This week we recap everything announced by Samsung today at the Galaxy S21 event from the trio of phones to new earbuds and a tracker. We then highlight the top things announced at an otherwise quiet CES 2021.

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Abner Li

Ben Schoon

Kyle Bradshaw

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Galaxy S21 unboxing and first impressions: No charger, but a whole lot of phone [Video]

Samsung Galaxy S21 series goes official w/ Snapdragon 888, S Pen, $200 price drop

Galaxy Buds Pro can cancel out or amplify ambient noise, switch between devices for $199

Samsung ditches microSD card support on all Galaxy S21 models

Samsung is bringing SmartThings to Android Auto

Samsung Galaxy SmartTag works like a Tile tracker, available from $29

Google Messages is ‘native’ on Samsung Galaxy S21 as Discover is default feed

Asus Chromebook Flip CM5 goes Ryzen with gaming-centric keyboard

Acer Chromebook Spin 514 launches next month with AMD Ryzen, starts at $479

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 cuts costs w/ $549 starting price, mid-range specs

TCL adopts Google TV in 2021 models starting in the United States

Sony embraces the new Google TV interface on 2021 ‘Bravia XR’ lineup

TCL and Alcatel launching trio of Android tablets, including one w/ color E Ink competitor

Google completes acquisition of Fitbit, reiterates privacy promises

Fitbit says Google deal won’t affect third-party services

Google Store marks Fitbit acquisition closing with prominent banner message

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