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LeEco thinks of itself as the single source for all things tech. In its home country of China, LeEco is just that, delivering movies it produces on phones and televisions it makes, and hosting e-commerce and streaming sports sites on its own cloud service. “If you were to take Apple, Amazon, Paramount Pictures, Tesla, Uber …

Now playing: Watch this: With Pixel and Home, Google gets serious about hardware 2:47 It feels like forever since the first rumors about Google’s announcements for this event started cropping up, but now we can finally lay at least some of them to rest. Just joining us? Here’s what you’ve missed thus far. The event opened with a cute video …

Now playing: Watch this: Google gives the Chromecast an Ultra upgrade 1:48 Google unveiled a $69 updated version of its Chromecast media-streaming device, which will stream video in 4K and HDR picture quality. 4K is a measurement of video resolution. It multiplies the number of pixels compared with traditional “high-definition” images, but often CNET reviewers fail to notice much difference …

Now playing: Watch this: Google debuts Pixel phone with built-in Assistant 4:54 Google was widely expected to introduce a number of new hardware products and its launch event in San Francisco and it did just that. We got the Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, a 4K Chromecast Ultra video streamer, a new Google WiFi router, the Daydream View (the company’s …

At Google’s huge October 4 event, it unveiled the new version of Chromecast. Called Google Chromecast Ultra, this digital media player has 4K video support and a similar design to the second-generation version. Overall Chromecast watch time has increased 160 percent since last year, when Google unveiled the 2nd-gen Chromecast and Chromecast Audio, and the company has sold more than …

Google’s two brand new, own-brand phones are coming to the UK and are available for preorder online immediately. The smaller of the two devices, the Pixel, will start at £599 for the 32GB model, rising to £699 for the 128GB model. The Pixel XL is a pricier beast, starting at £719 for the 32GB model, going up to £819 for …

Starting at just $30, Roku’s new streaming devices are priced to appeal to everyone. Now an email offer to current Roku 4 owners looks to heighten their appeal to bigger spenders who own 4K TVs. The offer, as reported by cordcutternews, was recently extended to people who bought a Roku 4, the company’s first 4K-capable streamer, which launched last year. …

Now playing: Watch this: Roku releases five new TV streamers, and the cheapest… 2:16 Update: We’ve now published reviews of the $30 Roku Express and the $40 Express+. We’ll review the 4K Roku boxes soon. Roku just made choosing a new streaming player five times more difficult, and at least five bucks cheaper than the competition. The giant-killing company’s products …

High Dynamic Range TVs and devices are here, along with HDR TV shows and movies. You can buy a new 4K HDR TV for as little as $450 and stream HDR Netflix and Amazon, or add a $300 Xbox and spin HDR 4K Blu-ray discs. HDR games are coming soon, and even phones and PC screens are attaching those three …

Every year TV companies come up with new terms to describe their latest, and sometimes not-so-latest, technology. Why? Because marketing works. A catchy name can do wonders for sales. But it’s also confusing, sometimes on purpose. Savvy CNET readers know that LED TVs are actually just LCD TVs, that UHD and 4K are (effectively) the same thing, and that most …