This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Black Friday deals are in full swing, with sales already on or soon to come for Apple AirPods, Google Pixel 6, Amazon Echo Dot and smart bulb and oodles of other juicy tech deals on top gifts. The frustratingly hard-to-get …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Black Friday proper might be just around the corner, but Target is ahead of the curve. The retailer has been rolling out early deals all month long, and this week its biggest sale yet went live. The main event will run until this Saturday, Nov. …
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Have you started thinking about 2022? Well if you’re Motorola you definitely have. On Wednesday, the Chicago-based phone maker announced the Moto G Power (2022). It’s a follow-up to the Moto G Power (2021) that launched in January. The 2022 version comes with a handful of hardware upgrades and starts at $200 (£150, AU$275). The Moto G Power (2022) will …
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Apple gave iPhone owners plenty to be excited about with the iPhone 13. From its new cinematic video mode to its longer battery life and additional storage space, the iPhone 13 is a welcome improvement over its predecessor. But there are still a few useful features Apple’s phones are missing compared to Android competitors such as Samsung’s Galaxy S21. For example, …
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With longer battery life, better cameras, a new Cinematic mode and more base-level storage space, Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup has a lot to offer over its predecessors. (Check out CNET’s iPhone 13, 13 Mini, 13 Pro and Pro Max reviews.) Although there’s a lot to love about the iPhone 13, it’s missing a few features we had hoped to see …
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AT&T might not be the first place you’d think to look for Black Friday savings, but if you’re in the market for a phone upgrade there are some pretty substantial sales happening right now. The big blue carrier just dropped its first round of early Black Friday deals today, with more to follow next Friday. The standard terms and conditions …
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A ton of companies are racing to get people interconnecting in an immersive metaverse using smart glasses. Right now, few even exist that can work with the phones in our pockets, though. Qualcomm’s latest initiative called Snapdragon Spaces seeks to act as the glue between phones and future smart glasses, with a focus on supporting open web platforms. The catch, …
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Apple’s MagSafe system for the iPhone has grown quite a bit since its debut on the iPhone 12 line in 2020. Unlike the original MagSafe charger for Apple’s MacBook line, which relied on a proprietary cable, a variety of official and third-party accessories have sprung up supporting the iPhone’s MagSafe, because it relies on simple magnets that attach directly to …
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Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones are getting a facelift that should make their software feel more seamless and more customizable. It might also feel familiar if you’re switching from an iPhone. Samsung detailed its forthcoming One UI 4 software update during its annual developer conference on Tuesday, where it also outlined its strategy for the smart home, Tizen TVs and Bixby voice …
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The new Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro showcase one of the biggest year-to-year phone upgrades I’ve seen in a long time. In the lead-up to Google’s fall Pixel event on Tuesday, the company behind Android and YouTube did something many other phone makers don’t and announced both new Pixel 6 phones back in August. The Pixel 6 has new camera …
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