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Dolby Vision, HDR10, Technicolor and HLG: HDR formats explained

Most new TVs have high dynamic range capability, which can improve picture quality. Unfortunately there are multiple HDR formats and your TV likely can’t decode them all. Companies like Dolby, Technicolor, Samsung, Philips and others each have different ways to create HDR video. In theory, they can all coexist inside your TV, though that’s rarely the case. …

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Huawei Mate 30 Pro ditches Google Apps, keeps Android. Why it matters

Can Huawei make great phones without the full power of Google’s Android operating system behind it? We’re about to find out. The Chinese giant on Thursday unveiled the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, its latest flagship phones, at an event in Munich. The phones will ship with state-of-the-art hardware, including four rear cameras, but without full Android support. The …

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Huawei Mate 30 has a premium camera, bigger battery and ‘horizon’ display

Huawei unveiled its latest premium smartphones — the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro — on Thursday, at an event in Munich. The new phones, particularly the Mate 30 Pro, will compete with Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 phones and the upcoming Google Pixel 4, launching on Oct. 15. The Mate 30 phones …

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Your new iPhone 11 doesn’t have 5G, but you shouldn’t care

You won’t see 5G on the iPhone 11, 11 Pro or any Apple iPhone until at least 2020. That’s because Apple and Qualcomm, which were until recently locked in a bracing legal battle, have kissed and made up, making a 5G iPhone possible — if a little late. Other Android phone makers, from Samsung to the lesser-known OnePlus, are hitching their …

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Apple invests $250 million in Corning for future iPhone glass research

Apple’s making another big investment in Corning to supercharge iPhone glass development.  The tech giant on Tuesday said it’s giving Corning $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, adding to the $200 million it invested two years ago. The money is meant to help with Corning’s development of glass for the iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad, including “state-of-the-art glass processes, …

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An orange Pixel 4, confirmed

Rumors of an orange Pixel 4 were confirmed Tuesday when Google took out a massive billboard ad in Times Square to promote the phone’s Oct. 15 release. Captured by a Reddit user, the photo is the latest in an ongoing stream of leaks about the new phone’s hardware. But it’s still unclear whether the color will be available for both …

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OnePlus 7T reveal event happening on Sept. 26

Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. The OnePlus 7T will be officially revealed on Sept. 26, and the phone is rumored to join the “three-camera club” with the more expensive flagship phones from Apple and Samsung. The event might also be the first time the public will see the …

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iPhone 11 Pro vs. Galaxy Note 10: Here’s what a $1,000 phone buys you today

Of the three new iPhones Apple announced last week, two of them — the iPhone 11 Pro (starting at $999) and the iPhone 11 Pro Max (starting at $1,099) — break the $1,000 price threshold that Apple itself helped create when it introduced the iPhone X in 2017. Since then, the $1,000 superphone has become the norm for high-end 4G devices, with premium …

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Pixel 4 XL purportedly shows up again in leaked photos

Can’t get enough of images that purportedly show Google’s Pixel 4 XL phone? You’re in luck. We’ve already seen a cache of such shots, as well as a video, and now there’s more. Vietnam-based phone shop D Store Mobile has leaked 20 or so pictures of a white “test model” of the Pixel 4 XL, according to a report. The …

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These are the iPhone 11 camera features we care about most

The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are now available to preorder, bringing faster processors, a wider range of color options, including the controversial Midnight Green, and a whole slew of internal upgrades to Apple’s iPhone ($899 at Amazon) range. What really sets the 2019 iPhones apart from their predecessors, however, are the camera improvements, including a …

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