The iPhone 13 lineup arrived last month, and as usual carriers rolled out tempting trade-in deals to entice people to switch over to Apple’s latest and greatest. (Here are some of the best iPhone 13 deals around.) AT&T came out of the gate essentially giving away the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Mini for …
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The $160 Moto G Pure is the lowest-priced phone I tested in 2021. I wasn’t sure what to expect. It lacks support for 5G, has a 6.5-inch screen with just a 720p resolution and has a MediaTek Helio G25 processor which in our benchmark performance tests received the lowest score of any phone I tested. But after a few days …
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Some Visible customers this week reported in posts on social media that their accounts appeared to have been hacked, with account information changed and in some cases new phones ordered using their payment information. On Wednesday, the Verizon-owned prepaid carrier confirmed that some customers’ accounts were breached. “We’re aware of an issue in which some member accounts were accessed and/or …
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New kid on the block Nothing brought out its first product in July, with the arrival of the semi-transparent Ear 1 earbuds. But from when it was first announced at the beginning of the year, the company, headed up by former OnePlus exec Carl Pei, has made no secret that it has multiple products in the pipeline. We don’t know …
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The Motorola Edge (2021) and Motorola Edge 5G UW are solid phones that boast premium features and a reasonable price. The phones are part of Motorola’s 2021 premium lineup. Up to this point, the Chicago-based company, which is owned by Lenovo, has spent most of 2021 launching a slew of sub-$500 phones in the US. These include the Moto G …
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Motorola continues its steady stream of affordable phones by releasing the Moto G Pure. In 2021, aside from the Motorola Edge announced in August, all of the phones Motorola released in the US cost $500 or less. The new Pure is $160 and has the lowest price of any new Motorola device. And that’s before any discounts. So what’s the …
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Samsung’s rebound from the tech slowdown and pandemic lockdown appears to be gaining steam. The Korean electronics giant said Thursday that it expects its operating profit for the third quarter to come in at 12.25 trillion won ($13.2 billion), an increase of nearly 28% compared with the year-ago period. Samsung also pegged its revenue for the three-month period ended Sept. …
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Apple’s new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro phones — now available online and in stores — have lots of new features that are welcome upgrades over earlier iPhone models. Battery life is longer, and there are nifty camera tricks, better displays, a slimmer notch and even some new color options. While this stealth “S year” upgrade isn’t as significant as last …
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T-Mobile has expanded its partnership with Google, according to an Oct. 4 blog post, giving customers access to a Google One cloud storage plan that isn’t available to most Google users. On Oct. 12, T-Mobile customers will gain access to an exclusive Google One plan — 500 GB for $5 per month after a 30-day free trial. The new plan …
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QR codes (Quick Response, if you’re curious) are those square barcode-looking things you might have seen that, when scanned by your Android smartphone or iPhone, can send you immediately to a relevant webpage or download an app without having to type in a complicated URL. They can be great time-savers but they’re not always obvious in how to use them, …
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