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Motorola mods: Modular phones should be more exciting than this

During a full-day briefing of Motorola’s product vision a week ago, I listened to a lot of talk about Mods. Motorola’s clever snap-on accessory system is a dream of a superconnected phone future. And yet, what I mostly saw were battery packs. Practicality aside, that’s not going to get anyone to upgrade to a modular …

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Intel’s Compute Card puts a PC in the palm of your hand

Intel has had enough of chips that sit hidden away inside your PC. It wants you to be able to feel the processing power in your hands, and take it with you wherever you go. Enter the ComputeCard — a modular card designed to slide in and out of notebooks, PCs, connected appliances and even intelligent whiteboards to provide ultra-portable …

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The LG G6 Plus and LG G6 Pro could be coming this month

LG apparently can’t get enough of the LG G6, its first flagship phone for 2017.  Enlarge Image The LG G6 may be getting a revamp. James Martin/CNET The South Korean electronics giant plans to release two more variations by the end of the month, according to a Korean report by ETNews: the LG G6 Plus and LG G6 Pro. Despite …

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Samsung’s new OLED display stretches like a trampoline

Here we thought the next cool screen tech would be foldable displays. Turns out, they could be stretchable. Samsung this week showed off new display technology that looks kind of like a trampoline. The 9.1-inch stretchable OLED display prototype, which Samsung called the first of its kind, can be flexed in two directions, unlike conventional flexible OLED displays that can …

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LG X Venture is a rugged phone that won’t hurt your wallet

LG has a phone for adventurers who don’t want to spend a fortune on their phones. The LG X Venture boasts a water- and dust-resistant body, and LG says it passed 14 durability tests designed for the US military. The phone also comes with a special app called Outdoor Essentials, which ties together a barometer, compass, activity counter, exercise tracker, …

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Google’s Daydream VR is coming to Samsung’s Galaxy S8, S8 Plus

Google’s Daydream VR compatibility will be available on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones this summer, says Google. Clay Bavor, the company’s virtual reality chief, made the announcement Wednesday during Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual three-day conference providing updates on its products and services. Daydream support will also be on LG phones, possibly the successor to the V20. Daydream …

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Your future iPhone or Samsung Galaxy screen could touch you right back

What if, instead of touching your phone, tablet or TV and feeling glass, you felt fur? “Touch is the one sense you can’t turn off,” said Greg Topel, the CEO of Tanvas, a company working to make glass feel like cotton, paper or anything other than glass. “That’s what we’ve been doing in the digital world. We’ve been touching and …

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Unlocked LG G6 now available for $700

Now playing: Watch this: The LG G6 gives the people what they (mostly) want 2:41 LG‘s flagship of the year, the G6, is now available unlocked for purchase at online retailers and for preorder at LG’s site. Though Amazon currently lists it for about $630, others like B&H and LG are selling it for $700. The phone marks LG’s return …

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iPhone 8 rumored to get world’s first 3D facial

The iPhone’s selfie camera might enter the third dimension. Apple is reportedly working with LG Innotek, a branch of LG that makes electronic components, to supply the world’s first 3D facial recognition-capable camera to the iPhone 8, according to Korea Economic Daily (via The Investor). 3D facial recognition would give the camera the ability to sense depth, which can in …

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LG G6: We broke the new phone’s screen with this drop test

LG gave its flagship phone a major makeover this year with a new all-glass design and a nearly bezelless display. But beauty comes at a price. The G6 has more surface real-estate than its aluminum predecessor, which means there’s more to break in a fall. And as it turns out, not all surfaces are made equal on the G6. Strangely, …

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