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Get this absolutely essential Apple Watch travel charger for $20

Sometimes you know a product is brilliant from the first moment you see it, and the Mqouny Apple Watch Wireless Charger is just such a gadget. But first, a little context. Personally, I hate traveling with the Apple Watch’s stock charging cable. It’s needlessly long, is hard to pack, and flops around like a fish on …

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Klipsch guns for AirPods Pro with 4 new true wireless headphones for 2020

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Klipsch is going all-in on true-wireless headphones after the debut of its T5 True Wireless in 2019. Coming later this year, we’ll see four new models: the T5 II True Wireless ($199), T5 True Wireless Sport ($229), T5 True Wireless ANC …

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CES 2020: 6 things that will dominate this year’s show

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. CES 2020 will do what CES always does best — preview future products and reveal the trends that will shape the year ahead in tech. Of course, some of the products that make headlines at CES are sneak peeks at real …

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The best thing about Apple’s new iPhone battery case is I don’t need it

A funny thing about Apple’s newest smart battery case for the iPhone 11 and 11 Plus: I don’t need it.  Years ago, I begged for better battery life on iPhones. Battery cases were the bulky lifeline I needed to get through a day without panic. At a big all-day show like CES in Las Vegas, a battery pack was essential. …

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DJI Mavic Mini deal: Preorder and get a free memory card, landing pad and range extender

Well, dang: Neither Santa nor Hanu-Claus brought me a DJI Mavic Mini — perhaps because there were no deals to be had. During the run-up to Black Friday and all the sales that followed, the popular new drone remained stubbornly priced at $400. And guess what? It still hasn’t budged, though one seller is sweetening the pot with a little …

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The Best Phones of 2020

From phones with wireless charging and AMOLED screens to in-screen fingerprint sensors and extended battery life, you’ve never had more high-quality smartphone options than you do right now. Now that we’re in a new year (and decade !), it’s the best time to consider all the smartphone options out there from Apple, Samsung, Google and others. If you’re looking to upgrade your smartphone …

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iPhone XR killed it in ’19, beating out Samsung, Oppo, Xiaomi, Huawei models, survey finds

Apple’s entry-level iPhone XR turned heads when it debuted last year. It offered the latest mobile chips, a pared-down camera and a lower-quality screen. But for all those trade-offs, Apple said it would charge $749 — that is, 25% less than the $999 iPhone XS at the time. When the iPhone 11 came out this year, offering many of the …

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iPhone 11 and 11 Pro drop test: The most durable smartphone glass ever?

Read our iPhone 11 review and iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max review. The iPhone 11 Pro in midair on its final drop. Screenshot by Lexy Savvides/CNET Spoiler alert: We weren’t able to crack these phones, but we did manage to break the cameras. What will it take to crack the glass on the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 …

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AirPods 2 vs. Sony’s true wireless headphones: Which are the better earbuds?

Apple’s AirPods have been a knockout success since they first launched in 2016 (and as of this fall, audiophiles can also choose to upgrade to the noise-canceling AirPods Pro). But now the original AirPods face a lot more competition from other Bluetooth earbuds, like Sony’s WF-1000XM3 true wireless earbuds. At $198, Sony’s wireless headphones are significantly more expensive than the $139 AirPods, which …

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Don’t believe everything you read on social media and 7 other tough lessons of the decade

This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. It’s been a decade overflowing with tough lessons: who to trust, when to speak out and how to stream big events online after you’ve broken up with your cable company. Looking back …

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