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Quantum computing heavyweight arrives as merger creates Quantinuum

Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum, two big companies in the nascent but potentially revolutionary quantum computing technology, completed merger plans to become a new company called Quantinuum on Tuesday. The new 400-employee company is a bigger competitor to tech giants like Google, IBM, Intel and Microsoft that also hope to cash in on quantum …

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Leaving Facebook? Here’s how to take your photos, posts, notes and events with you

Are you ready to delete Facebook? Or do you just want to make sure your years of photos, videos, posts, notes and events are safely saved elsewhere for you to access? Good news: Facebook will let you transfer all of your valuable information from the site to other platforms, and it’s not difficult to do. Facebook already allows you to download all …

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Google Play unveils its list of top apps and games for 2021

Google Play announced its Best of 2021 list on Monday, with a breakdown of the top apps and games for tablets, Wear OS and Google TV. Google Play made its choices based on celebrating “apps and games that made positive contributions to culture this year,” with Balance — a personalized meditation and sleep program — crowned the best app of 2021. Pokemon …

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The 8 best Android apps of 2021

It’s hard to imagine that just over a decade ago, Android apps didn’t exist. Now they’re an integral part of many Android users’ daily life. The Google Play store launched in 2008 with 50 apps, and as of 2021, it’s grown to a playground of over 2.8 million apps that have changed how we communicate, travel, watch TV and play …

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A sneaky piece of data every iPhone photo gives away (and how to turn it off)

There are plenty of reasons why your iPhone keeps track of all your locations: Many of your phone apps depend on accurate location tracking to function, from directions in Google Maps to looking for a nearby restaurant on Yelp. That precise location awareness extends to the images you capture with your Photos app, too. Anytime you snap a photo or …

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Onkyo TX

Soundbars may be the more popular home theater option, but ask any enthusiast and they’ll tell you that an AV receiver the key to great movies (and music) in the home. These big black boxes look the same as ever on the outside, but their innards keep on evolving and picking up capabilities with every generation. The Onkyo TX-NR6100 is a superb …

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Best Black Friday phone deals: Google Pixel 5A, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 get big price cuts

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. If you’re shopping for a new phone this Black Friday, there are plenty of great deals to be had. One of the best Black Friday phone deals can be found at the Google Play Store, which is taking $50 off the Pixel 5A. That brings the …

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Buying a Google Pixel 6 for Black Friday? This deal is better than Google’s own sale

Hoping to score a deal on Google’s Pixel 6 phone? It’s worth hunting for a Black Friday sale: Google’s phone is a CNET Editors’ Choice Award winner. Google itself does have a Pixel on sale on its store, but it’s the Pixel 5A for $50 off, not the Pixel 6, which the search giant is selling for $599 unlocked. The Pixel …

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Why you probably shouldn’t buy an iPhone 12 at this point

With longer battery life, upgraded storage, camera updates and the new A15 Bionic processor, Apple’s iPhone 13 is a tempting choice when picking a new iPhone. (Here’s how the iPhone 13 compares to all of Apple’s other iPhones.) But depending on your personal budget and smartphone needs, you may want to consider other options like the iPhone 12, iPhone 11 or …

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Zoom review: The video meeting service that stepped up during the pandemic is here to stay

Nov 2021 Once only found in business settings, Zoom’s video chat service became the way millions of people connected during the pandemic, inserting the question “Wanna Zoom?” into the popular lexicon. Even after the novelty of changing our Zoom backgrounds to make it look like we were beaming in from the Starship Enterprise wore off, and the exciting glow of …

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