2018 Hyundai Accent: 5 things you should know

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Got $400? Apple HomePod vs stereo Sonos One vs Google Home Max

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The Pixel 2 makes it OK to leave Apple and skip the iPhone X

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The Most Celebrated Astrophysicist Of Our Time Stephen Hawking Has Passed Away

Renowned British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76. AFP Hawking had a rare early-onset slow-progressing form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, that gradually paralysed him over the decades. … The diagnosis of his disease came when Hawking was 21 years old, in 1963. …

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Essential Phone gets update to Android Oreo 8.1

The Essential Phone gets a tasty upgrade today to Android 8.1 Oreo. The software update was announced in a tweet from Essential Tuesday, telling customers that it should be available to install from the phone itself. The phone was previously on Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and is skipping the Android 8.0 edition of Oreo due to stability issues the company discovered …

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UE Wonderboom gets funky new ‘Freestyle’ color options

When UE told us it was announcing five “new designs” for its Wonderboom speaker, we were hoping there was some actual change to the speaker. But it turns out its just a cosmetic refresh. Launched last year in six color options, the fully waterproof Wonderboom is adding five more with the arrival of the new Freestyle collection. They include: Concrete, …

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Google and LG could be fixing the dreaded ‘screen door’ for your next VR headset

Google and LG are expected to unveil the highest-resolution OLED VR display yet at Display Week in May, according to the event’s program guide (as noted on Monday by Digital Trends.) The two companies are heading a session at the conference entitled “An 18-megapixel, 4.3inch, 1,443 ppi, 120 Hz OLED display for wide field-of-view, high-acuity, head-mounted displays.” That spec equates to …

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Galaxy S9: Should you upgrade?

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus might be the best phones Samsung has ever made, and they’re nearly here. On Friday, March 16, the company’s new flagship handsets will bring their fancy new dual-aperture cameras (and stereo speakers!) to stores around the globe. But are they worth the upgrade if you already own a Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S7, or even …

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Skin Motion app turns my tattoo into sound waves

I never thought I could turn my body into a loudspeaker.  Here at CNET, I’m the sound guy. After spending over 15 years working in media production I have a passion for not only music, but sound in general. A few years ago, I thought it would be cool to get a sleeve tattoo comprised entirely of waveforms.   I …

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AmazonBasics battery packs recalled due to fire risk

Amazon is recalling about 260,000 AmazonBasics portable power banks due to a danger of fire and chemical burns, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commision. Amazon had received “53 reports of the power banks overheating in the U.S., including one report of chemical burns due to contact with battery acid and four reports of property damage, including fire and smoke …

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LG G7 may launch in May with an $800

LG’s flagship G7, which was MIA at MWC, might not launch until May, according to a report by Korea’s ETNews. That launch date would be 15 months after the company unveiled its G6 in February 2017, but would remain consistent with previous statements by the company that it wouldn’t stick to a strict yearly release cycle.  LG has steadily lost ground to stalwart Android rival Samsung, …

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Galaxy S9 AR Emoji: What you need to know

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 ($198 at eBay) and S9 Plus have a new feature called AR Emoji. The animated characters are similar to Apple’s animojis on the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon), only instead of using fancy face-scanning hardware, AR Emoji relies on the S9’s camera and augmented reality software developed by the startup Loom.ai. Samsung and Loom.ai have worked on bringing AR …

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The Galaxy S9’s aperture blades go slice slice slice

It’s mesmerizing, no? What you’re seeing here is how the twin aperture blades work in the Samsung Galaxy S9‘s brand-new dual-aperture camera.  They can open to let more light in, or close to let less light through. That way, they can create brighter pictures or ones with more of the scene in focus. (For more on how variable aperture cameras …

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