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LG’s upcoming premium OLED TV could beat Mini-LED peak brightness

Leaked LG G6 OLED specs point to significant brightness gains, 165Hz gaming support, huge screen sizes, and a revived Wallpaper TV design.
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I’m definitely not ready for LG’s ‘emotionally aware’ TV ads

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2024 LG TVs first look: G4 OLED upgrades and a pleasant webOS surprise

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LG is bringing Baby Shark and high-end art to its smart TVs with a range of new apps

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LG’s $100 webcam lets its newest TVs do video calls and more

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LG brings Apple TV, Apple Music, and AirPlay to webOS Hub-based TVs

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LG says its G3 OLED evo TV will be 70% brighter, with no visible wall gap

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How to update apps on an LG smart TV

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How to update software on an LG smart TV

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Konka shows off WebOS-based smart TVs ahead of CES 2021

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Showtime comes to LG smart TVs, no cable subscription required

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LG’s WebOS 3.5 smart TV platform is the first to be certified by UL as secure

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LG upgrades remote, adds new features with webOS 3.0 smart TV platform

LG has already announced quite a roster of products for CES 2016 and it just keeps going, announcing the launch of webOS 3.0 at the show in January.
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LG announces a big, free webOS 2.0 upgrade for last year’s smart TVs

LG has that key features from its newest smart TV operating system, webOS 2.0, will make their way to older TV sets.
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Tizen OS takes shape in Samsung smart TVs | Hands on

Tizen OS significantly smartens up Samsung's smart TVs in 2015. We go hands on with the new interface at a Samsung SUHD event in this video.
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Hands on: LG Watch Urbane LTE

We go hands on with the Watch Urbane LTE, LG's attempt to make its own smartwatch operating system. With awesome new features, LTE built in, and a beautiful new design, it's our favorite new watch at Mobile World Congress 2015.
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If you hate TV, you’re doing it wrong

Television gets a bum rap -- it's the attention black hole of every living room, right? But smart TVs can actually bring people together in unexpected ways. And maybe book your next vacation.
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LG’s slick webOS smart platform gets even slicker in 2015

LG will unveil webOS 2.0 at CES 2015. The system adds new features, speeds up boot up time, app loading, and more.
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LG slings 1 million WebOS-enabled smart TVs in just three months

South Korea-based LG announced Monday that it has surpassed one million units sold with its line of WebOS-enabled smart TVs, which was launched in March.
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Hands on: After failing on phones, webOS flourishes in LG’s latest smart TVs

We went hands on with LG's webOS smart TV platform and it vastly exceeded our expectations. Here's what the next gen in smart TV looks like.
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Poor lil’ fella: The Palm Pre is only $10.50 on eBay

Who doesn't love a bargain? Smartphone bargains are even more welcome, and the thought of grabbing a flagship model for 86 percent less than the retail price has us dribbling. However, there is a catch.

LG wants to radically simplify smart TVs by reincarnating webOS

LG officially announced that its premium smart televisions will features an interface based on its recently acquired webOS software.

Why LG acquired WebOS and what it means for the future of Smart TV

LG has acquired WebOS from Hewlett Packard to bolster its Smart TV division, but why would it do so when it already has a competitive platform?
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Happy birthday Safari! Thanks for changing everything

There was once a time when the "mobile" web was significantly different from the "real" one, but that bridge has been gapped over the past 10 years thanks – primarily – to Apple's browser.
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Success at CES doesn’t always work out

The annual CES trade show always brings a host of allegedly world-changing products, but if history is any indication, many of them will never be seen again.

HP’s core webOS Enyo team defects, heads for Android

It's rumored that core members of the WebOS Enyo team have defected and now work for Google.
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Digital Trends looks back on 2011

Check out the technology headlines that stuck with our editorial staff this year.
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The HP rebranding that could have been but never was

HP has set the record straight: don't expect to see that new logo anytime soon.
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Last $99 HP TouchPads sold out in 15 minutes

Hewlett-Packard quickly rid itself of the remaining TouchPad units Sunday night, after once again dropping the price from $499 to a mere $99.

HP makes WebOS open source, new WebOS tablet possible for 2012

After much speculation, tech giant Hewlett-Packard has finally announced that it will be offering its WebOS platform to the open source community. But will there be any takers?

Discount TouchPads back on sale – for developers only

Hewlett-Packard seems determined to keep its WebOS software platform alive - it emerged on Monday that the company was offering discount TouchPads to WebOS developers. This comes on the same day as news that HP was looking into the possibility of selling the mobile operating system.

Report: HP looking into selling off webOS division

HP is researching the possibility of selling off the webOS division. Sources close to the matter say that several companies are interested in buying webOS for its patents.
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HP’s $99 tablet officially no more, Best Buy to offer $150 32GB TouchPad Nov. 1

HP's $99 tablet is officially out of stock, but Best Buy says it has some 32 GB TouchPad's lying around and will be selling them for $50 in November.
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HP to release Windows 8 tablet in 2012, future of webOS uncertain

HP will release at least one Windows 8-based tablet next year, the company said Thursday. But the ball is still up in their air for its mobile operating system, webOS.

Sony phasing out feature phones, banking on Smartphones

Now that Sony completely owns the Sony Ericsson phone company it has decided to start phasing out feature phones. This means that Sony will most likely be basing its future on the Android operating system.

Should Amazon buy webOS?

Just as Amazon rolls out its Android-based Kindle Fire tablet, fresh reports are circulating that Amazon might buy HP's webOS. Would that make any sense?
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Amazon wants to buy Palm: report

Amazon is reportedly in negotiations with HP to purchase Palm.
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HP to start laying off webOS employees

It has been a rocky month for HP’s webOS platform. First HP shocks the mobile world by announcing that it will discontinue making hardware for webOS, and now it is laying off a large amount of webOS department employees. HP plans to fire up to 525 employees from the webOS division, and the layoffs could […]