Drones are great for taking airborne selfies and shooting vacation videos, but you don’t want one that’s too big — they are often complicated, expensive and fraught with FAA rules. Tiny toy-class drones have their own shortcomings. The new DJI Mavic Mini, though, is just right. It’s nimble in the air and easy to handle, …
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The Jabra Elite 65t true-wireless earbuds have been a CNET favorite for the past two years, offering a comfortable fit, excellent sound and great call quality. (This last attribute is often overlooked when evaluating earbuds, but it’s extremely important to some people.) The newer Elite 75t recently knocked the 65t off CNET’s list of the very best wireless earbuds, but …
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You may be hearing a lot of talk about Microsoft’s Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) operating system lately, since the tech giant recently ended support for its predecessor Windows 7 ($5 at Target) and is encouraging users to upgrade their devices. But Windows 10 isn’t the only version of the OS out there: There’s also Windows 10 S, a stripped-down …
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Windows 10 has been around for five years, but it’s only now that Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 is dead and gone that the question arises: How long will Windows 10 last before Microsoft replaces it? Will we see a Windows 11 at some point? Luckily, we know the answer. Microsoft has a long-established Fixed Lifecycle Policy for many of …
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Lenovo makes some great laptops but like every company makes missteps. In Lenovo’s case, it has confirmed that there’s buggy firmware responsible for problems with the USB-C ports on many models of its 2017 to 2019 ThinkPad laptops. As reported by Notebookcheck and later posted to a Lenovo support page, the USB-C firmware issue affects more than a dozen ThinkPad laptops …
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With the end of support for Windows 7 coming in January, many users are looking to update to Windows 10 to continue getting security updates and support from Microsoft. According to a Tuesday report from security firm Trustwave, attackers are well aware of this and are targeting Microsoft users with fake Windows update emails that will infect computers with ransomware …
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Apple’s been busy, rolling out the new iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, iPads, its new Apple Arcade gaming service, Apple Watch Series 5 smartwatches and Apple TV Plus. And now, not missing a step, it’s released Catalina, the latest version of the MacOS. Read our in-depth review of MacOS Catalina before you decide whether to update or wait. Now playing: Watch …
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MacOS Catalina is here, and with the update comes the transition from 32-bit apps to 64-bit apps. Overall, this is a good thing because it means that apps will run faster and access more memory. The move to exclusively using 64-bit apps in MacOS Catalina has been in the works for years, and Apple has been helping developers transition their …
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I’ve been on something of a cheap-watch jag. Last month I looked at the BingoFit Epic, a surprisingly stylish wearable priced at just $28 (via a promo code that has since expired). Then I tried on the Apple-Watch-lookalike Letsfit ID205, another rather impressive model — especially given its $31.49 price tag (also expired). The key takeaway from these two tests: …
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I’m a strong believer in having a backup phone. You just never know when your daily driver is going to get lost, stolen, broken or whatever. Your whole life is in that thing, so it makes sense to have a spare you can whip out if the need arises. Meanwhile: kids. At some point you’re probably going to give in …
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