Tag: phones
You freak out when battery life hits 38%, but here’s how to extend it and calm the heck down
The moment when you think it’s time to start charging your smartphone is probably as personal as your hairstyle. I doubt anyone fully agrees on when to plug back in, except when you’re completely out of juice. While some might be fine with 50% in the middle of the day,…
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The iPhone 16 Pro Max helped me see – with a little help from the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
My eyesight sucks. A detached retina and the subsequent operations to fix it, and the rise of glaucoma as a result, mean most of the vision in my left eye has gone. My right eye, on the other hand, is very short-sighted, meaning I can see bits of floating debris…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 colors: every rumored and predicted shade
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 will probably land in July, and when it does, you’ll likely have quite a few colors to choose between, as Samsung’s Z Flip phones are usually sold in a wide variety of shades. Exactly what shades will be offered this year is uncertain, but…
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My favorite iOS 18 app is a tool you’re probably not using – and I suggest you try it right away
Even though we live in a world festooned with smart stuff, from slick ways to monitor your activity to generative AI and other such opinion-dividing tools, sometimes it’s the simple things that really feel special. And for me, it’s the iPhone’s Passwords app. Introduced with iOS 18, the Passwords app…
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Chipolo’s Pop item tracker upgrades the AirTag in nearly every way I wanted, and it works with Android too
The latest AirTag alternative from Chipolo comes in color It’s a small, circular tracker that works with Apple or Google’s Find My network It has a built-in keyring hole for easy attachment, a speaker, and an easily replaceable battery Sure, Apple’s AirTag might be the top dog in the world…
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This wild phone battery rumor has me wondering whether iPhone will ever catch up to Android
A new rumor suggests that Xiaomi’s next flagship phone could sport a 7,000mAh battery That could see Xiaomi almost double the battery capacity of the current-gen iPhone 16 The Xiaomi 16 is extremely unlikely to come to the US Another day, another futuristic specs rumor concerning a Chinese phone maker…
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