Your phone is about to die, but you need to leave the house within the next 15 minutes. You’re screwed, right? Not necessarily. A fast-charging phone like the Google Pixel, Motorola Moto Z, OnePlus 3 (and 3T), LG G5 and HTC 10 could be clutch in time-sensitive situations. To fully charge a phone normally takes …
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Every year I round up a bunch of tech deals during the holiday buying season, but some of you may be wondering, of all the deals out there — and there are some good ones — which ones would I buy? Well, here are the ones I’m most tempted by this year: Amazon HD 8 tablet for $60 (normally $90): …
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While it seems every year Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Amazon get all the attention on Black Friday, sites like eBay have plenty of deals, too. As Black Friday approaches, eBay will have a countdown clock to let you know about the latest offers. As always, some deals are better than others, so check out all the Black Friday/Cyber Monday …
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The best picture quality we’ve ever tested now costs less than ever, but it still ain’t cheap. In anticipation of the Black Friday TV buying frenzy, the two OLED-based TVs in LG’s B6 series have fallen to their lowest prices of the year. Starting Sunday, November 20, and running through Cyber Monday, November 28, the 55-inch OLED55B6P will cost $1,800, …
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When “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released for home viewing in April, one big thing was missing: The 3D version of the film, which many people paid extra to see in the theaters. OK, so maybe not that many people cared, but some did. I did. That’s because I’d just bought a 65-inch 4K LG OLED, which offers arguably …
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Want a TV thin and light enough to stick to the wall like a poster? You might not have to wait long. A leak seems to indicate that LG could begin selling its futuristic “wallpaper” OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV next year. As reported by flatpanelshd, the website of the WiFi Alliance has revealed what appear be all of LG’s …
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LG is stepping up its Android game, on Tuesday beginning the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to the G5. That makes the G5 the first non-Google phone to receive the update. Meanwhile, the recent Google Pixel and LG’s V20 were shipped with Nougat. LG said G5’s in South Korea will get the update first, with the Americas and Asia getting …
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Without high-dynamic-range (HDR) content to watch, your brand-new HDR-capable TV is just a regular TV. It might be a huge 4K TV teeming with buzzword features and more smarts than a computer, but without a real HDR source, it’s not going to look its best. Actual HDR TV shows and movies are required to unlock the brighter highlights and wider …
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Those MacBook Pro dongles are now a lot cheaper. Apple on Friday cut the pricing for connectors for its MacBook Pro. The offer will run through the end of the year. Apple also lowered the price of the new LG displays announced last week by 25 percent. The LG UltraFine 5K display, will cost $974 when it becomes available in …
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If you’re buying a fancy new 4K TV in time for Christmas then you’ll also need some 4K content to play on it. Thankfully then, LG has teamed up with Sky, bundling the Sky Q service with new LG 4K TVs sold between now and the end of March. Sky Q is Sky’s latest media offering, which, along with letting …
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