Verizon revealed during its fourth-quarter earnings call Tuesday that one in three of its wireless customers now uses a 5G phone as its 5G network continues to expand. The largest carrier in the US got more of its customers to upgrade to 5G phones, which means converting them to pricier Unlimited plans required to access …
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YouTube Shorts, the bite-sized videos that mimic TikTok, have been viewed more than 5 trillion times total since they launched in late 2020, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Tuesday in her annual letter about Google’s massive video platform. In the sprawling letter that touched on issues including regulation and content moderation, Wojcicki focused most new details on YouTube’s Shorts initiative. She also …
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The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might be two of the best phones Google has ever made. The Pro model specifically has a gorgeous 6.7-inch, 120Hz display, a not-too-extreme price of $899 (£849, AU$1,299) and, of course, the cameras. It’s always the cameras. The conspicuous camera bar on the back houses a trio of shooters: a main 50-megapixel camera, …
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A dual monitor setup helps with multitasking, organization and overall efficiency, which is why so many people spend hundreds of dollars on a second monitor for their computer. That extra real estate can be used for video calls, browsing the web, sending emails or even drawing with your stylus. But if you own a Mac and an iPad, you may …
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Apple is reportedly working on many different products for this fall, and a Sunday report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman adds that the launch may include “the widest array of new hardware products in its history.” According to Gurman, Apple is working on new iPad and iPad Pro models, a low-end MacBook Pro, a Mac Pro, an iMac, redesigned MacBook Air, …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra and Google’s Pixel 6 Pro were both among our top-rated phones of 2021. With their impressive performance, their glorious displays and feature-rich experiences, both phones deserve the titles of “flagship” Android handsets and are still well worth considering even as 2022’s new phones begin to appear. And they both have amazing cameras, with the S21 Ultra …
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Apple’s FaceID on the iPhone is pretty cool, but Microsoft actually did facial recognition first with Windows Hello. That means there’s a hands-free trick to unlocking your laptop. Using your Windows 10 or Windows 11 laptop or tablet’s built-in webcam, Hello uses facial recognition to get you in and working in under two seconds. It even works with apps and …
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Earlier this week, Apple made it harder for consumers to use its discounted education pricing, implementing a third-party site to verify student and faculty IDs. On Friday, however, Apple quietly removed the new requirement, according to a report by MacRumors. Apple on Wednesday updated its website to ask users to register with Unidays to verify their status, but the site …
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Losing a remote can be a real pain. All you want to do is sit down on the couch and watch the game, your favorite TV show or movie, but instead you need to search for that slim piece of plastic. Is it in the sofa pillows or cushions? What about under the furniture? Better check those back pockets just …
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Intel has selected a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio, to be its third major US chipmaking location, with construction beginning this year and operations starting in 2025. Intel has committed to spend $20 billion on two chip fabrication facilities, or fabs, but ultimately expects a total of eight fabs in a plan that could reach $100 billion. “Our expectation …
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