Patrick Holland

The upgraded 2022 Moto G Stylus is a downgrade in some ways

Motorola unveiled the 2022 version of its popular Moto G Stylus phone that has welcomed features like a high refresh rate display, a bigger battery and a higher resolution main camera. But it also comes with a less impressive processor, lacks NFC for contactless payments and runs on Android 11. All this makes for a …

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Apple wants your best iPhone macro photos for its new photo contest

One of the most fun additions to the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max is macro photography, which lets you grab an in-focus photo as close as 2 centimeters from your subject. This provides ample possibilities to capture artistic close-up shots of everyday things like the bubbles in your latte foam, the textured sides of a dime or ants …

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Sony Xperia 5 III review: A more balanced take on the Xperia 1 III

The Sony Xperia 5 III is further proof that the Tokyo-based company is heading in the right direction, delivering utilitarian phones with amenities best appreciated by photographers, audiophiles, filmmakers and creative types. None of Sony’s phones will fold or bend. They don’t have trendy finishes or a menagerie of colors. The Xperia 5 III comes in black and green, which …

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The world in your pocket: How smartphones will get smarter in 2022

This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. New phones for 2022 are already debuting left and right, and it’s barely been two weeks. During CES 2022, Samsung announced the Galaxy S21 FE, the follow-up to its popular 2020 phone the Galaxy S20 FE. OnePlus …

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Google’s vision for Android at CES 2022 promises one of Apple’s best qualities

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Like peanut butter and jelly or Converse and high socks, Android and other operating systems will soon be a perfect fit. That’s Google’s plan, anyway. At CES, Google shared its 2022 vision and laid out how it’s making Android work better with …

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The best camera phone for 2022

The camera is usually the standout feature on a new phone. And in 2021, phone-makers maximized the features and quality of their camera software and hardware more than any year in recent memory. Apple launched the iPhone 12 family with a new faster aperture lens on the main camera of all four phones. The iPhone 12 Pro Max takes its …

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Why the Red Hydrogen One phone shows up in movies like F9 and Netflix’s Don’t Look Up

The new Netflix film Don’t Look Up is filled with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett and Tyler Perry. But taking up some of the glittery screen time of Adam McKay’s satire about the end of the world is the weird 2017 Red Hydrogen One phone.  It’s used by Leo and J-Law …

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Purrble is an excitable toy that wants to help kids manage anxiety, emotions

Growing up, I had a cat named Princess Rainbow, and a sweet Irish setter named Clancy. My brother and I got to take care of them both (or more likely, help my mom take care of them). By doing so, I learned how to take care of myself better, be more empathetic and regulate my ever-changing childhood emotions. That idea …

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Galaxy Z Flip 3: Why it’s so fun to take photos with Samsung’s new foldable

Samsung dropped the price of its compact foldable phone line by bringing the Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G to $1,000 (£949, AU$1,499), which is $450 less than the price of last year’s Galaxy Z Flip 5G. That puts the new Flip at the same price as the Galaxy S21 Plus and the iPhone 12 Pro. Arguably, both have better camera systems than the …

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iPhone 14 Pro: Here’s how Apple could remove the notch for good

The iPhone 13 was released three months ago, and alleged leaks for the iPhone 14 are already flowing in at a steady pace. One rumor, which is as hopeful as it is persistent, is that the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will get new displays without a notch and instead use a hole-punch cutout for their selfie cameras. …

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