Tag Archives: android-12

Huawei’s P50 Pro, P50 Pocket get wider release with glaring omissions

Huawei’s foldable P50 Pocket and flagship P50 Pro will finally go on sale this month in the UK and wider Europe for about £1,090 and £1,005, respectively, following their unveiling in China last year. Due to ongoing issues between the US government and Huawei, the phones won’t go on sale in the US, but those …

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Windows 11 is adding Android apps next month

Microsoft is bringing Android apps to Windows 11 next month, Windows boss Panos Panay revealed in a blog post Wednesday. It’ll be a public preview, meaning the feature is still in beta testing and will likely be tweaked before its official release. The update will include taskbar improvements with call mute and unmute, a weather widget and easier window sharing. …

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Pixel 6 Pro vs. Galaxy S21 Ultra: Which camera is better?

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra and Google’s Pixel 6 Pro were both among our top-rated phones of 2021. With their impressive performance, their glorious displays and feature-rich experiences, both phones deserve the titles of “flagship” Android handsets and are still well worth considering even as 2022’s new phones begin to appear.  And they both have amazing cameras, with the S21 Ultra …

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Sony Xperia 5 III review: A more balanced take on the Xperia 1 III

The Sony Xperia 5 III is further proof that the Tokyo-based company is heading in the right direction, delivering utilitarian phones with amenities best appreciated by photographers, audiophiles, filmmakers and creative types. None of Sony’s phones will fold or bend. They don’t have trendy finishes or a menagerie of colors. The Xperia 5 III comes in black and green, which …

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The world in your pocket: How smartphones will get smarter in 2022

This story is part of The Year Ahead, CNET’s look at how the world will continue to evolve starting in 2022 and beyond. New phones for 2022 are already debuting left and right, and it’s barely been two weeks. During CES 2022, Samsung announced the Galaxy S21 FE, the follow-up to its popular 2020 phone the Galaxy S20 FE. OnePlus …

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Better specs and lower prices: What we’ve seen in 2022’s phones

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2022’s phone reveals and announcements gave us an early peek at what the next wave of flagships will look like. We’ve also seen plenty of midrange devices that will target lower prices with 2021’s specs, and updates to how carriers …

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Google wants to help you work more efficiently with these 6 features

Google rolled out a slate of productivity features at the Google I/O developers conference in May, 2021 alongside the new Android 12 operating system, camera and WearOS updates. Google will house its new productivity features, which are aimed at connecting hybrid workplaces, under the name Smart Canvas. Brett Pearce/CNET Those updates, features and tools are meant to enhance frequently used apps …

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When I switched to iPhone, blue iMessage bubbles made my friends far too happy

I decided to switch from my Android phone to an iPhone last summer, and I figured it wasn’t going to matter very much. I would need to relearn how to use iOS, but otherwise I’ve been using many non-iOS services, like WhatsApp, Signal and Instagram, to text and video chat with my family and friends for years. I barely even think …

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OnePlus 10 Pro comes next week. Until then, here’s what we know

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. OnePlus continues to trickle out details about its next flagship phone, the OnePlus 10 Pro. On Tuesday during CES 2022, the slow drip brought us official confirmation of some of the phone’s specs ahead of its release next week in China. …

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE vs. S20 FE: Notable upgrades for the same $700 price

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 FE is kicking off CES 2022 with a sequel to 2020’s popular Galaxy S20 FE. The S21 FE will start at $700 (£699 or approximately AU$1,300) for the base model, which has 6GB of RAM and 128GB …

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