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The iPhone X and the Razer Phone have one thing in common despite being worlds apart. Both have the ability to run the screen at a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Apple markets this feature for responsiveness. Razer puts it at the service of fluid gaming visuals. Either way, it seems that it’s a rather niche feature that very few phone makers would bother with. It turns out, however, that Sony has had phones capable of that since 2016. You just can’t, and probably shouldn’t, enable it easily.

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We've been waiting for Insomniac's Spider-Man title for a long time, and today we're finally finding out when it will arrive. Today, Sony and Insomniac announced a release date for the PS4-exclusive game, nearly two years after it was first announced. Not only that, but the two companies also revealed the various special editions that will be available at release.

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Huawei may have made a big splash with its P20 and P20 Pro flagships, but that has fallen on deaf ears in the US where the phones won’t be sold, even through retailers. Sony, however, isn’t as rebellious. It is still snubbing US carriers but it is making its latest jewels available through other means. Pre-orders for the Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact have begun on B&H Photo and, somewhat thankfully, they aren’t so overpriced this time.

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Virtual reality can be an expensive hobby to get into, but over time, we've been seeing the cost of VR headsets drop. Both the HTC VIVE and the Oculus Rift have seen significant price drops in recent months, and now it's PlayStation VR's turn. Sony has announced that two PSVR bundles will be getting permanent price drops tomorrow, making this a pretty good time to dive in if you've been waiting for a discount to kick in.

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The recently announced Sony A8F 4K HDR OLED television is now available to preorder, and that gives us a price for the model: $2,799.99 USD. That's not cheap, though we didn't expect it to be. There's a lot to like about this TV, not the least of which is its gorgeous, crisp OLED display and X1 Extreme processor. The combination of the two makes it possible to watch high-quality Ultra HD content that features "ultra-detailed pictures," says Sony.

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A set of images depicting the future HTC U12+ can be seen today, each of them showing a device that might well turn the company's ill fortunes around. These images are concept renderings based on information shared off-the-books well before device release. The real deal might look a bit different - but if it's anything like this, HTC might well have a winner on their hands.

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It’s not unusual to hear giant companies being sued left and right, by other companies or by customers via a class action suit. And it’s also not unusual to hear about those lawsuits dragging on for years. That was indeed the case with the “fat” PlayStation 3 when Sony removed its advertised “OtherOS” feature. Six years later, Sony decided to settle the lawsuit for what is basically loose change for the company. Now those who wish to claim a part of that settlement have to do so until April or else forfeit that $65 forever.

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Fortnite Battle Royale and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are two of the hottest, and most lucrative, battle royale type games today. But only one of them is going to be available on almost all gaming platforms imaginable, including mobile (but excluding the Switch, at least for now). And only one of them And only one of them will have almost full cross-platform play support. Almost. Fortnite Battle Royale is in the position to become the perfect cross-play massively multiplayer battleground, but only if Microsoft and Sony can build bridges. And Microsoft says that the ball has always been in Sony’s court.

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Sony Xperia fans probably made a collective groan of disappointment when the company revealed it would be removing the one and only official Night Light mode available on any of its phones. The Sony customer rep also indicated that none of the Xperia line of phones have that feature. Of course, that was barely a month ago and probably didn’t take into account future models. Because apparently, the Xperia XZ2 does have a built-in feature to protect your eyes and your body from harmful blue light at night.

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God of War is unquestionably one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of 2018, so it naturally follows that Sony would want to pull out all the stops. The publishers has already revealed a collection of special editions for the game itself, but it's not stopping there. Sony also revealed today that it will offer a limited edition PS4 Pro bundle for God of War's launch.

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Sony and Quantic Dream have been hyping Detroit: Become Human for a few years now. First announced in 2015, we got an extended look at the game during E3 2017, which only increased excitement further. If you're one of the PS4 owners who are excited for David Cage's latest game, then we've got some good news for you, as Detroit: Become Human now has a release date.

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MWC 2018 practically ended on its first day or two, with most of the announcements dumped then and there. There were some late surprises but we pretty much got a feel of the event right from the start. It was almost low-key, somber, and serious, with a few spikes here and there with interesting, if not sensational news. That doesn’t mean, however, that MWC this year was pretty dead. In fact, the biggest winners, at least by the numbers, seem to be the underdogs. Here are just some of the highlights of MWC 2018, especially for the smartphone market.

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