Samsung unveils new Galaxy S8 smartphones, showcases Bixby personal assistant, new accessories and IoT expansion

 Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla                       

New York- Today was a comeback day of sorts for Samsung. The company, who had a rough year in 2016 on the heels of the exploding Galaxy Note 7 debacle, was back in form with its latest flagship smartphone launch.

The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ offer a refined improvement of Galaxy S devices of the past. Much more integrated design, a new Infinity Display which minimizes the bezel to a fraction of what we are used to. In terms of design, the Galaxy S8 5.8-inch) and Galaxy S8 + (6.2-inch) are easily the most impressive and desireable new smartphones we've seen in a long time.

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WatchOS 3.2 brings Siri with apps, Theatre Mode and other features

Apple Watch users can now queue their wearables for the watchOS 3.2 which will bring refinements and bug fixes as well as the ability to use Siri to access and control apps, a new Theatre Mode that keeps the watch dark until it is invoked.

Siri now works with apps from the App Store to start workouts, send messages, make payments, book rides, and more. This extensibility makes voice a more useful interface on Apple Watch. You can also scribble in French, Spanish, and Italian. Plus, the music playlist sync progress is now displayed in the Apple Watch app on iPhone.

iOS 10.3 update is now out with file system update, find AirPods and CarPlay improvements

Apple is rolling out iOS 10.3 to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users right now. There's a lot of new features and functionalities including two-factor authentication, the ability to find AirPods in the Find My iPhone app, improvements for CarPlay interactions and a new file system. Hit jump for the list of new features.

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Review: 2016 Ford Flex Limited

Text and Photos by Emily Chung

I asked for the 2016 Ford Flex road test because I just couldn’t understand what the appeal was with the vehicle. I didn’t get a feel for the rectangular shape, stylistically… well, to me it looks like a big brick! After driving it for a week, the Flex grew on me and I can see why owners love the vehicle. For an SUV this size, it wasn’t underpowered (thank you, Ford!) and true to its name the vehicle definitely offers a lot of flexibility in terms of carrying passengers and cargo.

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