Samsung last week unveiled the phones we’ve been discussing for the better part of the year, including the Galaxy Z Flip foldable and the new Galaxy S20 flagship series. The Z Flip was the first handset to hit stores, going on sale last Friday. The S20 preorders went live on Friday, with Samsung and its partners expected to ship the handset on March 6th. All three Galaxy S20 versions, including the S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra, come with 5G support, and you won’t be able to score a 4G-only variant in the US. That also means all of them are more expensive than we’d have expected, with prices starting at $999 for the cheapest option. We’ve already told you that it might be a good idea to wait a few more months for the prices to go down. It always happens with Android phones, and last year’s S10 series proved price cuts arrive a lot sooner than expected. We’ve also shown you a few deals that make Samsung’s prices much easier to swallow, especially if you’re looking to trade-in an old device fro the brand new phones. But carriers also have their own S20 deals in place that might get you additional savings right now.

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Galaxy S20 preorders are live: Here’s everything you need to know originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 06:50:22 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“No other specimen has shown your … adaptability …”

I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m a sucker for a good, quality deepfake video — one where the entertainment value is by and large the purpose for it, mind you — and today I think I’m going to have to go ahead and crown a winner. The best one I’ve ever seen, to be more specific, and the one I’ve gotten a kick out of the most. I’m referring to the hilariously faked footage you can watch at the top of this post, which inserts Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk into a reto clip from the Star Trek TV series.

Entertaining? Check. Impressive production? Check. Realistic-looking? Obviously, but you be the judge and just go ahead and cast your eyes a few inches above these words and settle on that image of Jeff Bezos’ face superimposed onto the giant, vein-y head of an alien. The clip even plays with the pop culture exaggeration of Bezos’ many habits and personality quirks, which makes it hardly any stretch at all to imagine him as the alien being he appears to be here, marvelling at the strange behavior of the human he sees standing before him. Alien Bezos can’t seem to get over the fact that the human (USS Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike) doesn’t appreciate the captivity the alien wants to place him in. Even though it’s “pleasant and benevolent.” Almost as if he’s grasping to understand why he won’t submit himself to membership in Amazon Prime. Hey, wait … Star Trek’s “Prime” directive … it all fits!

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2. Today’s best deals: Crazy $112 AirPods deal, Anker accessory blowout, $18 home camera, $29 earphones, board games, more
3. Why spend $1,000 on a Galaxy S20 when this unlocked Android phone with 3-day battery life is only $219?

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This hilarious deepfake of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in a ‘Star Trek’ episode blew me away originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 03:37:26 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The brain is a complicated organ, and when surgeons are tasked with removing dangerous brain tumors they have to be incredibly careful not to cause unintended damage. For Dagmar Turner, a 53-year-old tumor patient at King’s College Hospital in London, ensuring that she could continue to enjoy her passion for playing the violin, that meant demonstrating her musical talents for the surgical team as they were performing their operation.

In Turner’s case, the tumor the doctors were targeting happened to be near her right frontal lobe. That’s a tricky area to operate on, as removal or damage to certain brain structures could cause a loss of fine motor skills. That’s where the violin came in.

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Watch a violinist play her instrument while undergoing brain surgery originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 02:18:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I remember the good old days, back when I was a kid and there was a grand total of one flavor of Oreo cookies to enjoy. The classic white icing was sandwiched between two chocolate cookies. It was a simple yet brilliant formula that turned Oreo into a snack food powerhouse — and which seems downright quaint today, when you stroll down grocery store aisles and pass half a dozen or more different flavors of the beloved cookie brand depending on where you’re shopping. You might see everything from birthday cake-flavored Oreos to Chocolate Oreo Thins; Peanut Butter Oreos; Red Velvet Oreos; Carrot Cake Oreos; and so many more different flavor, size, and filling variations.

Here’s a new one I didn’t see coming, though — an Oreo that makes the ultimate fashion statement.

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2. Why spend $1,000 on a Galaxy S20 when this unlocked Android phone with 3-day battery life is only $219?
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Supreme hypebeasts love the company so much they’re paying big bucks for Supreme-branded Oreos originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 01:16:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whenever a tragedy strikes, it doesn’t take long for scammers to come crawling out of the woodwork with some type of enterprising scheme designed to prey on the emotions of well-meaning individuals. Over the past few months alone, for example, we’ve seen scammers run fake fundraisers for the brush fires in Australia and sell counterfeit Kobe Bryant memorabilia.

In light of all that, it’s perhaps not surprising at all that some scammers are now taking advantage of the persistent fear surrounding the coronavirus to spread malware to unsuspecting individuals.

