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    "Article Date": "2020-12-26",
    "Article Title": "Apple iCloud issues follow Christmas activation rush",
    "Article Text": "If you just received a new iPhone 12, Apple Watch or iPad, you might not have gotten immediate satisfaction -- Apple was having some iCloud issues.  That's likely the result of a large volume of people trying to set up  or update iCloud accounts following the gift-giving of the Christmas  holiday. The issue started early on Christmas Day, according to the iCloud account and sign-in entry on Apple's system status page. More than a day later, as of late morning PT Saturday, the Apple system status page indicated that the issue with the storage service remained \"ongoing.\" But by 2 p.m. PT Saturday, the iCloud issue was marked \"resolved.\" No specifics were given about how widespread the problems might have been, only that \"some users were affected.\"The company also noted issues with Apple ID sign-in. In a Twitter reply later on Christmas Day to the query of an Apple user  looking to set up an iPad and a HomePod Mini, Apple Support acknowledged problems, saying the company was \"experiencing a high capacity at  this time which is impacting your ability to set up iCloud.\" The Apple  Support tweet said to \"please try back in a couple of hours.\" The holidays are typically a busy time for device activations as people unwrap gifts of phones, tablets, smartwatches, smart speakers and other electronics and look to get them set up right away.Apple didn't respond to a request for comment.See also: Apple One subscription bundle: Everything included and how to sign up now",
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    "Article ID": "473429e9-a423-4dbd-9903-cd59046b8353",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-27",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12's missing features: Expandable storage, a telephoto lens and more",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 has hugely impressed in our review and comes with some awesome features like 5G support, a fresh design and support for Apple's new MagSafe chargers. But there are some things missing that in an ideal world we'd like to see. No, they're not deal breakers, and aren't even features we'd find on any iPhone, but they may be worth keeping in mind, particularly if you're thinking of making the switch from Android. 1. Expandable storage Apple has never allowed you to expand the storage with a microSD card on any of its phones and the new generation, including the iPhone 12 is no exception. While it may not be a problem for many of you, you will need to think hard in advance about how much space you're likely to need, and how much built-in storage you can afford. Apple charges a premium for more storage space with the base 64GB iPhone 12 clocking in at $829, with the 256GB model costing $979.Being able to pop in a tiny microSD card would provide endless room for storing more photos and videos. Andrew Hoyle/CNET If you're switching from Android it may not have been something you'll have considered much, as many Android phones let you pop in a microSD card to expand the base storage. If you plan on shooting a lot of 4K video or downloading a lot of large, graphically demanding games then you should look at the higher capacities. 2. Fingerprint scannerApple retired the classic home button with its built-in fingerprint scanner several generations ago (not counting the iPhone SE, of course) replacing it instead with FaceID, which uses facial recognition to secure your phone. For the most part it works well, and we haven't really missed it. That is until the coronavirus pandemic hit, and wearing face masks became the norm when we're out and about in public places. FaceID doesn't work with face masks so we're back to typing in PIN codes to access our phones. An in-screen fingerprint scanner would still provide biometric security, but wouldn't take up any extra space on the phone. Andrew Hoyle/CNET While we wouldn't want to see a return of a big button on the front of the phone, squashing the screen in, many Android phones, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and even affordable phones like the OnePlus Nord have built the fingerprint scanners into the display itself. They're invisible and take up no additional space on the phone, making them an elegant solution to biometric security when face scanning is impossible. 3. 120Hz screen refresh rate All iPhone 12 models have screen refresh rates of 60Hz, which was a disappointment to many who hoped Apple would up this to 120Hz. A faster refresh rate gives a smoother look and feel to the phone when you're using it, with no motion blur as you're moving between screens and everything feeling that bit snappier. It's a feature that's increasingly common on Android phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S20 and OnePlus Nord. The OnePlus 8T has a 120Hz screen, which makes things look buttery smooth as you scroll around. Andrew Hoyle/CNET It's likely that Apple opted to stay with 60Hz to help improve battery life, particularly as the addition of 5G makes the phones even more power-hungry. Does it matter? Personally, no. If you hold the iPhone 12 next to the OnePlus Nord with its 120Hz display (as I have done), you can maybe tell a bit of difference but I honestly don't think it's anything you'd ever notice in day to day use. The powerful processors inside the iPhone 12 models means performance always feels snappy which makes for a smooth experience, despite the lower refresh rate and I'd take a better battery over a faster screen any day.4. Telephoto lens The iPhone 12's camera can take some superb images with its default wide view and with the superwide lens. What it can't do is zoom in with the telephoto lens found on the iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max or on previous generations like the iPhone 11 Pro.Read more: iPhone 12 vs. Pro and Pro Max: The features that might convince you to go ProWhether that matters to you will depend on how seriously you take your photography and how often you find yourself needing to get closer in a scene, or whether you prefer to capture as much in front of you as possible. The iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max have a telephoto lens that lets you zoom further into the action. James Martin/CNET For me, photography skills are my No. 1 priority in phones so I want to have that telephoto lens to give me additional shooting options when I'm out and about. If you're a more casual shooter, you might not miss it and will be perfectly happy with the superb shots you can get from the other two lenses. 5. ProRaw Apple's ProRaw is an image format that uses some of the computational photography capabilities of the cameras (including HDR merging) but allows for deeper editing options, much like a raw image file taken on a professional DSLR. It's potentially a great compromise between full raw and the standard JPEG the camera spits out, but it's a feature reserved for the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. Apple's ProRaw may be a big help for professional editing of images after they've been taken. It's not available yet, so this image was taken in standard JPEG mode, which still allows for plenty of editing options. Andrew Hoyle/CNET It's arguably a pretty niche feature that'll only appeal to the most dedicated of photographers (of which I count myself a proud member), so as with the telephoto lens, the more casual of shooters among you will likely never give its absence a second thought. There is a chance that Apple could bring the feature to phones beyond the Pro line, but it seems more likely that it'll reserve it as a more elite feature to help justify the upgrade cost.",
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    "Article ID": "4dbcb7b7-d603-48c0-ba5f-76e878b617e5",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-15",
    "Article Title": "Apple reportedly plans to boost iPhone production in first half of 2021",
    "Article Text": "Apple reportedly wants to increase iPhone production by roughly 30% year over year, due in part to strong demand for the company's first 5G phones. Apple plans to produce up to 96 million iPhones for the first half of 2021, according to a report Tuesday from Nikkei Asian Review, citing unnamed sources. The production boost will reportedly include iPhone 12 models, as well as the older iPhone 11 line and the iPhone SE. Apple unveiled its iPhone 12 lineup during an online event in October. The lineup includes the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, which all feature 5G connectivity, a magnetic backing branded as MagSafe that can attach to a number of accessories, and a ceramic display designed to be more durable.Demand for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max -- the two higher-end models of the phone -- has been stronger than estimated, an unnamed Apple supplier told Nikkei. The iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini went on sale in November, about three weeks later than the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, due to the coronavirus pandemic. During Apple's latest earnings report, Apple CEO Tim Cook said initial data points on the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro suggested the company would see growth in key markets, including China.  Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. See also Best iPhone 12 deals available now: Save on every model at AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, other carriers iPhone 12's four models compared: Differences between iPhone 12, Pro, Pro Max and Mini iPhone 12 and 5G: All the answers to your questions about the super-fast connectivity",
    "URL": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-reportedly-plans-to-boost-iphone-production-in-first-half-of-2021/",
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    "Article ID": "82a0322e-04d7-46ff-abdf-775fc1086300",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-18",
    "Article Title": "The carrier battle over 5G will only escalate in 2021",
    "Article Text": "For the wireless industry, 2020 was notable not just because of the coronavirus pandemic, but because it marked the true beginning of the 5G era. While the actual networks still have a long way to go to fully live up to the hype, they did usher in at least one welcome change: a renewed competition between wireless carriers. At the beginning of the year, Verizon was well established as the largest carrier in America, AT&T was in second place and T-Mobile was pushing hard to get its merger with Sprint approved. On the network front, T-Mobile was leading with a nationwide low-band 5G network that didn't offer much compared to 4G LTE, Verizon was focused on a millimeter-wave rollout that offered much faster speeds but only worked on certain city blocks, and AT&T was dabbling with both. As we march to the end of the year, the industry has flipped. Verizon is still the biggest carrier, but its nationwide 5G network is still smaller than T-Mobile's, which has taken the pole position in the US 5G race. Thanks to the approval of its Sprint merger in April, T-Mobile not only surpassed AT&T as the second-largest carrier, but it is also well underway with the rollout of a faster midband 5G network which offers significantly faster speeds than low-band 5G with much better coverage than the higher-frequency millimeter wave. AT&T, meanwhile, has fallen to third and has become one of the most aggressive carriers when it comes to promotions, particularly with iPhone 12 deals that offer heavy discounts to both new and existing customers. The radical shift underscores the topsy-turvy nature of the wireless world, which also had to deal with another curveball from the coronavirus and a global pandemic that kept people from being on the go and actually using those upgraded networks. That competitive nature should continue on to 2021, when the battle over dominance in 5G and consumers is expected to intensify. Read more: 5G will start to live up to its hype in 2021 -- for real this timeA new battle of networksOver the last decade, Verizon dominated 4G LTE from the get-go, when it was the first major carrier to roll out the network technology. But the rise of 5G has Big Red trailing T-Mobile. Thanks to its Sprint merger, T-Mobile has opened a wide lead. It has the largest low-band 5G network, covering 270 million people today, and its faster midband network -- something that Verizon can't catch up to right away -- is expected to reach 100 million people by the end of this year. T-Mobile's president of technology, Neville Ray, said he is targeting a nationwide midband network covering 200 million people by the end of 2021, offering much higher speeds compared to the low-band 5G now used for nationwide coverage. Ray expects average speeds over the midband network to be between 300 to 400Mbps, with peak speeds \"north of 1Gbps.\" T-Mobile will continue to expand its low-band and midband network coverage as well as its millimeter-wave offering, though the latter may not arrive in a real way until the second half of next year. T-Mobile currently has millimeter-wave 5G in parts of just seven cities. \"For us, it's all about delivering the best 5G mobility experience that anybody's going to see, you know, in 2021 and beyond,\" Ray says. \"We've made a tremendous start on that in 2020.\" T-Mobile also was the first of the major US carriers to launch a standalone 5G network that isn't tied to any existing 4G LTE technology. These networks offer better coverage and lower latency. AT&T is starting its deployment this year, and Verizon expects to launch its own standalone 5G network in 2021. The lower latency should allow for improvements in applications such as augmented reality and gaming, Frank Boulben, Verizon's senior vice president of marketing and products, tells CNET. \"Those are the types of applications that will be largely improved with a standalone 5G core versus a 4G core.\" Graphic by Pixabay/Illustration by CNET In the interim, Verizon announced on Thursday that it had exceeded its goal of 60 millimeter-wave cities in 2020 (officially hitting 61) and has expanded its low-band 5G network to cover 230 million people.It plans to continue to expand both its low-band footprint and its millimeter-wave offering next year, though Kyle Malady, Verizon's chief technology officer, says not to expect another wave of 60 new millimeter-wave cities in 2021. \"You won't see 60,\" he says, \"but you'll see just growth in the cities that we've already deployed.\" Millimeter-wave has been Verizon's 5G focus, and the company is keenly aware of its limitations -- particularly when it comes to working indoors. Malady says that the company is working with a variety of partners to help bring the signal indoors and has been working with retailers, including Apple Stores, and factories to test how the technology performs inside.  Improvements are also coming for its low-band performance, with Malady already planning some \"optimizations\" in the first quarter of 2021.For AT&T, the focus for 2021 will not be on speed but on improving its latency, or the responsiveness of its network, including scaling out the standalone 5G network offering. \"If I look at our typical speed across the network, we're actually pretty pleased,\" Gordon Mansfield, AT&T vice president for converged access & device technology, tells CNET. \"The next thing is starting to improve that latency for that immersive experience.\" The company is targeting a latency of under 20 milliseconds for \"the majority of the population\" and then continuing to \"further improve it.\" It offers a low-band 5G network that covers 225 million people and has a millimeter-wave offering (what it calls 5G Plus) available in parts of 36 cities.  A messy current state2020 started with four major carriers, but Sprint is now a part of T-Mobile. Angela Lang/CNET Given the existing state of 5G, the improvements can't come soon enough. When asked to ascribe letter grades to the carriers for the 2020 performances, Techsponential analyst Avi Greengart says they are \"all over the place.\" \"In terms of marketing, Verizon gets an A,\" he says. \"They've convinced people they have something that they don't, which is a great 5G network in places where it's usable.\"  Like rival low-band networks from T-Mobile and AT&T, Verizon's nationwide low-band 5G network isn't radically different from 4G LTE connections, something CNET tested in the New York area this past month. \"Even though, in some cases, AT&T and Verizon have very fast 4G networks, you're not going to see an improvement on that with 5G,\" says Greengart, until both carriers get more wireless airwaves known as spectrum.A Federal Communications Commission auction for more midband spectrum, known as the C-Band, is now underway, and Verizon and AT&T are both expected to be active bidders. Craig Moffett, an analyst at MoffettNathanson, wrote in a Dec. 8 research note that Verizon is \"widely expected to be the most aggressive player,\" adding that his firm expects the telecom giant to spend \"$16.25 billion on C-Band in 2021.\"But getting that spectrum and putting it to use will take time. \"Given the expected auction timeline and spectrum clearing deadlines,\" Moffett writes, \"Verizon and other buyers will not be able to access even the first tranche of C-Band spectrum for 12-18 months after the auction is completed.\"Good coverage from this spectrum is \"two or three years out,\" Greengart says.Taking the fight to the home (broadband)Verizon's updated 5G Home router and receiver. Verizon The expansion of 5G should also open up a new front in the wireless carrier battles: home broadband. T-Mobile and Verizon have been very open about plans to expand into home internet service, and each has already begun dabbling in the space. T-Mobile offers a 4G LTE-based home internet product, while Verizon offers both a 4G LTE based product and, in 12 cities where it already has millimeter-wave 5G, a 5G Home service that connects to that faster network. Verizon's 5G Home service offers average download speeds of 300 Mbps for either $50 or $70 per month (depending on if you have the right Verizon wireless plan), and Malady says to expect Verizon to continue to expand where it offers 5G Home to more cities in 2021. He adds that it is possible the 4G LTE home broadband will expand next year as it continues to add more capacity to its network. In addition to the C-Band auction, Verizon spent $1.9 billion acquiring some additional midband spectrum this summer, which it has already begun putting to use. T-Mobile will have a 5G home broadband device that Ray says will be \"plug and play\" and arrive in the first quarter of 2021. The carrier charges $50 for its existing 4G LTE product, though Ray would not disclose how much the 5G offering would cost. The launch of the 5G home internet product will also not be nationwide, instead, T-Mobile will be focusing on areas that don't have strong home internet options.\"There's a lot of places where people's access to broadband is pretty, pretty goddamn awful today,\" Ray says. \"And I wish we could fix all of that overnight but we will make a start on that as a company, you know, in 2021, and that's the benefit that's coming with 5G and the capacity that we can build and we deliver out in the marketplace.\"  Although AT&T has largely stayed away from offering a home internet service over its cellular network, preferring to instead focus on its wired internet. \"We actually have very good fiber penetration and if fiber to the home is available, it is a superior performance advantage than anything we can do wirelessly,\" Mansfield says. The company plans more fiber buildouts in 2021.  In a home internet market that for many has long struggled to offer competition, 2021 should be a doozy. In addition to the wireless carriers, new entrants include SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company, which has been launching low-Earth orbit satellites into space throughout 2020 with the goal of eventually providing home internet access. The company reportedly plans to expand its \"Better than Nothing\" beta service, which offers broadband internet for $99 per month (plus a $499 upfront cost for a terminal), to more people in 2021. Other companies are looking at LEOs for providing home internet, including Amazon with its Project Kuiper program.The Dish wildcard Boost Mobile is Dish's current wireless offering. Boost Mobile Lurking in the background of all of this is Dish. The satellite TV provider has spent years, and billions of dollars, accumulating valuable wireless spectrum with the promise that it would eventually turn on a mobile network. As part of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, Dish acquired Sprint's prepaid wireless brand, Boost Mobile, and gained the ability to use T-Mobile's network for seven years while it built out its own network. While the company has made announcements about vendors and the progress it is making developing the pieces needed for a 5G network, it has yet to turn on the service. In court last year as part of the hearings to get the T-Mobile-Sprint merger approved, Dish co-founder Charlie Ergen talked about how his company's pricing would be lower than where the market was and said his company would have a 5G network operational in one city by the end of 2020. While Boost Mobile has experimented with cheaper rate plans, a publicly accessible Dish 5G city has yet to happen. Dish is testing a 5G network in Cheyenne, Wyoming, that is taking advantage of a new technology known as O-RAN, which will make up the core of its future wireless network, according to a person familiar with the company's thinking. The person added that the radios it needs should arrive in the second half of 2021 which is when the company will go live with its first 5G cities. It is unclear where these cities are located or how many Dish will launch in 2021. When asked in court if the company can be trusted to build out a 5G network, Ergen cited potential fines and lost spectrum, saying that \"it'd be financial suicide\" if the company failed to meet the guidelines and that Dish is \"not suicidal.\" Yet industry watchers remain skeptical of Dish's motives. \"I believe they are going to start building something in a few in a handful of locations so that they can say that they're doing something,\" said Greengart. But, he cautions, \"they are using brand new technology which introduces its own delays and they don't necessarily have the capital to do a full rollout.\" \"I am not expecting any meaningful coverage for a 5G Dish network in 2021,\" he continues. \"Maybe they'll build it in one city. Maybe.",
