The latest version HDMI is called 2.1, and it’s a big leap forward compared to HDMI 2.0. It’s currently found on the best new TVs, including recent models from LG, Samsung, Sony, TCL, Vizio and more. HDMI 2.1 is also on both of the next-generation game consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. In fact, …
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Apple warned on Thursday that it continues to struggle with supply chain disruptions as it ramps up for an expected holiday shopping crunch following the release of its iPhone 13, new iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers. Apple said that iPhone sales jumped nearly 47% in the three months ended Sept. 25, as consumers snatched up the new iPhone 13. …
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Take one look at the new design of the third-gen AirPods ($179, £169, AU$279) and the first thing you’ll probably think is: “Those look like the AirPods Pro without ear tips.” You wouldn’t be wrong. While they’re more fraternal than identical twins, the AirPods 3 are shaped like the AirPods Pro, with the same shorter stems. Those stems also have the …
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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 …
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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 …
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Oct 2021 Google has been making TV devices for a long time, but success has been elusive. In 2013, the company’s first Chromecast helped usher in an era of streaming televisions, but did so by relying on your phone, tablet or computer to supply the apps and video. Android TV, which arrived in 2014, added an interface and TV-specific apps, but never …
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Rather than an eye-catching new design or a major upgrade beyond superfast 5G wireless, Apple’s new iPhone 13 focuses on less flashy upgrades like better cameras, higher-quality screens and longer battery life as its key selling points. And on Thursday, Wall Street will get its first glimpse at whether that’s enough to excite customers. That’s when Apple is due to …
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The year has gone by in a blink and, throughout it, Facebook’s VR headset remains one of my favorite pieces of tech. As Facebook pushes to reinvent itself, perhaps even rename itself amid recent turmoil, and makes a new wave of AR/VR communication the backbone of a metaverse, the Oculus Quest 2 seems like the little $300 device at the center …
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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 …
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Adobe released an enormously important feature for its Lightroom photo editing software on Tuesday, a masking tool that uses AI to select elements in a scene for much more sophisticated changes to color, tone and exposure. The first version of Lightroom permitted changes only to the entire photo, but in 2008 Adobe added an ability to make local adjustments that affected …
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