The main event for consumer electronics in Europe, IFA in Berlin marks the debut of many of the hottest gadgets and devices of the holiday shopping period. Companies from all across the world descend upon the German capital to show off their latest smart devices: from phones, laptops, and speakers to fridges, ovens, and washing machines. This year should see many of them adding support for Google Assistant, which has quickly emerged as the biggest and most formidable competitor to Amazon’s Alexa in the race to put a digital assistant on all home appliances and electronics. Stay tuned here for all the biggest and most important news from IFA 2018.
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IFA 2018: all the biggest news from Europe’s grand tech showcase
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September 4, 2018
Nubia’s wearable smartphone is a preview of our flexible OLED future
And it’s actually going on sale in China this year
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September 3, 2018
Polaroid is now a brand of sadness
The Polaroid brand is being dragged through the mud once more at IFA 2018 with the launch of some crappy new laptops
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August 31, 2018
Beyerdynamic’s new earphones are designed to lie comfortably flat in your ears
The Byrd series has wired and wireless options
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August 31, 2018
Laptop bezels are dead, and IFA killed them
At IFA 2018, the future of laptop screens has finally gone mainstream
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August 31, 2018
Huawei’s AI Cube is a 4G router and Alexa speaker, not a cube
Looks more like an AI Tube
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August 31, 2018
Huawei promises its Kirin 980 processor will destroy the Snapdragon 845
More power, delivered more efficiently
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August 31, 2018
Wireless headphones are improving faster than anything else in tech
Equipped with USB-C, voice assistants, and better batteries, 2018’s wireless headphones kick 2017’s butt
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August 31, 2018
Beyerdynamic’s new wireless headphones put the LED lights where they belong: on the inside
The Lagoon ANC have USB-C charging plus 24-hour battery life with noise canceling turned on
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August 30, 2018
Lenovo’s new Yoga Book replaces the keyboard with an E Ink screen
The $999.99 dual-screen device will ship in October
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August 30, 2018
Lenovo’s new flagship Yoga C930 laptop has a speaker in the 360-degree hinge
Lenovo has a big range of laptops at IFA this year
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August 30, 2018
Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Extreme challenges Apple and Dell with a 4K HDR display and Nvidia graphics
15 inches of all things ThinkPad
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August 30, 2018
Lenovo’s latest Yoga laptop is the first with Qualcomm’s new ARM processor and 25-hour battery life
A new generation of Windows ARM laptops is here
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August 30, 2018
Honor teases new bezel-free Magic 2 smartphone with sliding camera
Following in the Oppo Find X’s footsteps
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August 30, 2018
Marshall Headphones’ Bluetooth speakers are getting an Alexa update
A separate Google Assistant version is also in the works
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August 30, 2018
The BlackBerry Key2 LE gives you a physical keyboard for less cash
For anyone who thought, ‘I’d like a Key2, but worse’
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August 30, 2018
Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless earbuds were worth the wait
Sennheiser may be late to the game, but it’s arriving with USB-C charging and great sound