LG introduces 2019 TV lineup, introduces HDMI 2.1, Alexa, and 8K tech to its TVs

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Just before CES 2019 kicks off this weekend, LG is introducing its newest line of TVs. There are six different ranges in total, with two 8K TVs thrown into the mix. Four of the models are OLEDS (the Z9, W9, E9, and C9) and two are LCDs (the SM9X and SM8X). The 88-inch Z9 OLED and the 75-inch SM99 LCD are the company’s first 8K TVs, which means these have four times the resolution of the current 4K displays.

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Apple stock takes a 9% dive due to earnings notice

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're quickly seeing the market react to Apple's bombshell announcement of a lower stock earnings guidance. Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a letter to Apple investors revising the company's earnings guidance, a move that hasn't happened since 2002.

Cook implied various macroeconomic factors, including less spending in China, a major market for Apple, for the lower earnings in Q1, usually Apple's strongest quarter. As Cook mentioned in a TV interview, there are various reasons for this lower earnings expectation, many of which were out of Apple's control.

The brewing US trade-war with China and less spending from that country, the staggered iPhone release schedule in 2018 (which saw a month's apart launch for iPhone XS and iPhone XR) slower ramping up of product for iPad Pro. Mac mini and MacBook Air, as well as the $29 battery replacement service that took a bite out of potential earnings.

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Season 5 of ‘Black Mirror’ gets pushed back because of ‘Bandersnatch’

With the amount of work it took to put out the choose-your-own-adventure film Bandersnatch, one of the creators of Black Mirror confirmed this pushed the timeline of season 5 of the show. According to executive producer and co-creator Annabel Jones, the fifth season is out due this year. What specific timeframe? She wouldn’t elaborate. Black Mirror seasons have come out on a yearly basis, and it stuck with the schedule even with Bandersnatch coming out in December 2018. The show doesn’t follow a strict episode number per season. It’s released everything from three episodes per season to six at one point and even has a one-off Christmas special on top of this new movie. So, perhaps the new season might arrive earlier with fewer or more episodes. For now, we’re waiting to hear any updates and we’ll report back when we do find out more.

Source: The Verge

Fuchsia OS is likely Google's unifying operating system of the future

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Google is in an interesting place with regards to its various operating systems. Google Android, as we all know, is the dominant mobile OS. Google Chrome is the web-based desktop OS that's become the standard in schools and is poised to expand to the consumer and enterprise segment. Chromebooks can now run Android apps as well as Linux applications, but what is the future?

Google sees Fuchsia OS as its future. This OS is not based on Linux but on a new microkernel and is geared or use on various devices (smartphones, tablets, PCs, laptops). Fuchsia OS is still a few years away from release but it is already trying to solve many of Android's pain points (not scaling well for tablets or laptops, security vulnerabilities, etc). Fuschia OS, if successful, can be the one Google OS to rule them all and will be able to run thousands of Android apps from the get-go. More importantly, users will see a familiar interface no matter what device they are on.

Source: Engadget