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Samsung Unveils Massive 49-inch QLED Q9 Odyssey Monitor
Ahead of CES 2020, Samsung has announced a new top-end 49-inch display that packs every feature short of a kitchen sink. Smart sink integration is coming in 2021 (not really).

Samsung Announces Budget-Friendly Galaxy A51 and A71
The Galaxy A70 and A50 were widely praised, and now the successors are official. Markets across the world will start seeing the improved A71 and A51 in the coming weeks.

Samsung Shipped Over 6.7 Million 5G Phones in 2019
You can, for the first time, go out and buy a 5G-enabled phone on all the major US carriers. Whether or not you should is an open question, but a surprising number of people took the plunge in 2019, according to Samsung.

Apple, Samsung Phones Make Up Almost All Carrier Store Sales: Analyst
Apple and Samsung have an effective duopoly at the carrier stores where most phones are purchased, accounting for over 90 percent of sales at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon stores.

Why Fireworks Look So Bad on TV
Modern TVs can handle some beautiful effects, but watching fireworks remains a disappointing experience. There are multiple reasons why and it's a surprisingly difficult problem to fix.

Google Blocks Xiaomi Smart Home Devices from Assistant Following Camera Feed Mix Up
It appears that at least one Xiaomi security camera has started showing images from other people's cameras, and as a result, Google has blocked Xiaomi from its platform.

Google AI Is Better At Identifying Breast Cancer Than Human Doctors
Google is one of the leading developers of neural network AI, and it has developed a new system that uses the power of AI to identify breast cancer in mammograms that doctors might miss.

TSMC Will Kick Off 5nm iPhone SoC Production in Q2 2020
TSMC will begin volume production on 5nm in Q2 2020, with up to two-thirds of its capacity allocated for iPhone SoC production.

A New Alzheimer’s Vaccine Could Be Headed for Human Trials
The treatment has shown strong effectiveness in animal models, and it could be ready for human trials in the next 18 to 24 months.

At a Glance: Zotac GeForce GTX 1650 Super Twin Fan Review
Nvidia has made a hobby out of super-sizing its graphics cards to provide more performance. The latest card to get this treatment is the company's GTX 1650, which gains the expected boost in performance, but picks up a bit of cost.

Car of the Year: wfoojjaec’s Best Cars for 2020
In an era when all cars are pretty good and all cars are pretty safe, these cars, SUVs, and pickups stand out as the best on the market today.

Sonos Tries and Fails to Justify ‘Recycle Mode’ That Bricks Speakers
The company has come under fire for the wasteful way it encourages customers to upgrade to new speakers — it bricks the old ones. Sonos' defense of this practice is also laughably inept.