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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 …

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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 …

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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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Apple Watch 8: Every Rumor to Know Before the Big Reveal

The Apple Watch Series 8 is expected to be announced alongside the rumored iPhone 14 at the company’s launch event today, and could mark a couple of milestones for Apple’s popular smartwatch. It might be the first to come in a new “Pro” version for extreme sports and included a temperature sensor. That’s if reports from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal …

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iPhone 14 Max: Big

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. In order to get the biggest iPhones, you’ve traditionally had to pay the most money. With its 6.7-inch screen, the iPhone 13 Pro Max stands as one of the largest iPhones yet, and it also has the highest current price tag — …

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Best 4K TV Deals: Up to $1,000 Off From Samsung, LG, Vizio and Amazon Fire TVs

In the last few years, 4K TVs have undergone significant advancements, and now you can get a stunning screen without spending a ton of money. The majority of TVs you see on store shelves these days offer 4K resolution, and you can even grab models with a massive screen for less than $1,000. Our roundup of the best 4K TVs for …

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Oura Ring 3 at 6 Months: Life With a Wearable That Knows When I’m Sick

My wedding ring, dull platinum, sits on the ring finger of my left hand. A black ring, titanium, sits on my right. The Oura Ring has been part of my hand for over half a year now — longer if you count the previous version I reviewed. I sleep with it. I shower with it. I don’t think about it …

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Why Apple and Samsung Release Phones Every Year

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The phone life cycle has become kind of predictable. You spend hundreds of dollars on a new device, enjoy all the flashy specs and features, and then within a year, a new model comes out and makes yours feel …

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Here’s How Adobe’s Camera App for Serious Photographers Is Different

Adobe is working on a camera app designed to take your smartphone photography to the next level. Within the next year or two, the company plans to release an app that marries the computing smarts of modern phones with the creative controls that serious photographers often desire, said Marc Levoy, who joined Adobe two years ago as a vice president to …

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Save Up to $173 on Samsung’s Latest Galaxy Tab S8 Tablets

Samsung’s Galaxy Tabs have consistently claimed a top spot on our lists of the best Android tablets for the year, and right now you can pick up some of the newest models in this lineup at a bargain. Today only, Best Buy is offering discounts on both the entry-level Galaxy Tab S8 as well as the step-up Galaxy Tab S8 …

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