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LG is open to fixing its new phone’s Samsung

The slim button on the left side of the new LG G7 ThinQ phone looks innocent enough. And when you press it, it opens up Google Assistant, a familiar and useful tool that’s already baked in to today’s Android phones. But there’s a problem here, and it’s one we’ve seen Samsung commit to its Bixby Voice software on the …

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New Google Lens features are coming at Google I/O, LG says

An update to Google Lens might be right around the corner, but we didn’t get that hint from Google. Instead, LG dropped a reference in a press release for its latest phone, the LG G7 ThinQ. The LG G7 debuts a button on the phone’s side that you can click to open Google Assistant and double-click to snap open Google Lens.  “The G7 ThinQ …

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When’s the best time to buy a TV, laptop or smartphone?

Don’t you just hate it when you buy something new, only for it to be obsolete a week later? In the world of tech, this is bound to happen. New products are released, sometimes without warning, all the time. However, you can protect yourself somewhat by keeping in mind when new products are due to arrive on the market. Maybe …

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Confirmed: LG V30S ThinQ costs $930 in the US

The LG V30S ThinQ will start at $930 once it’s released in the US in the near future. (That converts to about £685 or AU$1,235.) LG confirmed to CNET that the preorder price — previously spotted at B&H Photo by Android Police — is official. The V30S ThinQ was announced in February at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. …

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LG G7 specs vs. the V30 and G6: How LG’s latest phone is different

For deal sniffers, one of the best parts of watching a new phone go on sale is the deal you get when previous models go on sale. So you may be wondering just how big a change the new LG G7 ThinQ is from last year’s LG G6 and fall’s LG V30 (there’s also the V30S ThinQ that LG announced …

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Our first impressions of the LG G7 ThinQ (The 3:59, Ep 395)

On this podcast, we talk about: A look at the new LG G7 ThinQ phone. Apple’s latest earnings, which proved critics wrong that iPhone sales were slowing down. At its F8 conference, Facebook introduces a new dating feature. Now playing: Watch this: Our first impressions of the LG G7 ThinQ (The 3:59, Ep… 4:40 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news …

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LG G7: 3 cool new camera features

At a New York press event on Wednesday, LG unveiled its latest marquee phone, the LG G7. As a predecessor to the G6, the G7 is packed with a number of updates including a larger 6.1-inch display, twice the amount of internal storage (from 32 to 64GB) and the Snapdragon 845 chipset. But the G7‘s cameras also received some upgrades. …

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LG G7’s Google Assistant button versus Samsung Bixby button

Samsung last year debuted a button on its Galaxy S8 phones that triggers the company’s house-made Bixby Voice assistant. Bixby took months to roll out, but has since become a constant feature on high-end Galaxy phones. Now, LG has done the same, adding a hotkey on the LG G7 ThinQ that opens Google Assistant after you speak a command. Google Assistant …

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Sling TV cloud DVR now on browsers, Chromecast, Xbox and LG TVs

As live TV streaming services mature, one of the biggest differentiators is the ability to record shows, play them back later and (maybe) skip commercials. Now one of the cheapest such services, Sling TV, has expanded its cloud DVR feature to work with a bunch more devices. Sling now supports the DVR on the Chrome browser, Chromecast, Xbox One, LG …

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LG G7 phone speakers are gunning for the Galaxy S9

LG will launch its LG G7 ThinQ phone on May 2, but it gave a little teaser on Monday for those of you keeping an eager eye on how the G7 will stack up against Samsung’s Galaxy S9. The LG G7 will pack new boombox speakers that promise to increase sound levels by more than 6 decibels and deliver twice …

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