Why Is Samsung Dissing LG's 4K TVs? Samsung will display CEA's 4K Ultra HD logo on all of its 2015 UHD TVs to designate that they are "true 4K UHD TV models." More »
T-Mobile's Legere Tackles Tethering Thieves Outspoken T-Mobile chief exec John Legere has taken to social media again, this time taking tethering thieves to task In a blog on his company's corporate site, he said a small percentage of customers are taking advantage of the carrier's generous 7GB LTE tethering allotment by using roots, code, apps and other workarounds to mask their usage and steal upwards of 2TB of data a month. More »
LG Taking Smart Approach At IFA LG is getting smart with the planned product introductions at the Sept. 4-9 IFA show in Berlin, where the company will launch two new smart appliances and an add-on device that raises the IQ of dumb appliances. More »
CEA Defines 'HDR Compatible' Displays The Consumer Electronics Association has announced its industry definition for high dynamic range compatible video displays. The CEA designation is designed to assist retailers and consumers in identifying display products that incorporate the interface and processing technology needed to display the new content properly. More »
Reporter's Notebook: The Importance of Being (At) IFA By Stewart Wolpin Each year, the global consumer electronics glitterati gather in a gleaming and exciting post-war playground for a must-attend/must-be-seen-at convention. If my clumsy literary vagueness makes it seem as if I'm only sort of alluding to CES in Las Vegas, but actually not you're right. I'm actually alluding to a competitor to CES that has risen in reunited and rebuilt Berlin, Germany IFA, which runs 4-9 September. More »
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