Apple’s AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds you can buy. With good sound quality, excellent active noise canceling and a compact design, the AirPods Pro set the tone for premium wireless earbuds, rapidly evolving into a daily-use device for many Apple lovers. But even great earphones are prone to hiccups, and sometimes your AirPods …

Xiaomi’s new 12S smartphone lineup consists of the Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro, and 12 Ultra. All three phones will have camera modules developed in partnership with Leica. This partnership, announced in a virtual event Monday, is a first for the Chinese phone-maker, which called it a “strategic upgrade.” Of the trio, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra is the most high-end …

I’ve had bad luck with Apple’s iPhone screens: Ever since I experienced the anguish of back-to-back iPhone screen-shattering accidents, I’ve been firmly pro-case. “It’s just safer and more pragmatic,” I told myself after my iPhone 7, and later my iPhone 8, had their screens irreparably cracked following accidental drops. “Why risk spending another thousand bucks on an iPhone?” But all it …

There’s a better way to digitize handwritten notes, old family recipes or any other hard paper copy you may have lying around. I’m not talking about taking a photo of the note or recipe and attaching it to an email. There’s an iPhone feature called Live Text that digitizes notes (and anything else) in a snap. Live Text is a …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Many people want a better grip on data privacy and security, and with iOS 15, Apple took several significant steps to bolster privacy for the iPhone. iOS 15 arrived in September, and Apple has since rolled out a handful of updates. The latest …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. After its debut at CES 2022, the OnePlus 10 Pro will finally be available in the US on April 14. CNET’s Andrew Lanxon got his hands on the newest OnePlus phone for testing. Check out his in-depth review of the OnePlus …

Apple’s newest budget iPhone, the third-generation iPhone SE, arrived at Apple’s first event of the year on Tuesday. The 2022 iPhone SE looks almost identical to the 2020 iPhone SE, but the real upgrades come on the inside: 5G support and Apple’s iPhone 13-level A15 processor. Before the iPhone SE 3’s announcement, we followed the ever-churning rumor mill for details about what the …

Samsung took to its virtual Unpacked stage on Wednesday to show off its next-gen Galaxy S22 lineup, consisting of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra. All three models are available for preorder now. The phones’ features, such as their cameras, have been upgraded for 2022.  The Galaxy S22 Ultra (right) looks quite different from the S21 Ultra. Richard …

Apple is developing a new service that effectively turns your iPhone into a payment terminal. This will allow businesses to accept payments directly onto an iPhone without any additional hardware, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The feature has been anticipated since Apple’s acquisition of Canadian start-up Mobeewave for $100 million in 2020. The  startup is credited for developing …

Xiaomi took the virtual stage to launch its latest budget phone lineup, the Redmi Note 11 series, on Wednesday. This year China’s largest phone-maker launched four new models for its Redmi lineup, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11S and the Redmi Note 1.  Out of the four, the highest-end phone is the Redmi Note …