August, 2021

• 25 August

  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 review: The first foldable you may actually want to buy

  

  When Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 3 , I was eager to try it out. You can fold it in half. Flip it open with your wrist one-handed. Use the outside screen when it’s closed and place it just about anywhere you want to record videos and take photos. With its lower price, seven …

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• 25 August

  Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 review: The first foldable you may actually want to buy

  

  When Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Flip 3 , I was eager to try it out. You can fold it in half. Flip it open with your wrist one-handed. Use the outside screen when it’s closed and place it just about anywhere you want to record videos and take photos. With its lower price, seven colors and the assortment of …

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• 25 August

  iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max vs. iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: The verdict in 2021

  

  Let’s say you already know you want an iPhone, specifically the Pro version, and let’s say you’re not interested in waiting around for the iPhone 13. (Apple’s next flagship lineup should be here very soon, and it’s starting to look very cool but once we find out the price, Apple’s previous lineups will likely go on sale.) For those who …

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• 25 August

  Gateway 14.1

  

  Why do cows have hooves instead of feet? They lactose.  This is the joke (a total dad joke if ever there was one) that popped into my head when the new 14-inch Gateway GWTN141-10 laptop landed on my doorstep. For anyone familiar with the PC and electronics brand from the 1990s and early 2000s, the name is inseparable from its …

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• 25 August

  MacBook Air vs. Samsung Galaxy Book Pro: What $999 buys for each

  

  Samsung’s recent generation of its Galaxy Book family tackles Apple head on, right down to the attempt to get its Galaxy phones to integrate with Windows and the rest of its products as deeply as Apple’s iOS devices integrate with each other. So it’s no surprise that Samsung’s new thin-and-light clamshell Galaxy Book Pro laptop bears some resemblance to its …

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• 25 August

  Facebook displays FDA approval of Pfizer COVID

  

  Facebook on Wednesday said it’ll be “sharing messages across Facebook in both English and Spanish” about the US Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. On Monday, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine became the first to win full approval by the FDA. “This is part of our ongoing efforts to connect people with reliable information,” Facebook said in …

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• 25 August

  Google is expanding Smart Reply from Gmail to Docs

  

  Google is bringing the same AI-driven Smart Reply that will pop up when you’re replying to messages in Gmail to Google Docs. Google said the feature would reduce the time it takes to respond to comments in Docs, by providing AI-generated responses to choose from. The company said Tuesday in a blog post that the feature will roll out in Google …

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• 25 August

  Samsung can remotely disable stolen TVs. Here’s how it works

  

  Did someone steal your TV? If it’s a Samsung, the company may be able to help by remotely locking it, preventing the thief from using it.  In light of several TVs getting stolen from a Samsung warehouse in South Africa, the electronics giant said it would activate a feature called TV Block on all those devices. It’s a remote security …

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• 25 August

  Fitbit Charge 5 looks like the best Fitbit (until we get the Wear OS watch, at least)

  

  Fitbit makes way too many fitness trackers. But since the company was acquired by Google, its trajectory may be shifting. In the future we may see its apps on Google Wear OS, and eventually Fitbit could make its own new Google-infused watch. Until then, the Fitbit Charge 5 may be the best bet: It adds sensors that the more expensive …

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• 25 August

  Facebook Messenger adds more features, continues focus on encryption

  

  Facebook has been moving forward with plans to integrate messaging on Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, but those efforts are still far from over.  Facebook Messenger users can already reach people through Instagram direct message and vice versa without downloading a new app. The company also wants to make cross-app communication between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, an encrypted messaging app, possible. …

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