Cheeps, there are interesting things afoot: Starting this Sunday, Nov. 22, Target will offer a TCL 4 Series 65-inch 4K UHD Android TV for just $230, which beats the $250 Hisense deal that sold out so quickly yesterday. Of course, you’ll be competing against the entire interwebs to get one (same as with that Hisense), …
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It all started with two trips to China. The first, in August 2019, brought Jason Keats to Hong Kong just as protesters took over the airport. The head of R&D for the once-buzzy startup Essential Products was there to work on the company’s upcoming Project Gem, an eye-catching new smartphone with an unusual, skinny design. The second was in January. …
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The Mate 40 Pro is Huawei’s latest superphone, which the company hopes will go up against the iPhone 12 Pro and Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and Note series. Wrapped up in an attractive body, it’s packed with the latest top tech and 5G. But while it’s got solid specs on paper, it suffers from one major problem. Due to the ongoing …
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A couple years back I was lucky enough to take a trip to Italy (and hope to again, if this vaccine news pans out). It was breathtaking, but the language barrier did make things difficult at times. How I wish I’d had a Pocketalk in my pocket. This insanely convenient device allows for fast and easy translation of 74 different …
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Samsung is reportedly gearing up to launch its Galaxy S21 phones in January, and now it looks like we’ve got leaked specs for the Galaxy S21 smartphones. Max Weinbach over at Android Police published the specs Saturday, saying they’d been confirmed through multiple sources. (Asked about the report, Samsung said it doesn’t comment on rumors and speculation.) DisplayBoth the Galaxy …
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How low can they go? I’m talking about prices for big TVs, of course, not the participants in Limbo Mania 2020. Just last month, I was stoked to see a 70-inch model marked down to $500. Best Buy, today: Hold my beer. For a limited time, and while supplies last, you can get the Hisense H65 70-inch 4K UHD Smart …
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The first 5G phones from Apple and Google may only just be hitting the market, but that hasn’t stopped those companies from working with others on developing what 6G might look like. As spotted by Mobile World Live, tech giants Apple, Google and LG have joined the industry group “Next G Alliance,” whose goals include advancing “North American global leadership …
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Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S21 Ultra, which reportedly could launch as early as January, might come with support for a key part of the company’s Note lineup: the S Pen. In tweets Thursday, spotted earlier by 9to5Google, mobile tipsters Ice universe and Max Jambor said the Galaxy S21 Ultra will support the S Pen. However, the stylus apparently won’t be included or integrated …
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Roku’s rollout of support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit is now underway. On Wednesday the streaming giant announced that it has begun issuing the update, part of Roku OS 9.4, to a variety of its devices including its Ultra streaming box, Streambar and Smart Soundbar speakers, as well as the Streaming Stick Plus and Premiere streaming sticks. The company says …
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Next year, 5G won’t just be for pricey handsets, thanks to a push by the companies making chips for the devices. MediaTek on Tuesday joined Qualcomm in introducing 5G processors for less expensive smartphones. The Taiwanese company’s Dimensity 700 will enable 5G phones that cost less than $250. And it likely will address an important market: prepaid smartphones in the …
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