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LG unveils the first Tone Free wireless earphones with ANC

LG’s latest Tone Free wireless earphones have a more useful feature to go along with the bacteria-killing UV charging case: active noise cancellation. Each earbud has three microphones that monitor and cancel out sound waves from all directions, letting you hear details in music without cranking up the volume. The design is similar to the last FN6 model, including the twist fit “vortex ribs”…
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iPhone 12 teardown reveals how 5G has changed things

The first two models from Apple’s iPhone 12 have started shipping, and of course the folks at iFixit are busy taking them apart. As of this writing the detailed teardown is still incomplete, but they’ve exposed enough of the details to get a good look under those…
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Gallery: Travel photographer Austin Mann puts iPhone 12 Pro camera to the test

Every year, travel photographer Austin Mann shares an in-depth look at the latest iPhone camera improvements. This year, Mann has put the iPhone 12 Pro to the test at Glacier National Park in Montana, offering a look at the triple-lens camera and LiDAR sensor perform in conditions ranging from bright and sunny to dark and snowy. The first thing to note here is that the iPhone 12 Pro’s camera…
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Apple removes its ‘TV Remote’ app from the App Store as iOS now has an integrated Remote

Apple today silently removed its “Apple TV Remote” app from the App Store, which lets users control the Apple TV from an iPhone or iPad simulating a real Remote. The app is no longer available for download from the App Store and Apple has likely discontinued it, which means that it will no longer get any updates. That doesn’t come as a surprise since Apple has added the Remote feature built…
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iOS 14: How to change default email and browser apps

A notable change with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 that didn’t see hardly any stage time during the WWDC keynote was that Apple will allow users to change their default email and web browser apps. Let’s take a look at how the option to change default email and browser apps…
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iPhone 12 battery test shows 2-hour hit when using 5G

An iPhone 12 battery test shows that the new models take a huge hit to their battery-life when using 5G data. The standard model iPhone 12 lost almost exactly two hours of battery-life when using 5G compared to 4G, and things were even worse with the iPhone 12 Pro…
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iPhone 12 mini could set a trend for smaller smartphones – Kantar

Market intelligence firm Kantar thinks that the iPhone 12 mini could set a trend for smaller, premium smartphones. With Apple having launched the iPhone 12 mini as part of its latest line-up, smaller phone form factors might also become more popular as a result … The firm said that more than 12% of smartphone buyers choose a model ‘specifically for how it fits in their…
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