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Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3; Galaxy Note no longer in the fold
Heading into Samsung’s live-streamed “Unpacked” event on Wednesday, we already knew that there wouldn’t be a new Galaxy Note handset from...
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
TikTok isn't just for the young
TikTok is often misunderstood. People think of the wildly popular (but controversial) short form video based social platform as place for...
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- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Revisiting the original iPhone launch, 14 years later
Hard as it is to believe, 14 years have passed by since Apple’s original iPhone went on sale, and I wrote my review for USA TODAY. I had...
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- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Keep `sideloading' off the iPhone, Apple report says
Tim Cook has kept a firm stance against permitting “sideloading” on iOS devices. That’s the idea that a consumer could download and...
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- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Verizon promo: Get vaxxed and get 10 percent off accessories
We’ve seen all kinds of incentives to get people vaccinated against Covid-19, including free donuts, free beer, and Six Flags tickets....
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- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
Apple showcases iOS 15, macOS Monterey, and opens up FaceTime to Android and Windows at virtual WWDC
Apple unveiled the latest versions of iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS and more during the company’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference,...
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- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
Amazon Halo fitness band will analyze your `Movement Health' through a smartphone camera
One of the unique—and controversial--features of the Amazon Halo fitness band that came out last year is that it can measure your body...
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- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
At I/O conference, Google demonstrates how you can carry on an AI conversation with the planet Pluto
You probably never considered having a “conversation” with the planet Pluto. Or carrying on an exchange with a paper airplane. But just...
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- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Have to go to the bathroom during a Zoom call? Charmin bot can be your digital stand-in
We’ve all been on Zoom calls when, um, nature intrudes. But how do you delicately take a potty break during a virtual conference call...
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- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
CES returning to Las Vegas in January 2022: How do you feel about being there?
The mammoth CES trade show will be back in Las Vegas in January 2022, following a one-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. CES went all...
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- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
Keep private: iOS 14.5 software update for iPhone lets you prevent app developers from tracking you
Apple has released the highly anticipated software that gives iPhone users more control over their privacy. As a major part of the free...
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- Apr 22, 2021
- 4 min
AirTag can help you find lost keys, bags or umbrellas: My experience with Apple's new trackers
The irony wasn't, um, lost on me: Soon after I removed an Apple AirTag tracker from its package and placed it down somewhere, I...
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- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Fitbit unveils fashionable $149.95 Luxe fitness tracker
Wellness trackers are all about just that, wellness—helping people gain insights from these smart bands that motivate healthier...
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- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Apple Fitness+ adds Jane Fonda and new workouts for pregnant women, older adults and beginners
Apple is adding workouts for its Apple Watch-based Fitness+ subscription service aimed specifically at older adults, women who are...
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
An ode to LG phones as Korean manufacturer quits mobile
In 2014 when LG introduced the LG G Flex smartphone, I asked if the “curved” display on the device put the South Korean smartphone maker...
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- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
OnePlus 9 Pro: strong Hasselblad camera, solid premium Android contender
Just about every premium smartphone introduced over these past many years has come with a manufacturer’s boast about what great a camera...
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- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
New Google Nest Hub display wants to put you to sleep
Google has a yawning desire to help you sleep better. Some two years after introducing its first Nest Hub smart display, Google is coming...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
Apple to launch AR/MR helmet in 2022, top analyst predicts; glasses, contact lenses, come much later
Mixed reality and augmented reality have to date met mixed success at best, certainly among consumers. Despite a world of hype over...
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- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Apple Hearing Study: one in four people are regularly exposed to too many loud noises
In September 2019, Apple teamed up with researchers at the University of Michigan to examine how our daily exposure to loud sounds can...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
No more notch, foldable? Top analyst forecasts what's next for iPhone
Betting on what comes next from Apple has always been something of a parlor sport, at least among the most diehard of iPhone users. They...