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TVs of CES 2020: OLED, 8K, giant screens and other trends of absolute excess

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2020 is many things: Bright. Huge. Gaudy. Futuristic. Crammed to the brim with the latest tech advancements. The same descriptions apply to the TVs of CES. They’re everywhere, massive screens blaring brighter images than ever, …

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Dolby Vision IQ cures HDR that looks too dark

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TV shows and movies in 4K HDR offer the best home video quality available today, but in some situations it can look too dark. That’s because they’re often created to be shown in a dark, theatrical environment, and when the lights …

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Can’t afford a Galaxy S10? Get a TCL 10 Pro, the prettiest new phone at CES

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Like with so many products here at CES, I had been briefed on the TCL 10 Pro before ever setting eyes on it. But it didn’t click until I saw it for myself in person: This is the prettiest new phone …

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Rewatch CNET’s CES 2020 day 2 coverage: Plant

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Wednesday, Jan. 8 was the second day that the floor show was open at CES 2020— and that meant another day of morning-to-evening programming at the CNET Stage at Tech West in the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas.  Read more:  …

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Filmmaker Mode could make TV settings easier on LG, Samsung and Vizio

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Modern TVs have at least one mode that’s designed to extract the best picture quality from the screen, but finding it isn’t always easy. They’re all called different things — Movie, Cinema, Custom, ISF Expert — and to find them you’ll …

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AT&T will have 15 5G phones in 2020, cover 200 million people by summer

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T’s 5G network is currently live for consumers with one phone that only works on its low-band service. As 2020 rolls on expect that number to dramatically change, as Chris Penrose, AT&T’s senior vice president of Advanced Mobility and Entertainment Solutions, …

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Intel’s foldable Horseshoe Bend is a little laptop with a big screen. Like, really big

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. If you’re buying a PC, you may be trying to decide whether you want a big laptop with a big screen or a little laptop with a little screen. But thanks to new folding display technology, Intel has built a prototype …

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Samsung Sero TV rotates to portrait mode for vertical vids, like a giant phone

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Call it the biggest phone accessory ever. Samsung’s latest gizmo, as seen at CES 2020, is the Sero, a TV the company says is “designed for the mobile generation.” As in, it automatically flips from a standard wide-screen TV into a …

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Samsung’s SelfieType creates a magic, invisible keyboard for your phone

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Phones like Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 and (probably) the upcoming Galaxy S11 are big, beautiful and powerful, but they haven’t replaced true productivity machines like laptops. Part of the reason is that phone keyboards are smaller and more compact. Samsung may …

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Deepfakes are a risk to 2020 elections, experts tell Congress

Deepfakes and other manipulated videos put the integrity of democratic elections at risk, a group of experts told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Wednesday. What to do about it is a thorny question. A hearing, titled “Americans at Risk: Manipulation and Deception in the Digital Age” and held by the subcommittee on Consumer Protection, focused on the wide …

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