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    "Article ID": "e69b0dfe-ec52-4c54-a1af-03d5e4df8c95",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-23",
    "Article Title": "Re-creating a movie scene on the iPhone 12 Pro",
    "Article Text": "Apple showed off a few striking films produced entirely on the iPhone 12 during its October event. It made me wonder how easy it would be for people at home to try to do the same. When I got my hands on the iPhone 12 Pro, I attempted to do just that -- film and edit the iconic \"there's no place like home\" scene from The Wizard of Oz. Because let's face it, right now there truly is no place like home. I used camera tricks that you can try out yourself regardless of the phone you have. All you need is a phone or video camera with the ability to record in slow motion. Jessica Fierro I also put Apple's Photo and iMovie apps to the test to see exactly how much of the scene I could edit using just the 12 Pro. Spoiler alert -- I had to switch over to my computer with Adobe Premiere to edit some of this scene, but I was pretty impressed with the number of things I could achieve using just the iPhone. Check out the video on this page to see exactly what camera tricks I used, the editing I was able to achieve on the iPhone and how the final scene turned out.",
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    "Article ID": "92bf64c5-1da2-4ca5-bd71-f565b0f0fd25",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-17",
    "Article Title": "ProRaw, Fitness Plus and more: Inside Apple's iOS 14.3 release",
    "Article Text": "Apple on Monday released iOS 14.3, the latest version of its software for iPhones and iPads. The updated OS includes support for Fitness Plus, Apple's new fitness streaming subscription service, and ProRaw photos, its new photo format that gives amateur photographers better editing options. It also includes support for the new noise-canceling AirPods Max headphones, and new app privacy labels so you can see what data an app collects before you download it.Fitness Plus, which also launched Monday (read our Apple Fitness Plus review here), offers guided workouts using the metrics from your Apple Watch. It's similar to Peloton and other fitness streaming services out there, but it's the first that's been built explicitly for the Apple Watch. A Fitness Plus subscription costs $10 (£10, AU$15) per month or $80 (£80, AU$120) per year, or can be combined with other Apple services like iCloud storage and Apple TV Plus for one price with the Apple One bundle. The ProRaw format gives you the customization of a raw file combined with the iPhone's computational photography features, letting you take advantage of your phone's smart photography abilities along with more detailed editing options. It's native in the iOS camera app on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, but you do have to turn it on -- find out how here. Adobe Lightroom will also support ProRaw photos. It's worth noting that Google has included a similar photo feature in its phones since the Pixel 3 was released two years ago.To download iOS 14.3, go to your iPhone settings and tap General, then Software Update.For more, check out all of the best features in iOS 14, and all of the differences between the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-23",
    "Article Title": "ZTE Axon 20 5G: World's first under-screen selfie camera underperforms",
    "Article Text": "Axon 20 5G LikeNovelty factor of an under-display camUnobstructed displayBattery lifeFast charging Don't LikeWashed-out images of under-display cameraSingle downward-facing speakerFingerprint reader unlocks inconsistentlyNo IP rating for water- and dust-resistance ZTE released the Axon 20 5G on Monday, capping off 5G phone launches in this rollercoaster of a year. Unlike its predecessor, the Axon 20 5G will not be made available in the US or Canada. Skip to the end of this section if you just want to see where you'll be able to buy it. Starting at $449 (£419, or about AU$590), the A20 5G falls squarely in the midrange category, but it's loaded with premium features typically seen in fancier flagships. Those high-end touches include a zippy and crisp display (90Hz, FHD Plus), fast charging (30 watts), a large battery (4,220 mAh), and a versatile camera module. But what undeniably separates this phone from its peers (even the ultrapremium ones) is its under-display camera. In fact, according to ZTE, the A20 5G is the world's first commercially manufactured phone with such a cutting-edge camera feature. Despite that, the phone still comes in at an affordable price. ZTE saved on costs by going with a midrange Snapdragon 765G chipset and built the phone with a plastic frame. Still, the processor is good enough to let you sail through everyday tasks without any feeling of sluggishness. One of the clear compromises of ZTE's under-display camera, however, is image quality. Photos taken in low light with the front-facing camera weren't the best I've ever seen. Photos were often either washed out or grainy. Another trade-off is it forces all audio to be outputted through a single downward facing speaker, which makes it difficult to hear. And there's no IP rating for water- and dust-resistance. That said, the under-display camera is a unique selling point of the ZTE A20 5G and likely offers a window into the future of smartphone design, even if it doesn't take the most color-accurate or detail-filled photos. If you're looking to impress your friends with a phone with an unusual camera, you might consider this phone since the photos are good enough. However, if you're looking to take crisp and detailed photos, the A20 5G just isn't the right phone. Oppo's Reno 4 Pro uses a midrange chipset too, the Snapdragon 720G, but I prefer its photos even without the novelty of an under-display camera.The Axon 20 5G has a single downward facing speaker. Sareena Dayaram/CNET For those of you interested, invite-only preorders start Monday for the black color option. In order to get the invite, you'll need to sign up for the brand's \"New Vision\" club on its website. Shipping starts on Jan 4., by when a new yellow color  option will also be available. There's just one variant of this phone: a 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage version, which supports up to 2TB of expandable storage if needed.Read more: Which phones take the best selfies? We compare iPhone, Samsung, Pixel, OnePlusAlthough the A20 5G won't be available in North America, it should be reasonably easy to import stateside considering the company's massive international rollout plans. ZTE is working on a staggered rollout across parts of the EU, the UK, Asia (Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines), the Middle East (UAE and Saudi Arabia), and South Africa. If you look closely, you can see the squared screen area above the under-display camera is pixelated. The under-display cam is located on the top-center of the panel. Sareena Dayaram/CNET The Axon 20 5G's under-display camera The camera, which uses a 32-megapixel lens, captured decent photographs in brightly lit environments, but it had room for improvement in low-light scenarios. Daytime selfies showed enough facial detail, including tiny freckles, but the camera whitened and air-brushed my face resulting in photographs that weren't exactly true to life. In darker conditions however, the under-display camera showed signs of a struggle. Those photos hardly contained any detail. In fact, they turned out blurry, especially near the edges, and lacked the crispness of a quality image. But because of the phone's sub-$500 price and the novelty of the under-display camera, I think these imperfections are forgivable even if the technology isn't quite there yet. As I mentioned earlier, this is the first mass-produced phone to come equipped with an under-display camera. Chinese rival Xiaomi has launched its third-gen under-display camera tech, and Vivo even launched a concept phone, but neither of them have yet gone to market.Taken during the day with sunlight pouring through the window. Even though the photo isn't super crisp, the camera captures the veins on my plant and the moles on my face. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Taken at night with living room lights on using the A20 5G's under-display camera. You can see that the background of this picture is quite blurry. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Selfie taken at night with the 32-megapixel under-display camera. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Sareena Dayaram/CNET ZTE says it used a mix of five technologies to get the camera to work. To balance performance of the display and the front camera, ZTE added a special material using \"organic and inorganic film,\" which improves light input for the lens. The A20 5G also uses a dual-control chip and driver circuit that synchronize color and the phone's display to prevent the camera and the display from interfering with each other. It also has what it calls a \"special matrix\" for more natural pixel transitions. Finally, ZTE says it spent over a year developing an in-house \"selfie-algorithm\" that optimizes the camera's performance under dark, bright and glare scenes, and it can intelligently adjust the dynamic range.Apart from the fancy under-display camera, other welcome premium touches on this midranger include facial recognition and a fingerprint reader. Although I was happy with the overall performance of the facial scanning, the fingerprint scanner was all but dysfunctional. I wasn't able to unlock the phone a single time during the three days I tested out the device.The Axon 20 5G has a quad-camera module on its back, headlined by a 64-megapixel snapper. Sareena Dayaram/CNET 4 rear camerasThe A20 5G is equipped with four rear cameras: a 64-megapixel standard shooter and three 8-megapixel cameras in the form of ultrawide, macro and depth lenses. I loved the fact that this camera system lets you take a versatile range of photographs. With the macro lens, I could photograph tiny details in subjects that I couldn't see with my own eyes. On the flip side, using 5x digital zoom let me capture detail in faraway objects. In general, the Axon 20 5G took detailed, crisp photos in both bright and dim places, but most of the time photos weren't color-accurate, and appeared as if the color was enhanced by a filter.Taken with the macro camera. Although the purple shade here isn't quite true to life, the lens still manages to capture some intricate detail. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Took this photo indoors in dim lighting. The texture and detail of my dog's fur is blurred compared to the detail seen in the photo below this one.Taken in a brightly lit environment. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Taken on an overcast day here in Singapore. Sareena Dayaram/CNET Zooming in. Sareena Dayaram/CNET My plant baby. This photo was taken at night while the yellow living room lights were switched on. Sareena Dayaram/CNET The Axon 20 5G's entirely unobstructed displayAt first glance, the Axon 5G may look like a run-of-the-mill Android phone. But if you look closer, you'll notice that its long screen is completely unobstructed. Because of the phone's under-display camera, there's no need for the notches or hole-punches that would normally house a front-facing camera. Instead, the under-display camera is part of its colossal 6.92-inch screen. In fact, you can (kind of) see the camera sitting in-screen on the center top of the panel, above which, a small squared portion of the screen looks highly pixelated.Speaking of the display, the A20 5G relies on a high-res OLED panel complete with a speedy refresh rate that serves up a smooth user experience whether I was scrolling through news feeds, playing games, or watching YouTube videos. You can choose between a 60Hz or 90Hz screen depending on your needs. A 64-megapixel lens leads the pack of rear cameras on the Axon 20 5G. Sareena Dayaram/CNET This is a chunky phone at 198 grams (6.98 ounces), and its size left me navigating the device with both hands. At 6.7 inches tall, it surpasses the iPhone 12 Pro Max in height. Surrounding the display is a plastic frame, sandwiched by glass on both sides. The review unit I was given is the black model, which has a glossy finish that ultimately was covered up by the phone case. As I'd mentioned earlier, a tradeoff is that all audio is outputted through one speaker located on the bottom of the device. As a music lover, I found that tough to accept. MiFavor 10.5 has dark mode The A20 5G runs MiFavor 10.5 on top of Android 10, which brings six new themes, a gaming assistant, and other new features including smart screencasting. It also has dark mode and split-screen mode. Like most skins built over an Android system, it's intuitive and user-friendly -- but overall the experience still felt a cut below skins like OnePlus's OxygenOS or even Oppo's ColorOS, which has steadily improved in recent years. Most of my gripes were cosmetic rather than functional. Many of the screen savers look amateurish when compared to other user interfaces, for example. There are easy fixes to a lot of these issues.The app drawer of the Axon 20 5G. Sareena Dayaram/CNET The 4,220-mAh batteryIn our battery test, which involves looping an HD video on half brightness until the battery runs out, A20 5G lasted around 17 hours, an impressive result. I'm still putting the phone through tests to confirm that, but anecdotally, the battery lasted me throughout the day with mild usage. That means I checked my email, WhatsApp and social media apps, watched YouTube videos for a few minutes, took photos and made a few phone calls and WhatsApp or Zoom video calls, while I had my display set to 50% brightness and 90Hz. ZTE's 30-watt fast charging didn't disappoint either, allowing the large 4,220-mAh battery to complete a full charge in less than an hour.Under the hood, the Axon 20 5G carries the Snapdragon 765G chipset, which is backed by 8GB RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. Although Qualcomm's midrange processor doesn't offer the fastest speeds out there, performance was good enough to easily get me through everyday tasks. Compared to other phones that use the same chipset, the A205G stacked up well. ZTE's Axon 20 5G ZTE Axon 20 5G Display size, resolution 6.92-inch OLED; FHD Plus (2,460x1,080p pixels) Pixel density N/A Dimensions (Inches) 6.77x3.06x0.31 in Dimensions (Millimeters) 172x78x7.98 mm Weight (Ounces, Grams) 6.98 oz; 198 grams Mobile software Android 10 Camera 64-megapixel (standard); 8-megapixel (wide angle); 8-megapixel (depth); 8-megapixel (macro) Front-facing camera 32-megapixel under-display camera Video capture 4K Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Storage 128GB RAM 8GB Expandable storage Up to 2TB Battery 4,220 mAh Fingerprint sensor In-screen Connector USB-C Headphone jack No Special features Under-display camera, 5G enabled, fast charging (30W), 90Hz display Price off-contract (USD) $449 Price (GBP) £419 Price (AUD) AU$590 (converted from USD) First published Dec. 21",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-22",
    "Article Title": "Apple in 2021: The iPhone is taking over everything",
    "Article Text": "Apple has spent the last few years making headline-grabbing changes like its services push, with the $5-per-month Apple TV Plus; its addition of 5G in the iPhone 12; and its hit AirPods wireless headphones, which carry a price tag of $149.  For 2021, Apple will be making changes most of us won't see or care about, but they may be some of its most important moves yet. One example is that Apple is planning to start using custom chips inside more of its Mac computers, leading to thinner and likely longer-lasting laptops.  Apple is expected to debut more lower-priced alternatives to its premium products, too. We already have the $279 Apple Watch SE, and rumor has it the company will take a similar approach with AirPods SE, which could sport a design close to that of the well-reviewed, $249 AirPods Pro noise-cancelling earbuds but without the extras like simulated surround sound.  \"Our mission is to create products that play a meaningful role in people's lives,\" Apple CEO Tim Cook said at one of the company's livestreamed presentations in November. For 2021, he proclaimed Apple will do even more. It may all seem rather nerdy and even boring if you're used to seeing bold new announcements like superfast 5G wireless networks, or professional-looking portrait photos taken with your phone.  It's also hard for many people to find the energy to care about any of these things while the world struggles with the anguish of the coronavirus, which continues to spread, with more than 75 million people infected and more than 1.6 million people dead. At least we now have vaccines starting to make their way out to the most vulnerable and the most exposed. Just as Apple's choice to announce its iPod music player mere weeks after the 9/11 attacks didn't stop the device's historic rise, these initiatives Apple has planned for 2021 may change how technology works for everyone, even the non-Apple people among us, regardless of COVID-19.\"In the midst of enormous challenges this year, our teams have remained focused,\" Cook said. \"And they haven't stopped innovating.\"  Apple's new Macs look similar on the outside, but there are a lot of changes on the inside. Dan Ackerman/CNET Mac computers  Apple is expected to pick up the pace of change to its Mac computers in 2021, after switching out the Intel chips in its $999 MacBook Air, $699 Mac Mini and $1,299 MacBook Pro. Apple says its new custom-designed chips, which are similar to the chips inside the iPhone and iPad, offer better performance and use less energy than before.   So far, the chips mean the MacBook Air runs without a fan, the MacBook Pro gets better battery life, and the Mac Mini is more capable than it's been in years. Apple's busy year In 2020, Apple redesigned the parts of iPhones and Macs you can't see MacBook Air M1 review: Big changes from Apple silicon and Big Sur Apple One subscription bundle: Everything included and how to sign up now iPhone 12 specs vs. all the iPhone models you can still buy new: iPhone 11, SE, XR These new technologies could change how Apple thinks of its computers too. Mac computers can now run iPhone and iPad apps, making it possible for Apple to create a hybrid computer that's part iPad, part laptop.  Apple's M1, the company's first custom computer chip, is based on the chips in iPhones and iPads. Apple; screenshot by CNET \"All of the sudden it doesn't matter what I'm using,\" said Technalysis Research analyst Bob O'Donnell. \"It's about the experience I'm having.