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Samsung adds Windows 11, 5G, and OLED to Galaxy Book laptop lineup

Enlarge / Samsung Galaxy Pro 360 5G. (credit: Samsung ) With Windows 11 out, PC makers have an excuse to update their lineups, and Samsung is hoping that consumers pick up one of its three new Galaxy laptops announced this week to try out the latest operating system. The company is offering a few buzzy […]

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iFixit’s Apple Watch teardown includes a theory about device’s delayed launch

iFixit’s full Apple Watch Series 7 teardown. [credit: iFixit ] As has become something of a ritual, tools-seller and repair-advocacy group iFixit has published a detailed teardown of the latest Apple product. This time, we get a look at the particular innards of the Apple Watch Series 7. This Watch model was announced in September—but […]

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How to transfer save data from one Nintendo Switch to another

Enlarge / The new OLED Switch above its predecessor. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Your Nintendo Switch is loaded up with precious game save data, not to mention your prized screenshots and gripping gameplay recordings. You don’t need to upgrade to the new Switch OLED, but if you are—or you just need to swap from one console […]

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iPhone 13 and 13 Pro review: If you could have three wishes

Enlarge / The iPhone 13 Pro Max, photographed by the iPhone 13 Pro in low light. Imagine you were visited by a genie who would grant you three wishes, but they all had to be about what you want from your next smartphone. As market research and surveys tell it, almost everyone would make the […]

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LG’s rollable TV costs 50 times as much as a normal OLED

The LG Signature OLED R rolled up. [credit: LG ] LG has finally revealed pricing for its 65-inch rollable OLED TV, dubbed the LG Signature OLED R : $100, 000. The price was revealed briefly on LG’s website. Apart from the rolling feature, the TV offers little over other OLED TVs. The Signature OLED R […]

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Nintendo’s “OLED Model” Switch estimated to cost just $10 more to produce

A labeled mock-up of the new model shows where everything goes. [credit: Nintendo ] The recently announced “OLED Model” of the Nintendo Switch will retail for $50 more than the $300 standard model when the upgrade goes on sale on October 1. But the new model is estimated to cost Nintendo only about $10 more […]

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What the “OLED Model” means for the future of Nintendo Switch

A labeled mock-up of the new model shows where everything goes. [credit: Nintendo ] Where is my 4K “Switch Pro” upgrade? The most surprising thing about the Switch’s newly announced “OLED Model” might just be what it’s missing. Namely, it’s missing a new chipset that bumps up the processing power above what’s available on existing […]

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Not just OLED: LG is about to release its first Mini LED TVs

Enlarge / A promotional image depicting one of LG’s new Mini LED TVs. (credit: LG) LG plans to introduce its first consumer Mini LED TVs sometime next month, according to a press release from the South Korean company. Mini LED is a new variant of LCD TV tech that offers better contrast ratios, among other […]

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Report: Samsung may change course and begin selling OLED TVs

A Samsung Micro LED TV in suitably swanky digs. [credit: Samsung ] Samsung, the world’s biggest TV manufacturer, may be on the precipice of significantly shifting its strategy to focus on OLED technology. Samsung has not produced OLED TVs in recent years, focusing instead on variants of LED LCD technology. The news comes from a […]

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Sony’s brighter A90J OLED TV makes its way to living rooms this month

Sony’s A90J OLED TV. [credit: Sony ] LG’s OLED TV lineup often gets the most press among its peers, but Sony’s high-end OLED TVs get positive reviews as well. Today, Sony announced pricing and release timing for its flagship 2021 OLED, the A90J. Preorders have already started in Europe and the UK, and the US […]