When I reviewed the Razer Phone, I was surprised how deep the screen’s blacks could go — great for nighttime reading, I wrote, about a month ago. Now I know why the screen can get so dim on command. It’s because the Razer Phone was secretly designed to play HDR video. For instance: Netflix. Here …
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LG is taking a new approach to its phones. The Korean consumer electronics conglomerate hinted at a shake-up on how and when it would launch phones. “We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed,” said LG Vice Chairman Sung-jin Cho at a press conference at CES, according to the Korea Herald. “But we will not launch it just because …
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USB’s performance is doubling right now, but you speed freaks should be pleased to hear another doubling is possible for the ubiquitous connection technology. USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is the wildly successful port that you probably use to plug your phone in to a charger and plug your external drive in to your laptop. When it arrived two …
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CES 2018 has just begun, but one laptop trend is crystal clear: thin is in. And Asus is already on board with the skinny and sophisticated Zenbook Flip 14 (UX461). It goes on sale in March 2018 with prices starting at $899. Now playing: Watch this: Slick and sophisticated 2-in-1 laptop with latest Intel… 1:02 At only 13.9mm thick, the convertible …
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At YouTube, every time a user uploads something appalling, a cat-and-mouse hunt begins, to find and purge the pest. Now imagine the cat having to sort through 400 critters a minute to find the offending rodent. With 400 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every 60 seconds, the site has an “absurd” scale, Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan said in an …
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Forget Spectre: Intel wants to bring back the art of the spectacle. The tech giant tried to forget its high-profile security dramas by staging a glittering drone light show over the fountains of the Bellagio in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It was all in the name of CES, the world’s biggest tech conference, which is taking place across the city …
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In the media circles swirling at CES 2018, the figure $8 billion gets thrown around a lot, but Hulu isn’t buying into the hype. Rival Netflix is spending at a breakneck pace — a new high of $8 billion this year — to both create and license the shows and movies that will fuel your watercooler talk and suck …
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If you’re trying to make a splash in Las Vegas, it helps to be flamboyant. Maybe that’s why at CES 2018, LG showed off its top-tier V30 phone in a new vibrant shade. First announced on Jan. 3 and officially called “Raspberry Rose,” the new color is a deep mixture that falls between fuchsia and magenta. It will be available …
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On display in a glass case at Beyerdynamic’s booth here at CES 2018, is the company’s Amiron Wireless, a new wireless headphone that’s among the best Bluetooth headphones yet. Scheduled to ship this spring, the around-the-ear Amiron Wireless doesn’t have a price yet, but it’s expected to cost more than $500 and less than $1,000, according to Beyerdynamic reps I …
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YouTube’s artificial intelligence is getting better at dragging you down a video rabbit hole. For more than 70 percent of the time you spend watching on Google’s massive video site, you’re lured in by one of the service’s AI-driven recommendations, YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan said Wednesday, speaking at a panel discussion at CES. And if you’re watching on …
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