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1. After trying BenQ’s mind-blowing new 4K home theater projector, I might never buy a normal TV again
2. Today’s top deals: Huge Anker sale, $23 home camera, SSD sale, $6 Alexa smart plugs, free Echo Dot, $8 wireless charger, more
3. Eufy’s home security cameras are better than Arlo, and much cheaper in today’s big sale

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Hackers are taking advantage of coronavirus fears to spread malware originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 00:14:16 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With groups like NASA and the European Space Agency focusing largely on missions to explore Earth’s moon and Mars, the Japanese space agency JAXA is taking a chance on a different kind of mission. According to reports out of Japan, JAXA is currently planning on a trip to two Martian moons, and they’re evening planning on snatching a sample from the Martian moon Phobos and sending it back to Earth.

As Ars Technica reports, the mission will cost around $417 million and has a tentative launch window of 2024. If successful, it will be the very first time that humans have ever fetched a sample of a moon orbiting another planet.

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1. After trying BenQ’s mind-blowing new 4K home theater projector, I might never buy a normal TV again
2. Today’s top deals: Huge Anker sale, $23 home camera, SSD sale, $6 Alexa smart plugs, free Echo Dot, $8 wireless charger, more
3. Why spend $1,000 on a Galaxy S20 when this unlocked Android phone with 3-day battery life is only $219?

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Japan is going to bring a piece of Mars’ moon Phobos back to Earth originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 23:12:32 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Honda’s Civic Type R has consistently turned heads and, as Honda likes to tout, earned itself “near-universal” acclaim since its US launch in 2017 — picking up awards like being named a 2018 AUTOMOBILE magazine All-Star and a 2018 Editor’s Choice by Car and Driver. That’s in addition to the stellar reputation the car has garnered from racing professionals who’ve taken the Civic Type R TCR to the Pirelli World Challenge series along with other major Touring Car series.

Next week, the Civic Type R’s 2020 edition will start arriving at Honda dealerships in the US (on February 28, to be exact), and the new model will bring a slew of updates that include everything from tweaks to the car’s ride and handling, braking performance, and engine cooling. The 2020 Type R also sports freshened-up exterior and interior stylings, standard Honda Sensing® safety and driver-assistive technology, as well as a gorgeous new Boost Blue exterior color. And in related news, Honda is also releasing its first-ever performance datalogging app this spring that will be available exclusively for use with the Type R.

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1. After trying BenQ’s mind-blowing new 4K home theater projector, I might never buy a normal TV again
2. Today’s top deals: Huge Anker sale, $23 home camera, SSD sale, $6 Alexa smart plugs, free Echo Dot, $8 wireless charger, more
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Honda’s new Civic Type R is one heck of a gorgeous car originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 22:10:49 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve all been there — looking for a critical piece of information that we know is buried in somewhere in our inbox. The email hasn’t been deleted, but that doesn’t mean we’ll find it on the first try. Your inbox may be packed with emails that have some of the same search terms, complicating matters further. That’s all the more surprising when it happens in Gmail, considering that Search is Google’s most important product.

Google is apparently aware that Gmail needs better search functionality, and it has devised an update to make hunting for important data a lot faster than it was previously.

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3. The $23 Wyze Cam has a killer feature you won’t get with a $200 Nest Cam

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Gmail is getting a brilliant new feature that will make it easier to find what you’re looking for originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 21:08:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As the medical community continues to focus on the spread of the coronavirus and resulting disease Covid-19, researchers are hunting for clues to explain its rapid spread in China and isolated regions outside of the country. Now, a new report from the Chinese Center for Disease Control suggests that poop might be a piece of the puzzle.

The paper reveals that a stool sample from an infected individual was confirmed to contain coronavirus that would have been capable of further infections. This is an important development since it opens up the possibility that the disease is spreading in ways not previously realized.

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1. After trying BenQ’s mind-blowing new 4K home theater projector, I might never buy a normal TV again
2. Today’s top deals: Huge Anker sale, $23 home camera, SSD sale, $6 Alexa smart plugs, free Echo Dot, $8 wireless charger, more
3. Why spend $1,000 on a Galaxy S20 when this unlocked Android phone with 3-day battery life is only $219?

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New study says poop may be responsible for rapid coronavirus spread originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 20:06:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A few months ago, Facebook and a number of other companies — including Amazon and Apple — found themselves embroiled in a bit of a controversy regarding the review of audio recordings. Specifically, Facebook employed human reviewers to transcribe audio recordings from users as a means to improve the overall quality of its software. While this is seemingly okay at first glance, many Facebook users were completely unaware that their audio recordings were being listened to in the first place.

Ultimately, Facebook pumped the brakes on its audio review process. Incidentally, Apple and other tech giants did the same.

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Facebook will pay users for access to their audio recordings originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 19:35:41 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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