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Weekly poll: Sony Xperia Mark III tries something different, but is it worth the price of admission?

When it comes to phones, Sony follows the beat of a different drummer – months after the first Snapdragon 888 flagships hit the market, the Japanese tech giant announced that it will release its own flagships in early summer. You can’t rush perfection, they say, and Sony has given up on trying to dominate the smartphone market, anyway. Unlike LG, Sony managed to eke out a small profit off its…
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Hot take: Sony Xperia 1 III, Xperia 5 III and Xperia 10 III

Sony brought its smartphone lineup for an entire year in a single announcement this week and there are things we want to talk about. So here go a few early thoughts on what we found interesting, what are the key points and what we think about them. A true band of…
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Lost AirTag can be read by any other NFC-enabled iPhone or Android device

After numerous rumors, Apple finally introduced AirTag during today’s special event. Apple’s item tracker works based on the ultra-wideband U1 chip and relies on the Find My network to work even offline. However, an interesting detail that wasn’t mentioned during the keynote is that even Android users can identify an AirTag in Lost Mode. Since AirTag is deeply integrated into Apple’s…
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iOS 14.5 coming to iPhone and iPad ‘next week’

iOS 14.5 will be available for iPhone and iPad next week after an extended software beta period that started in February. The latest software update brings loads of new features including two new Siri voices, strong protection against app tracking, a redesigned Podcasts experience, and much more. Here’s a rundown of new features discovered during the iOS 14.5 beta cycle: New “Items” tab…
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Apple releases iOS 14.5 RC to developers and public beta users

Following today’s event, Apple has just released iOS 14.5 RC to developers and public beta users. The update brings loads of new features including two new Siri voices, strong protection against app tracking, a redesigned Podcasts experience, and much more. iOS 14.5 and…
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iOS 14.5 lets users answer calls with Siri when using headphones

iOS 14.5 is coming next week for everyone, and Apple today released the RC build to developers and public beta users. While the beta versions have already brought several new features, the final release also enables a new option to answer calls using Siri while using headphones. As found in the Siri settings in iOS 14.5 RC, users can now answer calls using the virtual assistant without having to…
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