Google made location settings harder to find in its Android phone software so people wouldn’t turn them off, a move aimed at preserving the data collection efforts that power the tech giant’s lucrative ad business, according to court documents that were unsealed earlier this week The decision came after Google conducted research that found a …
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Lost your TV remote? If you have a device running Google TV or Android TV, you can use your phone instead. A new feature will soon be built into Android phones: remote control functions for smart TVs and streamers that run Google TV or Android TV. You can use your phone to control TV power, move around TV menus and …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG has announced pricing and availability on its suite of soundbars, some of which include support for Dolby Atmos, starting with the 2.1-channel SP2 for $179. The company has announced that four models are available now — the SP9YA ($999), SP8YA ($799), …
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You probably already know this (because I’ve said it several thousand times), but I’ll wager you have a friend or relative who needs to hear it: Watching TV without a soundbar is an insult to your ears. I cannot abide a beautiful 4K picture paired with weak, tiny built-in speakers. Here’s a blissfully affordable way to solve that problem. For …
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Years in the making, the latest TV tech to challenge the supremacy of OLED will finally go on sale later this year. Called dual-cell LCD and only available from Hisense, it promises better image quality than any LCD-based TV yet. And like most new TV technologies it won’t come cheap, appearing only in a 75-inch size and shipping this summer …
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It seems that Best Buy has a blowout 3-day sale more or less every weekend. But even during weeks when there are no advertised 3-day sale, there are still deals to be had. This weekend, for example, there are a bunch of discounts on electronics as diverse as convertible tablets, TVs, routers and smartwatches. We pulled together some of the …
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With eye-catching foldable devices on the market like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Motorola Razr, Americans are seemingly quite interested in ditching their standard smartphones for more innovative gadgets. Half of US consumers are either very (16%) or somewhat (34%) interested in buying a foldable phone as their next device, according to a YouGov survey published last week. …
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This could be the best tablet screen ever. On Tuesday at its Spring Loaded event, Apple announced a new iPad Pro, and one of the biggest upgrades is the screen. It uses a technology called mini-LED that is said to offer improved power efficiency and better brightness to handle the demands of HDR video. Available only on the 12.9-inch version of …
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The definitive device of the last two decades has been the mobile phone. It’s hard now to imagine life without one. Phone makers and phone fads have come and gone, and competition has always been intense. We’re seeing those rivalries play out in different ways. Smartphones have thrived as game platforms, for both fun and profit, and that’s taken a …
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Just days after announcing plans to shut down its loss-making smartphone business, LG Electronics is offering new details on how long existing customers of its premium phones can expect software updates. The South Korean electronics giant pledged Thursday to provide two to three years of software updates for existing customers of premium LG smartphones. The LG Wing, Velvet, G-series and V-series phone …
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