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Hands-on review: CES 2014: LG 105-inch curved Ultra HD TV

LG and Samsung don't like to be outdone by one another, so it wasn't only Samsung that debuted a 105-inch curved Ultra HD 4K TV at CES 2014 this week. LG always have the first official press conference of the show on the Monday morning and so it was quick to claim the "world's first" 105-inch tag, which it took full of advantage of in the hours before Samsung made its announcement. So what are these 4K curved displays actually like? And do we really need curved TVs? The first thing is that this screen - model number 105UB9 - is massive and as such is somewhat impractical. There will be those buying 105-inch TVs of course, but LG knows it is a tiny percentage of even early adopters - not least because . As it turns out, it has made a 65-inch version, too, which you can see here: The advantage of curved is in the viewing angle, though we remain to be totally convinced. One thing is clear though, the viewing angles are as wide as you like - the picture is extremely...

Samsung 10.5-inch AMOLED tablet to be announced at CES?

We’ve already told you that Samsung is preparing to launch tablets with AMOLED screens next year, with these devices targeting the very high end of the market. According to ETNews, the Korean company will launch first such device in early 2014 which we take for CES. The report says that Samsung will start with a 10.5-inch tablet with 8- and 13-inch models coming later in the year. No other details are known at this stage but it’s fair to say that more information will be released in the next few weeks (or even days). As a reminder, Samsung has already released an AMOLED screen-equipped tablet, Galaxy Tab 7.7, though that device didn’t receive expected response… Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In add...