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Using your phone as a hotspot gives you an internet connection anywhere, and one that’s far more secure than using free public Wi-Fi. But if you have an Android phone, you might not be getting the fastest speeds you can, which means that websites on your laptop or tablet, for example, load much slower than …

The first image of a smartwatch being developed by Meta, formerly Facebook, shows the much-rumored device with a front-facing camera and rounded screen, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday. The image was reportedly found inside one of the tech giant’s iPhone apps. The watch in the image features a front-facing camera at the bottom of the watch’s display, …

Worldwide shipments of smartphones took a greater hit than expected in the third quarter, declining 6.7% after posting double-digit growth in the first half of 2021, according to an IDC report Thursday. The market researcher attributed the decline to disruption in the supply chain that has been dogging many device manufacturers. “The supply chain and component shortage issues have finally …

Samsung on Wednesday reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue, thanks largely to continued strong demand and increasing prices for memory chips, as well as sales of panel displays for smartphones. The Korean electronics giant said its revenue for the three-month period ended Sept. 30 came in at 73.9 trillion won ($63 billion), a 10% increase over the year-ago period, which was …

Amazon’s new Fire TV Omni and 4-Series televisions officially go on sale on Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean Amazon is done adding new features. The online retail giant announced Wednesday that the new televisions will be getting support for Apple’s AirPlay, allowing those with an iPhone, iPad or Mac to easily share what’s on their screens with their big, new …

The iPhone 13 Pro models are the first Apple smartphones to use the ProMotion feature to help graphics and text slide by fluidly when you’re scrolling. That means now’s a good time to learn about the screen technology called LTPO that enables it. LTPO stands for low temperature polycrystalline oxide. That mouthful translates to better battery life on premium mobile devices. …

Moore’s Law, the gauge of steady processor progress from Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, has taken a beating in recent years. But with new chipmaking technology, it’s making a comeback, Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said Wednesday. “Moore’s law is alive and well,” Gelsinger said at the company’s online Innovation event. “Today we are predicting that we will maintain or even …

Refresh rate is one of the more confusing aspects of TV technology and TV makers don’t do much to explain it. In fact, they often obscure it. Refresh rate is a number that specifies how many times per second the image on your TV changes. With most TVs it’s 60, though it’s rare you’ll ever see a TV with that …

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 …

The Sony Xperia Pro-I isn’t the first phone to have a 1-inch camera sensor. But it’s the first to put the 1-inch sensor from the popular Sony RX100 VII camera into a phone. Lucky for us, Sony didn’t stop there and added a mechanical dual aperture, a new 50-millimeter lens, EyeAF support to video and a new app called Video …