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Vizio on Tuesday announced pricing and availability on its 2018 Dolby Atmos sound bars, including the first 36-inch model, which is on sale now for $499. The three bars will not be compatible with the rival DTS:X standard, but will come with a wireless subwoofer, and two will also include rear speakers.  The 2018 models are as follows: Vizio …

Let me start by saying this deal first hit the interwebs yesterday, so it could end at any time, or supplies could run out. The latter seems especially likely, as it’s one seriously sweet storage deal. For a limited time, B&H has the Samsung T5 500GB portable solid-state drive for $99.99 shipped. The first time I encountered this drive, it …

Qualcomm’s Toq smartwatch was so big it dwarfed my wrist. Rectangular and thick, it weighed down my arm and almost restricted my motion. I had to cut the wrist band, which contained the battery in the clasp, to precisely fit my wrist. It was a watch that only an engineer could love. And I sure wasn’t an engineer. That, in …

Batteries are our lifeblood. Lithium-ion power cells, first commercialized by Sony in 1991, enable nearly every 21st century convenience: Phones, laptops, wireless headphones, cordless power tools — even electric vehicles. But like the other great conveniences of our modern age — automobiles and air travel — on the rare occasions lithium batteries go wrong, they can go catastrophically wrong.  Just …

In the months leading up to the launch of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, there was the usual chatter — some of it based on potentially credible leaks — about what features we might get in Apple’s next-generation iPhones. Many of the rumors proved accurate. As predicted, we indeed got three new iPhones, including two …

To get an idea of how small the electronic elements are on the Apple A12 Bionic chip at the heart of the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, first squint really hard at a human hair. It’s thin, obviously. But it’s still thick enough that you could fit about 10,000 of an A12’s electronic components across its width. That miniaturization …

A Samsung Galaxy Note 9 spontaneously caught fire inside a New York woman’s purse earlier this month, according to a lawsuit. Real estate agent Diane Chung says in her lawsuit she was using the new handset on Sept. 3 when it suddenly became “extremely hot,” the New York Post reported Saturday. Chung stopped using the phone and placed it in …

Virtually all of the major players in the wireless industry are scrambling to tie their fortunes to 5G. Verizon will launch its 5G Home wireless broadband service next month. Sprint and LG want to bring out the first smartphone using the next-generation technology. One company is unmoved by the hype: Apple. It’s a good bet that the consumer electronics titan, …

The $1,000 phone may not be as shocking this year as it was when Apple first broke the barrier with 2017’s iPhone X, but the amount you’re asked to cough up for a premium handset is hardly chump change. The newly announced iPhone XS and August’s Galaxy Note 9 both start at a grand, and the higher-storage models go up …

Samsung will unveil a new Galaxy device next month that offers “4x the fun.” On Friday, Samsung sent out invitations for the launch of a new device at “A Galaxy Event” on Oct. 11. The invite doesn’t include a time or location, but says the event will be livestreamed on Samsung’s site. “Samsung’s newest Galaxy device is bringing more ways to …