LG Display, the screen-making subsidiary of LG, is dedicated to OLED panels, and it has unveiled an impossibly thin television to prove it. At a press event in its home country of Korea on Tuesday, LG Display showed off a “wallpaper” proof-of-concept television. The 55-inch OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display weighs 1.9 kilograms and is …

Whether you’re training for a marathon or just want to get moving more, your phone can be an excellent coach. Packed with features and GPS tracking, today’s top running apps are great tools both for novice runners who need motivation and want to keep tabs on their progress, and for seasoned athletes who want to stay in peak shape. The …

The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge have had a strong debut, according to a report out of Asia. Josh Miller/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S6 and its S6 Edge sibling have shipped more than 10 million units, according to the Korea Herald. Related Links Samsung Galaxy S6 review Samsung: Demand for Galaxy S6 steeper than expected Samsung swings big …

Google Maps was vandalized to associate a racial slur with the White House. Screenshot/CNET Racism exists everywhere on the Internet, and apparently Google Maps is no exception. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that if you surf to Google Maps, focus it on a map of Washington, D.C. and type “n—— house” into the search bar, the map takes you …

Asus Chairman Jonney Shih onstage at the company’s ZenFone 2 event Monday. Sarah Tew/CNET NEW YORK — You may know Asus from its laptop business, but when it comes to smartphones in the US, it’s strictly, “Asus who?” Asus is the world’s fifth-largest PC manufacturer, but wants to expand its presence in the faster-growing mobile business, where it has a …

Verizon’s Droid Turbo gets three new, metallic color options. James Martin/CNET Verizon is going back to the Droid Turbo well at least one more time. Today sees the carrier announcing a trio of limited edition metallic options for the Motorola smartphone. Related Links Motorola Droid Turbo review Verizon refreshes Droid Turbo with Sapphire Blue version Why the Verizon-exclusive Droid Turbo …

ARM’s Simon Segars, left, and Unicef’s Erica Kochi in New York on Tuesday. Kochi holds Literacy Bridge’s listening device — a product both Unicef and ARM are supporting — which is used in Ghana to provide health and education information. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET NEW YORK — No one today would call a smartwatch vital to someone’s life. There’s an effort …

To better organize and control the Stocks app on your Apple Watch, look no further than your iPhone. Not only do the settings used to control the Stocks app on your watch live in the Apple Watch app, but the stocks you follow on your phone are mirrored on your watch. Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET Since you likely already follow …

Now playing: Watch this: How to back up photos when traveling 1:07 Lexy Savvides/CNET Don’t lose your precious photo memories to a misplaced bag or stolen camera. Backing up your photos may seem daunting — especially on vacation — but it’s actually quite simple once you get started. Remember, the point of any backup solution is to ensure that you …

A look at a spliced-together time-lapse video. University of Washington Google and the University of Washington have created 11,000 time-lapse videos showing the evolution over time of some of the world’s landmarks — all with help from the photos you may have taken. The researchers and Google, teamed up to create 10,728 time-lapse videos (PDF) showing how landmarks around the …

Xiaomi brings its Mi Store to the US and Europe. Xiaomi The 5-year-old upstart Xiaomi, whose smartphones and tablets have been hot commodities in China, is now opening up shop in the US and Europe — but without those smartphones and tablets. On Monday evening, Xiaomi will launch an online marketplace for US consumers through which it will offer a …

Samsung may only have to fork over $548 million in damages to Apple. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Apple may not wind up with the full $930 million in damages awarded to it in 2013 following a major patent skirmish with Samsung. In 2011, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing it of violating several patents in the design of its mobile …

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The larger G4 Stylus (left) and smaller G4c join LG’s flagship handset series. LG Less than a month after LG launched its G4, the flagship handset is getting a pair of new smartphone siblings. The Korean electronics giant on Monday took the wraps off the new G4 Stylus and G4c, handsets that incorporate many of the features of the G4 …

Dallas Buyers Club. Focus Features iiNet will offer free legal advice to customers targeted by Dallas Buyers Club over piracy claims, with the internet service provider saying it “couldn’t sit by and have our customers potentially bullied by the process of speculative invoicing.” In a blog post published on the company’s website, iiNet Financial Controller Ben Jenkins said a recent …