Here’s a New Year’s resolution for tech companies: Stop ruining things by releasing them early. Yes, I know it’s tempting to test the waters and beat the competition to the punch, but what if things go bad? What if your shiny new phone ruins your company’s reputation? What if your world-changing gadget isn’t so world-changing …
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Year to year, CES has a certain sameness about it: Intel’s booth at the front, Sony’s in the back and thousands of ginormous TVs in between. The topics and trends feel like the same things we’ve been talking about forever: Internet of things, smart home, autonomous vehicles, wireless everything. Is this really any different from last year? On the one …
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The LG SK10Y is LG’s new flagship sound bar and, like last year’s SJ9, it includes both Dolby Atmos compatibility and Google’s Chromecast built-in for multiroom music and control via the Assistant. The sound bar includes a wireless subwoofer, for a claimed 550W of total power, and the system also includes a pair of up-firing speakers for Atmos effects. In …
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LG has announced that select 2018 televisions will feature Google Assistant built in, which will enable users to issue voice commands directly via the remote. LG’s “Intelligent Voice Control with Integrated Google Assistant” will enable users to control numerous functions on the TV, as well as search from information taken from the Electronic Program Guide (EPG). LG says users will …
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Slim bezels. All-screen designs. Portrait photos galore. The phone world in 2017 made these traits mainstream. Devices got faster, cameras took better low-light photos and more handsets than ever added wireless charging, which will help put public charging stations in higher demand. Meanwhile, while some top-of-the-line phones pushed prices to nosebleed heights, those propping up the budget end of the …
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In advance of CES 2018, LG announced its newest flagship monitors. In addition to incorporating its Nano IPS technology for the first time in its monitors — Nano IPS debuted in TVs earlier this year — they also bear the imprimatur of the just-minted VESA DisplayHDR standard. The first is its 32UK950, a 32-inch 4K UHD display with a 98-percent …
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Unlimited data returned to the mobile world in a big way this year. T-Mobile’s move in 2016 to offer only an unlimited data plan initially drew a lot of scorn. But instead of withdrawing, the company raised the ante, announcing at CES in January of this year that it would shave off taxes and fees. Its momentum dragged Verizon and AT&T …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Still not the Apple of any salesperson’s eye. James Martin/CNET “You’re biased,” they said. “You’ve been to every store but a Sprint store.” When I say “they,” I mean at least two people. I couldn’t argue. I’ve paid several visits to carrier stores and Best Buy in …
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Samsung and LG could both be on the hook for launching new low-cost phones at CES 2018 in January. Which phones, you ask? According to Korean news site ETnews, Samsung may unveil its new Galaxy A8 and A8+ devices, while LG is reported to announce its next K series phone. Exact dates weren’t shared, but CES will run from Jan. 9-12, which …
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Now playing: Watch this: The huge TV screens of CES 2018 are coming for you! (The… 4:13 Today’s podcast is all about the new TV tech expected at CES 2018, with David Katzmaier, who reviews televisions for CNET, discussing what people should pay attention to and what they can ignore. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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