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5G hype may dominate CES 2020 even if big news remains scarce

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If you believed the hype, 2019 was supposed to be the “year of 5G.” Lofty promises of new networks and supersonic phones were meant to usher in a radically new age. But it turns out radical …

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Lenovo ThinkVision Creator Extreme monitor meanders into pro territory

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At the moment, there are only two pro monitors available incorporating Mini LED technology, both 32 inches: the $5,000 Apple Pro Display XDR and the $4,000 Asus ProArt PA32UCX. Asus’ even more spectastic PA32UCG is on deck, likely with a price …

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LG Display promises to bring a host of new OLEDs to CES 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. LG‘s rollable OLED TV R was a big hit at last year’s CES, even though it never quite hit the 2019 release window that was promised. That hasn’t stopped LG Display from announcing Thursday that it will be bringing a host …

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Just got a new TV or streamer? You need to change these privacy settings

So you just got a new smart TV, or maybe a Roku or Fire TV streamer as a holiday gift (maybe from yourself, but who’s counting?). Congrats! Whether it was a discounted doorbuster or a fancy new OLED, now is a great time to enjoy your big screen.  One thing you might want to consider about any new TV, just like a …

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Fortnite Chapter 2: How to download and install it on Android phones with less headaches

If you want to play Fortnite Chapter 2, the battle-royale shooter game that follows the wildly popular Fortnite Season 10 (which ended with a devastating black hole that destroyed everything and left the game in flux), you won’t find it in the Google Play Store. The only way to access the game’s new map, mechanics like weapon upgrades and a wealth …

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Sling TV review: The best budget live TV streaming service

Live TV streaming services are designed to replace cable TV by letting you stream live channels over the Internet, but the category is still in a state of flux. The big names are all increasing the prices of their plans, removing or adding large chunks of programming, or bowing out altogether. Amid all of the turmoil there’s one service that sticks out as …

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Why you should thank your phone’s most undersung feature: Its processor

When you think of what you love most about your phone, what comes to mind? Its brilliant screen, perhaps, which makes movies and games a joy to watch. All the cameras on the front and back that capture your memories. Maybe it’s the all-day battery life that keeps your phone humming along so you can enjoy all of the above. …

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What to expect from the TVs of CES 2020: Bigger, brighter and 8K

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Ground zero for new TVs is CES 2020 this January in Las Vegas. It has scads of gadgets from PCs to phones to smart doorbells to robots, but TVs always steal the show. No matter how big and gaudy those new …

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5 things the new Qualcomm chip will bring to Galaxy S11 and other 2020 phones

Next year’s best Android phones from Samsung, LG, OnePlus and Google may be different, but they’ll have one thing in common — the Snapdragon 865 processor inside, which Qualcomm announced in early December at its third-annual Snapdragon Summit. While the Galaxy S11 is still months away, we already have an idea of some of the features we could see inside, including some …

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CNET’s Editors’ Choice highlights the tech of 2019 worth buying

As part of CNET’s job chronicling the best tech released every year, our team of expert reviewers spends time trying out dozens of the top products in consumer technology — everything from smartphones to Wi-Fi routers to gaming systems to TVs and wearable devices. That often means putting them through a variety of tests in our labs to see if …

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