\"  So far, Apple has kept to just switching out the guts of the computers. But Apple watchers expect more-dramatic changes soon.  \"They've surprised people with how well they've done,\" O'Donnell added.   He noted that Apple's transition period has some kinks, particularly as users wait for app developers to rework their programs to run on the new hardware. But even if the rollout hasn't been perfectly rosy, he said, \"they've done a good job.\"  Apple TV Plus, the company's first push into making its own TV shows and movies, is more than a year old now. Connie Guglielmo/CNET At your service  Apple's iPhone 12, which starts at $699, appears to be a certified hit, with some models back-ordered to the middle of January. Analysts at Counterpoint Research said the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, which launched Oct. 23, were the best-selling 5G phones in the world that month.What Apple will do to follow 2020's highly anticipated release of the iPhone 12 and its 5G wireless capabilities is mostly speculation at this point. The biggest changes people had been waiting for were a new design and 5G. With the iPhone 12 Apple took care of both.  Some analysts point to the popularity of Apple's $399 iPhone SE, which puts the chips of a modern iPhone into an older design, with a slightly lower-quality camera and screen. CNET reviewer Patrick Holland called the gadget the best value Apple's ever offered for a phone.  \"The SE is not only a wonderful iPhone, but one of the best budget phones you can currently buy,\" he wrote.  Apple may feel more heat from Samsung too.  In the fall, the Korean tech giant released its $700 Galaxy S20 FE, a lower priced variant of its $999 Galaxy S20 phone, with a plastic back and slightly lower specs. Samsung also suggested it'll drop the price of its Galaxy Z Fold 2 folding phone from the initial eyebrow-raising $2,000 price tag.  Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 2 folding phone is pricey, launching at $2,000. But it also has the drama of being new technology. Juan Garzon/CNET Analysts say one of the best ways Apple can stand out is through its services offerings.  \"You can sweat a phone for a long time if you want to, and it doesn't feel that different,\" said Lopez Research analyst Maribel Lopez. \"The phone's already changed your life, the question now is how does it make your life better?\"  One way Apple could make its phones more appealing is by strengthening their relationship with Mac computers and the iPad. Offering developers ways to create apps that easily run across all of Apple's devices could make a difference for people looking for an easier time with their tech.  Another is through Apple's services. Between the $5 per month Apple TV Plus, $5 per month Apple Arcade, $10 per month Apple Fitness Plus, and $10 per month Apple News Plus, analysts say Apple has amassed a compelling lineup of subscription services to go alongside its existing Apple Music and iCloud data storage and sync services.  \"For most people, if you have a 5G phone, you have all the camera you need and all the network you need,\" Lopez said. Apple's subscriptions offer something new, without having to replace the hardware.  Apple's offer of 0% interest on its products for 24 months makes the Apple Card an interesting prospect. Sarah Tew/CNET Paying up  One of the biggest changes to Apple's business has come from a credit card. The Apple Card, announced last year in partnership with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard, is changing the way many people buy Apple products.  If you buy an iPhone, iPad, Mac computer or some other Apple products with the card, Apple gives you 24 months to pay it off, and at 0% financing.  \"I have everything on it now,\" said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Creative Strategies.  In the short term, the Apple Card offers people an easy way to buy Apple products while blunting the sticker shock that often comes with them.  Apple also has a specific iPhone upgrade program, where you can pay a flat fee to upgrade your phone as often as every 12 months.  Apple is coming up with inventive ways to put an iPhone in your hands. Sarah Tew/CNET In the long term, some industry watchers believe all these efforts could come together into an all-in-one Apple service. In that hypothetical future, you could perpetually pay a monthly fee to have the latest Apple gear, trading in your year-old devices for the latest and greatest.  The Apple Card isn't the only way Apple has moved in that direction. The company has also invested in refurbishment services that repair usable devices turned back in to Apple. And those devices that the gadget maker can't refurbish are torn apart to extract metals, glass and other parts to be reused in new devices.  For now Apple is still making all that work. And, Milanesi said, not all its TV, music, news and gaming services are available around the world yet either. \"There's way more opportunity in markets where they don't have such strong competition for TV, for example,\" she said. \"It'll be interesting to me to see how much of the push we will see more internationally from them.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-22",
    "Article Title": "Apple's iPhone 12 'supercycle' may be happening after all, new data shows",
    "Article Text": "Apple's iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro models posted strong enough sales during the their Oct. 23 launch that they became the first and second best-selling 5G phone models worldwide, new data shows. The sales tallies, from Counterpoint Research, indicated that Apple's initial two iPhone 12 models tallied an estimated 24% of all 5G phone sales for October.\"There is a large pent-up demand for 5G upgrade, especially within the iOS base, which is now getting converted into sales,\" Counterpoint analyst Varun Mishra wrote in a Monday blog post about the data. He noted that promotions from carriers, which pushed the device's price down from a $799 starting price to zero in many cases, accounted for over a third of iPhone 12 sales for the month. Samsung's Galaxy Note Ultra 5G, which launched with a $1,300 price tag, was pegged as the third-best-selling phone, followed by devices made by Chinese brands Huawei and Oppo, which aren't broadly available in the US.Apple, which doesn't report unit sales for iPhones anymore, declined to comment.Counterpoint's data is the latest sign that Apple's iPhone 12 line of smartphones have been well received by early customers, despite their delay of several weeks. CNET's Patrick Holland said the iPhone 12 received one of the highest ratings ever in his review of the device, saying the more capable cameras, new MagSafe magnetized-accessories feature and 5G were among its the things he liked the most.Apple launched its four iPhone 12 models in waves, selling the $799 iPhone 12 and more capable $999 iPhone 12 Pro in October, and the smaller $699 iPhone 12 Mini and larger $1099 iPhone 12 Pro Max in November. Now, more than a month after the first iPhone 12 models went on sale, some of the headsets are back-ordered until January, according to Apple's website.Apple is expected to report is fiscal first-quarter sales in January, during which it'll share holiday revenue data and likely other details about how the iPhone 12's performed so far.See also: iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max vs. iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: Specs and features",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-19",
    "Article Title": "Apple Watch SE: Who exactly is an 'affordable' $279 smartwatch for?",
    "Article Text": "With the launch of the Apple Watch Series 6 and the Apple Watch SE this fall, you now have even more options for your wrist and wallet. The Series 6 brings a slew of new features including the S6 processor and a sensor that can measure your blood oxygen level. The Watch SE pulls parts from the Series 3, Series 5 and Series 6 into a new affordable version.Read more: Apple Fitness Plus is a no-brainer if you already own an Apple WatchWe saw Apple do something similar when it launched the iPhone SE earlier this year. It used the body of the iPhone 8 and the processor from the iPhone 11 Pro, but came with a $399 price tag. It's the most affordable new iPhone you can buy. (Apple has since released the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max as well.)With a price of $279 (£269, AU$429), the same can't be said about the Apple Watch SE. That's because you can still buy the Apple Watch Series 3 for $199 (£199, AU$299) -- $169 on sale. So, you might wonder, what's the point of the Apple Watch SE?If you're just looking at price, obviously saving $80+ and getting the Series 3 will be tempting. But you'd get a watch that launched three years ago and, if everything is equal, will run out of WatchOS updates three years earlier than the Watch SE.The Watch SE also contains a more powerful processor than Apple's older wearable. Think of the SE as a Series 3 with a much-needed refresh on the inside. Powering the Series 3 is the S3 processor. Underneath the watch face of the SE is an S5 processor which is 2x faster than the S3 and it's the same one found in the Series 5. The newer processor makes the SE more relevant in 2020 and the future. For example, the Series 3 doesn't support Apple's new Family Setup plan that lets you set up an Apple Watch for your child, with parental controls for messaging and location tracking. The Apple Watch SE does.The Apple Watch Series 3 launched in 2017. Sarah Tew/CNET Then there's the display and body. The Watch SE has a Retina display that's 30% larger than the Series 3. That said, neither has the always-on display found on the Series 6. The SE comes in silver, space gray and gold whereas the Series 3 is available in just silver and space gray.The SE also supports features like fall detection and noise monitoring, and comes in both cellular and noncellular models. Apple only sells the Series 3 in a noncellular version. Though you might be able to find the Series 3 cellular version through other retailers. See also Apple unveils colorful iPad Airs, 8th gen iPad Apple's new Apple Watch Series 6 Full coverage of Apple's event The SE also has a compass, an always-on altimeter (the Series 3 has an altimeter, but it's not always on), a second-generation optical sensor (the Series 3 has a first-generation one) and a W3 chip for connecting accessories like AirPods. The Series 3 has a W2 chip.At the end of the day, even with a higher price, the Apple Watch SE seems like the better value. But no one will shame you for getting a Series 3. You do you.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-18",
    "Article Title": "MagSafe on iPhone 12: I still want USB-C, but I was wrong about Apple's magnetic charger",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 (and iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max) has a new magnetic charger system called MagSafe (and the first-gen MagSafe accessories are officially available for purchase.) It's a familiar name because MagSafe used to be on all the MacBooks, once upon a time. It auto-attached and easily popped off so that tripping over a wire wouldn't knock your laptop off a table... and was generally appreciated. I didn't love the idea of MagSafe when Apple first announced it for the iPhone 12, because all I wanted was USB-C. I wanted a normal nonproprietary charger. Instead, Apple doubled down on its proprietary charge options. It seemed interesting but unnecessary.I still want USB-C. But I was wrong about MagSafe.Read more: iPhone 12 takes us a step closer to Apple's portless futureStrong magnets, and works with supported cases. Scott Stein/CNET New, and yet familiarI got to try out an iPhone 12 Pro and MagSafe charger, and after only a day or two, it had already won me over. The charger costs an extra $39, and doesn't come with a charge adapter, so you also need one of those (any USB-C one will work, but here are some good charger adapter suggestions). But it feels very much like a giant Apple Watch charger for the iPhone. And that should have been my first hint that I'd appreciate the idea.The Apple Watch has a snap-on proprietary magnetic charger too, and it works similarly. It pops on easily, the watch makes a little chime and I see the charge status. Same thing for the iPhone. It makes charging the iPhone a no-brainer, as long as I have the charge cable nearby. It seems to drift to rooms I'm not in, and other rooms don't have the charger because, well, those other rooms have Lightning, or USB-C, or Qi chargers. You have to remember to bring that MagSafe charge cable with you, and in that sense it's like every specialized wearable tech charger I've seen for the last decade. Little ones, big ones, pronged ones. They work well for the wearable you've got, but don't lose them.Apple Watch and MagSafe: nope, this does not work. Scott Stein/CNET How many MagSafe variants will there be, and will they ever do data transfer?My first thought is that Apple needs to put MagSafe on all its devices. But then I wondered, how will that happen? Will that large disc-based charger snap onto future iPads, or MacBooks? Will magnet-covered zones exist, ready for MagSafe? Or will different-size adapters emerge, made for particular devices? Much like the Apple Watch, as compared with the iPhone 12?I also wonder whether MagSafe could combine with some sort of data, to allow accessories or also act as a dock. Suddenly I feel like I'm in Moto Mod territory. Apple expanding upon its smart-connected accessories feels like an idea long hinted at and somewhat overdue. Smart Connector keyboards have been around for years, but not much else.The long-term questions about MagSafe are many, but right now I like it a lot more than I thought I would. But that doesn't mean I don't still want USB-C. I still hope Apple doesn't skip USB-C on the next iPhone. I'd prefer MagSafe be a doorway to an additional landscape of accessories, and hope that Apple stays far away from replacing that one port left on the iPhone.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-17",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12 Pro Max faces the One Charge Challenge",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 Pro Max offers so many bells and whistles, but how many of them can you really use in one battery charge? Welcome to One Charge Challenge, where we try out a product's most fun features through a series of challenges, in a single battery life cycle. Our first challenge with Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 put the wearable through several stress tests, but now that we're moving up to Apple's most expensive iPhone we should be able scale up the challenge. I suppose I took the saying \"let's dive in\" a bit too literally with the iPhone 12 Pro Max. Nic Henry/CNET Can the new lidar scanner help me use augmented reality to furnish my new house? How much does the biggest sensor ever in an iPhone help with low-light and nighttime photography? Does it fit nicely into the shirt pocket of a Canadian tuxedo? See all of that and, of course, just how long that massive battery lasts.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-15",
    "Article Title": "5G will start to live up to its hype in 2021 -- for real this time",
    "Article Text": "The rise of 5G and foldable phones invigorated the mobile industry, setting the stage for a big 2020. Then the novel coronavirus pandemic hit. The world, and phone sales, screeched to a halt.But the funny thing is, in the midst of a global crisis, phone sales bounced back. As the virus was contained, and Asia opened back up, millions of customers in places like China scooped up new 5G phones. Handset makers held virtual events and introduced a wave of 5G phones, and carriers rolled out their networks. 5G sales in 2020 ended up being nearly as strong as expected before the pandemic even began, partly thanks to Apple   and the introduction of a full lineup of 5G iPhone 12 models. This was supposed to be the year 5G went mainstream, of consumers seeking out the technology. But early speeds were a little underwhelming, so it could be 2021 is when 5G will actually be noticeably different. Coverage will get better. Speeds will get faster. Phones will get cheaper. It'll be the year when consumers will actually start clamoring for 5G, rather than it being an extra throw-in on the latest device. And 5G will expand to even more products beyond phones as we start to see the promise of 5G fulfilled.\"The activity is ... really incredible,\" Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said in an interview in mid-December. \"In the middle of the pandemic, the device ecosystem really flipped the switch and flipped to 5G.\"The continued advance of 5G is more critical than ever with COVID-19 radically changing our world. People are stuck at home and maintaining their distance from each other, forcing them to rely on home broadband service -- something 5G could amp up. The next-generation cellular technology, which boasts anywhere from 10 to 100 times the speed of 4G and rapid responsiveness, could improve everything from simple video conferencing to telemedicine and advanced augmented and virtual reality. Gaming is another area that's expected to benefit from 5G's responsiveness and fast speeds. Instead of slowing down 5G, the pandemic in some ways made it easier for carriers to expand their networks faster. In China, the government made 5G's rollout a priority, and Apple's entry into the 5G market with the iPhone 12 has boosted the number of 5G phone users. The super-fast technology reached more customers this year than expected and will cover about 60% of the global population by 2026, according to a report last month from Ericsson. That makes 5G the fastest-deployed mobile network ever, the Swedish networking giant said. By the end of 2020, there will be about 218 million 5G subscriptions around the world, surpassing forecasts, and the number should nearly triple next year. But that doesn't mean the 5G that users have experienced so far has been exactly life-changing. While carriers expanded their networks in 2020, coverage still was spotty in many areas, with the fastest flavor, known as millimeter wave, nearly impossible to find. As 2020 progressed, things gradually started to change. Coverage got better, with the three biggest US carriers offering nationwide service. 5G connections got faster -- about double that of 4G LTE, at least on T-Mobile's low-band network, said the company's president of technology. Phones got a lot cheaper, like the $400 TCL 10 5G UW for Verizon's network, which is a whopping $900 less than one of the first 5G phones, 2019's Samsung's Galaxy S10. And 5G expanded to iPhones, not just Android devices.2021 will be about keeping that momentum and then supercharging it. \"This is actually quite amazing progress we've seen in the industry,\" Patrick Cerwall, head of strategic marketing insights at Ericsson, said in an interview in late November.An early start at CES CES will mark the first chance for companies to talk up 5G in 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has forced CES, like most tech events, to go all virtual. The conference will take place from Jan. 11 to 14, and it's likely to look nothing like it did the years that came before. But 5G is going to be everywhere, said Steve Koenig, vice president of research for the Consumer Technology Association, which hosts CES.\"Wherever you look across the [virtual] show floor, 5G will come up,\" Koenig said in an interview in mid-December. Ultimately, \"it will really touch everything we're doing. That's obvious for mobile right now, but that's just where it starts. …  The climax of that is at that point where 5G is underpinning the global economy.\" \"Wherever you look across the [virtual CES] show floor, 5G will come up.