone is that the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of its users are non-enthusiasts. You know, peopl

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Needs an iPhone Classic (Premium) – 52 Comments

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    Is it wrong of me to enjoy all this negative Apple news as much as I am?

    Posted 3 years ago on Bad News for iPhone Sales Just Keeps Piling On – 88 Comments

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    The iPhone lineup, and the phones themselves, are just way too complicated. I still struggle to figure out why

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Cuts New iPhone Production by 30 Percent – 75 Comments

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    Was really hoping Samsung would not use the notch on the S10 and keep the headphone jack. Would be a great way

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung to Push Forward with Bixby, Smartphone Notches, and a New UX – 30 Comments

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    ASP for each device is about all we'll get going forward, I guess. Fun while it lasted!

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple Will No Longer Report Hardware Sales Figures – 29 Comments

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    Now that Google Fiber isn't really a thing anymore, this can be Google Fi without causing any confusion.

    Posted 3 years ago on Project Fi is Being Renamed to Google Fi – 19 Comments

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    This phone....

    Posted 3 years ago on Some Pixel 3 XL Devices Are Growing a Second Notch – 20 Comments

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    Kind of like Microsoft playing nice with Linux and other competitors, Apple is taking this stance out of neces

    Posted 3 years ago on Apple’s Biggest New Product Under Tim Cook? Your Privacy (Premium) – 26 Comments

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    Any chance you or Paul might get to review this, Brad? Would love to see how the 850 performs. If you ever won

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung’s Galaxy Book2 is the newest addition to ARM-PC Family – 24 Comments

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    It's an Apple and Samsung world (at least here in the U.S.). Not really surprised that another handset ma

    Posted 3 years ago on Essential Lays Off 30 Percent of Workforce – 16 Comments

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    Remember when the Play Store was called Android Marketplace? Seems so long ago.

    Posted 3 years ago on Android: Going, Going, Gone (Premium) – 31 Comments

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    Thought you said all this anti-China rhetoric and blocking of Huawei and ZTE was overblown and foolish, Paul?

    Posted 3 years ago on How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – 8 Comments

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    The more I see these phones the less I care about them. Honestly not sure how anyone can get excited by these.

    Posted 3 years ago on Google’s Pixel Phones Are Launching in a New Pink Color This Year – 3 Comments

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    I have to agree. It just makes Windows seem less professional. In the Google screenshot, that's annoying

    Posted 3 years ago on Microsoft Can’t Stop Punching Windows 10 in the Face (Premium) – 64 Comments

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    Not too much of a surprise, really. If Samsung can wow everyone with a truly nifty S10 next year, I would gues

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S9 Not Selling as Well as Expected – 29 Comments

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    I. Hate. Notches. That is all.

    Posted 3 years ago on This Is the Pixel 3 XL in All White – 12 Comments

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    Gimme the Invoke any day.

    Posted 3 years ago on Details of Samsung’s $300 Bixby Speaker Revealed – 15 Comments

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    In reply to wunderbar:Saw that too. Wonder why? Was really hoping those 3:2 screens would slowly become more w

    Posted 3 years ago on Samsung Announces Second-Generation Chromebook Plus – 26 Comments

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    In reply to jimchamplin:I would argue "normals" wouldn't care too much about that. Samsung's sales v

    Posted 3 years ago on Early Pixel 3 XL Leaks Disappoint Critics – 23 Comments

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    I think I would lose all faith in humanity if Samsung were to add a notch to the S10 or Note 10 next year. I h

    Posted 3 years ago on Early Pixel 3 XL Leaks Disappoint Critics – 23 Comments

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    DirecTV Now has really improved lately. I pay $35 a month for their basic package which includes ESPN and HGTV

    Posted 3 years ago on Paul’s Tech Makeover: A Cord-Cutting Update (Premium) – 57 Comments

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    Samsung Chromebook Pro?! Hoping for a review of this machine with an eye towards replacing a Windows laptop, k

    Posted 4 years ago on Quick MacBook Air Check-In (Premium) – 23 Comments

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    In reply to Oasis:Same here.

