This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Smartphones have been so good for so long, the smart money is now on heavily discounted previous-generation models — as long as they’re new, not refurbished, meaning they have a fresh battery and full warranty. …
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If you have an old Galaxy phone gathering dust at home, you may now have a good reason to turn it back on: Convert it into a smart home device. All you have to do is install a software update. Samsung said the public beta of its Galaxy Upcycling at Home program, announced back in January at CES 2021, went …
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To keep YouTube humming, Google has developed a custom chip to keep YouTube called Argos that’s designed to deliver the best video quality and keep you from blowing through your broadband or mobile monthly data caps. Thousands of the chips are running in Google data centers right now, Google revealed to CNET in an exclusive interview. If you upload a …
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I’m planning to wring at least one more year out of my iPhone X — or, at least, I was, until I got a look at this deal. Because would I like to upgrade to the iPhone 12? Sure. Am I willing to pay $829 or more to do so? Hard pass. But check this: Today only, you can buy …
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At its Spring Loaded virtual product launch event on Tuesday, Apple introduced AirTags (here’s how you’ll buy them), the tracker tags that will compete with Tile and Samsung’s SmartTag Bluetooth trackers. Rumors about AirTags have been circulating for over a year while remaining elusive at Apple’s events, until now. AirTags are small beacon-style devices that can help you find lost items like your …
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This could be the best tablet screen ever. On Tuesday at its Spring Loaded event, Apple announced a new iPad Pro, and one of the biggest upgrades is the screen. It uses a technology called mini-LED that is said to offer improved power efficiency and better brightness to handle the demands of HDR video. Available only on the 12.9-inch version of …
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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra may not be Samsung’s latest, greatest handset — that honor goes to the amazing Galaxy S21 Ultra — but it’s packed with some top tech, a big screen and a brilliant camera. That all makes it a superb handset to capture the glorious, remote landscape of a road trip around the Scottish island of Mull. Read …
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I often see deals for security cameras paired with smart displays, but doesn’t pairing a tablet make more sense? You still get a spacious screen so you can check what’s happening, but it’s fully portable rather than fixed in one spot. If you like that idea, check this deal: Today only, Amazon is offering the Fire HD 8 tablet and …
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Are two screens better than one? Xiaomi hopes to prove so with the Mi 11 Ultra. Announced last month, it’s the Chinese company’s latest superphone and rounds out its new Mi 11 lineup. With the regular Mi 11, Xiaomi already gave us an excellent device, packing nearly everything we expect from an Android flagship in 2021. But Xiaomi has outdone …
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This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Mixtiles are 8×8-inch framed photos — “tiles” — you can easily hang and rehang, no nails required. They rely on residue-free sticky pads, which make them simple to adjust or even relocate. I’m a big fan of the product, a …
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