\" Steve Koenig, VP of research, Consumer Technology Association At the end of CES week, Samsung is expected to hold its first Unpacked of 2021, about a month earlier than the company's normal timin. Samsung likely will show off the Galaxy S21, going up against Apple's iPhone 12 lineup and giving Android buyers something new to covet earlier than usual. The Galaxy S21 Ultra is expected to come with five camera lenses and a stylus, possibly killing off Samsung's popular Note lineup. Cheaper devicesThe first smartphones to hit the market with 5G were pricey, like Samsung's $1,300 Galaxy S10 5G. They often commanded a steep premium over their 4G variants and also required premium service plans. But prices for 5G phones have fallen quickly over the past several months as the coronavirus dampened consumer spending and the carriers tried to expand 5G's reach. Many handset makers have introduced mainstream devices alongside or shortly after pricier flagship models. Premium models, like Samsung's Galaxy S20 lineup, have seen steep discounts. And Apple even kept the price of its iPhone 12 Pro lineup steady with last year's phones, even though the new models all have 5G connectivity.2021 should bring more inexpensive smartphones. While 5G is expected to be a game-changer, for many consumers right now, it's just an extra cost. The introduction of cheaper devices can help change that. Not only will handset makers introduce less expensive new devices, 2020's crop of 5G phones likely will stick around at lower prices. See also iPhone 12 and 5G: All the answers to your questions about the super-fast connectivity Not even the coronavirus can derail 5G's global momentum 5G: From iPhone 12 to Galaxy Note 20, here's what you need to know The number of 5G smartphones is expected to more than double to 600 million in 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. And in 2022, nearly half of all phones will have 5G. It took one year longer for 4G LTE to reach the 50% mark, the firm said. \"5G is getting off to a more rapid start [than 4G],\" Strategy Analytics analyst Ken Hyers said. \"But what is really driving that really rapid start is how quickly China transitioned to 5G.\" The US had slower uptake this year, partially thanks to the pandemic, but 2021 is when shipments will nearly triple from this year's 36 million, he said. Verizon, for one, will have millimeter wave 5G phones next year that cost \"just below $300,\" Brian Higgins, Verizon's senior vice president of consumer device and product, said in an interview in early December. And the premium charged for mmWave variants of phones \"keeps condensing,\" he said. All of Apple's new iPhone 12 models in the US came with mmWave without charging a premium, even as companies like Samsung offered special, pricier versions for Verizon's network. In 2020, Samsung priced its mmWave, Verizon version of the Galaxy S20 FE $50 higher than the other $700 models, though Verizon offered a promotion to lower the cost, and its Galaxy A71 5G UW was also $50 more than the version without mmWave. Likewise, Google's Pixel 4A 5G on Verizon was $100 more than the base $500 price. MmWave-enabled phones tend to be more expensive because they require more antenna modules and technology spread around the device to make sure the signal isn't obstructed. While mmWave can be blazing fast, a tree between the tower and user or hand in the wrong place on a phone could block the airwaves. iPhone 12 has perfectly flat sides and it's wonderful +25 more See all photos When it comes to phone pricing, \"it's almost going to become immaterial whether you have mmWave in the device or not,\" Higgins said. Even inexpensive prepaid phones will broadly start to get 5G in 2021. T-Mobile's Metro brand offers three 5G phones -- the $700 Galaxy S20 FE 5G, the $400 T-Mobile REVVL 5G and the $500 Galaxy A51 5G -- but none is quite what someone would call dirt-cheap. \"Clearly this year 5G became kind of standard in flagship phones,\" Finbarr Moynihan, general manager of sales for Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek, said in an interview in October. But newer chips, like MediaTek's Dimensity 700, are \"going to enable mass-market 5G phones.\"It's the new processors that will provide a lot of benefits for 5G users next year. Qualcomm will bring 5G to its lower-end Snapdragon processor powering phones from Motorola, Oppo, Xiaomi and others in the first quarter. And MediaTek's Dimensity 700 will enable 5G phones that cost less than $250 in the US and Europe in 2021. It likely will address an important market: prepaid smartphones in the US. \"Dimensity 700 \"will start to close the gap between 4G wireless and 5G [handsets] coming into the market,\" MediaTek's Moynihan said. Better coverageThis year saw the major US carriers build out their networks. But in 2021, carriers and devices on their network will be able to tap into some tools found in new processors to get even better speeds.Qualcomm's X60 modem, which is found in its new Snapdragon 888 processor for high-end smartphones, will arrive in devices starting in the first quarter of 2021. That chip slightly bumps up download speeds to 7.5 Gbps, though uploads stay steady at 3 Gbps. You will, however, see faster average speeds, Qualcomm said. The X60 has the ability to tap into the slower, but wider reaching low-frequency bands and combine them with  faster mmWave spectrum, boosting overall performance. \"Coverage is going to be built everywhere,\" Qualcomm's Amon said. \"And we see it with mmWave happening in more places.\" Singapore and South Korea have joined the US and Japan in building out the technology, and 130 operators are now investing in mmWave, he said. \"That's going to be happening across 2021.\"One tool -- called dynamic spectrum sharing, or DSS -- lets carriers use the same spectrum band for both 4G and 5G. Instead of having different roads for buses and cars, DSS is like having one big highway with separate lanes for buses and cars. Verizon already employs this technology to power its nationwide 5G network, and the other carriers will use this to expand coverage next year. Then there's carrier aggregation, which combines multiple wireless signals into one. This allows for even higher speeds than when running on one band by itself. It's like combining several one-lane roads to make a multilane highway with a faster speed limit. Carrier aggregation has been common for years but will increasingly incorporate different flavors of 5G next year. \"Coverage is going to be built everywhere.\" Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon Carrier aggregation in particular will benefit T-Mobile, which has a big network of low-band spectrum and sizable midband airwaves, which offers a nice compromise between speed and range. While initial 5G speeds on T-Mobile tapped into its slower low band and weren't much faster than 4G, that's already changing. Nationwide 5G speeds went from about 20% faster than 4G to doubling -- or sometimes tripling -- those speeds by the end of the year, Neville Ray, T-Mobile's president of technology, said in an interview in mid-December. And they'll get even faster in 2021, thanks to the company's efforts to build out its midband network.\"You start to see 400 megabit-per-second speeds at the end of this year and in '21, and that comes from basically committing and dedicating more spectrum,\" Ray said. Where carrier aggregation will really help T-Mobile is when it comes to getting 5G airwaves inside buildings, he said. He added that this technology will let T-Mobile extend the coverage from its cellular towers, offering more reach \"We'll get more coverage out of the cell sites that we've built,\" he said. \"If you think about your X square miles, 25% may not sound a lot, [but] it's a lot.\"Verizon and AT&T also plan to build out midband networks, but they first need to obtain more spectrum in those airwaves. New chipsets overall will boost speeds and capacity and lower latency. Galaxy Z Fold 2: Samsung's most luxe foldable phone yet +28 more See all photos \"Those three components are really important because then that gets into, OK what are the things that I can do on these devices, what kind of applications [can be built],\" Verizon's Higgins said. \"The network's going to change in a good way.\"And AT&T sees lower latency -- shorter times between when the phone pings the network and when it responds -- as one of the biggest advancements in its 5G network in 2021.\"We've got plenty of speed for the applications out there now,\" Gordon Mansfield, AT&T vice president for converged access & device technology, said in an interview with CNET's Eli Blumenthal in mid-December. But lower latency will help enable 5G new capabilities that don't exist on mobile today like holograms, he said. For more about 5G network buildout, check out CNET's in-depth look later this week. Moving beyond the phone5G has the ability to transform more than just phones. It has huge implications for robots, cars, health devices, retail and nearly every industry you can think of. 5G can link streetlights and other devices that haven't been connected to the internet before, with ubiquitous sensors constantly talking to each other. Emergency responders will be able to do more on the scene of an accident, while  farmers will be better able to monitor their crops and livestock. Even cows could become connected through tiny, low-power sensors. 2021 is when more of those examples start to become reality. SAP in mid-December turned on Verizon 5G mmWave service in its Palo Alto, California, SAP Labs. Agriculture equipment maker John Deere in November bought spectrum to build out 5G networks for its factories in Iowa and Illinois. It will roll out the connectivity in 2022. \"Implementing 5G in our manufacturing facilities allows John Deere to make significant progress in ... turning factories into smart and connected manufacturing facilities,\" Deere Chief Technology Officer Jahmy Hindman said in a press release. They're not alone. Bosch, Volkswagen and countless other companies have plans to build their own 5G networks in their facilities, making their robots even faster and more responsive. Robots today are heavily used in manufacturing, but they require wired connections. The accuracy needed is high, so Wi-Fi won't cut it, and neither will 4G. But with 5G, wireless can have the same low latency and high reliability as a wireline connection. 5G networks are designed to respond in less than a millisecond, compared with several milliseconds for 4G and Wi-Fi -- or more, depending on the use and the network. Going wireless comes with the benefit of being able to quickly move equipment around without having to disconnect and reconnect the machine's wires. For consumers, 5G will bring benefits to applications like gaming and video livestreaming. It will be used to give multiple viewing angles in sporting events and could lead to new products like augmented reality glasses or AR goggles that stream content from the cloud. And the latest standards for 5G will make it possible for automakers to use the technology for their cars to communicate with everything around them as early as 2021.\"Compute and network functions will move to the edge,\" David Christopher, executive vice president and general manager of AT&T Mobility, said in a statement. \"All of this will start to enable real-time experiences in gaming, communication, autonomous vehicles -- and aircraft -- and many others.\"5G also will come to more devices like hotspots, computers and tablets next year. In more cases, it will be able to replace your home broadband. T-Mobile in mid-December unveiled the new Inseego 5G MiFi-M2000 mobile hotspot that's capable of connecting up to 30 devices at a time. And in the first quarter, it will introduce a new home router product. Verizon and AT&T also have 5G hotspots that they hope will show people the possibilities with 5G -- faster downloads and uploads, lower latency, cheaper devices and, eventually, more applications. It's those new uses -- including in devices besides phones -- that will turn 5G from something that's nice-to-have to something people really need. And that may happen in 2021.In 2019, \"it was about getting 5G phones and faster speeds and making the technology real,\" Qualcomm's Amon said. \"In '20, it was getting scale in phones. And in '21, you'll see that speed and performance everywhere. You'll get to deeper penetration of 5G into other price points. ... And you're going to start see applications beyond phones start to gain scale.\"CNET's Eli Blumenthal contributed to this report.",
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    "Article ID": "ea29ba81-1fa4-4d7c-a750-db75b938a568",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-14",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max vs. Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 lineup",
    "Article Text": "Though no one can predict the future, let alone anything that could happen in 2020, it's likely that Apple and Samsung have finished releasing their premium 5G phones for this year. In August, Samsung took the wraps off its ultra high-end Note 20 line. The new line includes two devices: the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra. Both sport three rear cameras, generously sized screens and an embedded S Pen smart stylus. After that came Apple, which unveiled its iPhone 12 line in October. The iPhone 12 lineup features the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 Mini. These phones have Apple's powerful proprietary A14 Bionic processor and the Pro models include a new lidar scanner in their cameras for depth scanning.To see how these devices stack up against one another, we put them side-by-side in the spec chart below. Note that because these phones all boast top-tier hardware and big screens, we didn't include the smaller iPhone 12 Mini. iPhone 12 lineup vs. Galaxy Note 20 lineup Apple iPhone 12 Apple iPhone 12 Pro Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Display size, resolution 6.1-inch OLED; 2,532x1,170 pixels 6.1-inch OLED; 2,532x1,170 pixels 6.7-inch OLED; 2,778x1,284 pixels 6.7-inch OLED; 2,400x1,080 pixels 6.9-inch OLED; 3,088x1,440 pixels Pixel density 460ppi 460ppi 458ppi 393ppi 496ppi Dimensions (Inches) 5.78x2.82x0.29 in 5.78x2.82x0.29 in 6.33x3.07x0.29 in 6.36x2.96x0.33 in 6.49x3.04x0.31 in Dimensions (Millimeters) 146.7x71.5x7.4 mm 146.7x71.5x7.4 mm 160.8x78.1x7.4 mm 161.6x75.2x8.3 mm 164.8x77.2x8.1mm Weight (Ounces, Grams) 5.78oz, 164g 6.66 oz, 189g 8.03 oz, 228g 6.84 oz, 194g 7.33 oz, 208g Mobile software iOS 14 iOS 14 iOS 14 Android 10 Android 10 Camera 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 12-megapixel (telephoto) 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 12-megapixel (telephoto) 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 64-megapixel (telephoto) 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 108-megapixel (wide-angle), 12-megapixel (telephoto) Front-facing camera 12-megapixel 12-megapixel 12-megapixel 10-megapixel 10-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K 4K 8K 8K Processor Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic Snapdragon 865+ Snapdragon 865+ Storage 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128GB 128GB, 512GB RAM Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed 8GB 12GB Expandable storage No No No No Up to 1TB Battery Undisclosed; Apple lists 15 hours of video playback Undisclosed; Apple lists 17 hours of video playback Undisclosed; Apple lists 17 hours of video playback 4,300mAh 4,500mAh Fingerprint sensor No (Face ID) No (Face ID) No (Face ID) In-screen In-screen Connector Lightning Lightning Lightning USB-C USB-C Headphone jack No No No No No Special features 5G enabled; MagSafe; water resistant (IP68); wireless charging; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM) Lidar scanner; 5G enabled; MagSafe; water resistant (IP68); wireless charging; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM) Lidar scanner; 5G enabled; MagSafe; water resistant (IP68); wireless charging; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM) S Pen stylus; 5G connectivity; Wireless PowerShare; water resistant (IP68) 120Hz screen refresh rate, 5x optical zoom, 120Hz display; UWB sharing, S Pen stylus; 5G connectivity; Wireless PowerShare; water-resistant (IP68) Price off-contract (USD) $829 (64GB), $879 (128GB), $979 (256GB) $999 (128GB), $1,099 (256GB), $1,299 (512GB) $1,099 (128GB), $1,199 (256GB), $1,399 (512GB) $800 (128GB) $1,100 (128GB), $1,250 (512GB) Price (GBP) £799 (64GB), £849 (128GB), £949 (256GB) £999 (128GB), £1,099 (256GB), £1,299 (512GB) £1,099 (128GB), £1,199 (256GB), £1,399 (512GB) £849 (4G), £949 (5G) £929 (5G) Price (AUD) AU$1,349 (64GB), AU$1,429 (128GB), AU$1,599 (256GB) AU$1,699 (128GB), AU$1,869 (256GB), AU$2,219 (512GB) AU$1,849 (128GB), AU$2,019 (256GB), AU$2,369 (512GB) AU$1,490 (4G), AU$1,649 (5G) AU$1,849 (4G), AU$1,999 (5G) *prices listed in the chart are as of Nov. 17, 2020 Apple iPhone 12 $730 at Best Buy Apple iPhone 12 Pro $943 at Amazon Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max $1,011 at Amazon Samsung Galaxy Note 20 $1,000 at Amazon Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra $1,250 at Amazon The iPhone 12 Pro Max looks premium in gold +23 more See all photos",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-13",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12 vs. XR, XS, X: What Apple changed in 2020, from 5G to MagSafe",
    "Article Text": "Of the four iPhones launched in October, the iPhone 12 is equipped to suit most people. It's also one of our highest-rated phones ever. Starting at $799 (£799, AU$1,349), the iPhone 12 boasts a bunch of brand-new, buzzy features like 5G, a stronger ceramic-glass display called Ceramic Shield and a revamped design that includes flattened edges and embedded magnets. Those magnets allow users to attach an array of magnetic accessories, including Apple's wireless MagSafe charger and leather cardholders.Perhaps the last time Apple made a comparable level of changes to its iPhones was in 2017, when it unveiled the iPhone X. Back then, Apple CEO Tim Cook called it, \"The biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.\" For that iPhone, Apple did away with its predecessors' chunky bezels and physical home button, setting a new design standard for iPhones going forward. Although Apple has since discontinued the iPhone X, refurbished devices are still available at third-party retailers. Apple's follow-up to the iPhone X was the iPhone XS (which is also discontinued, but available outside of Apple) and the best-selling iPhone XR, both of which were unveiled in 2018. Of the two, the iPhone XR is the more affordable option, delivering most of the high-end iPhone experience with a few compromises (it has an LCD screen instead of an OLED display, for example). Apple still sells the iPhone XR new and as expected, it has dropped its price. It now starts at $499 (£499, AU$849) for 64GB and $549 (£549, AU$929) for 128GB. The big differences between the iPhone 12 compared to these three predecessors are its new features, like 5G connectivity and MagSafe. As always, Apple made upgrades to core specs like the processor and camera hardware. It also runs the latest iOS 14 out of the box, though the other iPhones are compatible with the update. For a spec-by-spec comparison, take a look at our chart below. iPhone 12 vs. iPhone XR vs. iPhone X vs. iPhone XS Apple iPhone 12 iPhone XR iPhone X iPhone XS Display size, resolution 6.1-inch OLED; 2,532x1,170 pixels 6.1-inch LCD; 1,792x828 pixels 5.8-inch OLED; 2,436x1,125 pixels 5.8-inch OLED; 2,436x1,125 pixels Pixel density 460 ppi 326 ppi 458 ppi 458 ppi Dimensions (Inches) 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 in 5.9 x 3.0 x 0.33 in 5.7 x 2.79 x 0.30 in 5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3 in Dimensions (Millimeters) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm 150.9 x75.7 x 8.3 mm 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm Weight (Ounces, Grams) 5.78 oz; 164 g 6.8 oz; 194 g 6.14 oz; 174 g 6.2 oz; 177g Mobile software (at launch) iOS 14 iOS 12 iOS 11 iOS 12 Camera 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) 12-megapixel (wide) 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) Front-facing camera 12-megapixel 7-megapixel 7-megapixel 7-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K 4K 4K Processor Apple A14 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic Apple A11 Bionic Apple A12 Bionic Storage 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 64GB, 256GB 64GB, 256GB, 512GB Expandable storage None None None None Battery Undisclosed; Apple lists 15 hours of video playback Not disclosed, but Apple claims it will last 90 min. longer than iPhone 8 Plus Not disclosed Not disclosed, but Apple claims it will last 30 min. longer than iPhone X Fingerprint sensor None (Face ID) None (Face ID) None (Face ID ) None (Face ID) Connector Lightning Lightning Lightning Lightning Headphone jack No No No No Special features 5G enabled; MagSafe; water resistant (IP68); wireless charging; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM) Water-resistant: IP67, dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging; Face ID; Memoji Water resistant (IP67); wireless charging; Face ID; Animoji Water-resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging; Face ID; Memoji Price at launch (off-contract, USD) $829 (64GB), $879 (128GB), $979 (256GB) $749 (64GB), $799 (128GB), $899 (256GB) $999 (64GB), $1,149 (256GB) $999 (64GB), $1,149 (256GB), $1,349 (512GB) Price (GBP) at launch £799 (64GB), £849 (128GB), £949 (256GB) £749 (64GB), £799 (128GB), £899 (256GB) £999 (64GB), £1,149 (256GB) £999 (64GB), £1,149 (256GB), £1,349 (512GB) Price (AUD) at launch AU$1,349 (64GB), AU$1,429 (128GB), AU$1,599 (256GB) AU$1,229 (64GB), AU$1,299 (128GB), AU$1,479 (256GB) AU$1,579 (64GB), AU$1,829 (256GB) AU$1,629 (64GB), AU$1,879 (256GB), AU$2,199 (512GB) *prices are at launch",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-12",
