Fortnite, released last July for the PS4, Xbox One and PC, is best described as a game that’s kinda like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). But now it’s truly setting itself apart with a mobile port. The mobile version of Fortnite, announced on Thursday by Epic Games, is ambitious: It’ll feature the same 100-player battle royale gameplay that …
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Consider this the opening salvo of high-end TV pricing for 2018. LG has revealed pricing for most of its 2018 lineup of OLED TVs. The good news is that they’re less-expensive than last year, by $1000 for both the 55- and 65-inch sizes. Now playing: Watch this: LG’s new OLED TVs still look great, offer some upgrades 1:57 The bad …
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The new HTC U12 Plus has been officially announced. It has squeezable sides like the U11 and four cameras. The HTC U11 came with a unique squeezable-sides function for launching certain shortcuts. CNET HTC may release its next flagship phone as soon as next month. Expected to be called the HTC U12, the phone would serve as a follow-up to …
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UPDATE March 5, 2018: LG has set pricing for many of the TVs described below, starting at $2,500. Click here for details. Aside from this update, this article has not otherwise been modified since its initial publication. If you bought an LG OLED TV in 2017, buyer’s remorse probably won’t be an issue. And if you’re waiting for a final …
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Mobile World Congress is always the biggest phone show of the year, but 2018 has been different. Rather than counter Samsung’s announcement of the Galaxy S9 — the phone that’s all but certain to dominate sales charts for the first half of the year — rivals like LG and Huawei are aiming for standalone announcements later in the year. That …
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Facebook has renewed its commitment to bringing another next billion people online, announcing Monday at Mobile World Congress a raft of commitments designed to make internet cheaper and easier to access across the world. The company is working with partners worldwide to upgrade existing data networks, build new networks and take advantage of new tech tools designed to get more people …
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Ever since 4K TVs hit the scene a few years ago, home theater fans have been drooling at the idea of projectors with 4K resolution. The visible improvement in even big TVs is marginal at best, but a massive projection screen seems like a much better use for all those pixels. Today you can get a 4K TV for $300, …
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Sony appears to have packed its latest flagships, the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact, with every bit of tech it could find lying around its R&D lab. The 5.7-inch XZ2 is the bigger of the two phones, but while the 5-inch Compact may be smaller, it still shares almost all of the same key specs. Wireless charging is finally available …
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Samsung’s Note 8, Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, S7 and S7 Edge. Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The LG V30, OnePlus 5 and the Asus ZenFone AR. Update, Feb. 25 at 10:00am PT: Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus as well. If you own one of these phones — and theoretically many more to …
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When Google unveiled Google Lens last May, it was billed as the future of search. Typing a search was outdated. Now you could just point your camera at, say, a landmark and instantly learn about it. Take a picture of a book, and there’s all the info you need about where to buy it, who published it and what reviewers …
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