Earlier this week, Samsung announced two new Galaxy phones: the S10 Lite and the Note 10 Lite. “S” and “Note,” in Samsung parlance, usually mean “really high-end.” These two phones are not that. After spending a half-hour poking around at both of them, I am able to understand why Samsung made them. But I am still deeply confused about some of the decisions Samsung made here.
The…
NVIDIA unveils a 360Hz 'world's fastest' esports display
January 6, 2020
And the hertz just keep on comin’. NVIDIA today unveiled the ASUS ROG Swift 360, a monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate, making it “the world’s fastest esports display.” The Swift 360 is designed specifically for professional gaming and training —…
We’re at that weird point in the week where CES simultaneously has and hasn’t started, and it’s already becoming clear Samsung isn’t sticking to business as usual in 2020. That’s partially due to the hype surrounding its curious Neon project…
2019 Winners and Losers: LG
January 6, 2020
LG underperformed this year. Sales fell and there were few bright spots in the company’s new releases. LG’s product lineup felt very poorly thought out as the company rushed out to release one of the first 5G phones while completely neglecting its mid-range offerings (and its entry-level phones didn’t really feel competitive).
Winner: LG V50 ThinQ 5G
LG released one of the first…
Samsung has really impressed me with its laptop game lately, delivering super thin and premium machines like the Galaxy Book Flex and Ion, as well as the Snapdragon-powered Book S. But those devices cost upwards of $999, which cuts the budget-conscious user out of…
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By 2013 Samsung was one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, but it had a reputation of building plastic phones at a time when Apple, HTC, Sony and others were pushing metal as the material of choice for flagships.
Samsung was also at the forefront of a trend it started, that of extra large screens. The large, plastic Galaxys had little overlap with the small, metal iPhones.
In case you’ve been losing sleep over whether that leaked Samsung invite video was real, fret no more. Samsung itself confirmed this evening that it plans to show off “new, innovative devices that will shape the next decade of mobile experiences” at a…
Samsung confirms Galaxy S11 event for February 11th
January 5, 2020
The next Galaxy flagship smartphone from Samsung is indeed being announced on February 11th. After the date was discovered earlier today thanks to an unlisted video, Samsung has now confirmed that its Unpacked event will be held that day in San Francisco.
There’s little…
2019 Winners and Losers: Motorola
January 5, 2020
Another year is passing by and Motorola kept on pushing entry and midrange phones. We also got a break from the norm with the company’s long-awaited foldable phone – the rebord Razr. Let’s see what was good and not so good for the storied company in the past year.
Winner: Razr 2019
As a whole 2019 seemed relatively unremarkable for Motorola as it continued to focus on its…
