A new camera feature on the Galaxy S8 that recognizes bar codes and products was delayed…
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Ads for voice assistants are here and they’re already terrible – CNET
Can commercials ruin the Amazon Echo and Google Home?
Google Chrome wants to help you block annoying ads (The 3:59, Ep. 214) – CNET
Also on the show: Facebook's Building 8 and Verizon's unlimited data push.
Forget Apple Pay. Mastercard’s got a fingerprint reader – CNET
The payment company is developing a card that includes a built-in fingerprint sensor.
Galaxy S8 is awesome, except for one thing (The 3:59, Ep. 212) – CNET
What are reviewers saying about Samsung's new flagship phone? Also, we talk about the latest iPhone…
Android Pay, PayPal aim to make paying with your phone easier – CNET
Or did mobile payments just get that much more confusing?
iPhone 8’s new fingerprint sensor may be on the fritz – CNET
Another report comes out saying the upcoming iPhone's fingerprint sensor may not be working.
Google agrees to open Android to competing apps in Russia – CNET
The search giant reaches settlement deal with Russia's competition regulators that allows preinstallations of other search…