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    Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Flip3 and Z Fold3; Galaxy Note no longer in the fold
    edbaig
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    TikTok isn't just for the young
    edbaig
    • 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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    Revisiting the original iPhone launch, 14 years later
    edbaig
    • 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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    Keep `sideloading' off the iPhone, Apple report says
    edbaig
    • 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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    Verizon promo: Get vaxxed and get 10 percent off accessories
    edbaig
    • 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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    Apple showcases iOS 15, macOS Monterey, and opens up FaceTime to Android and Windows at virtual WWDC
    edbaig
    • Jun 8, 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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    Amazon Halo fitness band will analyze your `Movement Health' through a smartphone camera
    edbaig
    • 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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    At I/O conference, Google demonstrates how you can carry on an AI conversation with the planet Pluto
    edbaig
    • 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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    Have to go to the bathroom during a Zoom call? Charmin bot can be your digital stand-in
    edbaig
    • 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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    CES returning to Las Vegas in January 2022: How do you feel about being there?
    edbaig
    • 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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    Keep private: iOS 14.5 software update for iPhone lets you prevent app developers from tracking you
    edbaig
    • 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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    AirTag can help you find lost keys, bags or umbrellas: My experience with Apple's new trackers
    edbaig
    • 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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    Fitbit unveils fashionable $149.95 Luxe fitness tracker
    edbaig
    • 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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    Apple Fitness+ adds Jane Fonda and new workouts for pregnant women, older adults and beginners
    edbaig
    • 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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    An ode to LG phones as Korean manufacturer quits mobile
    edbaig
    • 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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    OnePlus 9 Pro: strong Hasselblad camera, solid premium Android contender
    edbaig
    • 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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    New Google Nest Hub display wants to put you to sleep
    edbaig
    • 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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    Apple to launch AR/MR helmet in 2022, top analyst predicts; glasses, contact lenses, come much later
    edbaig
    • 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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    Apple Hearing Study: one in four people are regularly exposed to too many loud noises
    edbaig
    • 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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    No more notch, foldable? Top analyst forecasts what's next for iPhone
    edbaig
    • 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...
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