Lenovo’s IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro gets better the more you use it. Frankly, when I first unboxed it I found the laptop to be pretty unremarkable. It’s Lenovo’s first laptop to ship with Windows 11 but otherwise, it doesn’t really have any big attention-grabbing features. The 14-inch laptop is thin, light and has a full …

Apple on Wednesday released a major new version of Swift Playgrounds, its iPad and Mac app designed to teach kids its Swift programming language, that now lets budding coders submit their projects to Apple’s app store. Swift Playgrounds introduces programming by letting coders control a character named Byte. Programmers learn basics like commands, variables, loops, and if-this-then-that operations. The code …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Whether you’re holiday shopping, upgrading your fitness tracker or you’re a fan of all things Apple, news about the latest deal on the company’s latest smartwatch will be music to your ears. A major price drop on the Apple Watch Series 7 has just brought the cost of …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Want to save special moments in your life and share them with others? You can do it with the help of a sweet deal like this one. For a limited time, Blurb is giving a discount of 40% off photo books when you use the …

HDR, or high-dynamic range, can elevate the image of your TV to an entirely new level. It’s found on nearly all of the best TVs, including midrange and high-end TVs as well as many budget models. On a good-quality TV displaying real HDR TV shows, movies and games, you’ll see brighter highlights, better contrast and deeper, more realistic colors. The …

Oppo has just revealed its first foldable phone, the Find N, which looks squarely aimed at challenging Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3. The Find N was unveiled on Wednesday at the company’s annual “Inno Day” event, following the announcement of a pair of smart eyeglasses as well as in-house designed neural processing units. The Find N will start selling in mainland …

The best cheap fitness tracker you can buy is the $47 Mi Band 6. It’s hard to pass up if you’re on a budget but still want features like automatic workout detection, a blood oxygen sensor, sleep tracking and 24/7 heart rate monitoring. Bonus: it’s compatible with Android and iOS.  There’s no shortage of fitness bands and smartwatches under $100. The …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Thanks to the always evolving state of the pandemic, a lot of folks are still postponing travel plans. Others are leaning into their vaccinated status and traveling for business or pleasure like in the good old days, albeit with a face mask firmly in place. …

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Smart glasses were supposed to be the next big thing… nearly a decade ago. Fast forward to 2021, and they’ve failed to become part of our daily lives, reduced to a mostly forgotten corner of consumer tech history.  Chinese consumer electronics giant Oppo wants to change that and has taken its first commercial stab at making smart glasses a thing. …

Update Dec. 18: Disney has pulled all of its channels including ESPN, ABC and National Geographic as a result of the dispute. Google says it will discount or refund its users $15 a month until it is resolved. If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber, your best alternatives are Hulu plus Live TV and Sling TV.   YouTube TV and Disney are coming down …

In a move that’s meant to ease anxiety and reduce the awkwardness that comes with bungling a voice message, WhatsApp on Tuesday rolled out Voice Message Preview. The feature lets you listen to and redo your voice messages before you send them.  “Voice Messages are one of the most popular features for WhatsApp users worldwide,” the Facebook-owned service noted in a …

One of Apple’s new iOS 15 features for the iPhone ($285 at Amazon) is the option to move the Safari search bar to the bottom of the screen. Whether you have a new iPhone 13 or you’re still rocking an iPhone 7 (no shame!), having the search and address bar at the bottom can help with one-handed navigation. The new …