Play Podcast Geared Up for the Super Bowl: Last-minute TV recommendations for the big game Play One of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, Super Bowl LIII, is coming up on Sunday, Feb.… Read More
I welcome our robot overlords, as long as they’ll mow my lawn like this LG gadget does LAS VEGAS — I generally count myself as an automation skeptic. I worry about the impact it could have on… Read More
CES organizers blame rainstorm for power outage, as weather continues to disrupt tech conference LAS VEGAS — CES officials say today’s power outage that shut down huge swaths of the show floor at Las… Read More
Can I escape from CES and get outside? No, but these TV images of nature helped for 2 minutes LAS VEGAS — It was my first day on the show floor, inside the convention center at CES and all… Read More
Podcast Geared Up! The new Xbox Game Pass, and the future of smartphone design It’s going to be a formative year for smartphones: the highly anticipated Samsung S8 and the upcoming LG G6 are just two… Read More
Samsung doubles down on smart refrigerators with second generation of tablet-as-a-door technology Last year Samsung raised eyebrows when it slapped a giant 21.5-inch LCD touch screen on the front of a refrigerator. This… Read More
Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa now tops 7,000 skills, a 7X increase in 7 months Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is getting more skillful by the day. The brain behind Amazon’s Echo speakers has topped 7,000… Read More
Talk to the fridge: LG will put Amazon Alexa in a refrigerator, letting users buy groceries via voice LAS VEGAS — LG Electronics will put Amazon’s Alexa voice-enabled virtual assistant in a new Smart InstaView refrigerator, allowing people to ask questions, play music,… Read More
Microsoft to preload Office and Skype on millions more Android devices under new Lenovo deal Microsoft has struck a deal to preload some of its most popular programs onto a portion of Chinese tech giant… Read More
Smartphones are still cool: What’s new at Mobile World Congress 2016 The 2016 Mobile World Congress started this weekend, bringing a wealth of new products from today’s top mobile manufacturers. So… Read More
LG to launch non-ugly luxury smartwatch in March Today, LG announced it will unveil its first “all-metal, luxury” LG Watch Urbane at Mobile World Congress this March. The Android… Read More
Washergate update: LG exec indicted for damaging Samsung washing machines An update on this battle for the ages: The LG Electronics executive accused of damaging competitor Samsung’s washing machine at… Read More
LG to pay $13M in display price-fixing settlement with Washington state AG LG has agreed to pay $13 million in restitution to settle a price-fixing lawsuit brought by the Washington State Attorney… Read More
Should Sonos be worried? Big electronics makers are gunning for the networked speaker market Sonos pioneered the networked, multi-room home audio market 10 years ago. After nearly $400M in venture funding in the past few years,… Read More
Next-gen TV’s: What’s coming to your living room in 2015 and beyond LAS VEGAS – CES is the birthplace and deathbed of new TV technology. This year’s show proved no different, with… Read More
Audi exec summons car at CES press conference … with his new LG smartwatch To summon one of Audi’s new concept cars on stage at the company’s CES press conference Tuesday morning, R&D Chief Ulrich… Read More
Extravagant or convenient? LG introduces Twin Wash clothes washer LAS VEGAS – Many folks are accustomed to double-drawer dishwashers, allowing you to easily wash smaller loads of dishes. LG… Read More
Netflix announces Netflix Recommended TV program to bring better UI to viewers LAS VEGAS – Netflix and LG Electronics introduced a new TV certification program at CES this morning called the Netflix… Read More
Chart: Apple dominates holiday device sales, with glimmer of hope for Microsoft There were a lot of people unwrapping iPhones this holiday season, according to a new report from mobile analytics company… Read More
Washergate: LG exec may miss CES for allegedly damaging Samsung washing machine An LG executive might miss CES because he can’t leave the country for damaging a washing machine. Sorry, LG’s Jo Seong-jin, head… Read More
Apple picks up U.S. smartphone market share, Microsoft sees slight gains It looks like Apple’s back-to-school shopping promotion has done good things for the company’s sales of iPhones, according to a… Read More
iPhone sees small U.S. market share gains, while Android and Windows Phone stay flat ComScore released its monthly report on the U.S. smartphone market share today, and it comes with some good news for… Read More
Box updates Android app, offers LG users free storage Box announced today a redesigned Android app with a handful of new features designed to give people on Google’s platform a… Read More
Holiday sales boost iPhone’s market share in the U.S., as BlackBerry circles the drain While Apple famously says that it doesn’t care about the market share of its products, the company’s mobile market share… Read More
LG’s curved smartphone coming to T-Mobile with free Netflix subscription Curved phones are coming to T-Mobile US. The Bellevue-based mobile carrier announced today that it will offer LG’s G Flex… Read More
From Shawn Kemp to Edgar Martinez: Favorite phones and apps of Seattle’s sports stars In between Washington’s most well-known sports stars from past and present, there was one geek running around Benaroya Hall Friday… Read More
Holy moly: Samsung sold 500 handsets per minute and made $8.3 billion last quarter How many handsets do you think Samsung sold per minute during October through December of last year? 10? 30? Try… Read More
Nokia dethroned as Samsung takes top spot for 2012 worldwide cellphone shipments Step down, Nokia. There’s a new king of the cellphone world. For the first time in 14 years, Nokia did… Read More
With LG patent pact, Microsoft has deals on 70% of U.S. Android phones Microsoft this morning announced a patent deal with LG Electronics that covers LG’s tablets, mobile phones and other consumer devices… Read More
