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Laptops get bigger, and smaller, at CES 2019

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Laptops were big business at CES 2019, not a surprise to anyone who has followed the show over the past several years. It’s usually a very popular category with dozens of new products, but I’ve rarely …

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CES 2019 day 3: Watch it live here

We may have lost the company payroll on the casino floor but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a day of great events coming live from the CNET stage. You’ll find us outside of the Tech West area at the Sands Expo Center. Can’t join us here in Las Vegas? No problem: We’re bringing our final day of live …

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CES 2019: I just bent a smartphone in half without breaking it, and it was glorious

Every time I pick up a new smartphone, tablet or gadget, I suddenly develop a mild case of sadism. “I bet I could snap this thing in half,” I think to myself. I never do, but that overwhelming urge to bend expensive technology in on itself never goes away. At CES 2019, I finally encountered a gadget that could bend …

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Samsung Notebook Flash promises speed and style on a budget at CES 2019

When I first heard about the Samsung Notebook Flash, it sounded like a less expensive version of one of our favorite slim, stylish notebooks, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop. Starting at $350 (roughly £275 , AU$490), the 13.3-inch laptop is intended for students or anyone looking for a stylish, inexpensive laptop for everyday use. It’ll be available in multiple colors and the …

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CES 2019: Samsung unveils redesigned Notebook 9 Pro aimed at creatives

When we met with Samsung at CES 2019, it made it clear its new Notebook 9 Pro as well as the previously announced Notebook 9 Pen are about design just as much as performance. For the Notebook 9 Pro, Samsung conducted a US-specific design study that influenced its choices on bezel design, profile taper and corner radii, a spokesman told CNET. The result is a very different design …

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At CES 2019, 5G rides one last wave of hype before reality kicks in

Amid the hoopla of CES 2019, next-generation 5G tech is once again the talk of Las Vegas. But as with previous editions of the big electronics show, it’s largely just that — talk. That’s because, to date, only a few consumers have actually experienced a real 5G network — AT&T launched the next-generation network in select cities last month, while Korean …

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CES 2019: Moore’s Law is dead, says Nvidia’s CEO

RIP Moore’s Law. You had a good run.  At least that’s what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes. The executive, who co-founded graphics-chip maker Nvidia, on Wednesday declared that “Moore’s Law isn’t possible anymore.” A key part of semiconductor manufacturing is shrinking the components called transistors, the extraordinarily tiny electronic switches that process data for everything from the clocks in microwave …

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CES 2019 day 2: Watch it live here

CES 2019 is well and truly underway with all the world’s biggest tech brands having shown off their latest products. We’ve seen some great new products, including Lamborghini’s $30,000 massage chair, an amazing bread making “robot” and Google has its own Disneyland-style exhibition hall.   Sunday CES highlights: CES 2019 is here: A cleaner litter box, the Bread Bot and more …

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CES 2019 day 1: Watch it live here

Wait, how can this be Day 1 of CES if we’ve already been here for days, and dozens of announcements have already been made? Here’s how: Sunday and Monday were “press days,” when vendors set the stage by making big announcements at press conferences and minishows like CES Unveiled and Pepcom’s Digital Experience. But today, Tuesday, is when the show …

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BlackBerry Mobile, TV

Foldable gadgets gained an unlikely new champion here at CES 2019: TCL, the company behind BlackBerry Mobile phones and budget Alcatel phones; affordable TVs; and the new, tiny Palm.  The device maker told CNET in an interview at the MGM Grand that it will introduce its first foldable product in 2020. We’re just not sure if this device will be a …

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