    Posted 4 years ago on Build 2018: What I Expect, What I Hope For (Premium) – 45 Comments

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    Sounds like something else that normals just won't care about. Curved screen, yes. But touchless controls

    Posted 4 years ago on Report: Future iPhones to Feature Curved Displays, Touchless Controls – 27 Comments

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    Yet another way Android is the new Windows: Windows can't break away from the desktop, Android can't

    Posted 4 years ago on Google Brings Chrome OS to Tablets – 42 Comments

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    Great S8 pictures. Incredible how good mobile photography is nowadays.

    Posted 4 years ago on Ask Paul: March 2 (Premium) – 8 Comments

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    Actually pretty interested in these. All depends on the data pricing structure of course, and I wonder if carr

    Posted 4 years ago on Windows 10 on ARM to Launch with 3 PCs on 14 Carriers – 56 Comments

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    Any chance AMD joins the Always-Connected party?

    Posted 4 years ago on Here Come the Intel-Powered Always-Connected PCs – 13 Comments

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    Honestly thinking about the Plus at $349, not too bad. It's got a great screen and I do like ChromeOS to

    Posted 4 years ago on Samsung’s Chromebooks are $100 off – 2 Comments

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    HTC Trophy on Verizon. I don't think I ever saw another one out in the wild other than mine. Got a Lumia

    Posted 4 years ago on First Smartphone – 19 Comments

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    Nokia back to their old ways of too many confusing model names. And too many underpowered models as well. Why

    Posted 4 years ago on Nokia 2 Promises 2 Days of Battery Life – 8 Comments

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    Two Samsung-related posts in one day! Paul, what has come over you? Is everything alright?

    Posted 5 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S8+ First Impressions – 66 Comments

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    Paul, once you get the S8 I'm sure you'll be wondering why you didn't return the Pixel when you

    Posted 5 years ago on Preorder the Samsung Galaxy S8, Get a Free Gear VR – 6 Comments

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    Yes! Finally, Paul will review a Samsung phone! I think his last was the Galaxy S5 if I'm not mistaken. L

    Posted 5 years ago on Samsung Galaxy S8 Preview – 64 Comments

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    Pretty excited about that Galaxy Book, actually. I passed over last year's Tab Pro S, so I may give this

    Posted 5 years ago on A Quick Roundup of Some New PCs Announced at MWC – 14 Comments

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    Really like the look of that new G6. But yeah, in the end it just won't matter unfortunately. It truly is

    Posted 5 years ago on LG G6 hopes to out-iPhone the iPhone 8 – 2 Comments

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    Anyone out there still think the Note 7 fiasco will sink Samsung? Anyone? Didn't think so. It was hilarious to

    Posted 5 years ago on Gartner: In 2016, Android and iPhone Killed Off All Smartphone Competition – 55 Comments

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    Kind of interested in Samsung's take on Continuum. Would make a lot of sense to bring to the next Note I would

    Posted 5 years ago on Thurrott Daily: CES Day 0 Special Edition – 23 Comments

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    Interesting. I remember that Toshiba had formally exited the consumer PC / Chromebook market here in the U.S.

    Posted 5 years ago on CES 2017: Toshiba Announces Portégé X20W 2-in-1 PC – 6 Comments

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    In reply to EricJilot: Same here, most of the Zune music I purchased is already unavailable for whatever reaso

    Posted 5 years ago on Did You Buy Music from Zune Before 2012? Please Read This – 29 Comments

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    Reader mode fixes the problem for now. 

    Posted 5 years ago on Premium articles on iOS Safari doesn’t scale – 6 Comments

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    Same on my 5S. Was trying to read Paul's NES article. 

    Posted 5 years ago on Premium articles on iOS Safari doesn’t scale – 6 Comments

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    Funny. Just read WindowsCentral's coverage of this same topic. Needless to say, they were way more enthusiasti

    Posted 5 years ago on Microsoft Discusses a Very Limited Future for Windows 10 Mobile – 92 Comments

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