Comcast is ushering YouTube onto the boob tube. The two companies said Monday that later this year Comcast will incorporate Google’s massive video service onto X1, the cable company’s high-tech pay-TV service, used by about half of its customers. The new partnership means YouTube’s clips and streams will be available and searchable on Comcast X1 like a regular channel or …
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LG’s just-announced marquee G6 phone adds a new chapter to the legendary rivalry between South Korean neighbors LG and Samsung. And for once, LG’s G6 could gain the upper hand against Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S8. One reason is an about-face in strategy. Where the G5’s tone-deaf modular design failed by being too different, the G6’s potential comes from aligning with …
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Samsung‘s new Gear VR headset looks awfully similar to the 2016 model, but for one notable change: there’s an all-new controller included in the box. The Gear VR with Controller (yes, that’s the product’s name) lets you point, shoot, drag and drop objects in virtual worlds while also making it less of a bother to reach up to the headset …
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Now playing: Watch this: Start chatting with Google Assistant 3:33 You can soon ask your phones running Android Marshmallow and Nougat for help really soon. Once exclusive to Google’s Pixel phones, Google Assistant will soon be released to the wilds of Android 6.0 and 7.0 devices in the US as soon as this week, while users in Canada, Australia, Germany …
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Huawei on Sunday unveiled its new flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus are equipped with fast octacore processors, dual cameras, big batteries and more. You can read CNET’s first impression on the Huawei P10 here. Below you will also find a chart outlining how the specs compare with some of the …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G6 is water-resistant, with a whole lotta screen 2:19 The LG G6 ($150 at Amazon) brims with promise. It’s got an extra-tall display with an 18:9 screen ratio, but is narrow enough that even small-mitted people like me can use it one-handed. Dual cameras on the back, a water-resistant body and wireless charging (US-only) help …
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The show floor for Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest showcase for wireless technology and mobile devices, doesn’t officially open until Monday. But like all good trade shows, “day zero” is press conference day. The elephant in the room at the 2017 show is the phone that isn’t here: the Galaxy S8. But Samsung teased the phone at the end …
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Now playing: Watch this: Capture your world in super slow motion with Sony’s new… 1:32 This year’s Mobile World Congress has barely kicked off and we’ve already seen some great hardware from the likes of LG and Sony. I’ve put Sony’s shiny new flagship — the XZ Premium — up against the more affordable Xperia XZS, LG’s G6 and the …
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Amazon has the Moto Z’s back. Lenovo’s Motorola unit on Sunday unveiled a number of new Moto Mods — replaceable backs to the Moto Z that add new capabilities like extra battery life, a projector or better audio. One of the more notable additions is one coming from Amazon, which plans to build a Moto Mod with Alexa. Jon Kirk, …
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This April, the BlackBerry KeyOne will come into the market as a high-end phone — the first with both Android 7.1 Nougat software and a QWERTY keyboard. But when it does, it’ll face staunch competition from a bevy of Android phones that have large touchscreens and premium hardware, from all-metal bodies to powerful processors and cutting-edge camera tech. So how …
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