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The Motorola identity crisis is over. Last year was a confusing time for the business. First, there was the plan to phase out the Motorola name in favor of “Moto by Lenovo,” its Chinese parent. Then there was the question of how the Lenovo brand would co-exist with Moto. With a new leadership team, things …

Some years ago — 2009 to be exact — I bought a 65-inch Panasonic plasma when plasma TVs were the best TVs on the block. They distinguished themselves with superior black levels, accurate colors, and better off-angle viewing than LCDs. They did have some downsides — namely their relative heftiness compared to LCD, a perceived propensity for burn-in or image …

LG looks like another upcoming player in the VR landscape. LG is developing a VR head-mounted display, Valve said in a release Monday. A prototype of the headset will be demonstrated at Valve’s booth at the Game Developer Conference in San Francisco this week. LG experimented with VR in a pair of mobile goggles about a year ago, but the …

It wasn’t so long ago that Nokia and Google didn’t move in the same circles, but oh, how times have changed. These days they’re bosom buddies, joined at the hip, BFFs — at least for the foreseeable future. Nokia famously bypassed Google’s Android mobile software in favor of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system at the start of this decade. The …

Now playing: Watch this: Hottest phones unveiled at MWC 2017 2:50 Every year phone manufacturers from all over the world flock to Barcelona to unveil their latest devices at Mobile World Congress, leaving us with a batch of brand new phones to compete for our attention. And this year is no exception. Which ones are worth your precious time? We’ve …

Many top smartphones get unveiled at each year’s Mobile World Congress. But, for 2017, perhaps the buzziest phone at the show is a retro “dumb” feature phone that offers a healthy dose of nostalgia. With LG, Sony and Lenovo’s Motorola showing off the latest in phone tech, Nokia decided to reintroduce its 3310 and offer only a few upgrades to …

The LG G6 wants to bring the big screen experience to your phone. Dolby, the audio and imaging quality developer, announced Sunday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the LG G6 will be the first phone to support its Dolby Vision high dynamic range video technology. “The LG G6 is one of the most prominent smartphones with a very …

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 …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung teases Galaxy S8 reveal for late March 1:36 Well, we had heard that Samsung would tease its upcoming Galaxy S8, and it did. But those looking for juicy hints about the phone’s rumored ” Bixby” AI assistant and dual-camera array will be sorely disappointed by the company’s presser here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. …

Now playing: Watch this: Obsessed with Instagram? LG G6 has an app for you 1:41 LG showed off its new flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Sunday. In addition to high-end specs, the LG G6 ($150 at Amazon) is packed full of new features. One of those features is a new camera app, called Square Camera, that …