The Android phone world is vast. It has a variety of hungry manufacturers all priming to convince you they make the best Android phone on the market. They’ll try to tempt you with top features such as 5G, fast charging and impressive multi-camera systems. One of the biggest powerhouses in the mobile industry, Samsung, continues …
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There’s a Better Way to Take Vacation Videos on Your Phone
Are you planning a vacation? Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or a family reunion, you’ll likely want to document and share the memories you make on your trip. You can always snap a couple photos, but your trip also offers a great opportunity to capture creative movies of all the fun you have with your family and friends. …
Read More »Best 5G Phones to Buy in 2022
The best phones of 2022 — which include the iPhone 13 series, Samsung’s Galaxy S22 range and Google’s own Pixel 6 Pro — come equipped to connect to hyperfast 5G networks. And you should expect nothing less, given their high prices and flagship status. The good news is that it’s not just the most expensive elite phones that will give you faster download speeds. There …
Read More »This Android 12 Menu Gives Quick Access to the Settings You Need
Whether you have the excellent Google Pixel 6 Pro, Samsung’s potent Galaxy S22 Ultra or another phone that runs Android 12, there’s a helpful menu you should take a few minutes to customize. It’s called the quick settings menu, and it lets you speedily switch up settings for Bluetooth, alarms, Wi-Fi and Do Not Disturb, among others. All you need …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro: How Do They Compare to the Galaxy Watch 4?
Two new Samsung Galaxy Watches launched at the company’s August Unpacked event. The Galaxy Watch 5 will replace last year’s Galaxy Watch 4, and a new Watch 5 Pro model brings beefier battery life and a more premium titanium body. CNET Editor at Large Scott Stein’s Galaxy Watch 5 impressions article focuses on some of these refinements, but over here …
Read More »Phone Won’t Charge? Try This Easy DIY Toothpick Trick First
You’ve plugged your iPhone or Android phone into its charger and… nothing’s happened. From broken or rusted charging ports to damaged power cables, there are plenty of reasons your phone might not charge and not all of them can be easily fixed at home. A common reason for faulty charging is simply that your charging port, whether that’s Lightning on …
Read More »Best Gifts for Serious Photographers in 2022
This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Now that most smartphones come equipped with a decent camera, photography is becoming a bit of misunderstood art form. Sure, anyone can snap a nice picture of the sunset and post it on their social media, but nothing compares to the work of a serious …
Read More »How To Take Your Best Photos On Vacation: Essential Gear You’ll Need
Your summer vacations can provide amazing opportunities for gorgeous travel photos. And with powerful cameras stuffed into phones like the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the Galaxy S22 Ultra, along with plenty of amazing mirrorless cameras from the likes of Canon, Sony and Fujifilm, getting great images doesn’t mean hauling a huge kit bag with you on your travels. Here, I’ll take you through the essential …
Read More »OnePlus 10T Gets a Little Faster by Sacrificing a Lot
The OnePlus 10T is the most pointless phone of 2022. Harsh? Perhaps. But the 10T is a confusing mess that I don’t think OnePlus should have bothered with. Based on the excellent OnePlus 10 Pro, it’s supposed to be a top-end smartphone that packs an even more powerful processor to deliver the best performance around. It sort of does, to …
Read More »Take Beautiful Photos With These iPhone 13 Camera Tips
Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro has an awesome camera system capable of taking beautiful photographs that easily rival those of competing flagship phones such as the Pixel 6 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The iPhone’s powerful combination of overall image quality, software processing and advanced features, such as Apple’s own ProRaw image format, mean that the iPhone 13 Pro’s images can look like …
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