This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Black Friday deals are in full swing, with sales already on or soon to come for Apple AirPods, Google Pixel 6, Amazon Echo Dot and smart bulb and oodles of other juicy tech deals on top gifts. The frustratingly hard-to-get …
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Apple may be drawing close to having its own 5G modems ready for its 2023 iPhones, Nikkei reported Wednesday, as the tech giant works out a deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to use TSMC’s chip production technology. Cupertino, California-based Apple intends to mass produce its first in-house 5G modem chip and other components, according to Nikkei, which cited anonymous …
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Verizon on Tuesday said it had completed its acquisition of prepaid mobile company Tracfone, just a day after the US Federal Communications Commission voted to approve the $6 billion deal. Verizon announced the acquisition in September, pending the regulatory approval that finally came this week. “The addition of the TracFone brands firmly establishes Verizon as the provider of choice in …
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Specifications for the long-rumored OnePlus Pro 10 phone have been leaked, according to 91mobiles. China-based OnePlus’ phone is expected to be available in January or February. The purported specs include a 6.7-inch QHD Plus display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 8 Gen1 CPU, 12GB of RAM, and a 5,000mAh battery. Camera specs point to four lenses: a 48-megapixel primary …
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We all know the drill. As Apple’s annual fall event draws close, many of us start to check in on our previous two-year smartphone plan to see if we’re eligible for an upgrade in September. After all, the newest phone is only the newest phone for so long. Even for discerning shoppers like me, it takes serious willpower to resist the …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 18: The combination of price, design, cameras, processor and software make the Google Pixel 6 one of the best value phones you can buy, which is why we’ve given it a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. The original review follows. The Pixel 6 exemplifies the best of what Google services and Android 12 have to offer. So …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max have the best cameras and best battery life of any iPhone we’ve tested. Both offer a number of high-end features, like the ability to record ProRes videos, which help them live up to the Pro in their names. Overall the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Nov. 19: The iPhone 13 and 13 Mini have better battery life, better cameras and a newer processor than last year’s iPhone 12 and 12 Mini. Overall both the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini are excellent phones for most people, which is why we’ve given them a CNET Editors’ Choice Award. Our original review, first published in …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. All month long, early Black Friday deals from many different retailers have been hitting shelves, and the latest is from Mint Mobile. The prepaid carrier is now offering new customers three free months of service when they buy any three-month plan — so you can …
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This summer I faced a dilemma: My Google Pixel 3 XL was on its last legs. Its battery was a pale shadow of its former self. Its USB-C port failed to carry a charge half the time. Both sides of the phone, screen and glass back, were a spiderwebbed mess of cracks and chips. And according to Google, the phone isn’t …
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