No question, Lumi is a piece of tech that just makes you feel happy. This pint-size piano keyboard lights up like a rainbow, with an RGB LED illumination for each of its 24 keys. But the fun goes beyond the looks with Roli’s creative new instrument. It pairs with an app that teaches music lessons …
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Noise-canceling headphones have become so plentiful — and so good — that there’s hardly any reason to buy headphones without active noise canceling anymore. But before you plunk down $549 on Apple’s AirPods Max, know that there are many more affordable (and arguably better) alternatives. Case in point: Phiaton’s snazzy 900 Legacy headphones usually list for $250 and offer some …
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The $829 (£799, AU$1,349) iPhone 12 has two rear cameras and Samsung’s $800 (£769, AU$1,249) Galaxy S21 has three rear cameras. Are more cameras better? Or does a higher price mean better photos? To find out, I did a good old-fashioned camera shootout. The results surprised me. There aren’t many people deciding between an iPhone 12 and Galaxy S21 based solely on …
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Apple’s latest flagship lineup includes four new devices altogether: the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Here’s how all four iPhone 12 variants compare. With the various memory configurations, the phones range from $729 (£699, AU$1,199) to as much as $1,399 (£1,399, AU$2,369) off-contract, but all models have 5G connectivity, the A14 Bionic …
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It’s been almost two years since Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 in January 2020. The end shouldn’t have come as a surprise to Windows users: Microsoft promised 10 years of product support for Windows 7 when it was released in October 2009, before shifting focus to supporting newer technologies, like Windows 11. That means Microsoft no longer offers technical assistance …
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Apple has started showing a repairability score for its iPhones and MacBook laptops in its online store in France. The information, spotted earlier by MacGeneration, is required under new French regulations that came into force at the start of the year. France is requiring companies that make some electronics and household appliances to let consumers know how repairable their products …
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I really wish I hadn’t broken my collarbone. But one silver lining from the experience has been learning how well technology lets me live my life with one arm immobilized in a sling. Far and away, the best feature has been speech-to-text tools that let me type without a keyboard. Honorable mentions go to swipe keyboards on phones, biometric authentication …
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Paramount Plus, a new streaming service replacing CBS All Access next week, will cost $10 a month to stream ad free on a premium tier when it launches March 4, and it will add a cheaper, $5-a-month “base” tier in June that is supported by advertising. That cheaper tier marks a $1 discount to CBS All Access’ entry-level price, but this base …
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Paramount Plus, a new streaming service replacing CBS All Access next week, will stream some new movies from Paramount Pictures 35 to 45 days after they premiere in theaters, while other Paramount flicks will hit the online service much later. Paramount Plus’ release plans for these new theatrical films, though a big change from pre-pandemic norms, aren’t as aggressive as some …
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The iPhone 12 Mini is a tough phone to crack. We’ve already drop tested the 6.1-inch iPhone 12, but we decided to do it all over again with the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini to see if the smaller phone yielded different results. Mainly, we wanted to see if we could break the screen. Spoiler: We didn’t, but we managed to …
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