The Galaxy S21 and its slightly older sibling, the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition or FE, are Samsung’s most affordable “new” flagship phones. Even though the South Korean company didn’t introduce any groundbreaking changes to the S21 line, it received a ton of praise for slashing prices of its next-gen Galaxy S line by several hundred dollars …
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Apple’s AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds you can buy, but Samsung is taking on the standard-bearer with its slightly more affordable Galaxy Buds Pro. The Buds Pro have almost the same feature set as the AirPods Pro, with active noise canceling and spatial audio support. I’ve spent two weeks testing both these pairs of earbuds to weigh the …
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The iPhone 12 Pro Max and the Galaxy S21 Ultra have arrived, representing the crown jewels in Apple and Samsung’s respective flagship lines. Each device is stacked with the top-of-the-line features reserved for smartphone royalty: blazing-fast processors, crystalline displays, versatile cameras and long-lasting batteries. As expected, neither comes cheap. The iPhone 12 Pro Max will set you back $1,099 (£1,329, …
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Back in October, Apple introduced the iPhone 12 Pro Max, along with its three siblings in the first virtual-only iPhone event. There are plenty of superlatives that could describe the iPhone 12 Pro Max: the iPhone with the largest ever screen (6.7 inches), the iPhone with the most durable screen (alongside its siblings) and possibly even the iPhone with the …
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The Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense are the top smartwatches that can help keep an eye on your fitness levels and act as a phone alternative on your wrist. Both also have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG — Apple uses ECG) app, track workouts, sleep and blood oxygen levels, but they’re different in the way they go about …
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Samsung’s trio of S21 phones — the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra — are here, and the lineup starts at a cool $200 less than its predecessor. While the price cut is a welcome change, the smartphone industry is notoriously cut-throat, and (as always) the S21 faces stiff competition from Apple and the iPhone 12 series. So let’s see how …
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Apple not only included three cameras in the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max, but the company also added a lidar sensor. The new feature, a first on iPhones, helps improve portrait mode photos and even makes it possible to take those blurry-background shots in night mode. The lidar sensor, however, has another trick it can do — and it’s …
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Google on Thursday unveiled the next version of Android, the search giant’s mobile operating system. The software, called Android 12, is a preview version or developer beta meant for app developers to test before it’s released more widely. The new version of Android focuses mostly on under-the-hood fixes, aimed at making people’s phones run more smoothly. Some updates try to …
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As a professional photographer, I was intrigued when Apple ditched Intel’s chips and instead started using its own M1 silicon in the MacBook lineup. The performance boosts Apple promised were appealing — as was the supposed battery life improvement — but I was nervous about having to run my professional software on a platform that wasn’t yet properly supported by …
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Converting an iPad into something close to a laptop is possible if you have a keyboard and mouse or trackpad, or a case that can add both. Brydge’s newest keyboard case for the entry-level 10.2-inch iPad, called the 10.2 Max Plus, aims to be an alternative to Logitech’s Combo Touch keyboard case. It’s coming out in late March, and I …
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