Unable to compete with the glut of cheaper Chinese LCD panels, LG Display has replaced its chief executive and is looking to cut jobs. Early this week, the South Korean company held an emergency board meeting to accept the resignation of Han Sang-beom and appoint LG Chem President Jeong Ho-young as the new CEO, Reuters reports. According to Financial Times, the company has also revealed a…
HP Elite Dragonfly hands-on: A really light business notebook
September 18, 2019
HP is chasing superlatives again. Last year, the company launched the Spectre Folio — the first laptop made out of leather. It also trotted out the first 15-inch laptop with an AMOLED screen at CES this year, and battled rival Dell to be the first to deliver a gaming…
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro European prices leak
September 18, 2019
It appears that some European retailers didn’t get the embargo memo and listed the recently-announced Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro on their websites with prices and everything. Well, at least, according to a Twitter leakster.
The handset will start at 259 for the 6GB/64GB…
OnePlus reveals official 7T photos ahead of next week's launch
September 17, 2019
At this point, OnePlus feels like that relative who is excited about a great gift they bought you and literally can’t wait until your birthday to spill the details. It will formally launch the OnePlus 7T September 26th, but it just can’t help itself from revealing official images of the handset.
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau revealed the design in a forum post. The 7T features circular…
Video compares Pixel 4 XL's cameras against the iPhone XS Max
September 17, 2019
The latest in the Pixel leaks saga is a video comparing the cameras of the Pixel 4 XL and the iPhone XS Max (never mind that Google announced the phones unveiling date just yesterday). This video is by the same channel that compared the Pixel 4 XL cam with the Galaxy…
Realme X2 arriving on September 24 with a 64MP camera
September 17, 2019
Chinese phone maker Realme unveiled the Realme XT last week at an event in India, and now the company has announced it will unveil the Realme X2 on September 24 in China.
The teaser poster shared by the company on Weibo confirms the X2 will boast a quad camera setup with a…
Vivo's NEX 3 is a bezel-less 5G phone with a 64-megapixel camera
September 16, 2019
Whether you like it or not, 5G is coming, and a handful of brands are already offering compatible devices in select markets. The latest to jump on the 5G bandwagon is Vivo with its NEX 3 5G, which is a flagship smartphone that doesn’t look too bad. It comes with Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 855+ chipset, along with a “Waterfall FullView” curved display, a triple set of…
Nokia 7.2 available for pre-order in the US
September 16, 2019
The Nokia 7.2 was announced less than two weeks ago at IFA 2019 and now the device is available for pre-order stateside through B&H Photo. Nokias new midranger will set buyers back $349 and will ship starting September 30. The phone will come in its unlocked single-SIM…
HTCs August revenue shot up 67% and the company is now planning its comeback. The start wont be glamorous, but the plan for next year is to leverage HTCs expertise in VR and 5G networks to help its smartphones stand apart from the competition.
Darren Chen, President of…
Iceborne is exactly what Monster Hunter World needed
September 16, 2019
Monster Hunter World gets considerably bigger today with Iceborne, a $40 expansion that adds a frigid new area, dozens of new monsters, and much harder missions. It doesn’t do much to change the formula, but it’s a very welcome burst of new content and a great reason to return to a game that had gotten a little stale.
Expansions that add new monsters and a higher tier of difficulty, previously…
