Some of our favorite wireless earbuds are the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. These noise-canceling earbuds have a lot of great features, with even more benefits for Galaxy device owners. Still, for a lot of people, the biggest drawback of these otherwise great devices is the high price tag. However, despite retailing for $230, sometimes you can get some really …
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Why the iPhone 14 Pro’s 48MP Camera Deserves the Attention
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus smartphones get better main and selfie cameras, but if you’re a serious smartphone photographer, you should concentrate on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max announced Wednesday. These higher-end models have a …
Read More »Apple Watch Series 8 Hands
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 8 during the company’s annual fall product event on Wednesday. The GPS version starts at $399 (£419, AU$629), while the cellular version begins at $499. It’ll be available on Sept. 16 with preorders beginning …
Read More »The Soap Opera Effect Is Probably Why Your TV Looks Weird
If you’ve bought a new TV in the last few years it’s possible you might have noticed something about the picture that seemed… off. It just didn’t look right. You might have described it as looking “too real,” “too smooth,” or having “weird motion.” It made everything look like a daytime soap opera. Many people have thought this was just …
Read More »No, AT&T Won’t Let Older Phones Tap Into Its Full 5G Network After All
AT&T is in the process of rolling out a new 5G midband network, but you will in fact need a higher-end flagship device to use it. On Thursday the nation’s third-largest carrier walked back its pledge to upgrade older devices to support its newer 3.45GHz midband 5G. Last month, AT&T had told CNET that it would be upgrading a host …
Read More »Best Monitor Deals: Lowest Prices at Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg and More
To my eyes and wallet, the sweet spot for monitors in terms of getting the biggest screen with the highest resolution at an affordable price is either a 27-inch QHD display or a 32-inch UHD display. Each option produces a satisfactorily sharp picture for the size of the panel at an acceptable price. My current monitor is a 27-inch QHD …
Read More »New iPhone 14 Plus Is a Big Phone Without the Supersized Price
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple unveiled the iPhone 14 Plus as the newest member of the iPhone 14 family. The announcement came Wednesday during the Cupertino company’s annual September event, when it typically launches new models of the iPhone and Apple Watch. The …
Read More »Can I Go Swimming With My iPhone? Breaking Down Water
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. While waterproofing used to be something found only on those beefy, rubber-sealed rugged phones designed for construction workers or downhill mountain bikers, now you’ll find it built — to differing extents — into most mainstream phones, including the iPhone 13 …
Read More »Make Your HD TV Smarter With Deals On Fire TV Sticks Starting at $5
If you want access to streaming services, consider one of Amazon’s media streamers. Fire TV Sticks make watching your favorite TV shows and movies a breeze, bringing smarts to your TV without purchasing a brand new screen. And now through Sept. 30, Woot is offering used Fire TV Stick or new Fire TV Stick 4K devices with Alexa voice remotes …
Read More »iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Will Have an Always
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. When the iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max is locked, you won’t just see the dark, blank screen of an idle phone. With the new always-on display feature, the phone will show you the time, a hint of the …
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