The Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro are getting a quick end-of-year security update that’s beginning to roll out now.
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The Galaxy Watch 5 and 5 Pro are getting a quick end-of-year security update that’s beginning to roll out now.
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The Asus ROG lineup’s bright and eye-catching design language seems to be taking a back seat to a more modern and modest design. With the addition of a Pro version this time, Asus might be catering the popular series to a broader audience with the Asus ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro.
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The Galaxy Book 4 lineup from Samsung was teased earlier this month, raising some excitement for Intel’s newest chipsets in an AI-driven Galaxy Book PC. The Galaxy Book 4 lineup is exactly that and will be rolling out this month.
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Samsung just announced the Galaxy A25 and A15 in Vietnam. Both phones feature a truly odd design feature Samsung calls the “Key Island.”
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Asus is gearing up to launch another entry into its game-focused smartphone lineup. The ROG Phone 8 is set to be announced at CES in January, with a launch shortly after in China.
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One UI 6 is mostly about quality-of-life features, and one new feature that is standing out is one-time passwords for mobile hotspots, which allows you to set temporary codes for others looking to connect through you to the web.
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OnePlus is touting the Open as a huge step in foldable construction. A recent teardown video gives a more in-depth look at the weight-saving OnePlus Open hinge design with titanium and crease-resistant display.
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Black Friday has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean Samsung is done with discounts. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 is currently down to $650 in Samsung’s latest deal, with certain trade-ins boosted to $1,000.
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One UI 6 has hardly become available before One UI 6.1 leaks are starting to appear. The first update in One UI 6.1 changes the Battery Protection menu and adds new options.
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Something can be said about simplistically designed phones and how great they can be. By nature, a foldable phone isn’t that, but the Motorola Razr (2023) tries. At $699, it’s the cheapest clamshell foldable you can buy; just don’t expect too much beyond that.
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Google Messages is finally rolling out the feature that lets you turn images into emojis, or at least something similar. The new integrates so well you might miss it, so this guide will go through how to create Photomoji in Google Messages.
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Samsung feels it’s hit a stride with the design of the S Ultra series. The latest leaked photos of the Galaxy S24 Ultra compared to the previous generation show just how little things change year over year.
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Grand Theft Auto 6 breaks a period of 10 years since Rockstar introduced the last GTA title. Even after that tremendous wait, Rockstar has alluded that GTA 6 will not come to PC and will remain limited to console. An unfortunate caveat is that GTA 6 might not come to the cloud, either.
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Literal hours before OnePlus plans on announcing the OnePlus 12, Android 14 rolls out to the OnePlus 10T and 11R with Oxygen OS 14 in India, with other regions soon to come.
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Samsung is gearing up to unveil a new lineup of Windows laptops before the year is up. That Galaxy Book 4 series is all but detailed in a recent leak that lists both specs and product images. Additional information suggests that Samsung may equip the Galaxy Book 4 series with Intel’s newest AI-driven SoC.
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Telegram is rolling out a new feature that lets you repost Stories that show up in your feed and even record video messages over them in a TikTok-like update.
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The Galaxy Z Fold series has always favored a thinner front display, which results in an inner display with an ideal aspect ratio. Recent reports indicate that the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 will feature a bigger outer display over the last generation.
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The OnePlus 12 is set to debut in China and follow with a global launch sometime in January. Pre-launch leaks now showcase the OnePlus 12’s front display as well as some key specs well before that time comes.
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Netflix has a pretty big library of games available to play on Android and iOS, available to anyone with an active account. One of the biggest trilogies is coming to the Netflix app next month – Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition.
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Android 14 introduced a slew of new lockscreen customization options, opening up the possibility for users to completely change what their Pixel looks like before it’s unlocked. This quick guide will take you through changing your lockscreen and what you can do to it.
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IKEA is expanding its lineup of smart home products with three new sensors, all under $10 each. The new sensors look for motion, water, and window activity and work with Google Home, though it lacks Matter support.
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I love MagSafe compatibility for Android devices. The utility added with an array of magnets on the back of a device is unmatched, but many case manufacturers still don’t make MagSafe-compatible cases. That’s where Spigen’s stick-anywhere MagFit stickers come into play.
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Best Buy is currently offering $200 off of the Pixel 8 series during its big Black Friday sale, but the accompanying trade-in estimates are at an all-time low.
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Google has warned that inactive Google accounts – including Gmail, Photos, and more – will be deleted sometime in December. If you want to keep that account, this guide will show you how you can do that.
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