TechSpot

MARCH 26, 2024

Reviewed my notes. This was long enough ago that I was using a cordless, landline phone to. Back in business school, I had secured an interview for a really great job. The interview was scheduled early in the morning, but I woke up early. Had some coffee. I was ready. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The OnePlus Buds require a OnePlus phone if you want to get the most from them, so these really won’t appeal to owners of other Android devices. It’s a bit strange that the controls are so limited out of the box — and this is why you should avoid the OnePlus Buds if you’ve got a different Android phone — but at least a fix is coming.

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The Verge

APRIL 24, 2021

It’s not the cheapest budget phone, but it will go the distance If a $100 budget phone is the fast-food dollar menu and a $1,000 flagship is a steakhouse dinner, then the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G sits comfortably halfway between the two: the laid-back all-day cafe with surprisingly tasty food. More importantly, it’s good where it matters.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Focused more on the mid-range market, the Pixel 5 stands out thanks to its great cameras, smooth 90Hz screen, solid aluminum body, and not-so-flagship price.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Not long after its release, users began reporting uncomfortably high phone temperatures across review sites and social. To no one's surprise, Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 15 and 15 Pro release resulted in long lines, depleted retail stock, and pre-orders exceeding the iPhone 14's initial demand by up to 12 percent.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 21, 2021

That phone was certainly ambitious, but between its $1,400 price tag and features that didn’t quite live up to expectations, Samsung’s super premium phone felt less like an Ultra and more like a Galaxy S20++. Last year, Samsung broke out the “Ultra” adjective for the first time on the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Read more.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 26, 2021

Samsung’s biggest and baddest foldable phone has come a long way in three generations. The original Galaxy Fold was a bold (though unpolished) glimpse at an entirely new category of handset, but also somewhat experimental. Then came the Galaxy Z Fold 2 , which sported a much more refined design. But with the brand new … Read more.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2021

You’ll also get three years of security updates, which isn’t stellar , but is an improvement over the two years more common among sub-$300 phones. While overall phone performance is fine for day-to-day email and browsing, it’s a little slow with more processing-intensive tasks. It has a large 6.5-inch It can’t, so it’s not.

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TechSpot

JULY 26, 2022

Many early reviews have praised the phone, but several YouTubers have found what could be a massive problem with the under-display fingerprint sensor letting unregistered people unlock the phone. The Pixel 6a, which has been available to pre-order since July 21, launches on July 28. Check out the video below.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is now available, but instead of doing a traditional phone review, we'll be looking at its pros and cons in terms of the device itself and using a foldable for the first time.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Several tech companies, including Samsung and Motorola, are already making different styles of foldable phones, but Apple’s proposed self-healing feature would add a unique spin to these devices. Samsung’s first take on this type of foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, suffered from issues with the durability of the screen’s display.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Over its 10-year history, The Verge has reviewed hundreds of products: smartphones that have changed the way that we communicate, take photos, and engage with the world; incredible laptops that pack the power of a gaming PC into a portable package; and consoles that have revolutionized how we play. Amazon Fire Phone.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

If you are a Verizon customer looking to buy the S20 as a new 5G phone, this version won’t work. Both phones include a 120Hz screen and triple rear camera systems. Both phones include a 120Hz screen and triple rear camera systems. We’ve also embedded our video review if you’d prefer to watch our thoughts on both smartphones.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Samsung’s new line of Galaxy S21 smartphones launched less than two weeks ago, but Amazon , B&H Photo , and Best Buy have already marked down the phones to their lowest prices to date, with up to $200 in savings. In his review , Dieter praised the S21 Ultra’s battery life and camera system. It includes a 6.2-inch It includes a 6.2-inch

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IT Toolbox

MARCH 21, 2017

Phone eavesdropping is back in the headlines, making it a good time to review options for guarding your voice over IP (VoIP) phone system. There’s a rich history to VoIP eavesdropping, including such attacks as Vomit, SIPtap, and Peskyspy. That history is only going to

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

A good phone for the price, but if you can spend a bit more you’ll get some worthwhile upgrades The Moto G Play is the least expensive of four phones that Motorola introduced for the US market earlier this year. The phone will receive security updates until January 2023. There’s better news on the battery front.

