January has been unusually quiet on the TV-deal front, as this is the time of year when a certain big game tends to produce lots of sales. Maybe we were just spoiled by all the big discounts during the holidays. Thankfully, there are still solid deals to be had if you look hard enough. We’ve …
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LG exploring options that include scrapping the smartphone business
Despite recently premiering its new rollable phone tech and capturing its fair share of buzz at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, LG may be considering getting out of the smartphone game altogether, according to a Wednesday report by The Korea Herald. The tech giant is facing stiff competition from other manufacturers as it looks to balance a $4.5 billion loss over …
Read More »LG Rollable and other new rolling, folding phones give me something to look forward to
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It may have been just a fleeting glimpse from LG at its CES 2021 press conference, but that tease of a smartphone with a screen that rolls out hints at a comeback for mobile devices looking to shake up the conventional …
Read More »Your next drone or action cam will shoot 8K video, 4K at 240fps with Ambarella’s new chip
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Ambarella might not be as familiar a name as Intel, AMD or Qualcomm, but one of the company’s video processors is likely in some device you own. At CES 2021, for example, one of its SoCs (system-on-chip) is in Alarm.com’s new …
Read More »CES 2021 showed us how robots can ease our pandemic woes
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The first all-digital CES has come and gone, and it was a very different event than the ones we’ve experienced in the past. But it wasn’t just the format that was different; the tech was different too. There was a discernible …
Read More »Why CES 2021 was filled with business laptops and Chromebooks
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. When we look back on the virtual CES 2021, we’ll mostly think about what didn’t happen. No memorable Las Vegas meals, no celeb sightings in the convention center, no crazy in-person demos of fantastic new prototypes. Instead, what we saw through …
Read More »9 great reads from CNET this week
And we’re off — 2021 has officially begun in the world of consumer technology. This week brought us, virtually, both the annual bonanza that is CES and Samsung’s first Unpacked event of the year. There was no shortage of product introductions and gadget aspirations. From Samsung, for instance, we learned all about its new Galaxy S21 lineup, and all kinds …
Read More »Imagining the future of CES
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s 3 p.m. where I am. Across two time zones, we’re all gathering at once to talk about neural-input technology as I set up my video lights at home. The radiator’s hissing. The kids are outside playing. Soon it’ll be dinner, …
Read More »At CES 2021, gaming laptops aren’t what they used to be, and that’s a good thing
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Some PC gamers have a lot of historical animosity toward gaming laptops. Many gamers buy or build desktops because not only can you get more performance for your money, but they can also be upgraded. Gaming laptops, on the other hand, …
Read More »Don’t buy a Galaxy S20 phone right now. Here’s why you should wait
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Update, Jan. 21: Here are CNET’s reviews of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra. If you’re in the market for a new Android phone, you may be considering the Samsung Galaxy S20 5G — last year’s flagship phone from the Samsung Galaxy line. But …
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