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Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 finally has a price tag and a release date. The white tablet, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, will be available at big-box retailers nationwide for $400 on April 11.

The Galaxy Note 8 joins the crowded handheld multimedia tablet space, alongside the iPad Mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD, and others. We've already seen how the top four seven- to eight-inch tablets stack up against each other, but what about the newest device on the block? How does Samsung's newest Note compare to the bestselling iPad Mini?

At $400, Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is a bit more expensive than Apple's handheld tablet ($329 for 16GB) — but not by much. So we compared the new Galaxy Note to the iPad Mini in four other major categories: size, display, memory, and camera.

See how Samsung's new Note fared after the break.

At CES in January, Samsung unveiled the biggest TV of the show with the S9 Ultra High Definition (UHD is formerly know as 4K), an 85-inch display, designed in what the company called an "unprecedented" TV design, the Timeless Gallery. Raised off the ground within a metal frame, with another accent bar above the display, it's certainly not something we've seen in TVs before. Now, two months after the TV's reveal, Samsung has announced the price of the S9: $39,999 with preorders opening at the end of March on samsung.com.

According to Samsung, the S9 includes proprietary technology that will seamlessly convert HD content from current devices to the UHD display and offer audio six times better than today's standard television sets. So, with the pricing now announced, do you have a spare $40 grand burning a hole in your pocket?

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• Michael Kors has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme on a long-term initiative to fight hunger. In addition to releasing a capsule collection of watches this March, the designer has also revealed a star-studded PSA featuring Seth Meyers, Karolina Kurkova, Bette Midler, and more. "The fact is, hunger is a solvable problem and I’m proud that we can be a part of the solution," Kors explains. [Destination Kors]
  

• Claudia Schiffer wishes she could give some advice to her 17-year-old self: "In five years time Hermès will ask if they can name a bag after you, as they have Kelly and Birkin. Ignore your agent and say 'Yes'." [Telegraph]
  

• Speaking of bags, Alexander Wang will design one based on sketches made by friends on the Samsung Galaxy Note II. "I am most inspired from my everyday life and the people that surround me," the designer said. "This collaboration represents a new way that technology and style can come together." [WWD]
  

• Narciso Rodriguez has been named Woolmark's new fashion ambassador. [Vogue UK]
  

• The cult '90s brand X-Girl is now shoppable online after nearly 15 years of being available only in Japan. [Teen Vogue]
  

• Mercedes-Benz has tapped a series of designers, models, and front-row regulars to create custom vanity license plates for display at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week. [The Cut]
  

• Milly's logo has received an update. The new design will debut on the labels of the brand's Pre-Fall 2013 collection. [WWD]
  

• Hudson Jeans took to Instagram for its Spring 2013 campaign starring Georgia May Jagger (below). [Fashionologie Inbox]
  
  

Integration with cloud storage service Dropbox will now come standard on Samsung flagship WiFi-enabled devices, including cameras and TVs. After activating Dropbox, Samsung users will receive 50 GB of free storage for two years (crazy!) vs. the standard 2 GB that users typically get when they sign up for a free Dropbox account.

Samsung cameras will auto-upload images to Dropbox, and file sharing will be available on Samsung Smart TVs through the AllShare Play application. With more data moving toward the cloud and more WiFi-enabled gadgets available on the market, communication between devices is easier than ever, and we can only expect more cloud integration in the future.

Samsung's T9000 is not your typical fridge. Sure, it keeps drinks cold and Popsicles frozen, but this WiFi-enabled fridge-freezer is much more than that. An expanded LCD touch screen on the fridge door gives home chefs access to note taking, photo, grocery planning, recipe, calendar, and news feed apps, plus Evernote to keep documents synced between phone, tablet . . . and fridge.

While the app functionality is pretty neat, it's the smart fridge's flexible storage that is truly practical. The top two compartments are used as refrigerators, one is used as a freezer, and the fourth can alternate between a fridge and a freezer.

The fridge runs on Android, just in case you were wondering, but can only be used with custom Samsung apps. The T9000 with the LCD display will be available in the Spring, but Samsung has given no indication of the price or even availability in North America. It just goes to show that in 2013 and beyond, we'll be more plugged in than ever — right down to our kitchens. Soon enough, our blenders will have data plans.

Samsung already revealed the biggest TV of CES, but that's nothing when compared to the curved OLED TV it debuted today. Promising a more immersive viewing experience than the stiff, flat screens currently occupying living rooms, the curved panel is a hopeful piece of concept technology for now.

In addition to the promise of a more lifelike picture, the curvature of the TV is intended to combat the problem of distorted images when not viewed straight-on, showing even picture quality from any angle. While it was just last year we were introduced to the superlative-packed thinnest ever TV by LG, and this year we already see other super HD, slim TVs on the market, albeit at steep prices, could the curved OLED TV become a consumer reality by this time next year?