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Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max review: Just different enough

For years, Apple has been the lone holdout in a sea of all-screen phones with punch-hole cutouts that house selfie cameras. The black rectangle that sat at the top of its flagships since the iPhone X has drawn some criticism, but mostly ambivalence. Apple has kept it around, in large part because Face ID requires sophisticated cameras that can’t easily be downsized. Meanwhile, Android phones…
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Apple iPhone 14 review: Not an upgrade year for most

The iPhone 14 series is at once controversial and underwhelming. With its latest phones, Apple chose to ditch the physical SIM card slot but continued to avoid adopting USB-C, and on the non-Pro models there’s still the notch. At the same time, the iPhone 14 looks…
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Galaxy Buds 2 Pro review: Big sound in a tiny package

At this point, Samsung has a lot of experience making true wireless earbuds. While the company flexed its design muscle early with the Galaxy Buds line, it hasn’t always nailed the details. It rebounded quickly with its second installment, the Galaxy Buds+, and since then…
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Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro review: The best Android watch gets a modest update

The best non-Apple smartwatch has long been Samsung’s Galaxy Watch series, thanks to its comprehensive health and fitness tracking, intuitive interface and comfortable, pleasant design. For a product that’s so mature, it’s hard to imagine what else Samsung can improve upon, which might explain why the Galaxy Watch 5 is very similar to its predecessor. It even costs the same $280 to…
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OnePlus 10T review: Speed above all

When OnePlus does a mid-year refresh of its phones, typically you end up with a slightly snappier device with a handful of slight refinements. But with the new OnePlus 10T, it feels like a lot was sacrificed for the sake of going all-in on speed. Updates include a faster…
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Nothing Phone 1 review: A remarkable-looking midrange Android phone

When I first pulled the Nothing Phone 1 from its slender retail box, I just stared at it, flipped it over in my hand and scrutinized the see-through bits and pieces. Nothing’s attention to detail was noticeable everywhere. I’ll admit it outright: I love how it looks. The company may be pushing a narrative of epoch-defining design, but its first phone also comes with decent, if not…
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Razer Blade 15 review: A real treat if you've got the cash

Luxury probably isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think about gaming laptops, especially with some looking, shall we say extra, with flashy light bars and dot matrix displays embedded in their lids. But with its excellent performance, superb build…
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Most iPhone buyers don’t actually make their purchases from Apple directly, data shows

New data published by analysts at CIRP offers an interesting breakdown of where most consumers in the United States actually make their iPhone purchases. While you might be led to believe that Apple Stores are where most iPhones are purchased, that’s actually not the case… According to the data, carrier stores, both physical and online, account for the majority of iPhone sales in the United…
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