    "Article Title": "AirPods sharing feature for iPhone is easy and terrific. Here's how to share music and more",
    "Article Text": "Have you ever wanted to watch a video from your phone with someone, without getting a splitter or wedging your AirPod into their ear? Apple's Audio Sharing feature has flown under the radar since it was released last year. But with iOS 14, Apple has streamlined the process, making it easier to share the audio playing on your iPhone or iPad without having to sacrifice one of your AirPods or Beats earbuds or stretch out your over-ear AirPods Max headphones. When you use Audio Sharing, it means you get to keep your AirPods in your ears, and they get to use theirs -- the ick factor is no more. Audio Sharing is as simple as the first time you paired your AirPods to your iPhone, once you figure it out. Here's what you need to know.  \tAudio sharing goes beyond AirPods Apple may sometimes refer to the feature as \"Audio Sharing with AirPods,\" but it's not limited to just AirPods. In fact, it works with any pair of wireless headphones or earbuds that are powered by the H1 or W1 processor. Here's the complete list: AirPods (1st and 2nd generation)AirPods ProAirPods MaxPowerbeatsPowerbeats ProSolo ProBeats Studio3 WirelessBeatsXBeats FlexBeats Powerbeats3 WirelessBeats Solo3 Wireless In addition to having a compatible audio device, you'll also need an iPhone or iPad that supports the Audio Sharing. It's important to note, just because your device supports the latest version of iOS doesn't automatically mean it supports this feature. There's a complete list of compatible devices at the bottom of this post. Sharing your phone or tablet's audio is easy-peasy. Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNET How to use Audio Sharing with iPhone and iPadIt only takes a few seconds to set up Audio Sharing, allowing your friend or loved one to listen along with you. Start listening to a show or music on your iPhone or iPad using your headphones or AirPods. Next, tap on the AirPlay icon -- which can be found in the app you're using to stream, on the lock screen or in Control Center. Just below your AirPods or Beats will be a Share Audio button. Tap it, then follow the prompts.  If your friend has AirPods, they'll need to place them in the charging case and open the lid before placing them next to your iPhone or iPad. If they have Beats headphones, they'll need to hold the power button to put them in pairing mode by holding in the power button for a couple of seconds, then holding them next to your device. You'll be asked if you want to share audio with their device; accept it and then the audio will begin streaming to both of your headphones or Airpods.  Control the volume for both connected devices in Control Center or using the volume buttons on the side of your phone. Screenshots by Jason Cipriani/CNET Who controls the audio?  Whoever is sharing the audio from their device will have control over the volume for each connected headphones or earbuds. Adjust the volume either by using the volume keys on the side of the phone, or by opening Control Center and long-pressing on the volume slider. Notice the small icon showing two people on the volume slider? That lets you know you're sharing audio and control both devices. After you long-press on the volume slider in Control Center, it will display two volume sliders for you to independently adjust the volume of each connected device independently. Alternatively, you can also adjust the volume in the AirPlay menu, but the sliders are smaller and more finicky to make slight adjustments. Which iPhone and iPad models will work?    The list of supported iPhone and iPad models is extensive, but there are limits. Here's the current list of supported Apple devices:    iPhone 8, iPhone 8 PlusiPhone X iPhone XS, iPhone XS MaxiPhone XRiPhone SE (second generation)iPhone 11iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro MaxiPad Pro 12.9-inch (second generation or newer)iPad Pro 11-inchiPad Pro 10.5-inchiPad (fifth generation or newer)iPad Air (third generation or newer)iPad Mini (fifth generation)iPod Touch (seventh generation or newer)Audio Sharing is just one of many features in iOS 14 and iPadOS, including a homescreen widgets. But more importantly, there are plenty of features that the AirPods offer, as well, and the AirPods Pro has a few tricks of its own.",
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    "Article ID": "dd96eaf8-8b6f-4e76-b743-038eb3a94827",
    "Article Date": "2021-11-28",
    "Article Title": "If your iPhone storage is running low, you need to tweak these settings",
    "Article Text": "We store just about everything on our iPhones: family photos, movies, music libraries, you name it. That's why it's important to make sure you don't run out of space. Apple made that a bit easier in 2021 by boosting the iPhone 13's default storage option up to 128GB from 64GB. But for those who need more space or have a lower-capacity model, you'll want to make the most of your iPhone's storage space.The best way to save local storage is to invest in a cloud storage service like Apple's iCloud, Google Drive, Box or Dropbox to offload some of your files. But there are also a few settings you can tweak to make sure you're using your iPhone's storage capacity to its fullest.See below to learn more about how to free up storage space on your iPhone.First, see what's taking up the most space on your iPhoneTo maximize your iPhone's storage, you need to know what's occupying your device in the first place. Take a look at what's eating up your storage so that you know where to get started. Launch Settings, tap General and scroll down to iPhone Storage. Choose this option to see a breakdown of the types of files and media that are taking up space on your iPhone. Apple might also make some recommendations about how to free up space, such as reviewing videos stored on your device as shown below. Take a look at what's eating up your iPhone's storage in the settings menu. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Make sure your iPhone is optimizing photo storagePhotos are among the biggest offenders when it comes to gobbling up space on your iPhone. But the iPhone's settings menu has an option that enables your device to save smaller photo files locally if your device is low on space instead of the original versions. These full-resolution photos and videos are instead stored in iCloud, and you can download them as needed. To make sure this feature is turned on, start by opening the Settings app. Then scroll down to Photos and make sure there's a blue checkmark next to the Optimize iPhone Storage option. Make sure your iPhone is being as efficient as possible when it comes to saving media files. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Read more: Should you upgrade to the iPhone 13? We compared the last five years of iPhones to find out Save photos and videos to a cloud service instead of on your deviceThe best way to free up space on your iPhone is to remove files you don't need to store on your device. But that doesn't mean you have to downsize your photo library. Instead, try storing them in a third-party cloud storage service like Google Photos rather than on your device. It's a quick way to free up a lot of storage without requiring you to part with old memories.But before you delete anything, make sure the photos you want to save have been backed up or transferred to Google Photos. If your photos and videos are not backed up to another service like Google Photos, Dropbox, Box or OneDrive before being deleted, they'll be permanently erased. This guide walks you through how to copy over your entire iCloud photo library to Google Photos, but just note that the unlimited free storage option is no longer available.You might be wondering why you need to use a separate cloud service if your photos are already stored in iCloud. That's because deleting your photos from your iPhone erases them from iCloud as well, so you'll want to use another service if you plan to delete images from your device.You can try saving photos in a cloud storage app like Google Photos. Sarah Tew/CNET Delete apps you no longer useAnother great way to clear out your iPhone is to get rid of apps you no longer use. If you don't know where to start, take a look at which apps you haven't used in a long time. Open your iPhone's Settings menu, tap General and go to iPhone Storage. You'll see a list of your apps along with how much space each app occupies and the last time you used it. Scroll through the list and try deleting apps that you haven't used in a long time.  Get rid of apps you haven't used in a long time. You can see the last time you've used a specific app in the iPhone's settings menu. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Offload apps you don't use all the timeIf you don't want to completely delete an app, you can offload it instead. Offloading it lets you retain the documents and data associated with that app so that you can reinstall it anytime and quickly pick up right where you left off. Navigate back to the list mentioned above by opening Settings, pressing General and choosing iPhone Storage. Tap any app in the list and select Offload App. You can also set your iPhone to do this automatically by opening Settings, tapping the App Store option and making sure the Offload Unused Apps switch is toggled on. You can offload apps you don't use very often instead of deleting them. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Read more: The iPhone 13 is great, but Apple's $500 iPhone 11 is still a good buy in 2021Automatically delete old messagesIt's not just photos, videos and apps that may be clogging your iPhone's storage. Getting rid of old text messages can be helpful as well. You can set your iPhone to automatically delete your message history by opening Settings, choosing Messages and tapping the Keep Messages option under Message History. From there, select if you'd like your iPhone to retain text messages for 30 days, one year or forever. Stop saving text messages indefinitely by changing this setting on your iPhone. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Delete videos and music from apps You probably have videos and music stored offline in multiple apps on your phone, and fortunately, there's an easy way to find those files and delete them. Launch Settings, choose General and select iPhone Storage. Search for an app that you've downloaded offline content from, such as Netflix. You'll then see storage information about the app, such as its size and buttons for deleting or offloading it. If you've downloaded offline videos, you'll also see a section for this content underneath the Delete App button. Place your finger on a downloaded video and swipe it all the way over to the left side of the screen to delete it. There's an easy way to delete videos and music files you've saved within app to free up space on your iPhone. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Read more: Samsung knows the pandemic changed tech, so Galaxy phones are changing tooClear out your web browser cacheYou can always try cleaning out your web browser cache if you're really scrounging for space, although deleting apps and media will make a much bigger difference. But doing so could give your iPhone a bit of a speed boost when web browsing, so it's worth trying if you're low on storage and are experiencing sluggish browser performance. But just remember that it will sign you out of websites you've logged into.Open Settings, choose Safari and tap Clear History and Website Data. Clear out your Safari cache to see a performance boost and save a little space. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET If you use Google Chrome, tap the three dots at the bottom of the screen, choose History and tap Clear Browsing Data. You should see a check mark next to three categories: Browsing History, Cookies, Site Data and Cached Images and Files. If you want to only delete browsing data for a certain time period, tap the Time Range option near the top of the screen before hitting Clear Browsing Data at the bottom.You can also clear your Google Chrome cache easily within the app. Screenshot by Lisa Eadicicco/CNET Looking for more iPhone tips? Check out our guide to the best hidden features in iOS 15. Plus, here's how to delete your iPhone's cache.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-10",
    "Article Title": "Samsung Galaxy S21 will reportedly launch on Jan. 14",
    "Article Text": "Samsung will be globally launching its Galaxy S21 phone on Jan. 14, according to a recent report from Android Authority. This information comes from Samsung's largest mobile store in India.This report comes on the heels of others like it, including leaked official renders of the phone -- along with the rest of the S21 series. The S21 will reportedly be available in gray, pink, purple and white.In addition, all of the S21 units in India, according to the report, will be powered by the unannounced Exynos 2100 chipset, though it appears the phones will be powered by Snapdragon 888 in North America, according to a recent FCC listing.Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment.See also: iPhone 12 vs. Apple's major 5G rivals: Galaxy S20, S20 FE, Pixel 5, OnePlus 8T",
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    "Article Date": "2019-09-10",
    "Article Title": "How to turn any Apple Watch into a sleep tracker",
    "Article Text": "Well, so much for the rumor mill. Although we expected the new Apple Watch might include sleep-tracking features, the just-announced Apple Watch Series 5 has no such capabilities. Eh, no biggie -- I've been monitoring my sleep habits for a couple years already, thanks to apps that work with nearly every Apple Watch model. Best of all, the cost of doing so ranges from free to just a couple bucks. More from the Apple event iPhone 11: New wide-angle camera, 6 colors, faster Face ID for $699 Apple iPhone 11 event photos See all our event coverage I first wrote about this a couple years back, and in light of the above news, this seemed the ideal time for an update. If nothing else, now you know that you needn't hinge any Apple Watch purchase or upgrade plans on sleep-tracking alone. It all started when I was feeling unusually tired, which led me to ask my doctor what might be causing it. His first question: \"Are you getting enough sleep?\" Why, of course I'm getting enough... hmm, wait a second, am I?.shortcode.newsletter h2 {width:100%!important;}There's a related question: Am I getting good sleep? Well, I have an Apple Watch, and it can track my steps, heart rate, time spent standing and all that -- so maybe I'll just start wearing it to bed and get some answers.You know the punchline: The Apple Watch still doesn't do sleep-tracking, at least not out of the box. But there are many third-party apps that can fill in this gap, keeping tabs on how long you sleep and how well.Read more: The best health devices to use with your iPhone and Apple Watch Sleep-tracking considerations: Bulk, brightness and batteryBefore we dive into the apps, let's look at a few key considerations. The first is that you'll need to wear your watch to bed, which can pose a couple problems. Never mind that it's a little uncomfortable until you get used to it, there's also the matter of the watch face lighting up when you make any upward arm movements. And if you think that face isn't bright when it's pitch-black, think again.The fix: Turn off the Wake Screen on Wrist Raise feature, which you can do by swiping up on your watch face and enabling Theater Mode. This disables raise-to-wake as well as notifications.Put your Apple Watch into Theater Mode before you go to sleep. Rick Broida/CNET A little tougher to manage is the battery issue. My watch usually has only about 30-40% remaining at the end of the day. If I don't top it off, I'll wake up with very little power left -- not nearly enough to get me through the day.The fix: When you wake up in the morning, toss the watch on the charger while you shower, eat breakfast and so on. After 30 minutes or so, it should have enough juice for the next 24 hours. Alternately, consider charging it while you're getting ready for bed, reading or whatever. The only catch is you have to remember to put it back on before nodding off.Sleep-tracking appsBodymatters' free Sleep Watch app captures a wealth of sleep data and presents it for review on your Apple Watch. Bodymatters I spent some nights with three sleep apps for Watch OS. There are others, certainly, but I feel these are pretty representative of what's out there. Here's a quick overview of each. Note that CNET may receive a share of revenue from the purchase of any products listed here.AutoSleep Tracker ($2.99, £2.99, AU$4.49)Tracking sleep means wearing your watch to bed, right? Not necessarily: AutoSleep works even if you don't wear it some nights. When that happens, it starts tracking your hours as soon as you put the watch on the charger, then stops when you put the watch back on in the morning or you first use your phone.Of course, that's just time tracking -- the real benefits come from wearing your watch. When you do that, the app measures sleep hours and quality, restlessness, heart rate and more. And then it presents all that data using Apple Health-style visuals.Sleep Tracker Plus Plus ($1.99, £1.99, AU$2.99)Also known as SleepMatic for some reason, this inexpensive app is my current favorite, if only because I find its presentation of sleep data to be the clearest. At a glance, you get to see how much light sleep you got, how much deep sleep, how long it took you to fall asleep and so on.Another perk: a \"smart\" alarm can wake you up when the app detects you're in a light sleep phase, as opposed to your bedside alarm that might wrestle you from a deep slumber -- and leave you feeling groggy and angry. (No? Just me?)Sleep Watch (free)Bodymatter's Sleep Watch wins the \"most improved\" award, not only because it now does a much better job presenting sleep data, but also because it's now free. (It previously cost $5.)Well, \"freemium\": If you want access to premium features, there's a $2.99-per-month subscription option. Thankfully, you don't need that to squeeze plenty of helpful sleep data from the app. It measures not only total sleep time, but also restful sleep time, sleep rhythm, sleep disruptions, heart rate and more. Have you found an Apple Watch sleep app you like better than any of these? Tell us about it in the comments! As noted above, this post was previously published two years ago and has been updated to reflect new information.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-23",
    "Article Title": "AirPods Studio rumors: The release date could be pushed to 2021",
