The Apple Watch was made to play nicely with your iPhone, and that holds true for the setup process, too. If you just got a new Apple Watch as a gift this holiday season, getting started is as simple as bringing the device close to your phone and following a few easy instructions. The steps …
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After setting up your new Apple Watch Series 7 that you got this holiday season and pairing it with your iPhone, it’s time to check out all the new features and tweak a few settings to make the most of your new Watch. The Apple Watch Series 7 comes with a larger screen, faster charging and a more durable design. That might …
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If you found a new Google Pixel phone under the tree or in your stocking, you might be wondering where to start. Getting a new phone can be exciting but also a bit confusing. If you haven’t upgraded your phone in a while, or are switching from a different operating system, there are a lot of new features and settings …
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My Apple Watch knows how many calories I burned yesterday, whether my heart is beating at a normal rhythm and how many hours of sleep I got last night. It can’t, however, make sense of the numbers it gathers by telling me whether I should hit the gym or take a rest day. Smartwatches and fitness bands have been capable …
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Amazon’s $80 Halo View addresses one of my biggest complaints about Amazon’s first fitness band: its lack of a screen. As its name implies, Amazon’s latest wearable has a color touchscreen for showing health statistics and the time, along with other things like text messages. It’s a big departure from the distraction-free approach Amazon took with its first Halo band, and …
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As phones have grown larger over the years, Apple took the opposite approach by launching another small iPhone in 2021. The $699 (£679, AU$1,199) iPhone 13 Mini is the cheapest device in Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup, and it comes with a 5.4-inch screen just like last year’s iPhone 12 Mini. Here’s CNET’s review of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, and our …
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The COVID-19 pandemic required us to to work, attend school and socialize from home — meaning our tech reached a new level of importance in our lives. Although the lockdowns are over, the time we spent at home in 2020 gave Samsung plenty of ideas for how the smartphone experience could be improved. Those takeaways surface in One UI 4, Samsung’s next …
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Samsung is going all-in on budget phones. The tech giant on Wednesday announced the Galaxy A13 5G, a $250 phone that comes with 5G support and a triple-lens camera. It will be sold through AT&T, starting Friday. At that price, the Galaxy A13 is even cheaper than the Galaxy A32, which was Samsung’s cheapest 5G phone when it debuted in the …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. AT&T is giving away Samsung’s Galaxy S21 this Cyber Monday as long as you meet the carrier’s conditions. The Galaxy S21 is Samsung’s flagship smartphone from 2021 that comes with 6.2-inch screen and a triple-lens camera. To take advantage of the deal, you’ll need to …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Shopping for a new smartwatch? If you’re eyeballing the Apple Watch SE, make sure to snag it before Cyber Monday sales end. The Apple Watch SE has been on sale throughout the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping weekend, but it’s already gone back up …
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