One year ago, when it was first released, I really liked the iPhone SE. (See the video above, which is from 2016.) There’s a clear reason why: it was basically a smaller version of the iPhone 6S — the same processor and same camera as the then-current top dog in Apple’s phone lineup — for …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple Clips makes it simple to craft viral videos 1:41 The first thing you’d think looking at Clips, Apple‘s newly announced video-editing app, is that it’s trying to be Snapchat. Or Instagram. Or Vine. But Clips, which I got a chance to try my hands on in New York, doesn’t have its own social platform. It’s …
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Google’s making a change to YouTube that’s already been underway: YouTube annotations are being discontinued. The reason is all mobile. Annotations use has dropped 70 percent on Google’s massive video site, according to a blog post Friday announcing the change. Instead, Google’s recommending everyone use Cards and End Screens to handle anything interactive. Annotations began back in 2008, before the …
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Today isn’t just Saint Patrick’s Day. It’s also the 10th World Sleep Day, something I didn’t even know until my Withings app reminded me in a phone notification. World Sleep Day is an annual raising-awareness day for sleep health, sleep disorders created by the World Sleep Society, an organization founded by the World Association of Sleep Medicine and the World …
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Microsoft has warned that new computers running the latest Intel and AMD chips will only run Windows 10. Now, it seems that moment of transition has finally arrived. In advance of an expected Windows 10 Creators Update, owners of newer systems with Intel 7th-generation Kaby Lake chips and AMD Ryzen chips are reporting their systems aren’t receiving Windows 7 or …
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Your Android babysitter has arrived. Google just lifted the ban on accounts for kids 12 and younger. And with it, a new tool called Family Link is available, which lets parents monitor and control the way their kids use their Android phones and tablets. You can’t transfer an existing ‘illegal’ account. In order to use Family Link and its parental …
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iPhone accessories have hit a whole new level. As in, entire other devices. The Esti Eye is the latest accessory oddity to hit Kickstarter. Is it an accessory? Really, it’s an Android phone. It just happens to snap onto the back of an iPhone. (6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7 and 7 Plus). What? The Esti Eye has a …
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Your Nintendo Switch has parental controls, enabling restrictions on everything from online access to certain ratings of games. Or, you can be cruel and set daily play timers…and even cut your kid off after a certain time. You can also do this with your phone, without even using the Switch. The Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app is available on Google …
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Get ready for more of your favorite watch brands to start peddling smartwatch alternatives. Movado Group has announced its own line of smartwatches compatible with Android Wear 2.0, Google’s newly-updated smartwatch software. Movado previously made a line of smart analog smartwatches via a collaboration with HP. It looks like Movado Group’s making a leap to Google. Movado Connect, one of …
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If you’re shopping for a piece of wearable tech in 2017, you’re facing compromises. Smartwatches and fitness trackers aren’t really the must-have devices many companies hoped they would be. And no, you don’t really need one. But if you’re looking for a piece of tech for your wrist, here are the best choices right now, followed by a list of …
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