Paying for a US-based virtual private network because you want top-tier privacy protection is like popping into a roadside strip joint because you want a satisfying lunch buffet — a risky move that’s best made with your eyes open. Nevermind the shady ownership structures and oblique third-party operation chains you’ve got to trust from far …
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The Galaxy S22 series — featuring the base Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra — are the latest to join the Android device family. They were announced at Samsung’s February Unpacked event with the company’s new tablet, the Galaxy Tab S8. There are many differences between the three, but they share one key feature: All three smartphones run Android 12. Android …
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Apple is adding new privacy warnings, sound alerts and tracking code to its AirTags sensors, the latest in a series of efforts it’s made to improve the security and privacy of the devices and its Find My network. The software updates will display new warnings to people setting up AirTags, reminding them that using the technology to track people without their …
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Google’s Duo app is adding a new set of “live sharing” features that will let you quickly share photos, notes, watch YouTube and work together across certain apps when video chatting across Android phones. Announced Wednesday as part of the Samsung Unpacked event, Duo’s live sharing will first support collaboration on Jamboard, group notetaking in Samsung Notes and image sharing …
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Samsung’s latest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch 4, runs a new OS codeveloped with Google. But, despite promises of better Google integration, it didn’t support Google Assistant when it launched. That will change soon: You’ll be able to ditch Bixby and use Google Assistant in the “coming months,” according to news from Samsung alongside its latest S22 phones and tablets at …
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You’ll soon be able to tap, scroll and navigate your phone using your voice on Android. Google’s new Voice Access feature is a move to improve accessibility for anyone who needs to use a phone without relying on their hands or arms. Announced during Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked, the feature will launch as a built-in option on the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Ultra and Tab …
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Google Messages will soon make it less of a hassle when someone texts you a video. An upcoming change will allow you to watch YouTube videos within the app. During Wednesday’s Samsung Unpacked event, Google announced that YouTube links will soon be available to quickly preview from your conversations. You’ll be able to fully launch the videos with an extra tap. …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S22 reveal event wasn’t just a standard livestream this year: It also took place inside a metaverse — and I was genuinely excited to check it out. I’ve attended previous Samsung events in VR and found them to be more enjoyable than most other branded virtual experiences. The infamous 2016 photo of Mark Zuckerberg walking down an aisle …
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The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra’s appealing display and sneaky hidden S-Pen stylus is exciting, but as a professional photographer, it’s the camera setup I’m most keen to dive into. The S22 Ultra, launched at today’s Unpacked event alongside the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and Galaxy Tab S8, is already starting from a good place. Its predecessor, the S21 Ultra, had …
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MSI’s top-end 17-inch Raider GE76 gaming laptop comes with state-of-the-art components that let it fly. It’s stacked with an Intel Core i9-12900HK CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. That processor is the newest Intel mobile Alder Lake architecture, which splits the cores into performance-optimized and efficiency-optimized (like Apple’s M1 chips). And while the RTX 3080 Ti is just a …
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