Is SUHD really better than UHD, or is that “S” full of it? Is HDR better than 4K? What’s the difference between 4K, HDR, OLED, UHD, SUHD, UHDBD, and all the other letter jumbles? Good questions. The TV world is filled with impenetrable jargon, and TVs can get expensive, so it’s certainly worth taking a …
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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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LG has released its financial figures for Q3 2016 and things don’t look too rosy. The electronics giant has reported a $381 million loss in its mobile business, due to “weak sales of G5”. LG’s shipped a total of 13.5 million smartphones in the quarter, which is down 9% from the same quarter of last year. It’s not all bad …
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While Apple didn’t announce a fancy new 5K Mac computer at its MacBook event today, the company did briefly share the spotlight with a new LG Ultrafine 5K display. The LG monitor has a 5K resolution, a wide range of color, four USB-C ports, and at least one built-in camera (and possibly more). It can connect to your MacBook using …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Look at that iPad of yours, just sitting there doing nothing while you slave away at your laptop. What a slacker! Okay, it’s …
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Now playing: Watch this: Watch CNETers struggle with the LG G5 2:46 LG is sticking to its guns. When the company’s G5 flagship phone debuted in April, it made waves with its unique modular-like design. Its removable battery can be swapped out from the phone’s bottom chin, and other accessories like a camera grip and a digital-to-analog audio converter, can …
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Now playing: Watch this: What to look for in a budget Blu-ray player 2:00 These days, it’s all about streaming. But there are plenty of us who still have giant collections of DVDs and Blu-rays. Thankfully, that’s no longer an either-or proposition: you can get a good disc player that also doubles as a good streamer. But before we look …
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Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 alternatives 2:30 Got a Samsung Galaxy Note 7? You should power it down immediately, and return it to the cellular carrier or retailer from which you purchased it. There, you should be able to exchange it for a new phone — one that’s not the Galaxy Note 7, which Samsung …
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Now playing: Watch this: Death of Samsung’s Note 7 leaves unanswered questions 2:15 The overheating problem is related to the Galaxy Note 7 battery, which can be seen in iFixit’s teardown of the phone. iFixit The Galaxy Note 7 is no more. Samsung confirmed Tuesday that it will permanently cease production of the problematic devices after a botched attempt to …
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Now playing: Watch this: The LG V20 is full of high-end specs and Android Nougat… 1:52 If you’re excited for the upcoming LG V20, you may be able to get your hands on it by the end of the month. T-Mobile just announced that it will sell the Android-powered phone beginning October 28. As part of a limited promotion, it’s …
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