Apple’s spent years marketing its iPhones and iPads as more secure and reliable than competing devices powered by Google’s Android software, including from Samsung. One of the primary reasons is the App Store, the only sanctioned way to download apps for the iPhone and iPad. Though other phone makers have their own app stores too, …
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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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Apple’s already had a busy fall, releasing the iPad Mini, Apple Watch Series 7 and iPhone 13. Now, it’s got “one more thing” to show us. The tech giant announced a new online-only event planned for Monday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. PT, 1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. UK and 3 a.m. Tuesday AEST. Apple’s event will be streamed live via the …
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Withings will soon sell the ScanWatch and ScanWatch Horizon smartwatches in the US. They have a one-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), optical heart rate sensor and SpO2 or blood oxygen readings, similar to the Apple Watch and Fitbit Sense. Although the original ScanWatch was announced in early 2020, the company has now received FDA clearance for ECG and SpO2 readings. Both models will be available from early …
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Amazfit is updating its fitness wearables with the new GTR 3, GTS 3 and the high-end GTR 3 Pro. The trio runs Zepp OS and will have a long-lasting battery life. They come with a slew of sports modes, over 150 watch faces, a navigation crown and more. Prices start at $150, £180 and AU$359. In a way, the company …
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Samsung announced Tuesday that it’ll hold its fourth Unpacked event of the year virtually on Oct. 20. Like the Unpacked event in August, Galaxy Unpacked Part 2 will be livestreamed. Samsung didn’t give much in the way of hints about what to expect at the event, but by all appearances it’ll be colorful and may involve apps. It’s hard to …
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Now is a great time for Apple fans to give the new 2021 32GB Apple TV 4K a whirl. The tech giant’s latest streaming device is currently on sale at Amazon for $160 — $19 off the list price of $179. That’s a new all-time low at Amazon, though it recently hit that price at Adorama, too. See at Amazon …
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Apple’s new iPhone 13, revealed at Apple’s California Streaming event in September, gets a tiny bit more screen real estate thanks to a tweaked redesign of the notch that houses the Face ID and 12-megapixel front-facing camera. The notch in the iPhone 13 occupies 20% less space than in the iPhone 12, with Apple touting that its TrueDepth camera system …
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Now playing: Watch this: That time Michael Dell almost had his PC company taken… 16:03 Michael Dell begins his new book with a story about a mediocre meat loaf dinner with the man who turned out to be one of his greatest business foes. The year was 2013, and Dell had convinced the board of the PC maker he started …
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Are you sick of watching videos on a tiny screen? Or do want to play your music over your stereo instead? Apple’s AirPlay 2 allows you to do this and more, and it’s baked right into every iPhone and Mac. The original Apple AirPlay is a proprietary system for streaming audio or video from one Apple source — typically an iPhone, iPad …
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