Super Bowl 53 between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams is just a few days away. Is your TV ready for Sunday, Feb. 3? This year’s game will be available to watch more places than ever: You can watch it on CBS (CNET’s parent company), stream it for free at CBSSports.com or stream it with a …
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The hollow ball rattled back and forth across the table between me and the robot. Sometimes I outplayed the robot. More often, the robot outsmarted me. That was at CES, a show that keeps you moving, but my heart never raced faster than when I was squaring off against Forpheus. Forpheus, made by a company called Omron, used a combination …
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At CES this year, Samsung, Vizio and LG announced their connected TVs would soon support Apple’s AirPlay 2 feature. Meaning after a software update, you’ll be able to stream music, movies or photos directly to your TV via AirPlay without the need for an Apple TV ($99 at eBay). You’ll even be able to use Siri to control your TV. While …
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The stage is set for Super Bowl 53. The New England Patriots will meet the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3. And this year you can watch it more places than ever: On CBS (CNET’s parent company) or streamed for free via CBSSports.com, or with a subscription via CBS All Access or the NFL app (for starters). Of course, …
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Don’t count on the upcoming Galaxy S10 to be Samsung’s innovation darling. Leave that to the company’s first foldable phone, which Samsung is widely expected to show off in all its working glory. Rumored to be called the Galaxy X, Galaxy F, Galaxy Fold or even Galaxy Flex, the first foldable phone from the largest global phone brand has the potential to …
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You may have bought yourself a TV to watch the biggest game of the year, but as any sales-floor employee will tell you, the picture is only half of the story. It’s not just hyperbole: there’s no way a tiny TV speaker can communicate the roar of the crowd, the dialogue of those must-see Super Bowl ads, or the slam …
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The foldable screen is the new big screen. A Lenovo patent application, recently uncovered, hints at a device with a foldable screen. The invention “provides a portable information device capable of securing the appearance quality or the durability of products while having a foldable configuration,” says the patent filing, which was published in July 2018, spotted earlier by Windows Latest. …
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LG has sent has sent out a “save the date” invitation for an unveiling event at Mobile World Congress later this month that suggests the Korean smartphone maker is doing away with the need to actually touch your device’s screen. The invite, delivered in the form of a 10-second video (see below) posted to YouTube, a piece of white paper with …
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Phones with very little border around their faces, such as the iPhone XS and Galaxy S9, have their displays running up right to the edges. Though they’re appealing to the eyes, these bezel-less nearly all screen phones don’t necessarily add anything functionally (with some exceptions, including the more recent Samsung Galaxy flagships). In fact, an all-screen phone increases the chances that …
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Verizon’s new BOGO deals could save you hundreds on the latest phones from Apple, Google, Samsung and LG. Starting Thursday, the carrier is offering BOGO — buy one, get one — deals on top smartphones for a limited time. To get the deal you have to activate a new line and devices must be purchased on a payment plan. Here’s …
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