Samsung has suffered some losses over the last 18 months, but it just recorded a huge win: In 2017, it made an operating profit of 53.6 trillion Korean won ($50 billion), way up from the 29.2 trillion won ($27 billion) it made in 2016. The number was announced Tuesday along with Samsung’s Q4 2017 financial results, …
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The flagship LG G6 and midrange LG Q6 are about to get a snazzy makeover. LG just announced that the phones will be coming in new colors like “Moroccan blue,” “lavender violet” and “raspberry rose.” Both phones will come in the new shades of blue and violet, while the raspberry tone is reserved for the LG G6. The phones will first roll out in Korea in …
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At CES 2018, Sony demonstrated a prototype TV putting out a claimed 10,000 nits. That’s 10-15 times brighter than your current TV. Today’s TVs are already significantly brighter than their predecessors, which can really help the image pop, especially in bright rooms. And while high dynamic range (HDR) delivers the best home video picture quality available today, to get the most out …
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The flood gates are open. After a slew of rumors and renders of the Samsung Galaxy S9 surfaced recently, in anticipation of the phone’s announcement on Feb. 25, rumors of some key new features have surfaced. The info comes from an APK teardown of the latest Android Oreo beta for the Galaxy Note 8, done by SamCentral. Similar to the HomePod …
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Samsung has promised that its Galaxy S9 phone will have camera upgrades. The company said so in its invitation to the Feb. 25 launch event in Barcelona, Spain. (We’ll be there!) The Galaxy S9 will be all about the camera. Samsung Although the invitation doesn’t provide much in the way of visual clues to exactly what those upgrades will be (seriously, we …
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For Apple’s HomePod, it’s better late than never. The smart speaker became available for advance orders in the online Apple Store in the US, UK and Australia on Friday. While you can typically put in an order for new Apple products at 12:01 a.m. PT, the HomePod wasn’t available until just before 5:45 a.m. PT. A little patience was required …
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Samsung’s next big phone could look a lot like the last one… at least on the front. But on the back, it could end up fixing one of the S8’s biggest annoyances. Frequent Twitter leaker Evan Blass posted what looks like a clear photo and details on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus at VentureBeat. The phones, which …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A prime role for the CEO. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What’s the worst thing that could happen to your favorite tech company? For Samsung, it might be if its phones started exploding again. For Apple, it would surely be if people stopped obsessing over …
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Even if you’ve never dropped a phone in your life, putting a case on it is almost non-negotiable. Especially if it has glass on either side, like the iPhone X, the Galaxy Note 8 or just about every other major flagship phone from LG to Samsung. Need convincing? Just take a look at some of our drop tests. The iPhone X cracked on the first drop, …
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Half of the US TV market is owned by two companies: Samsung and Vizio. Think of them as the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Samsung is the perennial favorite, steeped in cutting-edge tech and marketing dollars. Vizio is the scrappy upstart, whose working-class TVs earn high marks for value. Just in time for New England and Philly to …
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