Smartphones with foldable displays are either a waste of time or the next breakthrough in handsets. It just depends on whom you ask. You can count Lixin Cheng, head of ZTE’s mobile business, as someone solidly in the pro-foldable camp. Last year, ZTE released the Axon M, a clamshell-like phone that has two screens and …
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When people look back at CES 2018 in five or 10 years, it’ll be the heavy rain, flash flooding and power cuts that’ll stand out more than the tech on display. While 1.33 inches (3.38 cm) of rain may not sound like a lot, it was a record for the desert city of Las Vegas: The first precipitation in 116 …
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There weren’t any foldable phones at CES 2018, and the Samsung Galaxy S9 won’t launch until next month, but there was still plenty of phone news and accessories to keep us busy all week. While CES is a fantastic springboard for all sorts of weird and wonderful gadgets, it’s been years since a phone of any significance debuted here. 2018’s …
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TV manufacturers really brought it to you at full volume at this year’s CES, and CNET was there to capture it all! Major announcements from LG, Hisense, and Samsung had viewers on the edge of their seats. LG made sure it wowed us with the world’s first 65-inch 4K OLED rollable TV. This fancy TV is hidden when not in …
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LG is taking a new approach to its phones. The Korean consumer electronics conglomerate hinted at a shake-up on how and when it would launch phones. “We will unveil new smartphones when it is needed,” said LG Vice Chairman Sung-jin Cho at a press conference at CES, according to the Korea Herald. “But we will not launch it just because …
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When I first heard about LG Display’s 65-inch rollable OLED TV, I pictured something you’d take home from the poster store: a long tube you could tote around and unfurl wherever you wanted to enjoy big-screen TV. The reality is less futuristic, and so much better. Yes, the TV really does roll up into a tube like paper. But in …
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After yesterday’s deluge, clear skies returned to Las Vegas on Wednesday as CES rolled into its second day. Power, however, was another issue as a two-hour blackout plunged the Las Vegas convention into darkness. Though the halls were largely evacuated, some attendees still visited exhibitor booths while others took a break in the sun or searched in vain for a …
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If you’re trying to make a splash in Las Vegas, it helps to be flamboyant. Maybe that’s why at CES 2018, LG showed off its top-tier V30 phone in a new vibrant shade. First announced on Jan. 3 and officially called “Raspberry Rose,” the new color is a deep mixture that falls between fuchsia and magenta. It will be available …
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When you roll your future TV out of sight into a little box, thank LG Display. The leader in big-screen OLED manufacturing, not satisfied to debut the first 88-inch 8K OLED TV, showed off another world’s first at CES: a 65-inch 4K OLED display that’s, get this, rollable. Although some concept big-screen TVs shown at past CES shows have been …
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OLED TV technology provides the best picture quality we’ve ever tested, but until now it’s been limited to 77-inch TVs and 4K resolution. A new concept set by LG Display blows through both of those barriers. It’s 88 inches — huge, with an eye-blowing 8K resolution. That’s 7,680×4,320 pixels, or four times that of 4K, and 16 times more than …
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