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    Volvo announces pricing for delayed EX30 compact SUV

    The compact Volvo EX30 is finally arriving in the US — and with it comes some more clarity about its price. When it was first announced in 2023, the EX30 was positioned as a smaller, more affordable electric vehicle in a market overflowing with expensive, luxury models. And it seemed poised to win over a lot of converts, with a…

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    Most Satisfying Compact and Luxury Compact SUVs

    The models below are the compact and luxury compact SUVs that most satisfy our members, according to their responses in our latest Annual Auto Surveys. They are ranked in order of their owner satisfaction rating, starting with the best. All performed well in our tests, and except where noted, all are recommended. Each vehicle comes standard with automatic emergency braking…

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    Google Chrome Gives up on ‘Compact Mode’ Experiment

    Google has ended development on a ‘Compact Mode’ for the Chrome web browser. It would have reduced the size of the browser’s toolbars and controls to fit better on smaller screens. Google started testing a Compact Mode in July 2024 behind an experimental feature flag. It was intended to shrink the vertical height of the bookmarks bar and tab bar,…

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    UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 MagSafe Charger Review: Affordable, Compact, and Effective

    Summary At under $50, the UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 2-in-1 MagSafe Charger offers a decent amount of bang for your buck. The charger is sturdy and compact enough for easy travel, and can charge both and iPhone and compatible AirPods within the average for wireless charging speeds. It does not include a power adapter (only a USB-C cable), which limits available…

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    Xiaomi 15 Impressions: A Solid Compact Flagship Contender

    Compact flagships that were once seen as underdogs are now flexing their muscles, big time. The Vivo X200 Pro Mini (first impressions) that I recently tested out was a testament to this, and now, the Xiaomi 15 is here to possibly raise the bar. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and sporting a massive battery, this little powerhouse promises big…

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    Leaks reveal a new DJI drone with a compact folding design

    DJI’s current folding drones, including the Mini 4 Pro and Mini 3, feature collapsing propellers and arms that fold towards the sides of each drone’s body. The guarded propellers on the DJI Flip appear to instead fold downwards in the leaked animation, resulting in all four of them being neatly stacked to help make the drone smaller and easier to…

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    Best Compact Vacuums for Small Apartments

    “If you live in an apartment with all hard-surface flooring, you could get one of the stick vacuums that are very compact,” says John Galeotafiore, who oversees CR’s vacuum testing.  “If you have a lot of carpeting, then you’re going to need a vacuum that can deep clean, but you could get by with a bagless upright, which tends to…

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    Apple’s ‘carbon neutral’ Mac Mini is small and compact, but packs a mighty punch with the new M4 chips

    Apple has unveiled the new Mac Mini sporting an overhauled and even smaller chassis with souped-up internals, promising the latest version of its compact desktop is “small but fierce”. The new model features Apple’s much-lauded M4 and M4 Pro chips, which is significant considering the Mac Mini did not get an M3 version, so the performance boost should be dramatic.…

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    Most Fuel-Efficient Used Compact SUVs

    The vehicles listed below are ranked within their category in order of their fuel economy results from CR’s tests when they were new. If you’re a CR member, this article and the list below are already available to you. But if you haven’t signed up, click below and become a member to access this list and all our exclusive ratings…

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    Quietest Compact SUVs – Consumer Reports

    We’ve identified the 10 quietest compact SUVs in order of their results in our interior noise tests. Unless otherwise noted, automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection, AEB that operates at highway speeds, blind spot warning (BSW), and rear cross traffic warning (RCTW) are standard equipment. Some of these models carry our Green Choice designation, which highlights the vehicles with the cleanest…

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