    "Article Text": "Update, Dec. 8: AirPods Studio are actually called AirPods Max. Apple announces $549 AirPods Max over-ear headphones, with a Dec. 15 release date.Apple released four new iPhone 12 models, two new Apple Watches, iPads and the HomePod Mini in 2020, but other long-rumored products like the AirPods Studio headphones and AirTags are still missing in action. A Bloomberg report claims the AirPods Studio are facing production delays, so we may not see them by the end of this year, but an icon uncovered in iOS 14.3 beta code by 9to5Mac suggests that Apple is still working on the headphones. Apple recently removed rival headphones and wireless speakers from its stores, which did seem like a headphone-related announcement was on the way, but it may have turned out to be related to the Beats Flex rather than a new AirPods model.Like other high-end headphones and the AirPods Pro, the AirPods Studio headphones are likely to have noise cancellation and a transparency mode that can pipe in external sounds for personal safety and awareness of your surroundings. Although Apple owns Beats and has several over-ear headphones like the Solo Pro already available, there's been speculation about an Apple-branded pair since early 2018. Considering the success of AirPods in the wireless earbud market, Apple may look to bring all of its audio gear under one umbrella. With Apple removing the EarPods from the box of the iPhone 12, it also makes sense to have a number of AirPods-branded earbuds and headphones for people to choose from. Here's everything we've heard about the AirPods Studio so far.Read more: iPhone 12 review: One of our highest-rated phones of all time A mystery headphone appears in iOS 14We got some indication of what AirPods Studio might look like, at least in terms of what its icon looks like in iOS, when it was first spotted in iOS 14 code by 9to5Mac back in May. The image shows a standard over-ear headphone with padded cups and a white or gray color, although this could just be a variance for light and dark modes in iOS. This isn't the first time a glyph or product image showed up in software before an official release: The AirPods Pro, PowerBeats Pro and PowerBeats 4 were all spotted in glyph form before being announced.Another image was uncovered in the iOS 14.3 developer beta in November 2020, also by 9to5Mac, showing a potential headphone design. iOS 14.3 beta reveals likely design of Apple’s upcoming AirPods Studio headphones https://t.co/aGgzzr7qEM by @filipeesposito pic.twitter.com/II0e2G62VU— 9to5Mac.com (@9to5mac) November 12, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); An earlier report from Bloomberg also reported that Apple was working on several versions of over-ear headphones, including a fitness-oriented model and one with premium leather-like finishes. There was speculation that the headphones may have interchangeable components too, like being able to switch out ear cups. You can already customize products like the Apple Watch with a myriad of metal finishes, colors and bands, so it's no surprise that Apple may do something similar with other wearables like headphones.Later, an image and video appeared online by a Twitter user known as @choco_bit, who claims to show the so-called Sport variant of the AirPods Pro. The images are of headphones with two squareish cups and a headband that appears to be padded with something similar to the HomePod mesh. The video shows what could be a case for the headphones. Probably Sport variant of Apples headphonesPersonally not impressed, looks too much like 2 Palm Pre's attached to 2 tuning forks :/ hard to unseeLooks a lot like what @markgurman described in April, but with homepod mesh pic.twitter.com/dzAufRRl7m— Fudge (@choco_bit) September 16, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); Watermark-less white. I did say they looked a bit worse IMO pic.twitter.com/AiYNMyfktR— Fudge (@choco_bit) September 16, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); Apple leaker Jon Prosser also followed up with the render below, which looks similar to the models pictured above. AirPods Studio (codename: B515)- High quality leather / metal- Magnetic ear cups- Reversible - detects R/L ear- No headphone jack- USBC portThese are the renders we were making in order to protect the source. pic.twitter.com/6Abg2TgxiZ— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) September 16, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); Prosser earlier said the AirPods Studio would start at $349, putting them in the same ballpark as premium headphones such as the Bose 700 and Sony WH-1000XM4. AirPods Studio could have unique sensors and audio toolsThe most intriguing thing about the AirPods Studio are the rumors about what's inside. According to that same 9to5Mac report, they may have a sensor to detect whether the headphones are on your head or resting on your neck, which would allow them to play and pause music accordingly. This is similar to the AirPods, which have sensors that detect when you take one out of your ear.The AirPods Pro knows when you take them out of your ears. Angela Lang/CNET Unlike other over-ear headphones, the AirPods Studio might not have a right or wrong way to wear them. They may automatically be able detect how you put the headphones on and adjust the left and right channels accordingly.The AirPods Pro has an adaptive equalizer that changes the sound automatically, depending on variables such as your ear shape. But they don't offer a user-adjustable EQ unless you change the settings in an app like Apple Music or Spotify. If the AirPods Studio wants to seriously compete with brands like Bose and Sony, Apple will likely need to give us a dedicated equalizer to tweak the sound settings on the AirPods Studio.As for battery life, we don't yet have details of how long the AirPods Studio might last. But the Beats Solo Pro, which are Apple-owned headphones that cost $300 (£270, AU$429), offers 22 hours of listening time with noise cancellation active (or up to 40 without).Read more: Apple's spatial audio feature should have Bose and Sony worriedIt's safe to assume the AirPods Studio would have some sort of touch panel, or way to control playback without needing to reach for your phone or use the voice assistant. This would be similar to the regular AirPods that have tap controls, or stem controls in the case of the AirPods Pro.But a recent tweet by Prosser claims that AirPods Studio may be facing production delays and some features may not make the final release. First:Major hiccup in AirPods Studio production 😬A few key features have now been cut. Seems they still need to work some things out before we have final units.Looking like they won’t be ready to ship until December AT BEST. pic.twitter.com/oRRTXJQVhH— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) October 14, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); AirPods Studio pushed to 2021 due to production delays?A report from Bloomberg also claims the AirPods Studio were supposed to enter production weeks ago, but have been delayed because the headband was too tight. Some of the modular or interchangeable components may have also been reduced, along with the size of the touch panels on the headphone cups. The AirPods Studio are now thought to miss out on the replaceable headband, but could still have ear pads that can be swapped in and out. AirPods Studio could use Apple's U1 chipSince making its debut in the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, Apple's ultrawide-band or U1 chip has flown under the radar somewhat. At the moment, it's used for more accurate AirDrop transfers, but its potential reaches far beyond just file sharing. The other potential for the U1 is for its accurate location tracking and a Twitter user known as @L0vetodream posted that the AirPods Studio could use this chip. u1 for studio— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) September 20, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); This chip could potentially help the headphones know how to route the audio according to how they're worn, or simply to pinpoint the headphones with greater accuracy in the Find My app. Will Apple keep AirPods and Beats separate?That's one big question we don't know the answer to yet. Apple has always kept the Beats headphones fairly separate from AirPods, even though they share some of the same internals. The Solo Pro released in 2019, for example, has active noise cancellation, transparency mode and the same chip that's in the AirPods for fast connections to Apple devices. They also come with voice-activated Hey Siri.One sign that the Beats Solo Pro might be on the way out is they just received a substantial $100 price cut at retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy. But Apple recently released the Beats Flex, so the Beats branding may not be on the way out just yet.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-07",
    "Article Title": "Save up to 50% off phone accessories including charging cables, a car mount, Qi wireless pad and OtterBox cases",
    "Article Text": "If you were lucky enough to snag a new iPhone or Android phone over the extended Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales, you might find yourself coming up a little short on accessories right now. Or perhaps you just need a new cable for your existing phone. Either way, I've rounded up a few enticing deals on mobile accessories to complement your iPhone or Android device, with prices dipping as low as 50% off. Aoshitai Aoshitai iPhone Charging Cable 4 Pack: $6.89 You save $7.09 with code This four-pack of MFI-certified Lightning cables are a little more than 50% off when you use promo code BNCNFBY5 at checkout. They're nylon-braided and rugged, tested to more than 10,000 bendings and 10,000 unpluggings. In the box: two 3-foot and two 6-foot cables. $7 at Amazon Speck Speck CandyShell Pro iPhone 12 Case: $19.88 You save $5.07 Speck's CandyShell Pro case for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is made with a dual-layer design that protects your phone from drops up to 8 feet. A raised bezel also helps resist screen damage from face-down drops. And Speck's Microban antimicrobial protection provides a 99% reduction in bacteria growth on the case. $20 at Amazon Otterbox OtterBox Commuter Case for iPhone 11: $30 You save $10 OtterBox's Commuter case for the iPhone 11 includes both a soft inner layer and hard-shell outer layer to protect your phone from drops, but has a thin profile to still fit in your pocket. $30 at Amazon Andobil Andobil Car Phone Cradle with Air Vent Clamp: $19 You save $11 with coupon Be sure to click the coupon on the product page to get the extra $1 off the sale price of $20. The Andobil Car Phone Mount clamps to your car vent and you manually snap the grips in place to hold your phone firmly. It's compatible with all iPhone 12, 11 and 8 models, along with the Samsung Galaxy S20, S10 and others. $19 at Amazon TOZO Tozo W1 Wireless Fast Charging Pad: $11.39 You save $8.61 with coupon Be sure to claims the coupon on the product page for the full savings of $8.61 on this low-profile wireless charging pad. It's made from aircraft-grade aluminum and is only 0.2 inch thick. An LED status light circles the outer diameter of the pad to indicate charging status, and it has built-in overcharging, overheating and short-circuit protection. Note that it doesn't come with its own AC adapter, but I'm guessing you have a drawer full of them already. $11 at Amazon CNET's deal team scours the web for great deals on tech products and much more. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and check out our CNET Coupons page for the latest promo codes from Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon and more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-05",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12's 5G speed will probably be disappointing, so don't get your hopes up",
    "Article Text": "It's safe to say 2020 has been a garbage year for human beings, but it's been a fruitful one for new phones, cameras and gaming consoles. This fall, in addition to Apple's iPhone 12 lineup, a slew of other new products have launched or been announced, including the Xbox Series X and PS5, the new Sony A7S iii mirrorless camera, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Galaxy S20 FE and new products from Amazon. Apple's latest flagship line, which is now available to buy, features some exciting new upgrades. But the most significant addition isn't the cameras or the processor. It's the iPhone 12's support for 5G.That means the biggest feature on the iPhone 12 is largely out of Apple's control and firmly in the hands of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Depending on your carrier and where you live, your 5G experience on an iPhone 12 could vary greatly. It's an unusual position for Apple, which is known for its insistence on crafting virtually every aspect of its products, from the hardware to its software. Read more: iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max vs. iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: Specs and features By contrast, the current state of 5G in the US is a mix of hype, hope and whatever the opposite of harmony is. Depending on the carrier, 5G comes in a variety of frequencies, some that offer truly mind-bending speeds but lack the reach to connect to your phone all the time. Other frequencies have a long reach and stable connectivity but offer speeds that aren't much faster than 4G LTE. Some parts of the US have 5G networks from all three major US carriers, others have absolutely zero coverage.Does this mean 5G will determine if the iPhone 12 is a flop or not? In terms of sales, of course not. Apple will likely sell millions of new iPhones. But that doesn't mean that everyone who buys an iPhone 12 will have a great experience getting it connected to and working on a 5G network. And the hundreds of thousands, if not millions of new users that do get connected will drive a massive spike in traffic on 5G networks that are still in their infancy. There's a huge potential for many people to have a bad 5G experience on their new iPhone. Possibly even worse than if they just stuck with 4G. Read more: If you don't use 5G on your iPhone 12, do yourself a favor and turn it off. Here's howIn 2013 when the iPhone 5 was released, its 4G LTE data connectivity drove massive spikes in network traffic and congestion. Patrick Holland/CNET I remember in 2013 when the iPhone 5 launched with 4G LTE support. I bought the phone in September when it first came out and I experienced lightning speeds. But by the time Thanksgiving rolled around, a lot of other people had an iPhone 5 and my 4G LTE speeds leveled out due to all the new traffic on the same network. Luckily over the years, 4G LTE got more robust and networks were able to offer more capacity.When it comes to 5G, things get more complicated because not all 5G is created equal. That superfast 5G I mentioned earlier requires different antennas than mid- and low-band 5G. Those different antennas means multiple models of the same iPhone. 5G suffers from fragmentation and, even for someone like me who's pretty knowledgeable about such things, the topic can be overwhelming.Why is Apple taking a gamble with 5G? The company has to. Even if the path isn't fully paved now, in a couple years, 5G will be the way most of us get cellular data. The other reason is 4G LTE is a great safety net. Someone on an iPhone 12 without a 5G radio in their neighborhood would still be able to connect via 4G LTE. But it would be a shame if that same person paid a premium to get a 5G iPhone only to have zero or spotty 5G coverage.But if my friends and family members are any indication, a 5G iPhone is something many of them are longing for. It's not that the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro aren't great or that my friends are particularly excited about 5G. To them a 5G iPhone is all about future-proofing, even if 5G connectivity isn't ready to use out of the gate.If you've been waiting to buy an iPhone until it has 5G support, you're in luck. But do your research about the 5G connectivity in your area and what your carrier offers. If you don't care about 5G and are on an upgrade year for your iPhone, then you're in a great position. You'll still be able to use the reliable and comfortable 4G LTE that you've grown accustomed to, and over the coming years you might notice faster service as 5G and its multiple flavors of connectivity expand across the US.That should offer a modicum of comfort in this horrible year. Apple didn't respond to a request for comment.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-05",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12: I had high hopes for a return to USB-C, but then MagSafe arrived",
    "Article Text": "I had high hopes that the iPhone 12 would move to a universal port that's already everywhere. Instead, it's traded one proprietary format for another. The iPhone 12 didn't get USB-C at Apple's October event. (Here's how to buy all four Apple 12 models.) Instead, it kept Lightning and added a new MagSafe connector. I've been impressed by MagSafe on the iPhone 12 Pro so far. But I'm also starting to accept that USB-C on the iPhone will never happen. And the two shouldn't be mutually exclusive.Read more: iPhone 12 takes us a step closer to Apple's portless future Lightning has been around since the iPhone 5 in 2012, when it debuted as a replacement for the old 30-pin charger that had been around since the iPod. Lightning had its advantages, way back last decade: It was small, and enabled faster data transfer. But we've been living in the era of USB-C for years now. Lightning feels old by comparison.Apple's new MagSafe charge connection looks like an improvement to standard wireless Qi charging, adding a magnetic handshake similar to the way the Apple Watch charges. Charging could be more reliable. But also, you'll need a whole new charge cable, and the MagSafe-compatible iPhone cases to go with them. Read more: iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it soundsBut why is there still a Lightning port? Why not be brave and move to USB-C, too?Apple's iPad lineup has already started to shift to USB-C: the iPad Pro first, now the iPad Air this year. MacBooks have all moved to USB-C/Thunderbolt 3. I can charge an iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia controller and Oculus Quest 2 all from common charge cables. And then Lightning for the rest. Lightning is a weird legacy port now, and it's even weirder that Apple packs a USB-C-to-Lightning charging cable in the iPhone 12 box. It makes you find or buy a charging brick that is USB-C, and that you'll plug your Lightning cable into. It's like a tease. Seriously, why not just move fully to USB-C? And now that Apple isn't including a charging brick in the box, and that USB-C tipped cable won't fit into your older iPhone and iPad power adapters, what are the odds that a lot of people will just end up buying a MagSafe charger and a new case with their iPhone 12?At the moment, there's a power strip on my home office desk studded with all the bricks and cords I need to charge up all my random devices. I see a ton of wearable-specific chargers, but for everything else, it's nearly all USB-C. Everything, that is, except for the iPhone, and the few other Apple devices that still use Lightning.I hate dongles. And I dislike proprietary charge cables even more. At least one could have been eliminated on future iPhones. Instead, I might be adding another.I don't think I need to explain why USB-C should be on the iPhone. Because all other phones use it. Because half of Apple's devices do, more or less? And also, it would allow a more seamless flow of accessories and dongles for the iPhone and iPad Pro and other products I use. Sure, I can do many of those things with Lightning and a dongle: I could output to a TV with HDMI, or use a microSD card to read camera data. But even so, USB-C would be so much nicer.OK, this might be going too far. But you could on an iPad Pro. Stephen Shankland/CNET Sure, you may have all those Lightning accessories you may need to replace. Who cares? Unlike the 30-pin to Lightning evolution, which involved two waves of proprietary ports and accessories, USB-C skips all that. And, again, here's the great news: Apple has already made the move. Or, made the move partway. So, iPhone 12 didn't get USB-C. Now, I'm wondering if it ever arrives at all. But seriously: Apple, don't skip it. Don't go portless, and fuse the whole thing into one port-free slab like everyone is anticipating, using MagSafe as the only charge method. No, please. If the iPhone is an everyday computer, it would be extremely helpful for it to get an everyday port, too -- one small and already well-used and accepted one.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-05",
    "Article Title": "OnePlus Nord vs. OnePlus 8 vs. OnePlus 8 Pro: All the specs and how they compare",
