Eric Franklin

CNET’s Editors’ Choice Awards: The Best Products and Services for 2023

For more than two decades, CNET editors have poked, prodded, tested, retested, intentionally dropped and even stayed up all night to assess the new products and services that promise to change the way we live and work.  Our new Editors’ Choice badge.  CNET In 2022, our team of experts found 82 products and services in …

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Your Private Data Is All Over the Internet. Here’s What You Can Do About It

If you’re reading this, it’s likely your personal information is available to the public. And by “public” I mean everyone everywhere. It’s never a bad time to get your internet privacy ducks in a row and effectively “delete” yourself from the internet. But if you’re wondering how deleting yourself from the internet can stop companies from getting hold of your …

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iPhone or Android: I can’t decide if Xbox Game Pass is a good enough reason to switch

I’ve had an iPhone since the iPhone 3G in 2008 and currently own an iPhone XS Max. I love the iOS ecosystem and, besides some forgettable minor annoyances here and there, I never had any issue with it. That is until now. On Aug. 4, Microsoft announced the full version of Xbox Game Pass will come to Android phones, but not iPhones. Now, …

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Apple Watch turns 5: We look at how far Apple’s smartwatch has come

The Apple Watch debuted on April 24, 2015. While it never became the “iPhone on your wrist” many of us expected, it has evolved into something much more useful and specific. I mean, you already own a phone, so why would you need one on your wrist? This week we’ll take a closer look at just how the Apple Watch …

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Instagram was one of the most important apps of the decade

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. In the last decade, apps (and by association, phones) have become an almost essential part of our lives. Since the iOS App Store and Google Play launched in 2008 with what seemed …

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The $200 iPod Touch now has some legit competition

Apple released a new iPod Touch for 2019 a couple months back. It costs $200 and has a small, low-resolution screen. If you already own an iPhone past the iPhone 5, there’s no reason to even consider buying the iPod Touch. Probably the same deal if you own a recent iPad. If, however, you’ve never owned an iOS device or have …

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Galaxy S10: Here’s what photos from the camera look like

Our Galaxy S10 Plus review is in! We thought you’d like to see some of the hundreds of photos we’ve taken on the Galaxy S10 Plus. Since the S10, Galaxy S10E, and Galaxy S10 5G share the same core cameras, this is also a good indication for how those pictures could look. Enjoy! Read: Getting a Galaxy S10 phone or …

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MWC 2019: The 7 coolest things we saw

And just like that, MWC 2019 is over. With it, came a huge truckload of announcements. When it came to foldable phones, we saw Huawei’s Mate X, TCL’s foldable prototype that turns into a smartwatch, Motorola’s foldable phone plans and more. Beyond that there was the HoloLens 2 and the five-camera-packing Nokia 9. For the TL;DR on what you need to know from …

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CES 2019: The best headphones of the show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2019 hosts quite a few new headphones. From the cheap to the expensive. From over-the-ear headphones to in-the-ear earbuds, those things that go in your ear and allow you to listen to other things are well represented. Best new headphones …

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CES 2019: Every product you need to know about

CES 2019 is here and is just as packed as it’s ever been. Maybe more packed? Anyway, there are plenty of noteworthy products. From the weird to the smart to the impossibly thin and creepily rising out of your TV stand wallpaper TVs. Seriously. watch that video. All the cool new gadgets at CES 2019 +82 more See all photos …

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