AT&T takes a flier with the curvy LG G Flex, Padfone X

Now playing: Watch this: LG G Flex flexes its bendy 6-inch screen 2:26 LAS VEGAS — AT&T continues to take chances on intriguing devices. The latest is LG’s G Flex, which made headlines for its curved, slightly bendable design and self-healing back cover. The company later announced the Asus Padfone X. AT&T would only say …

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WebOS lives on to make LG’s smart TVs smarter

LAS VEGAS — WebOS the smartphone platform is dead; long live LG’s WebOS TV. The operating system made its debut on the television as part of LG’s line of smart TVs during the Consumer Electronics Show. Gone, however, are the cards and gesture controls, although the multitasking feature remains. Most importantly, LG will be keeping the WebOS name around and …

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Samsung unveils curved UHD TVs

Samsung has unveiled its first range of curved ultra-high-definition televisions at CES. The 105-inch curved UHD TV. (Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET) Curved is all the rage, and Samsung is well on top of it. The company has just unveiled its new range of curved 4K TVs, the first to hit the market. Included in the range is a new 110-inch version …

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Samsung concept TV bends and unbends

At CES, Samsung has unveiled a new concept UHD TV with a screen that can be set to curved or flat at the press of a button. Bend… (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Samsung hit the CES ground running with a range of 4K ultra-high-definition LED TVs — the first, apparently, in the world — but the fun doesn’t stop there. Also …

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LG rolls out 77

LG unveiled a 77-inch flexible OLED TV at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, in tandem with competitor Samsung’s own buzzworthy bendable TV announcement. The new LG television lets users adjust the angle of a TV screen with a remote control, switching the viewing from a flat screen to a curved screen. The result, LG hopes, is an …

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Netgear takes on Chromecast, but with a twist

The popular Chromecast dongle from Google, which costs $35 and allows consumers to turn their “dumb” TVs into Smart TVs through the HDMI port, will soon have a competitor. Netgear on Monday announced the NeoMediacast HDMI dongle, a device that, like the Chromecast, connects to a television’s HDMI port and provides access to applications. Netgear’s technology uses the Android SDK …

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LG resurrects webOS for TVs, might stop making PCs

Remember webOS? I can’t blame you if you don’t. It was a smart phone operating system originally developed by Palm, and which ran on its devices including the Palm Pre, Pre 2 and Pre 3, the Palm Pixi, and the Palm Pre Plus. HP acquired it when it bought Palm, and used it on its HP TouchPad. Then HP announced …

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Toshiba CES 2014 TVs: Full

LAS VEGAS — Toshiba is no longer among the top names in TV, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the company’s audacious product introductions at CES 2014. Today the company bowed 17 new LED LCDs, ranging from a 32-inch 720p value play to an 85-inch 4K-resolution behemoth. More importantly, select models include our favorite picture-enhancing feature: an LED …

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Panasonic pushes 4K for tablets and a new TV interface at CES 2014

Panasonic TVs have been much loved by many for a while, and now the company is looking to refresh its smart TV interface. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Firstly, however, let’s look at Panasonic’s tablets. The company has revealed not only a 20-inch tablet with a 4K display, but also the new seven-inch Toughpad FZ-M1, running Windows 8 on an Intel Core …

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Sony at CES 2104: join us from 11.30am AEDT today (live blog)

Sony is just about to launch its range of new products for 2014 at CES and, as always, CNET will be there to live to get you all the inside information. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) With a product portfolio as broad as Sony’s, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what we might see, but we’d expect a renewed commitment …

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LG shows off new smart TV interface featuring webOS

Confirming previous reports and leaks, today LG has announced an all-new operating system for its 2014 TVs. It’s called webOS, and it’s based on the eponymous platform that initially appeared in Palm smartphones, like the Palm Pre, CNET’s pick for the best product of CES 2009. HP aquired Palm in 2010, and LG bought webOS from HP last year. The …

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LG talks TV, appliances and fitness at CES 2014

It was 3am, when every right thinking Australian was asleep — but in Las Vegas it was CES Press Day and LG was in full swing. LG’s wearable tech, the Lifeband Touch. (Credit: Sarah tew/CNET) The Korean electronics giant devoted a lot of its on stage time to its appliances division — with three different speakers talking about home technology …

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LG unveils world’s first flexible OLED TV

Where Samsung had an LED concept, LG has unveiled a production-ready, flexible OLED TV at CES. (Credit: LG) Everything’s happening so fast, we’re developing a case of the bends — the TV bends, that is. LG has just unveiled the world’s first flexible OLED TV, a 77-inch model that can bend and unbend with the press of a button on …

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LG reveals the future for its WebOS smart TVs

LG plans to tune up most of its new TVs this year with a shot of WebOS. Revealing its plans in a Korean press release on Monday, LG said that 70 percent of this year’s smart TVs will come with the new interface, which it purchased from HP almost a year ago. The company also touted the three major benefits …

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