    "Article Text": "OnePlus unveiled its more affordable Nord phone this summer, marking the official launch of a brand-new line that company executives have described as a \"new beginning\" for the Chinese phone-maker. (Read our in-depth OnePlus Nord review here.) It came about three months after OnePlus debuted its flagship line for the year, the OnePlus 8 series. OnePlus has also released the OnePlus 8T and OnePlus Nord N10 5G this year (as well as the OnePlus 8T Cyberpunk 2077 edition).OnePlus hasn't given exact US pricing details for the Nord yet, but it has said that it will cost under 500 euros (and you can currently get one on Amazon for $540), allowing more cost-conscious shoppers to get their hands on a OnePlus phone without breaking the bank, after the company has steadily increased its phones' price tags over the years. It's also a possible indicator that OnePlus is heading in a more affordable direction when it comes to pricing its phones. This year's OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, which now start at $599 and $799, respectively, are some of the company's most expensive handsets to date. While that's still below the $1,000 mark, it's a far cry from the $299 price tag of 2014's OnePlus One, which was the company's first device. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Nord bears a strong resemblance in design to the OnePlus 8 family of phones and also comes with 5G, but it has some key differences, including chipset and camera module. The Nord gets Qualcomm's Snapdragon 765G processor (as seen in the Vivo X50 Pro), while the flagship OnePlus 8 handsets have the cutting-edge Snapdragon 865 chipset (as seen in the Galaxy S20, among others). As for the camera setup, the Nord rocks two front-facing cameras -- a feature that outdoes both OnePlus phones. That setup includes a 32-megapixel lens and an ultra-wide selfie camera with a 105-degree field of view, which the Chinese phone-maker says will apparently save its users from the embarrassment of using a selfie stick. On the Nord's rear, you'll find four cameras. There's a 48-megapixel standard shooter, a 12-megapixel wide-angle, a 2-megapixel macro, and a 5-megapixel depth-sensing lens that OnePlus chose to omit from the OnePlus 8, which has three rear cameras.You can probably tell from the name, but the OnePlus 8 Pro is the hero of the pack. Apart from its top-of-the-line chipset, it comes with the largest battery, the faster refresh rate, fast wireless charging and an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.More OnePlus phone comparisons:OnePlus 8T vs. its rivals: iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 11 vs. Pixel 5 vs. Galaxy S20 FEOnePlus 8T vs. OnePlus 8 vs. OnePlus 8 Pro vs. OnePlus 7T: All the specs and how they stack upOnePlus 8 and 8 Pro specs comparison chart: 8 vs. 8 Pro vs. 7 Pro vs. 7T vs. 7T ProFor a side-by-side comparison with the rest of the specs, take a look at CNET's chart below. OnePlus Nord vs. OnePlus 8 vs. 8 Pro OnePlus Nord OnePlus 8 OnePlus 8 Pro Display size, resolution 6.44-inch; 2,400x1,080-pixels 6.55-inch AMOLED; 1,080x2,400 pixels 6.78-inch AMOLED; 1,440x3,168 pixels Pixel density 408 ppi 402 ppi 513 ppi Dimensions (inches) 6.23 x 2.88 x 0.32 in. 6.3 x 2.8 x 0.31 in. 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.35 in. Dimensions (millimeters) 158.3 x 73.3 x 8.2mm 160 x 72.9 x 8.0mm 165 x 74.4 x 8.5mm Weight (ounces, grams) 6.49 oz.; 184g 6.35 oz.; 180g 7.02 oz.; 199g Mobile software Android 10 Android 10 Android 10 Camera 48-megapixel (standard), 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 2-megapixel (macro), 5-megapixel (depth-sensing) 48-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel (macro) 48-megapixel (standard), 48-megapixel (ultra-wide), 8-megapixel (telephoto), 5-megapixel (\"color filter\") Front-facing camera 32-megapixel, 8-megapixel (wide-angle) 16-megapixel 16-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K 4K Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Storage 128GB, 256GB 128GB, 256GB 128GB, 256GB RAM 8GB, 12GB 8GB, 12GB 8GB, 12GB Expandable storage No No No Battery 4,115 mAh 4,300 mAh 4,510 mAh Fingerprint sensor In-screen In-screen In-screen Connector USB-C USB-C USB-C Headphone jack No No No Special features 5G-enabled, 90Hz refresh rate, 30w fast-charging 5G enabled; Warp Charge; 90Hz refresh rate 5G enabled; Warp Charge; reverse wireless charging; water resistant (IP68); 120Hz refresh rate Price off-contract (USD) $590 (converted from 500 euros) $699 (8GB RAM/128GB), $799 (12GB RAM/256GB) $899 (8GB RAM/128GB), $999 (12GB RAM/256GB) Price (GBP) £450 (converted from 500 euros) £599 (8GB RAM/128GB), £699 (12GB RAM/256GB) £899 (12GB RAM/256GB)",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-04",
    "Article Title": "Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes from Firefly Games arrives on Apple Arcade",
    "Article Text": "Apple Arcade on Friday added Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes to its growing catalog of over 140 games. The newest arrival from Firefly Games puts a new spin on classic pinball -- zombies and tower defense. You can try your hand at the game this weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV. See at App StoreIn Zombie Rollerz, players must stay ahead of the zombie plague in a constantly changing cartoon world. There's a zombie boss to fight at the end of each level. Each time you play, the game is a bit different, which encourages you to replay and try to gain all the achievements. Zombie Rollerz mixes classic pinball with the undead and tower defense. Apple If you liked Apple Arcade games like Pinball Wizard and Marble Knights, Zombie Rollerz could be your new favorite.   These three games on Apple Arcade also got updates on Friday:Sneaky Sasquatch, which recently won Apple Arcade's Game of the Year, added an update that allows players to adopt a dog in the game. Play fetch, go on adventures and purchase goodies for your pet. Speed Demons now has six new vehicles, three new tracks and over 50 new events.Stellar Commanders lets players access a black market shop, new rewards and skins.With the release of Apple Arcade, Apple entered the mobile gaming world more than a year ago. The subscription gaming service costs $5 a month and lets you play more than new and exclusive games across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV. In addition, with the release of Apple's new iPhone 12 devices, you can get a three-month free trial of Apple's gaming service with the purchase of a new device. Even if you don't purchase a new phone, if you're signing up for Apple Arcade for the first time, you get a one-month free trial. The Apple One subscription bundle also launched earlier this month, which makes it easier and more affordable to get up to six Apple subscription services -- Apple Arcade included -- for one price.For more, check out every game you can play on Apple Arcade, and how to choose the best gaming subscription service for you. Apple Arcade: 50 of our favorite games so far +48 more See all photos",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-02",
    "Article Title": "Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip pushes video and photo smarts",
    "Article Text": "With its Snapdragon 888 processor, Qualcomm wants to bring your next phone a step further into the modern era of photography with new speed and new AI smarts.The new chip adds a third image processing module that allows flagship smartphones to handle three simultaneous video streams, all in 4K resolution with high dynamic range imagery. And for photos, the chip now uses artificial intelligence training to better judge photo focus and brightness, said Judd Heape, a Qualcomm vice president for product management.Qualcomm detailed the chip camera abilities Wednesday as part of an event to unveil the Snapdragon 888, the company's new top-end processor Qualcomm's effort to keep Android phones competitive with Apple's iPhones.Taking photos and videos is one of the most important parts of phone use. It's also one of the easiest ways phone makers can show off new abilities, persuading consumers there's actually a reason to upgrade from a serviceable phone that's two or three years old. So it makes sense for Qualcomm to invest in new photo and video features, and to increase the amount of chip electronics devoted to it.The Snapdragon 888's core photo video work takes place on a module called an image signal processor. Qualcomm's flagship phone chip previously had two such modules, but now it's got three, called the Spectra 580. That lets phones powered by the 888 to do more things at once, pushing 2.7 billion pixels per second through its processing pipeline.Qualcomm doesn't make phones, but companies like Samsung, LG Electronics and Google use its chip brains. Among other improvements coming in the 888 is built-in 5G networking support for fast mobile data transfer that doesn't flatten batteries so quickly. It's not yet clear how fast the new chip will be, but Apple's A series of phone processors have for years outpaced Qualcomm chips in speed tests.Snapdragon 888 video improvementsTaking three videos at once can be useful on modern high-end phones with wide, ultrawide and telephoto cameras. Keeping all three video streams live means the phone can switch views with no video stuttering or lag. With software from Arcsoft, which licenses its technology for use in phone makers' camera apps, a video capture could automatically switch among different cameras so the person you're recording always fills the frame with no manual fiddling with zoom levels. Smartphone advances iPhone 12 Pro and ProRaw photos: Everything to know about Apple's new picture file Phone photography 101: CNET's guide to taking better pictures How computational photography makes smartphone cameras so damn good Last year's Snapdragon 865 chips could shoot 4K video at 120 frames per second, an ability useful for recording slow motion video played back at 30fps. With the 888, you'll be able to play video at 120fps for smoothness -- an idea taken from the gaming world.The 4K HDR feature should help video shot in challenging lighting with both shadowy and bright details. HDR imagery is often generated by fusing three images taken at dark, ordinary and bright exposure levels. One particular change with the 888 chip is support for an HDR technology called staggered images that lets an image sensor capture those three frames much more rapidly, Heape said. That speed reduces ghosting problems that can result when the subject moves between frames.Snapdragon 888 AI photo smartsThe 888 also adds new AI technology to photographs. AI these days refers to machine learning algorithms inspired by the interconnected neurons that comprise human brains. Key to making this technology work is training the system with good data so it works well once used in a shipping product.AI now steers focus and exposure choices in 888-powered phones, Heape said. Qualcomm trained its AI autofocusing system with VR headsets that tracked where humans looked when shown different images.With that and new 10-bit HDR support, \"all photos will just look better,\" Heape boasted.Also coming with the Snapdragon 888 is a new low-light architecture designed to improve photos captured in dim conditions. And 888-powered phones will be able to capture a burst of up to 120 photos in a row, potentially useful for finding the right shot in a high-speed action sequence.The Snapdragon 888 also supports cryptographic technology from a startup called TruePic designed to reveal any changes to a photo's pixels and the time and location it was taken, an idea that could help in an era when trust that a photo is genuine can be in short supply. Don't expect all phones or camera apps to support the technology by default, but it could be useful in situations like taking photos of your car after a fender bender. Adobe, The New York Times, Truepic, Twitter, Qualcomm and others support the technology through a consortium called the Content Authenticity Initiative.Expect raw photo improvementsAlthough the 888 fuses multiple frames to improve photo and video, Qualcomm doesn't offer an equivalent of Apple's ProRaw format arriving now in iPhone 12 Pro models or the Google computational raw format that's been around for two years. Those formats offer photo enthusiasts greater flexibility than JPEG and HEIC images while still taking advantage of HDR and other processing smarts. However, Qualcomm is interested in moving that direction.\"I want to start to enable a pro ecosystem,\" where people can use the same photo editing software they're used to with DSLR cameras, Heape said. \"It's very important to me.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-03",
    "Article Title": "Apple redesigns accessibility site with tips for people with vision, hearing, other disabilities",
    "Article Text": "Apple wants to make it easier for people with disabilities to discover accessibility features on their iPhones, iPads and Macs and to figure out how to customize their devices to better suit their needs. The gadget maker launched a redesign of its accessibility website, Apple.com/accessibility, to highlight its efforts.The revamped site, announced Thursday, is organized around four areas: vision, mobility, hearing and cognition, and it gives tips about dozens of features that Apple has built for its various devices. Along with the sprucing up, Apple Support is releasing a new collection of videos on its YouTube channel that show how to use some of the company's latest accessibility features. That includes offerings like Apple's Magnifier feature, which is designed to make it easier for people with low vision to see items, using their iPhones. The Back Tap feature is meant to make it fast and simple to trigger actions or accessibility shortcuts with a double or triple tap on the back of the phone. And Voice Control lets users with severe physical motor limitations control their Macs, iPhones or iPads entirely with their voices.  The latest Apple accessibility feature for users who are blind or low vision is People Detection on the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max. It uses the new lidar sensor on the back of the phones to detect how close other people are, letting you do things like avoid others in a grocery store aisle.  Apple's website redesign comes as the world grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 64 million people and killed nearly 1.5 million. Some people with disabilities may be at higher risk of getting sick, but they're also dealing with issues related to lockdowns. People can't go to their normal therapy sessions or meet with their special education teachers. They may feel isolated or lack the services they normally require. Their caregivers, many of whom are holding down their full-time jobs from home, also become teachers for their children, whether they're qualified or not. See also iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14.2 let people who are blind detect others around them Apple promotes accessibility tech with dedicated Apple Care team, app curation Meet the blindness consultant ensuring Apple TV Plus show See respects accessibility Apple's guiding voice(over) helps the blind create software Seeing eye phone: Giving independence to the blind Technology could be a way to help people with disabilities during the pandemic. In the past, people with special needs had to shell out thousands of dollars for technology that magnified their computer screens, spoke navigation directions, identified their money and recognized the color of their clothes. Today, users need only smartphones, computers and a handful of apps and accessories to help them get through their physical and online worlds. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that a quarter of Americans live with some sort of disability. Apple's site redesign coincides with International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  Apple has made accessibility a focus for decades. It builds features into its technology to help people with low vision navigate the iPhone's touch screen and allow people with motor impairments to virtually tap on interface icons. Four years ago, Apple kicked off one of its flashy product launches by talking about accessibility and showing off its new, dedicated site. The site launch in 2016 was an effort by Apple to focus more on how people with special needs were using its technology instead of highlighting just the features themselves. \"Technology should be accessible to everyone,\" Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the time.  In May of this year, Apple launched a dedicated Apple Care support team for people with disabilities. It also extended its education discount to faculty, staff and homeschoolers working with students of all grade levels who are enrolled in special education or assistive services at their school.  And Apple this year has highlighted accessibility-focused apps in the App Store and featured video tutorials on its YouTube page. Before the crop of new videos, Apple had more than 20 how-to posts related to accessibility features.  Correction at 9:35 a.m. PT: The redesign was released Thursday.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-09-06",
    "Article Title": "20 iPhone and iPad tips and tricks: Everything you need to know about iOS and iPadOS 13.7",
    "Article Text": "Don't let yourself get distracted by all of the shiny new features in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. The upcoming updates are currently available in public beta for iPhone and iPad, and most users should avoid installing until the official release later this year. There are plenty of features and capabilities tucked away in iOS 13.7 and iPadOS 13.7, some of which have been added since its launch last September.For instance, are you using the dedicated dark mode to your advantage, or a feature to stop unknown callers from ever ringing your phone? How about the feature Apple added in March to bring trackpad and mouse support to iPadOS 13.4? The release of iOS 13.5 introduced improvements to using Face ID while wearing a face mask. And the most recent release of iOS 13.7 added COVID-19 exposure notifications that forgo the need for third-party apps from your local health department for contact tracing. If you're not sure if your device will run iOS or iPadOS 13, scroll to the bottom for a complete list of compatible devices. Otherwise, here's everything you need to know about iOS 13, from getting it on your iPhone or iPad to its best features.iOS 13 and iPadOS have new privacy features you should know about. Jason Cipriani/CNET Install iOS 13 if you haven't alreadyIf you've been holding off on updating your phone or tablet, don't worry  -- you won't have to install every single iOS 13 update one by one. You can update directly to the latest available version. But before you update, it's a good idea to get your iPhone ready to update by removing old apps and creating a current backup of your phone. Then, you'll be OK to install iOS 13.        1. Stop unknown callers         With a single button, you can effectively stop unknown callers from making your iPhone ring ever again. With the feature enabled, iOS 13 will only allow calls through from your contacts and numbers found in Mail or Messages. Everyone else, like robocallers, will go straight to voicemail.     Unknown callers will soon be a thing of the past. Angela Lang/CNET 2. Quicker Wi-Fi, Bluetooth selection                  For years we've thought it would make sense for there to be some way to connect to Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices from Control Center, instead of having to open the Settings app and tap several times.         With iOS 13, Apple has finally made it possible to view and connect to available networks or devices without ever opening Settings. Hallelujah. For us, this fixes one of the iPhone's most annoying quirks.          You don't have to be precise when it comes to QuickPath on iOS 13. Jason Cipriani/CNET 3. That swipey keyboard          Android users have been swiping on their keyboards to type for years, using a number of third-party apps, like Swype and SwiftKey. Google later added swiping to its own Gboard. At long last, Apple has added the capability, letting you trace a word to spell it out.         Apple calls it QuickPath Typing. In theory, it's faster than pecking away at the virtual keyboard, and just as accurate -- and you still get spelling suggestions as you go along.        The feature is especially useful for one-handed typing and is ready for use as soon as you install iOS 13. Here's how to use QuickPath on iOS 13. And we found a workaround that lets you cuss on the iPhone keyboard.        4. Dark mode for all                  Dark mode, which replaces the usual light screen with a dark screen, is available across core apps in iOS 13, including the calendar, music and photo apps.         This appears to be systemwide, but we'll need to see if there are any exceptions. Dark mode is a popular trend across apps, with Android 10 adding official support for a dark theme too. Here's everything we know about dark mode for the iPhone. 5. Deleting apps is a little different       Now that Apple has fully ditched 3D Touch on the iPhone 11, the way we delete and move apps around the home screen of our iPhones and iPads has changed.        6. Photos app adds video editing tools        The Photos app received a pretty significant overhaul. Organizing and surfacing photos are both now easier, and the edit tools have a new look. But most impressive is the ability to use all of the picture editing tools you're familiar with on videos in the Photos app.        