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TechSpot

MARCH 3, 2022

Samsung’s Galaxy S22 phone lineup launched to generally positive reviews, with a familiar design, improved internals, and a gorgeous display being the highlights. However, the software side of things has always been a bit of a mixed bag on Galaxy phones, and this time is likely no different.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Surprisingly, iFixit found that both phones are missing the vapor chamber and copper heat pipes Samsung had been using on previous phones to cool their processor during extended gaming sessions. We are not sure why some phones have graphite thermal pads instead of copper, but it might be cause for concern. The phone gets hot.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Check out my colleague Chris Welch’s review (and very fun video review by Becca Farsace above) to find out all of the details about these earphones. This brings the price down to $1,200, and you can drop the price further if you have a phone to trade-in during the purchase.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2021

Obviously, don’t take a passing grade as a free pass to chuck your phone into a lake. That said, it appears to work reliably, based on feedback from Reddit users and Play store reviewers — as well as our own quick testing. Not a bad price to pay for a little bit of geeky fun.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Need a new phone? Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a great time to be shopping for a phone for yourself or as a gift to your nearest and dearest this holiday season. Here are all the best Black Friday phone deals we’ve found so far. Read our full review. Read our full review. Read on to find out.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

However, it’s unclear exactly why Samsung is releasing this information now, especially given that both phones launched in August; that makes us think it could be an attempt to assuage fears sparked by recent reports of cracks on Galaxy Z Flip 3 screens. Another test engulfs the phones in water.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

While the Galaxy S21 lineup shipped with Samsung Messages by default last year in the US , 9to5Google noticed its Galaxy S22 Plus review unit had Google Messages set as the default when set up from scratch, and that’s the case with The Verge’s Galaxy S22 Ultra review unit as well.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn will host a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. The reviews for the latest iteration of Apple’s flagship phone have been out for about a week now.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Samsung has announced the Galaxy A42 5G, the latest in its lineup of more reasonably priced and lower-specced A-series phones. The A42 is now Samsung’s cheapest phone with 5G, selling for £349 (about $455 USD). The phone has a 6.6-inch The phone launches in the UK on November 6th. Images: Samsung.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Unlike Google and Apple, Amazon doesn’t have a smartphone platform of its own for native integration of its voice assistant, after the short-lived Amazon Fire Phone. However, the company has worked with some Android device makers in recent years to replicate the effect on what are known as “Alexa Built-In” phones.

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Gizmodo

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

But what I longed for, I wrote in my SE review , was an iPhone 12 Pro Mini: an almost bezel-free, pint-sized phone with incredible cameras and an in-display fingerprint sensor for $400. When Apple released the second-gen iPhone SE earlier this year, I thought it was pretty good for the price. Apple checked some of… Read more.

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Foldable phones were still eyed with suspicion when the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 arrived. The designs have certainly improved since the original Galaxy Fold, which saw its launch delayed by months after early review units started breaking within days, but the latest devices’ respective $1,800 and.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

This week on The Verge ’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast , Dieter Bohn, Becca Farsace, and Dan Seifert log into a Zoom meeting to discuss their reviews of the next line of Samsung hardware on the market: the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra , the Galaxy Buds Live , and the Galaxy Watch 3. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra review.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL , its flagship phones that were released in October of last year. It’s unusual for Google to discontinue a Pixel phone so quickly. The move means Google technically no longer has a flagship phone for sale. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg.

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The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

million phones shipped in Q2, up 67.1 Samsung’s shipments fell 7 precent in that same period to 12 million units, though the Korean company remains the world’s biggest phone vendor. In one of our recent reviews of Xiaomi’s hardware, looking at the company’s flagship Mi 11 , we were impressed by the phone’s value. “It

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The Verge

APRIL 8, 2021

Lenovo’s new Legion Phone Duel 2 is a gaming phone that has two USB-C ports, a pop-up camera, and even built-in fans. There’s so much tech inside that Lenovo decided it’d be best to shove its most crucial, hard-working components into the middle of the phone, making it easier for the fans to keep it all cool during gameplay.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Disappointingly, though, the Cyberpunk 2077 -themed phone is only available to preorder in China at the moment, where it costs CNY 3,999 (a little less than $600). The phone has a lot of cosmetic touches to match the visual tone of the upcoming game, such as striking yellow accents and a Cyberpunk 2077 logo on the bottom of the phone.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Assuming you managed to order a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro , then you should know that once the phone is in your possession, you’ll need a little extra time to get everything set up and working. According to Google, the build number is the same for both phones, and it should display SD1A.210817.036 Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

You can grab two unlocked OnePlus 8T phones for $1,124 on OnePlus’ website today only. This deal also includes a set of OnePlus Buds wireless earbuds with each phone at no extra charge. For a phone that was released just a few weeks ago, this is a great deal.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Every Tuesday this month, Vergecast co-host Dieter Bohn is hosting a series of discussions diving deep into tech review season, each focusing on a specific product. Made by LG, the phone had a 5-inch 1080p display, supported LTE, and ran on Android KitKat.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

One of the first Android apps — ZXing Team’s Barcode Scanner, an app that predates the first official release of Android itself — is currently getting review-bombed on the Google Play Store. Testing out the original Barcode Scanner app on a modern Android phone. stars with nearly 640,000 reviews.

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