Apple on Wednesday announced official pricing for its newest phones, and as expected they aren’t… cheap. At the base 64GB storage capacity, the entry-level iPhone XR starts at $749, while the highest-end iPhone XS Max begins at $1,099. As the gigabytes increase, so does the damage to your wallet. Brace yourself. iPhone 2018 US pricing …
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Verizon claims its ‘Ultra Wideband 5G’ will be better than the rest
Verizon says its “5G Ultra Wideband” service, which uses super high-frequency wireless spectrum, will give it an edge over competitors. In a blog post Tuesday, Kyle Malady, the company’s CTO, made the case for why the company’s 5G network is different from all the rest. “There’s 5G, then there’s Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband,” Malady writes. Specifically, he outlined three major …
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You may get better coverage and internet speed on T-Mobile thanks to the carrier’s new Extended Range LTE service, a first step in the carrier’s efforts to roll out next-generation 5G networks. T-Mobile’s 600 MHz Extended Range LTE service is now live in 1,254 cities and towns in 36 US states and Puerto Rico. The 600 MHz network has better coverage, capacity …
Read More »Move over, THX: The new Imax Enhanced certification is coming soon to your home theater
Anyone who’s been to the movies in the past 10 years knows Imax. The format delivers today’s blockbusters in stunning crystal-clear, giant-screen presentations — for a higher ticket price, of course. Now, the company wants to bring a version of that cinema experience home. It’s joined forces with DTS for Imax Enhanced, a new certification and remastering program that, according …
Read More »The unlocked LG G6 Plus (128GB) is just $410 today
The LG G6 was among the more celebrated flagship phones of 2017, with the Plus model upping the ante with an impressive 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and bundled B&O Play headphones. It debuted with an $800 price tag, followed earlier this year by the arrival of an Amazon Prime-exclusive version for $520. On Monday, however, and for a …
Read More »Sony’s flagship Master Series LCD and OLED TVs now start at $3,500
Sony has announced final pricing for its flagship series of 4K TVs, the A9F (OLED) and Z9F (LCD) Master Series, and it’s a grand cheaper than first thought. The Master series is designed be as close to “reference quality” as possible in a consumer flatscreen. The pricing is as follows: Sony Master Series XBR-55A9F 55-inch OLED, $3,500 (originally $4,500) Sony Master …
Read More »iPhone X vs. Galaxy Note 9 dual
The brand new Galaxy Note 9 and 10-month-old iPhone X have a lot in common — especially when it comes to photography. Both have dual rear cameras, portrait mode, dual optical stabilization and cost $999 in the US. As such, photos and videos from the two phones are fantastic. Galaxy Note 9 and iPhone X prices US price UK price …
Read More »Lovely phones, IFA 2018. Too bad the US won’t see most of them
High-end smartphones at a fraction of the cost of Apple’s $999 iPhone X or Samsung’s $1,000 Note 9. A phone aimed at mobile gamers. A colorful device with a physical keyboard. These are the phones that emerged at consumer electronics show IFA, typically known for appliances, televisions and other gadgets. This year, though, a handful of handset makers used the …
Read More »Hello, 8K displays: TV’s next must
Remember when every consumer electronics company hyped 3D TV as the next big feature? Or started pushing curved TVs? Yeah, I barely do, either. That’s because those supposedly hot TV features eventually faded away. The latest TV “must have” that you actually don’t really need — at least right now — has arrived at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. …
Read More »Acer unveils super
Acer has introduced an array of new computer hardware at IFA in Berlin, including what it says is the world’s lightest 15-inch notebook. The Acer Swift 5, starting at $1,100, weighs just 2.2 pounds — about 0.3-pound less than LG’s 15.6-inch Gram, which formerly held the title of lightest 15-incher and costs about $900 more. (For additional context, the Swift 5 …
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