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Netflix Has a Quirky, Throwback Feature That’s Actually Kind of Useful

Netflix has thousands of movies and series for you to explore, but after you’ve seen all the popular TV shows and latest movies that the streaming service offers, it can often feel like there’s nothing else good to watch. Well, maybe you’re not looking hard enough. Hidden deep within Netflix’s settings lies a remnant of …

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2022) Review: Quick but Quirky

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 for 2022 was the first system announced that would adhere to the 2022 version of AMD’s Advantage design framework, as the original G14 model did when it launched in 2020. That means it uses AMD’s latest technologies. This year, much of AMD’s chip updates aim to increase the battery life of gaming laptops while boosting performance by …

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Huawei Unveils New Laptops, Cool

Huawei excited us already this year with the launch of the P50 Pro flagship phone with its excellent camera setup, but the company isn’t finished, with a variety of computing devices being shown off for this year’s Mobile World Congress.  The range includes the MateBook X Pro laptop, the MateBook E convertible tablet, the MateStation X all-in-one-desktop and the MatePad …

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Varjo Aero aims to push the envelope for high

How good can VR look? That answer has a sliding scale. Most everyday headsets like the Oculus Quest 2 look sharper and better than ever; others, like the HP Reverb G2, take another leap for simulation accuracy. Then there’s the Varjo Aero, a $1,990 headset arriving by the end of this year — where image quality (and price for the non-business …

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Google Pixel 3 XL is now $215, but only if you’re cool with its worst color (Update: Sold out)

Google has a history of quirky names for the colors of its gadgets, but the name Not Pink doesn’t really do justice to the pale white flesh tone of the Pixel 3 XL. While you can drop the phone into a case and forget about the color underneath, this color option never sold very well for Google. As a result, …

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Surface Duo fire

Update, Sept. 22, 2021: Microsoft held its 2021 Surface event on Sept. 22, and unveiled the Surface Duo 2. The new folding phone features a faster processor, better cameras and many other upgrades compared to the Surface Duo.  You may have thought $1,500 was a little steep for Microsoft’s first Surface Phone, and you were right. While the Surface Duo has a lot of great hardware in …

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Apple needs to bring MagSafe back to Macs

I’ve relied on Apple laptops since 2004, when my older brother convinced me to give them a try. But in 2015, I stopped buying them all together. It’s not because I’m cheap, or that I’d switched away from Apple’s Mac software. I was participating in a not-so-silent protest against what I think was one of Apple’s biggest-ever design mistakes: Six …

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CES 2021 trends: Top 6 things we expect to see at the all

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. This will be a CES like no other, as we experience it remotely from across the globe on our own screens. CES is still going to do what CES does best — show off the latest innovations and ideas in tech, …

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Best Cyber Monday 2020 deals still available for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One games

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday and Black Friday are done, and many of the best video game deals of the year are gone with them. But there are a few games on sale that you can still buy. Here we look at games for the Xbox One, which still has plenty …

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Realme X50 Pro comes with 5G, 6 cameras, fast charging and a super

Chinese phone-maker Realme just launched the Realme X50 5G Pro, its second 5G-capable phone in the last couple of months. Earlier this year, in January, it launched the X50 5G. With the X50 5G and X50 5G Pro,  the company is continuing to target the premium end of the market after making waves for releasing low-priced handsets that are relatively high …

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