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OtterBox creates an antimicrobial screen protector for your nasty phone

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Our phones come with us everywhere… including, let’s be real, the bathroom. Which means it isn’t a surprise that the average smartphone is actually dirtier than a toilet seat. But new screen protectors from OtterBox and …

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Rewatch all 12 hours of CES 2020 press day: Samsung, Impossible Pork, pizza robots and more

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES is where the technology year kicks off: It’s a gigantic trade show (more than 170,000 attendees are expected) where the biggest names in consumer electronics converge on Las Vegas to show off the tech that will dominate our lives in …

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At CES 2020, Google doubles down on getting its software all around you

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Google is everywhere at CES 2020. With the world’s largest consumer electronics showcase under way here in Las Vegas, the search giant has dispatched an army of people clad in white uniforms to spread the gospel about the Google Assistant, the …

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Samsung just debuted a bezelless 8K TV that is 99% picture

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. My buying advice for 8K TVs is basically “don’t,” but Samsung is debuting an 8K model that’s about more than resolution at CES 2020. The world’s biggest TV maker’s best new 2020 TV, the Q950TS, has a superthin frame around the picture. …

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Ivanka Trump says she’s ‘a big believer in innovation’ at CES 2020 amid controversy

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Even as her credentials as a tech expert were being challenged by prominent women in the industry, Ivanka Trump, described by the White House as an adviser to President Donald Trump, her father, appeared on the keynote stage Tuesday at the …

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The Targus Mobile VIP Plus backpack is basically a wearable portable charger

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. I dunno about you, but the idea of my phone running out of battery is a constant source of low-level worry — especially on days when I’m on the move and I’ve forgotten my portable charger. Wandering the trade show floor …

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Hands

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There’s no escaping the fact that foldable phones in 2019 cost double what they “should” for the specs they carry. Developing new technology is expensive, from the research to creating the hinge and flexible screen. There’s also the premium you pay …

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Samsung sets Feb. 11 Unpacked event to unveil Galaxy S20, Z Flip

The Galaxy S20 (and probably not the Galaxy S11 as originally thought) is one step closer to reality. After a promotional video surfaced that accidentally revealed the date of the launch, Samsung has now made its Unpacked event official — the brand will reveal its first phones for 2020 on Feb. 11 in San Francisco at 11 a.m. PT. The event will take …

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Amazon Fire TV passes 40 million active users, seeming to stay atop of Roku

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Amazon’s Fire TV streaming media devices have surpassed more than 40 million active users, up from the 37 million the company reported in September, seeming to continue a lead over Roku.  Roku, also considered one of the most popular streaming video …

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Lenovo’s E Ink laptop lid feeds your screen addiction even when your ThinkBook is closed

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Lenovo always seems to have a couple CES products that think totally outside the box, but this is more literal than I’m used to. On the cover of the 13.3-inch ThinkBook Plus is a secondary 10.8-inch E Ink display “on which …

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