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One UI 7 Supported Devices: Will Your Galaxy Phone Get the Update?
Samsung’s One UI 7 is one of the most awaited updates, bringing much-needed enhancements to the existing One UI experience. It’s based on Android 15 and comes with a ton of new features, including lots of new AI smarts, redesigned icons, and more. If you’ve waited patiently for the One UI 7 Beta to end, you are probably tempted to…
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How to Record Screen on Your Google Pixel Phone
Google was pretty late in bringing screen recording to Android and Pixels compared to other manufacturers. The feature was added in Android 11 and has received much-needed improvements ever since. Screen recording on a Google Pixel is an effortless process and has a fair amount of additional features you can use. If you’re new to Pixels, here’s how to screen…
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Common Causes of Phone Damage
We depend upon our smartphones. They keep us connected, informed, and updated during the hectic daily grind. For many of us, those smartphones have become more than a simple tool, so we should probably take better care of them than we do. Instead of treating them as toys that can be replaced on a whim, we should treat smartphones as…
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OnePlus 13R review: A flagship phone in every way but price
The OnePlus 13R has a big challenge ahead of it, and it only has its predecessor to blame. Last year’s OnePlus 12R was a magnificent phone, delivering big performance and pace-setting battery life in a device that cost less than $500, at least in the U.S., where a cheaper model was made available. That would be a tough act to…
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I read more books on my phone than ever before in 2024 — here’s why
There’s something about the end of the year that always puts me in a retrospective mood. One thing I’ve been considering is how I used technology over the last year — and that’s help me realized something about the way I read books these days. For years I avoided Kindles and e-readers in general, primarily out of the preference for…
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The Best Phone Chargers of 2024
As wall chargers are no longer included with most smartphones, finding a suitable wired or wireless phone charger has become a necessity. Fortunately, there is no shortage of high-quality options, but too many choices can complicate matters. Here are our top picks to help you get started. UPDATE: 12/24/2024 We’ve reviewed our recommendations and these are still the phone chargers…
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The Barbie Phone is plastic, fantastic, and impractical
The Barbie Phone, much like the doll it pays tribute to, is a thing of beauty. But like that doll whose proportions, historically, are impossible, the Barbie Phone just isn’t built for the modern world. Even if the ultra-feminine aesthetic isn’t your thing — and it’s not really mine — you have to hand it to the Barbie flip phone.…
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Why I’ll Never Buy a Gaming Phone
Summary Gaming phones are overpriced flagships that lack top-tier cameras and long-term software support. Mid-range devices offer sufficient gaming performance, making flagship chips unnecessary for mobile gaming. A gaming controller can enhance the gaming experience on any phone, but it’s still arguably no match for a dedicated handheld gaming device. I’m not a hardcore mobile gamer, but I do enjoy…
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Gemini can now tell when a PDF is on your phone screen
In the latest version of the Files by Google app, summoning Gemini while looking at a PDF gives you the option to ask about the file, writes Android Police. You’ll need to be a Gemini Advanced subscriber to use the feature though, according to Mishaal Rahman, who reported on Friday that it had started rolling out. If you have the…
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You Can Now Call ChatGPT on the Phone, for Some Reason
ChatGPT has changed quite a bit since its late 2022 debut. What started as a web app chatbot has exploded into an AI you can have a real conversation with. The bot can even see now. But even though you have your choice between that original web app or the app on your phone or computer, ChatGPT is now ready…
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