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Vizio files to go public, has sold over 80 million TVs

Vizio today filed its S-1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as the TV and soundbar maker heads toward an initial public offering. “We envision the Vizio smart TV as the center of the connected home — where families play games together, where friends watch movies together, where work and learning happen, and where… Read more

Google TV and Android TV platforms get Amazon Music app

Home News (Image credit: Amazon) You can now listen to Amazon Music on your Google TV- or Android TV-powered tellybox directly through the native Amazon app. The new app launched last week in the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, India, Japan and Australia. It lets Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers access the… Read more

Google TV will include a new ‘Basic’ mode to make your smart TV, dumb

Google TV, the search giant’s latest attempt at TV software, will include a new “Basic TV” mode that strips out a TV’s smart features in favor of providing simple access to live TV and HDMI inputs, 9to5Google reports. It’s a potential boon to anyone that ever wanted to dumb-down their smart TV because they prefer… Read more

Dolby Vision IQ: everything you need to know

Home Advice (Image credit: Dolby) Dolby Vision IQ aims to solve a problem with which we’re probably all familiar. How many times have you watched a TV drama and found it was too dark for you to make out all the details? The Game of Thrones finale was marred for many by being too gloomy… Read more

Apple TV app now available on the latest Google Chromecast

The Apple TV app is now available for Google’s 2020 Chromecast. It was announced in December that Apple’s streaming app, which offers access to its Apple TV Plus originals, would be coming to the awkwardly named Chromecast with Google TV. Starting today, owners of the excellent $50 device can download Apple TV and start using… Read more

Best 65-inch 4K Smart TV 2021: Amazing large Ultra HD TVs

(Pocket-lint) – Welcome to our guide to the best 65-inch TVs. As manufacturers find new ways to harness their technology and take leaps forward technically, the sets that almost always get those innovations first are the bigger ones in their ranges. Best 4K TV: Premium Ultra HD smart TVs to buy today If you’re used… Read more

Apple reportedly developing next-gen ultra-thin displays for AR devices with TSMC

Apple is working with TSMC to develop ultra-thin and energy-efficient micro OLED displays for its upcoming augmented reality devices, Nikkei Asia is reporting. The R&D project is said to be in a trial production stage, focusing on displays that are smaller than one inch in size and “several years” away from commercialization. Apple is also… Read more

TechStage | Top 10: These are the best smartphones up to 500 euros

Testing Tests overview Smartphone Motorola Moto G 5G Plus test: A lot of battery for little money Huawei P Smart 2021: Budget model with room for improvement Asus Zenfone 7 Pro: Turbo smartphone with flip camera Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro in the test: Hard but slow Oneplus Nord N 10 5G in the test: galloped… Read more

Best of CES 2021: Top TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony and Panasonic

(Pocket-lint) – The annual CES consumer electronics trade show traditionally plays host to the latest TV tech that’ll hit stores in the following 12 months. And, while CES 2021 was digital-only due to the ongoing pandemic, it has still seen some excellent announcements in the category. TVs from Samsung, Sony, LG, TCL and Panasonic have… Read more

Reader test: These are the testers of the Crucial P5 with 2 TB!

At the end of last year we called on our readers and community members to apply for our latest reader test in collaboration with Crucial. We were looking for five testers who would put the manufacturer’s currently fastest NVMe SSD to the test at home and, after completing an extensive test report, wanted to keep… Read more

BlackBerry has just sold almost one hundred patents for solutions used in smartphones

BlackBerry is an icon in the mobile market. The manufacturer, who was appreciated by the broadly understood business for years, created well-made smartphones that we could recognize by one feature. I am talking about the extremely comfortable qwerty keyboard, which offered unparalleled convenience at the time. Unmatched in the heyday of the brand, because today’s… Read more

New affordable Alcatel phones and tablet announced

CES 2021 is in full swing and TCL unveiled three budged phones under its Alcatel brand as well as an affordable 7-inch tablet. All three phones are powered by MediaTek’s Helio A25 chipset, pack multi-cam setups and feature waterdrop notch displays. Alcatel 3L (2021) The Alcatel 3L brings a 6.52-inch LCD with FHD+ resolution and… Read more

The best of CES 2021: 9 product and technology highlights

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) We’ve had Sony’s Airpeak drone, Samsung’s butler robot for your washing-up needs, tuneable glasses that let you adjust lens strength, and pretty much a health-checking app for everything. Indeed, while CES 2021 has been a markedly different affair due to its online-only format, the consumer electronics show has kept up… Read more

Alcatel 1S (2021) and Alcatel 3L (2021) – Low-cost smartphone TCL brand new products debut at CES 2021 in Las Vegas

Yesterday I informed you about new products from TCL, i.e. smartphones from the series 20, which include models 20 5G and 20 SE. However, you have to be aware that at this year’s CES, the manufacturer also presented new Alcatel 1S smartphones (2021) and Alcatel 3L (2021). The devices present a similar level, but there… Read more

Weird flex: TCL shows off two more of its rollable, extendable display concepts

TCL has never been shy about showcasing its display concepts at trade shows, and this year is no different; the company is (virtually) showing off a couple of these prototypes at CES 2021. Bearing in mind that there’s absolutely no guarantee these concepts will ever reach market, they’re still a fun glimpse at a possible… Read more