Cellphone inventor reflects on pandemic

When Apple or Samsung unveils a new smartphone, consumers can preorder the device within days and expect to get it in their hands within weeks. When Motorola introduced the first-ever cellphone, the DynaTAC, in 1973, it took another decade before consumers could actually use one.  Talk about delayed gratification.  Ironically, it took the team at Motorola just three months to …

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Sonos Roam is the company’s most affordable speaker yet at $169

Does Sonos have Wi-Fi headphones on deck, as rumored? Maybe, but today it’s introducing the Sonos Roam, its smallest and — at $169 (£159, AU$279) — most affordable speaker to date. The ultraportable model, which was leaked in recent days, weighs just less than a pound (0.43kg) — or about one-sixth the weight of its earlier Move portable speaker — and has …

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Google, Apple focus on content for kids

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2021 BMW M4 Competition: A true M car through and through

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Insta360 Go 2 review: A lot of fun, a lot of confusion

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Vintage Electric Shelby: An e

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Fitbit Versa 3 review: A smartwatch that over delivers on health features

7.8 Fitbit Versa 3 $230 at Fitbit Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Fitbit Versa 3 Like Up to six days’ battery life Bright, always-on AMOLED display Advanced sleep tracking Onboard GPS Mic and speaker for text dictation Don’t Like Relies heavily on mobile app Slow to sync Health metrics are hard to find Notification replies are Android-only …

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Google TV is adding kids profiles this month

Your kids can now have their own profiles on Google TV with some help from parents. Kids profiles can be customized with fun themes as well as parental controls like screen time management. The addition, according to a release from Google, is the tech giant’s latest step in helping kids navigate the internet and technology safely.  Support for kids profile …

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Apple partners with Common Sense Media to vet podcasts for kids

Apple’s expanding its partnership with parental education organization Common Sense Media to create new podcast listings of vetted shows for kids. The initiative, which builds on a similar project last year for movies and TV shows on Apple TV, will include Common Sense Media branding. The iPhone maker plans to update its collection monthly, featuring new and popular shows, as …

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Intel’s Thunderbolt pushes into mainstream as faster alternative to USB

Thunderbolt, Intel’s super-speedy connection technology, isn’t widely used. But that may change in the coming year, as more computer makers incorporate the USB competitor into their new models. Intel has hoped Thunderbolt, which debuted in 2011 on Apple’s 2011 MacBook Pro, would become commonplace for computer users. A year later, the chipmaker forecast that “most PCs” would have Thunderbolt by …

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