At the iPhone 13 event Tuesday, Apple announced the iPhone 13 Pro would have 3x optical zoom, an improvement over the iPhone 12 Pro. The 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max have 2x and 2.5x optical zoom, equivalent to 52mm and 65mm lenses. The 13 Pro’s 3x zoom is equivalent to a 77mm lens. The iPhone …
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Being selected for jury duty is an important responsibility — some even consider it a privilege — but it can also elicit a range of, well, feelings. Civic duty! $12.50 per day! Long lines! Expensive parking! Like it or not, jury duty is something many of us will take part in at some point. And whatever side of the camp …
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Amazon today added Alexa features to the Fire TV Cube. You should now be able to call, send voice messages and Drop In on other Alexa devices straight from your Fire TV Cube. These features are already available on Amazon smart speakers and displays. The Fire TV Cube is a $120 media player with a built-in Alexa speaker. Use voice commands …
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The Comper Smarkin is a handheld device that’s designed to analyze your skin. It got its start on Indiegogo in 2018 and the company is now debuting it at this year’s CES. Other cool stuff Everything we’ve seen at CES 2019 (so far) 9 home security systems you can install yourself Best home security devices Comper claims the Smarkin uses …
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Beauty and power meet on August 30th 2018. pic.twitter.com/pOVKlEzSGY — HTC (@htc) August 23, 2018 Phone maker HTC took to Twitter Thursday to tease an upcoming announcement that simply said, “Beauty and power meet on August 30th 2018.” Related links This squeezable phone is too gutsy for its own good HTC U11 is a cheaper HTC U12 Plus alternative HTC …
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The Magic Leap One headset was featured Thursday in iFixIt’s latest product teardown. The teardown included 22 steps, ultimately scoring a 3 out of 10 on the maker site’s repairability scale (with 10 being the easiest to repair). The Magic Leap One headset, dreamed up by Magic Leap co-founder and CEO Rony Abovitz, had a hurricane of hype leading …
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Apple on Wednesday updated the Apple Watch Activity app to add tracking for skiing and snowboarding. The update applies to Apple Watch Series 3 models running WatchOS 4.2 or newer. Alpine sports fans can now log their runs, as well as view vertical descent stats, calories burned and more in the Activity app. Skiing and snowboarding now also contribute to …
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Select Vizio 4K TVs now work with Alexa, thanks to a SmartCast skill released today. Customers with a P-, M- or E-series SmartCast display and an Amazon smart speaker can control their TV hands-free. Turn the display on and off, adjust the volume, channel and input and even tell your Alexa speaker to pause, fast forward or rewind — all with simple …
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Asus today introduced six new laptops — all equipped with 8th-generation Intel Core chips. Here’s a list of the models, including pricing and availability in the United States: ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA-XH74-BL — available now for $1,699 at the Asus Store, Amazon, B&H and Newegg ZenBook Flip S UX370 — will be sold at the Microsoft store, but is not yet available ZenBook UX330UA-AH55 — available …
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Google announced a partner certification program called “Made for Google” on Wednesday as part of its Pixel 2 hardware event. The company will now recommend third-party accessories to accompany your Google-brand devices, so you can easily add them to your shopping cart when you buy your next Pixel phone. It’s official, we are a #MadeforGoogle partner for the #Pixel2. pic.twitter.com/wnhB5zBeiW — …
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