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Samsung We’re only about a month away from the premiere of the latest film in the Star Wars series known as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. To celebrate the release of the film that will cap off the complete nine-episode Skywalker saga, Samsung just revealed a new smartphone package: the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Star Wars Special Edition. The package includes a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (naturally) with a unique color scheme: black and red. The S Pen is red and the device itself is mostly black with subtle red highlights. However, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Star Wars Special Edition package doesn’t just include the phone. Inside, you’ll also find a customized set of Samsung Galaxy Buds (black buds in a black case with a red interior), an embossed leather cover for the Note 10 Plus featuring the mask of Kylo Ren, and a limited edition metal badge featuring the film’s logo and — once again — Kylo Ren. Related:  Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus review: Not the Note you know

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T-Mobile T-Mobile CEO John Legere, who has led the carrier for the past seven years, announced this morning he will leave that position on May 1, 2020. Mike Sievert, who is currently T-Mobile’s President and Chief Operating Officer, will take over from Legere as both President and CEO on that date. Legere will remain as a board member of T-Mobile. Editor's Pick Here are the best T-Mobile deals and offers right now (November 2019) T-Mobile is currently the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States, having climbed up from fourth place a few years ago. Its growth is due in part to the many aggressive T-Mobile deals and offers … In a post on his Twitter account , Legere stated that this decision has been in the works “for a long time.” He added in T-Mobile’s official press release that Sievert is “is well prepared to lead T-Mobile into the future.” For his part, Sievert stated that “the Un-carrier culture, which all our employees live every day, will not change

Huawei and Vivo are two prominent smartphone brands to offer a so-called waterfall display on their phones. The display is essentially a dual curved screen with the curves falling off sharply at roughly 90 degrees. Now, frequent tipster Ice Universe has claimed on Twitter that the Samsung Galaxy S11 won’t be joining the waterfall display party. The leaker also says that the bezels (presumably the side bezels) will be slimmer than the Note 10 ‘s borders. It’s worth noting that Ice Universe isn’t always as reliable as other prominent leakers out there, but the account does deliver quite a few accurate leaks nonetheless. After careful evaluation by Samsung, The Galaxy S11 series does not use a waterfall screen design, but the bezel is narrower than Note10. — Ice universe (@UniverseIce) November 18, 2019 Waterfall screens certainly make for a visually impressive design, but it also results in a more fragile, slippery design. Furthermore, it forces manufacturers to either toy wit

Your tech digest, by way of the DGiT Daily newsletter , for Monday, November 18. 1. Cortana curtailed The tech industry doesn’t kill off its services or apps with much fanfare, usually a quiet release on a Friday evening, usually hiding in some kind of upbeat confusion. On that note, here’s Microsoft’s admission (on late Friday) that Cortana is being made “as helpful as possible” by, er, being killed off: “To make your personal digital assistant as helpful as possible, we’re integrating Cortana into your Microsoft 365 productivity apps. As part of this evolution, on January 31st, 2020, we’re ending support for the Cortana app on Android and iOS in your market.” “After January 31st, 2020, the Cortana mobile app on your phone will no longer be supported and there will be an updated version of Microsoft Launcher with Cortana removed.” Gizmodo, in a post titled “ Farewell, Cortana ” clarified with Microsoft that this included Great Britain, Australia, Germany, Mexico, China, S

Apple Apple’s iPhones and many Android phones offer NFC chips, but Apple has largely locked this tech down on its devices. This move means that iPhone owners can only use Apple Pay to tap and pay in physical stores. Fortunately, a German parliamentary committee has voted to force Apple to open up its NFC technology to other platforms. According to Reuters (h/t: 9to5Mac ), the change will come as an amendment to an anti-money laundering law that’s set to go into effect next year. Read: Apple AirPods Pro review — Third time really is the charm This particular law will force owners of electronic cash infrastructure to open up to others “for a reasonable fee.” “We are surprised at how suddenly this legislation was introduced,” Apple was quoted as saying by the newswire. “We fear that the draft law could be harmful to user friendliness, data protection and the security of financial information.” What does it mean for consumers? The move suggests that Apple Pay rivals like Google

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