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The best portable Bluetooth speakers for 2023

January 31, 2023
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about today’s Bluetooth speakers, it’s that for general consumers, the options are pretty good. However, that doesn’t make the process of sifting through the dozens of choices any easier. So I set out to test out some of the most popular models in different price ranges. Most of the speakers I tried sounded good on first listen; it was only through…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot

January 31, 2023
Less than six weeks after it began, construction of the first sample depot on another world is complete. Confirmation that NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover successfully dropped the 10th and final tube planned for the depot was received around 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m. EST) Sunday…
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OnePlus’ first Android tablet will have 11-inch, 144Hz display if Oppo Pad 2 is any indication

January 31, 2023
OnePlus confirmed last week that it would launch the “OnePlus Pad” in early February, but we didn’t have much to go on when it comes to specs and features. However, if the Oppo Pad 2 is any indication, the OnePlus Pad will at least have a killer display. Digital Chat Station on Weibo recently posted a couple of keys specs surrounding the Oppo Pad 2. Specifically, it was mentioned that the…
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Google Play Games for Android gets its new icon

January 31, 2023
With the launch of Play Games for PC, Google introduced a new icon for the service that’s now coming to the Android app. In 2016, Google redesigned the Play family of logos with a triangle motif. The various icons (book, newspaper, game controller, movie reel, and music…
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Samsung Galaxy S23 launches February 1, reservations with up to $100 credit end tomorrow [U]

January 31, 2023
Samsung has officially confirmed the launch date of the Galaxy S23, S23, and S23 Ultra for February 1, 2023, with reservations now available to score some extra credit with your purchase. In its first in-person event since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Samsung will be hosting the first Unpacked event of 2023 in San Francisco. Galaxy Unpacked will take place at 10:00 am PT and will be livestreamed…
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Google TV is getting an Android homescreen widget

January 31, 2023
After rolling out a Material You redesign in December, the Google TV Android app is now readying a homescreen widget. With version 4.38.7.4 (from December) Google TV is appearing in the Widgets list, but it’s clearly not ready. The preview says the default size is 4×5…
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Gear in this story

January 30, 2023
The Canon EOS R7, like most modern cameras, has a menu filled with page after page of features. With so many settings (in fact more than 450) it’s easy to gloss over things that you don’t immediately need to adjust. In this article I’d like to take a closer look at a few items that may improve the experience you have with your new camera. I’ll be calling out some new, overlooked or…
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