Samsung’s brand-new flagship Galaxy S22 Ultra, unveiled Wednesday at its Unpacked event, replaces last year’s Galaxy S21 Ultra. We loved the S21 Ultra for its awesome performance and stellar camera system — particularly its amazing 10x optical zoom. But how do the specs stack up between last year’s model and the new one? You can see …
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Why the Galaxy S22 is so important to our freedom of phone choice
The stakes are higher than ever for Samsung’s Galaxy phones. The new Galaxy S22 and its siblings are its most advanced flagship devices ever, but the company’s slice of the premium phone market continues to shrink. If Apple’s growing dominance of expensive handsets goes unchecked, brands could back out, leaving consumers with fewer options when buying top-tier phones. You’re already …
Read More »These Galaxy S22 Ultra camera features mean better pictures of your dog
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 …
Read More »Where to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, including early discounts
Though we got a sneak peek at some of the basic details thanks to an early leak, this morning we finally got our first official look at Samsung’s generation of tablets, the Galaxy Tab S8 series. In addition to making some serious improvements to the previous generation S7 and S7 Plus, the new S8 series introduces Samsung’s first Ultra edition …
Read More »Galaxy Watch 4 update adds sleep animals, with Google Assistant coming soon
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 …
Read More »AT&T’s Galaxy S22 offer allows for $800 off even if you trade in an older, broken phone
If you have AT&T and are thinking of upgrading your old Galaxy to a new Galaxy S22 phone, you could get a solid deal if you’re willing to stay with the carrier for 36 months. On Wednesday the carrier announced its latest offers to entice new and existing users to upgrade following Samsung’s Unpacked event. It’s offering $800 off a …
Read More »MSI Raider GE76 gaming laptop has the fastest of everything. It shows
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 …
Read More »Voice Access on Android makes your phone easier to navigate without all that tapping
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 …
Read More »CyberGhost VPN review: Competitive features, but its parent company gives me the creeps
Editors’ note, Feb. 9, 2022: The VPN industry has undergone significant change in the past few months, with all three of our top VPN choices announcing major changes in corporate ownership. In December, ExpressVPN announced that it had officially joined Kape Technologies, a company that already owns several other VPNs and has raised privacy concerns in the past. In February, …
Read More »Google Duo live sharing lets you watch YouTube with friends and work with them too
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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