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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…
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Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha hands-on: Cheaper, with few sacrifices

January 6, 2020
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 Samsung’s reach. For those who would like something just a little cheaper, though, the company announced a new Galaxy Book last…
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AI & RoboticsNews

L’Oréal’s Perso taps AI to deliver personalized doses of skincare products

January 6, 2020
The cosmetics market remains as lucrative as ever, if the latest estimates are anything to go by. It’s anticipated to be worth $806 billion by 2023, driven in part by spending on AI in retail, which alone is expected to top $7.3 billion by 2022 thanks to blossoming tech like computer vision. L’Oréal has its finger on the pulse. Following on the heels of My Skin Track pH, a strip co-developed…
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ComputersNews

How HP is adapting to changing demands of PC content creators

January 6, 2020
Since Alex Cho took over as president of HP Personal Systems about 18 months ago, HP has been sparring with Lenovo for the title of the world’s No. 1 PC maker. At the moment, the latest numbers at the end of the third quarter of 2019 showed that Lenovo had 24.7% of the PC…
ComputersNews

Acer is showing off a 55-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor

January 5, 2020
We all know someone who bought a big TV to use as a PC monitor, refresh rates be damned. Thankfully, Acer is joining the not-so select group of companies producing enormous displays that are actually suitable for PC gaming. The company’s Predator division is announcing the CG552K, a 55-inch, 4K OLED display that sports adaptive sync, NVIDIA G-Sync and a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s smarter…
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