Getting a refurbished phone is a great option for those who don’t need the latest version of every phone, or for those who want to test out brands they’ve never used before. For the die-hard Android user who might want to see what all the Apple hype is about, check out this deal on refurbished …

Some Wall Street investors were surprised by a report Tuesday from well-known analyst and leaker Ming-Chi Kuo, who said Apple’s efforts to build its own 5G modems for iPhones “may have failed,” and so the tech giant will need to entirely rely on chips made by Qualcomm for at least the next year. In his tweets Tuesday, Kuo said Apple …

Chipmaker Arm on Tuesday introduced its next-gen mobile GPU. The Immortalis-G715 has ray tracing support in its hardware and 15% improved performance for better gaming on Android phones coming next year, Arm said. While Apple, Google and Qualcomm haven’t released a chipset with ray tracing in hardware, Arm isn’t technically the first. Samsung beat it to the punch earlier this …

I’ve brought a tiny, chip-studded, display-enabled contact lens made up to my eye, but I never was actually able to wear it. But by the end of 2022, I might get a chance. Mojo Vision’s smart contact lenses, which have been in development for years, are finally being worn internally, starting with the company’s CEO Drew Perkins. Perkins, who I …

Back in March, Insta360 introduced its One RS action cam. It has a modular design that allows you to swap out the actual camera lenses, giving you greater freedom to experiment when shooting. The new One RS 1-inch 360 Edition builds out the line with a fourth option for creating immersive content. With help from its engineering partner Leica, the …

You can now dream up collaborations between your favorite artists with Spotify’s new Supergrouper feature, the music streaming giant said Tuesday. The feature lets you to select from three to five different artists on the platform and create and share your own custom playlists featuring their work.  “The possibilities are endless for these creative partnerships,” Spotify said, while pointing to …

Google Hangouts is officially shutting down in November. The search giant is prompting people still using Hangouts to migrate over to Chat as part of its plan to retire the aging messaging platform, the company said in a blog post Monday. Google already transitioned enterprise users earlier this year.  On the Hangouts mobile app, people are being asked to switch to …

Apple’s AirPods Pro are one of the most popular ways to listen to music on the go and they rightly appear on our list of the best wireless earbuds. They’re sleek, boast impressive audio quality and have advanced features like active noise cancellation. Their only major downside is that they’re a bit pricey at $249 from Apple directly. But right …

If you can’t afford Sennheiser’s new Momentum True Wireless 3 earbuds ($250), both its CX True Wireless and step-up CX Plus, which includes active noise canceling, are good midrange earbuds options. They’re once again being discounted by $50, with the CX Wireless available at $80 and the CX Plus down to $130. (The black version of the CX Plus is actually …

Few of us can go a day without using our phones. These devices have become an integral part of our lives. Whether we are checking our email, texting our friends, streaming shows or playing games, our phones are almost always by our side. The one downside is that the more we use them, the faster phone batteries drain. In order …