While we’re still waiting for the 10th-generation versions of Intel’s Core i9 mobile processors, AMD is officially introducing its flagship Ryzen 9 4900H-series processor, an eight-core competitor for the i9-9880H using AMD’s Zen 2 process architecture. It’s a 35-45-watt CPU intended for thin-ish gaming and creative laptop designs (a la the Razer Blade 15) with …
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Montblanc’s high-end smartwatch, the Summit 2 Plus, is beautiful. It has a lovely curved sapphire dome crystal and the materials are top-notch. The Summit 2 Plus has eSIM tech, which is something still pretty new to Google’s Wear OS watches, even if odds are you’re not going to pay $1,170 for one of them. (Huawei had the first Wear OS …
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5G is the next step when it comes to mobile phones, and OnePlus, known for its affordable phones with high-end features, hopes to be ready for the new technology. The company will invest almost $30 million to upscale and improve its 5G research and development labs, according to a release Thursday. The funds will go into areas such as radio frequency …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After the cancelation of major tech conferences around the world, including Mobile World Congress and SXSW, CES Asia organizers said Monday the trade show scheduled for mid-June in Shanghai would be postponed. It comes on the very same day that the cancelation of …
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When we last saw TCL’s prototype for a crazy triple folding phone last October, it was in the preliminary stages. The concept was there, with the “DragonHinge” allowing it to bend in multiple directions, but a working screen was not. This week, however, we had a chance to get our hands on the wacky phone-tablet hybrid, and while it is …
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Despite the rise of TCL and the OLED-powered image quality dominance of LG, Samsung still sells more TVs than anyone, especially expensive ones. Its latest crop of QLED models, first announced at CES in January, now available for preorder and shipping soon, tries to maintain that popularity with an array of new features, designs, sizes, series and prices — many …
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Google on Wednesday said it’s launching new speech and translation tools for Android phones. The new feature lets Google’s Assistant software read long-form text out loud. The tool is meant mainly for listening to articles, blog posts and short stories on the web. Google said the technology is different from other screen-reading software because it’s meant to read stuff in …
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HTC and its Vive headsets have walked a strange middle ground in VR: not quite affordable mainstream, not fully enterprise, and still part of the SteamVR ecosystem alongside its competitor, the Valve Index. The Vive Cosmos, originally announced at CES 2019, continues that path, but is also taking things in a new direction. The Taiwanese company will make swappable faceplates for …
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Earlier this week, CNET learned that phone maker TCL is working a prototype of a device with a screen you pull out when you want to expand it into a tablet. From what I can tell, it’s a bit like pulling out the leaf of your dining room table when you want to seat more guests. The design is a twist …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Fitness trackers come in all shapes and sizes, and give you a way to find out things like how many steps you walk, how many calories you consume and how many hours you sleep. This type of info can be used …
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