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With the Samsung Galaxy S21, it’s time for Bixby to put up or shut up

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CES 2021 Day 2: here come the gaming laptops

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CES Day 1: TCL takes its shot and Intel hunkers down

There were a lot of gadgets announced yesterday

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What to expect at CES 2021

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The MacBook Air is once again the benchmark by which other laptops will be measured

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Many will be found wanting

Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S21 phone lineup is starting to make sense

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Apple is astonishingly confident in its new M1 Mac processors

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What to watch for at today’s Apple silicon Mac event

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The Xbox reviews are in and Microsoft is off to a good start

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Good hardware features don’t require advanced technology, just clever designers

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5G alone won’t be enough to justify buying an iPhone this year

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The Pixel 5 and 4A 5G play it safe

Google isn’t going out on any limbs here

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The Google Pixel couldn’t win at the high end, but the midrange isn’t any easier

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The Ring drone is just the latest Amazon privacy puzzle box

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The PS5 is priced, the Oculus Quest 2 launched, and the GoPro Hero 9 reviewed

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The new Apple Watch SE and iPad Air are better ‘better’ options

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Processor: Google Pixels are coming, OnePlus Buds are seized, and LG is making weird phones again

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The Apple Watch is being held back by Siri

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The Apple Watch should be an ambient computing powerhouse. It’s not.

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Fold, Flip, or Duo: the hows and whys of folding phones

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Apple and Epic have to win over more than just a judge

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Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: a brief and very incomplete timeline

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Apple is still tending its walled garden

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The big takeaways from Samsung’s Unpacked announcements

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Samsung’s next folding phone needs to feel more normal

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Google’s Pixel conundrum and Microsoft’s TikTok conundrum

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Samsung needs a splashy product for its splashy product launch

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Google’s Android peripherals are going to take time

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Apple might not include a charger with the iPhone 12. Good

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With iOS 14, Apple is finally letting the iPhone home screen get complicated

Widgets, hideable pages, App Library, and App Clips: a lot of new concepts for one update

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The iPadification of the Mac is coming, no touchscreen required

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Five features to hope for at WWDC

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The iPhone is wanting

Apple’s App Store policies are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement are worse

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Android 11 may be the best texting platform if you use multiple chat apps

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What Windows can teach the Mac about the switch to ARM processors

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Google is going to try to win TV for the umpteenth time

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Is Google finally managing its messaging mess?

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The biggest announcements from Microsoft Build 2020

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What Sundar Pichai’s ‘long-term’ hardware commitment means for the Pixel

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Why Amazon’s hardware makes more sense than Google’s

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