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OnePlus Watch: Premium looks without the premium price

OnePlus has entered the wearables market with its new OnePlus Watch, a seemingly high-end smartwatch in both looks and features, but at a lower price than the competition. The $159 (£149, roughly AU$270) OnePlus Watch has a lot going for it. It has a sleek design, advanced health sensors to keep tabs on blood oxygen …

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Have an old tiered or a shared data plan on Sprint or T-Mobile? It’s about to become an unlimited plan. As part of its Un-carrier Next event on Wednesday T-Mobile announced that a new initiative it calls the “Great Unlimited Trade-Up.”  The premise of the new offer is simple: Put more people on unlimited plans even if they currently pay …

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Apple’s Find My app can now help you find more things

Apple is growing its Find My network to include devices made by third-party companies, including Belkin, Chipolo and VanMoof. Find My functionality launched in 2009 along with iPhone 3GS. Over the past 12 years it has grown from just tracking lost iPhones to being able to find most Apple products like Macs, Apple Watches and AirPods. With the launch of …

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Cambridge Audio Evo high

Cambridge Audio has a history of doing things its own way — Bluetooth turntables, anyone? — so its new high-end streaming amp’s quirks are perfectly on-brand. The Cambridge Audio Evo offers wooden trim, a “dual concentric dial” and a higher-power version aimed directly at the competition: the Naim Uniti Atom and the NAD M10.  There are two Evo models with …

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Sonos Roam review: A good speaker in a small package

Sonos calls the Roam “the best-sounding ultraportable speaker ever made.” That’s a big claim, so needless to say, as soon as I got my hands on a review sample, I was eager to hear whether it lived up to that lofty billing. I’m happy to report that to a large extent it does, at least compared to other speakers of …

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Tim Cook acknowledges AR’s importance in Apple’s future

Tim Cook on Monday hinted at Apple’s vision for augmented reality tech, telling Sway’s Kara Swisher that charts and other visual elements could enhance conversation. He wouldn’t confirm reports that the company is working on a mixed reality headset, nor would he reveal plans for its June Worldwide Developers Conference, but he agreed with Swisher’s suggestion that AR is “critically …

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LG will shut down smartphone business in July to focus on smart home, robotics

LG on Sunday became the latest legacy phone-maker to exit “the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector” as it struggles in a market dominated by Apple, Samsung and growing Chinese manufacturers.  The South Korean company said it will close its mobile business unit by the end of July. Instead of smartphones, it will focus on smart home products — an area …

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Google’s new Stack PDF scanner will organize your paperwork. How to use the Android app

Gone are the days of trying to find a scanner, or even worse, cluttering up your desk with one of those all-in-one printer/scanner combos, for the handful of times a year you need to create a digital version of a document. Apple’s iPhone has a hidden document scanner in its Notes app, and now Android owners have a dedicated app …

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Red Pocket iPhone deal: Save $100 on any model and get free AirPods (Update: Expired)

Been eyeballing a new phone — and new phone carrier? Red Pocket is baiting the hook with a pretty sweet lure: For a limited time, you can save $100 on any iPhone model, get your first month of service free and score free AirPods. As you might expect, there’s a catch — but probably not what you think. See it …

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The March Apple event didn’t happen as rumored, but April’s still on the table

Apple had been expected to hold its next big event earlier this week, according to Apple leaker Jon Prosser. The product announcement, which could have included devices such as the long-rumored smart tracker tag, the AirPods 3 or an iPad Pro update, was rumored to be taking place Tuesday, March 23. But a subsequent report cast doubt on that rumor, pointing …

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