Five or more reasons why Samsung is the best Android phone brand

Samsung is the best Android smartphone manufacturer around, bar none. Even though no OEM is perfect, no matter the company’s past mistakes, Samsung remains the best choice, and it’s easy to see why. But if you’re in doubt, here’s why Samsung is the market leader. Samsung cares about customer support and build quality Samsung offers […]

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Qualcomm Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator Program: Why it takes a village to build a wearable

The following content is presented in partnership with Qualcomm, in line with our Editorial Promise. The Qualcomm Wearables Ecosystem Accelerator Program is a one-stop-shop of expertise and solutions, and a forum for wearables makers to collaborate. That’s the word from those inside the program, who spoke to Wareable after the third WEAP Summit in Las Vegas […]

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Windows Central Podcast #303: Windows 12 testing and why you’re wrong about the Taskbar

We’re back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and on week’s episode, Dan and Zac discuss the new Windows Canary Ring and what it means for the next version of Windows, Bing Chat AI helping Microsoft Bing hit 100m daily active users, the Surface Laptop Studio 2 leak, the return of classic […]

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Why I’m still gaming: A defense of the Xbox Series S

Introduced as a scaled-back sibling of the Xbox Series X, budget-conscious gamers were offered the Xbox Series S as an affordable entry into Microsoft’s current console generation, piquing my interest from its announcement. I don’t own any particularly extravagant televisions or monitors, aiming to stay in the QHD (1440p) range to enjoy a balance of […]

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Why do my AirPods keep disconnecting?

Just about anyone with AirPods has had them disconnect at some point or another. You’ll be bopping along, and all of a sudden the music skips a beat—or worse, just dies altogether. Though it’s a pain, the problem is definitely explainable, and most likely solvable. What could cause a disconnect? Lots of things could cause […]

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iPhone Not Receiving Notifications: Why, and How to Fix

iPhones are handy for keeping in touch with your friends and family, but you can do much more with them. You’ll find apps for keeping track of your favorite sports teams, finding out what the weather’s like in your local area, and much more. Related Reading: Notifications are the main way many people keep track […]

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Why you can’t always use Bluetooth headphones on planes

If you’ve ever boarded an airplane, you’ve undoubtedly been informed that you need to turn off all your mobile electronic devices prior to takeoff. But as technology changes and services like in-flight Wi-Fi have become commonplace, is it strictly necessary to follow these guidelines? Do you have to turn off your Bluetooth headphones too? Yes, […]

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Why we need to call time on jack-of-all-trades smartwatches

There was a time when we were positively greedy for do-it-all smartwatches. As features have become more readily available, however, the balance between form and function has gone awry – and very few true all-rounders have emerged. It’s difficult to remember now, of course, but devices didn’t always try and offer all things to all […]

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Windows 10, not Windows 11, market share spiked last month — here’s why

What you need to know Windows 10’s market share increased significantly in February 2023. The shift in OS usage coincided with many users leaving Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs that shipped with Windows 7 are unlikely to meet the minimum requirements for Windows 11, which may explain the surge in Windows 10 usage. Windows […]

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Lenovo ditches old haptic touchpad tech for Sensel’s FusionUX stack — here’s why it’s a big deal

What you need to know Sensel collaborated with Lenovo to develop the touchpads for the second-generation ThinkPad Z13 and Z16. These are the first true all-Sensel technology touchpads, with Sensel providing the touch-sensing, force-sensing, and haptics. Sensel previously did work on Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio’s touchpad and earlier Lenovo products. Lenovo invested $18.8 million in […]

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Why I keep using Samsung DeX, and why not a Chromebook?

I started doing office work exclusively on Samsung DeX a year ago, and I figured it was time for a yearly update on my journey. When I began using DeX on my Galaxy Note 10 — before switching to the Galaxy S22+ — I didn’t think I’d get this much usage out of Samsung’s desktop […]

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Deleted Photos Showing Up as Suggested Wallpaper: Why, and How to Fix

When you delete a photo on your iPhone, you probably don’t want to see or use it again. On the off chance that you do, or if you removed it by accident, you can always recover the image from your Trash within 30 days. Related Reading: If you deleted a photo because you no longer […]

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Gen Z’s love for iPhones is why Samsung needs its foldable phones

Just when everyone thought the Android vs. iPhone debate was settled once and for all, Apple’s dominance is seen rising once again in the smartphone industry. And this is an interesting one. Several reports claim that the Gen Z crowd (people born after 1996) increasingly prefers iPhones over their Android counterparts, especially in the US. […]

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Microsoft explains why you don’t have the new Bing with ChatGPT yet

What you need to know A new Bing powered by ChatGPT was recently announced by Microsoft. Microsoft shared that the wait list for the search engine now has millions of people on it. You can move your name up the wait list by setting Bing and Edge as your defaults and installing the Bing Mobile […]

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Why Samsung doesn’t need the absurdity of 240W fast charging

Samsung’s not one to jump on the bandwagon with everybody else. That may have been true of the company many years ago but in the recent past, it has been entirely focused on blazing its own trail. Samsung isn’t getting sucked into needless wars to pad spec sheets or joining its Chinese rivals in a […]

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T-Mobile explains why some Galaxy S23 buyers lost network acces

Galaxy S23 pre-order customers who have ordered the new flagship phone from Samsung’s website in the USA with the intention of using the device on T-Mobile’s network ran into an issue that caused them to lose network access on their current devices and SIM cards. Many Galaxy S23 customers took to Reddit for answers, fearing […]

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Activision CEO: The UK will become a tech investment ‘Death Valley’ if it blocks the Microsoft acquisition — why he’s right

In a new interview, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick had some pretty stinging words for the UK regulatory commission, who are widely rumored to be gearing up to block the big Microsoft Activision merger.  Last year, Microsoft announced its intent to purchase Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for a megalithic $69 billion dollars. That would […]

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Apple Explains Why HomePod Was Released Again, Wi-Fi 4 Limitation, and More

Apple’s VP of hardware engineering Matthew Costello and product marketing employee Alice Chan recently spoke with Men’s Journal and TechCrunch about the new second-generation HomePod in wide-ranging interviews about the smart speaker. Apple discontinued the original full-size HomePod in March 2021 after multiple reports indicated that sales of the speaker were lackluster, but Chan told […]

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Galaxy S23 Ultra is the 2023 Android smartphone king, here’s why!

Heavy lies the head that wears the crown, so the saying goes, but Samsung seems unbothered by its weight. It’s not particularly easy to so comprehensively demolish your competition year after year yet Samsung manages to do that so effortlessly that you’d think nothing could be easier. The Android smartphone landscape is a crowded one. […]

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Galaxy S23 doesn’t have satellite connectivity; here’s why

It was rumored that Samsung would bring satellite connectivity for emergency communications to the Galaxy S23 series. However, when the company announced the Galaxy S23 series last night, there was no mention of satellite connectivity, even though the phones feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that supports it. In an interview with CNET, Samsung […]

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