Yes, that means you can apply filters, adjust brightness and even crop a video right in the Photos app. This is what you need to know about photos in iOS 13.       It's true: With iOS 13 and iPadOS you can use a mouse to control your phone or tablet. Sarah Tew/CNET 7. iPadOS gestures       The iPad is growing into its own computing platform, and with that comes plenty of new gestures used to get around apps and the homescreen. Whether it's opening multiple apps or quickly switching between workspaces, we have you covered on iPad gestures.        8. Trackpad support for iPad    Apple added official trackpad and mouse support to its iPad lineup with the release of iPadOS 13.4. The update checks another box in converting the tablet into a true laptop replacement, joining other features like a desktop-class Safari browser and better multitasking.    9. Hidden features                One of the best parts about using new software is finding features that weren't announced. Often these features are the most notable in a major update, and iOS 13 has its fair share of hidden features. 10. The volume indicator gets out of the way       Know how iOS has always had an annoying volume indicator that took over the screen, disrupting whatever it was you were watching? Well, on iOS 13, that's gone. The volume indicator is minimal and gets out of the way -- there's even a cool new trick for adjusting the volume.       11. Custom fonts inside apps       Apple will still limit font selection for iOS as a whole. However, the company is opening up iOS 13 to allow custom fonts inside apps. The added flexibility is perhaps an indicator that Apple is loosening its grip on controlling every aspect of the user experience. This is everything we know about installing, managing and downloading custom iPhone fonts. 14 hidden iPhone features in iOS 13 you need to know about +14 more See all photos 12. Find My Phone and Find My Friends join forces                    Apple combined Find My Friends and Find My iPhone into a single app now called Find My and added the capability to help find lost devices for people you don't even know. When you mark one of your Apple devices as lost, Apple will crowdsource the device's location by asking all Apple devices to look for your device's Bluetooth signal. Once another Apple device finds your lost phone, tablet or computer, you'll receive an alert. Apple says the free service is completely anonymous and encrypted.         13. 'Sign in with Apple' won't share your email address            A new privacy feature called Sign in with Apple logs you in to accounts and apps without your having to add your email address, which Apple says will protect users from third-party apps that want to track them.             This is Apple's version of logging in with Facebook and Google, with one major exception. Those tools can be used to track you online, but Apple's version will use your iPhone or iPad to authenticate your credentials when you log in. You tap to authenticate with Face ID without revealing any personal information about yourself.             You can also choose to share or hide your email address, and can ask Apple to create a random email for the app or service that forwards to your actual email address, thereby masking your real identity without your needing to use a junk account.            Apple also blocks apps that track your location from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and lets you decide if you'd like apps to ask your permission each time they request your location data.            Memoji stickers are going to be everywhere. Sarah Tew/CNET 14. Memoji avatars come to Messages, stickers        Apple's Messages apps will now get support for Memoji profiles, which puts a thumbnail of your Memoji (an emoji of your face) in the Messages app. New controls let you go in-depth with customization, makeup -- even adding braces to your teeth. You also get a sticker pack across your iOS 13 devices.        15. Messages search is much smarter       With iOS 13, the ability to search old Messages conversations has been vastly improved. You can now find links, photos, attachments and even text within a message thread that's several months old.        iMessages now works on dual-SIM phones, with both phone numbers assigned to your phone. You'll need to set a primary number, but you can switch between numbers as you compose messages. The same goes for FaceTime, Apple's video calling platform.     16. Reminders has a new look       Reminders looks completely new, and it's so much smarter. You can even tell it to remind you about something the next time you talk to a contact in Messages.        Share ETA is a convenient way to let your friends know when you'll arrive. Jason Cipriani/CNET 17. Apple Maps improvements       There's now a Google Street View-like feature called Look Around, and a new feature that lets you share your ETA with a loved one so you'll never feel bad about being unexpectedly late again.        18. Share music or a movie with a second pair of AirPods       Instead of handing one of your AirPods to a friend or loved one so they can hear what you're listening to, you can now tell your iPhone to stream audio to two pairs of AirPods thanks to Audio Sharing. And if you've used Apple Pay to buy something, you're already a pro at setting up Audio Share.        Audio Sharing means you don't have to share earwax. Jason Cipriani/CNET 19. Sharing photos and links is different now       Whenever you tap the Share button to share a photo or link, you use the iOS Share Sheet. And starting with iOS 13, that sheet has gotten smarter. It will now suggest contacts and apps to share with. It's also reorganized into a new list of iPhone shortcuts and actions, which can be a bit confusing.        20. Siri finds a new voice            Apple's voice assistant Siri gets an audio update in iOS 13. Instead of the clipped tones often associated with AI, Apple is hoping the new Siri will sound smoother and more natural to your ears. Using a neural talk-to-speak network, Siri will speak with fewer gaps and fewer inhuman-sounding modulations.       iOS 13's Siri also works better with AirPods ($100 at Amazon), the HomePod, CarPlay and Safari:       You can create personalized shortcuts using a new Shortcuts app.Siri reads messages as soon as they arrive and you can instantly respond.You can hand off a phone call or music from your iPhone to your HomePod.CarPlay: Siri smart suggestions work here, like suggesting you open your garage door when you get close to home.Siri Suggestions arrives on the Safari browser.Apple Maps gets a fresh new look in iOS 13 and iPadOS. Sarah Tew/CNET More app updates in iOS 13            Mail: Gets rich new fonts and an option to mute threads. Notes: A new gallery view and support for shared folders.Camera: Portrait Mode gains new lighting effects and the ability to control the intensity as well as lighting direction.CarPlay: An entirely new Apple CarPlay design, with more information on the main screen as well as \"Hey, Siri\" support.  \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \tSubtle improvements to iOS 13         Add attachments to events in Calendar.Time-synced lyrics for Apple Music.Support for 3D AR apps like Minecraft EarthFace ID unlocking is now 30% faster.Apps launch two times faster.Downloads are 50% smaller and updates are 60% smaller.Low-data mode.38 new language keyboards.Language selection per app. \t \t \t \t \t \t \t \tSee if your iPhone or iPad works with the new OSes        Here's the official list of devices that will run iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, not including the most recent devices that come with it already installed: Devices that will support iOS 13, iPadOS 13 iPhone XS 12.9-inch iPad Pro iPhone XS Max 11-inch iPad Pro iPhone XR 10.5-inch iPad Pro iPhone X 9.7-inch iPad Pro iPhone 8 iPad (6th gen) iPhone 8 Plus iPad (5th gen) iPhone 7 iPad Mini (5th gen) iPhone 7 Plus iPad Mini 4 iPhone 6S iPad Air (3rd gen) iPhone 6S Plus iPad Air 2 iPhone SE (2020) iPhone SE (2016) iPod Touch (7th gen)",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-03",
    "Article Title": "AR is alive and well on the iPhone, and Apple's augmented reality is getting better fast",
    "Article Text": "Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Apple will reportedly unveil an augmented- or mixed-reality headset. Apple hasn't discussed any headgear yet. But augmented reality is alive and well on the iPhone -- and it's only getting better. Apple's depth-sensing lidar sensor (available on the iPhone 12 Pro and latest iPads), with its advanced 3D-scanning possibilities, feels like the backbone of the Apple headsets of the future in many ways.Apple began its AR journey in 2017, making a splash with virtual Ikea furniture and realistic-looking outdoor Pokemon Go battles. This year, I've been standing on street corners scanning fire hydrants with Apple's new iPhone 12 Pro. I've mapped my house's interior. I've navigated lava rivers on my floors.Facebook, Microsoft and Magic Leap are already exploring goggles and glasses that aim to blend the virtual and real, with more headsets coming in the future using Qualcomm chips. But Apple's AR mission right now, according to Mike Rockwell, Apple's head of AR, and Allessandra McGinnis, its senior product manager for AR, is to make everything work better on the device you already have in your pocket. Layering AR with real-world locations and popping up experiences automatically, while making creative tools and developing assistive tech based on AR's capabilities, could, in the long run, become the biggest killer apps.\"AR has enormous potential to be helpful to folks in their lives across devices that exist today, and devices that may exist tomorrow, but we've got to make sure that it is successful,\" Rockwell says. \"For us, the best way to do that is to enable our device ecosystem, so that it is a healthy and profitable place for people to invest their time and effort.\"Rockwell and McGinnis also talked with me about what's different now compared to three years ago, and why phones matter so much for what comes next. Patrick Holland/CNET Apple's killer AR app: The phone you already haveVirtual reality headsets like the Oculus Quest 2, while continually improving in quality, are still not used by many people compared to phones. \"Nobody is really talking about numbers\" of VR headsets sold except Sony, which has sold 5 million PlayStation VR headsets so far, says Senior Consumer Chip Analyst Anshel Sag, of Moor Insights, although \"there's a high probability that [the Quest 2] could hit 5-6 million headsets sold in the first year.\" But even then, those VR headsets use apps that usually feel removed from the phones and computers we use everyday. AR headsets still don't exist in any significant numbers yet, even years after Magic Leap and Microsoft's HoloLens promised an imminent future of mixed reality.\"It's been a pretty hard road for developers that are VR-only, or are trying to do AR-only experiences,\" Rockwell notes. \"There just aren't that many [devices] out there.\" Meanwhile, Apple's sheer numbers of AR-enabled iPhones and iPads dating back to 2017 number in the hundreds of millions. \"Even if you only appeal to a relatively small percentage, that's still a gigantic number.\"Apple says there are already 10,000 AR-enabled iOS apps from 7,000 developers, with many focused on shopping or home improvement as a way to practically use AR at home. Practicality is exactly what Apple seems most intent on at the moment. \"We wanted to provide a platform and ecosystem for developers where they could make a living,\" Rockwell says.While the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down physical businesses and slowed travel for most people, home shopping using AR tools is a major part of Apple's focus right now. Much in the same way Google and Microsoft are pursuing ways to see things you might want to buy in 3D on your phone at home using phone-based AR tools, Apple's hook-ins to its Safari browser enabling pop-up AR shopping look to be stand-ins for going to stores. \"Home Depot's found that people are two to three times more likely to convert when they view a product in AR than others that don't,\" McGinnis points out, citing numbers from Shopify and Build.com that show a greater likelihood to buy (94%) and a 22% lower rate of returns.App developers including Adobe, which makes the AR creative app Aero for Apple's iOS, seem to see phone-based AR the same way. \"Headsets are on our roadmap, None of them has reached the critical mass that makes sense for us to deploy,\" Adobe's head of AR, Stefano Corrazza, says as to why the company hasn't explored headset creative tools beyond acquiring Medium from Oculus: \"Until we have an Apple or Google putting something out there in broad scale, it doesn't make a lot of sense for us to push it out.\" In the meantime, smartphones like the new $999 iPhone 12 Pro can be primary creative tools, building up to headsets down the road. \"Even with a headset, the phone will be where all the computation happens,\" Corrazza says. \"And you can stream to the glasses potentially.\"That's the same model Qualcomm is already building on for future AR/VR devices, too, but it could take years. In the meantime, there are phones. \"It's going to be the primary device for a while for consuming,\" Corrazza says of the iPhone 12 Pro, \"but also for scanning and 3D content, it's a very powerful machine.\" Adobe doesn't use 3D scanning tools on Aero yet, but may be exploring ways to incorporate those features down the road. Happy birthday Olivia by alban on SketchfabLidar as a step towards AR as a creative toolApple's first steps in AR, alongside the iPhone 8, just recognized floors using the phone's motion sensors, gyros and built-in camera. Then it recognized walls and people. Lidar-enabled iPhones and iPads, which invisibly spray an array of infrared lasers from a small black circle near the rear cameras, go a significant step further by quickly meshing (mapping in 3D) a room's full dimensions. That also includes 3D objects and people in the space. It's an evolution of the type of tech that Google explored years ago with a line of depth-sensing Tango phones, but on a more advanced and widespread scale. Many early lidar-enabled apps like Polycam, 3D Scanner and Record 3D are very creative and 3D capture-focused, a big shift from the dinosaur-conjuring, game-playing AR apps back in 2017.\"That's part of the reason why we put this scanner on the device. We felt like it was a key technology that could open up an explosion of 3D assets that can be used for all kinds of things,\" Rockwell says. \"It also opens the possibility of being able to start to scan environments in a way, and be able to make it easier to create 3D objects.\"Brooklyn bathrooms Mural by alban on SketchfabOne of the largest repositories of 3D objects on the internet, Sketchfab, is already seeing an uptick despite years of previous explorations in 3D scanning before this. Sketchfab just hit 4 million subscribers and had its first profitable month since the service began in 2012.But as Sketchfab's CEO Alban Denoyel says, he's been through previous times where he expected a boom in 3D objects. When VR headsets debuted in 2016 along with a couple of Google 3D-scanning Tango phones, there was a lot of hype. The market adoption didn't happen, though, leading to what Denoyel calls a \"VR winter.\" It might finally be picking up now.Snapchat is already exploring using lidar for AR effects that can put virtual things into the real world, and even has larger-scale experiments scanning whole city blocks. \"We look at depth as very foundational,\" Snapchat's VP of the Camera Platform Eitan Pilipski says. Just experimenting w iPhone 12 Pro and 3D copies pic.twitter.com/0LiwaomYhb— Scott Stein (@jetscott) October 22, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); Even with these possibilities, though, I find that learning to use these new tools can be daunting. Apple's own AR-creation tool, Reality Composer, and Adobe's 3D AR creative toolkit, Aero, are not necessarily apps you'll instantly download right away, and I still find them to be apps I avoid. The 3D-scanning apps I've tried so far are fascinating, but also experimental, and not always intuitive. Apple's largely put the world of 3D-scanning apps into developers' hands, while Apple's everyday core iOS tools don't incorporate these features much at all.Apple's iOS-wide support for 3D objects does suggest a way that 3D things could eventually be shared like PDFs or photos. But in some ways, the creative tools for this future don't fully exist yet.The possibilities for photography could also be amazing, and Apple's own Camera app uses the iPhone 12 Pro's lidar to improve focus for night photos and portraits. But Apple doesn't incorporate AR into its camera app or allow for any 3D scanning yet. Those ideas are left to developers to explore. Some apps, like DSLR Camera, already use the iPhone's lidar to create custom layers of 3D information on top of photo data, layering text in 3D into photos. \"The app is able to calculate the segmentation between the person and the background object,\" says Fulvio Scichilone, the creator of DSLR Camera. \"The future plan for the AR portrait ... is to move, with the gyroscope or your finger, the frame of the picture.\"People Detection recognizes people and measures distance, using AR tech. Scott Stein/CNET Augmented reality as extended senses, and an accessibility toolApple sees the killer app of AR being discoverability, but there's another huge opportunity arriving for accessibility. AR can literally extend one's senses. In the audio realm, Apple already uses AirPods as hearing aids, and Facebook is exploring spatial audio for assistive hearing as well.The same could come for assisting sight. Future vision-assistive products like Mojo Lens' promised augmented contact lenses are aiming to be helpful tools for the vision-impaired. Apple could be taking a similar path with how AR on the iPhone, and future devices, work as assistive tools. Already, a new people-detection feature in iOS 14.2 uses Apple's AR and lidar to recognize distances from people, and uses that for vision assistance on new iPhones. That could just be the beginning. \"There's a lot more we can do, especially related to our understanding of the environment that is around us,\" Rockwell says. \"We can recognize people, but if you think about what a human being can understand about an environment, there's no reason that in the fullness of time a device can't have that level of understanding, too, and provide that to developers.\"\"We'll be working together with the blind and partially sighted communities to improve specifically on the people-detection side,\" adds McGinnis.A location-based AR art exhibition by Alicja Kwade in Acute Art. Alicja Kwade/Acute Art AR's future killer app: Being instantEven though I cover AR all the time, I admit I forget to look for new AR apps when I use an iPhone or iPad in my daily life. Discovering what's new in the virtual world while I'm busy in the real one isn't a seamless process.Rockwell sees the future of iPhone AR not as apps, but as quick-glance moments. \"Something that you're dipping in and out of three, four, five, six times a day to do various things, and they're lightweight experiences,\" he explains. \"The killer app is really that it's going to be used in a kind of regular basis all the time in these little ways that help you to do the things that you do today, that make them easier and faster.\"The road to that involves App Clips, Apple's new way of having small micro-apps in iOS 14 that emerge on an iPhone without needing to download anything. App Clips can be triggered by NFC tags or scannable codes placed in the real world. I could scan or tap, and suddenly bring up AR related to the place I'm in, such as a virtual menu or a museum exhibit brought to life. It also involves Apple's mapping efforts. Apple's new Location Anchors mean virtual AR objects can exist in real-life locations -- imagine seeing a virtual piece of art in Times Square -- shared by multiple people at the same time. \"If it's in one of the areas that we have high-res mapping, which is quite a lot in the US ... if it's within one meter, you can place an experience,\" Rockwell says of Location Anchors, promising a better-than-GPS level of location-specific accuracy. Meanwhile, App Clips, which are triggered by particular QR codes or anchors in the real world, \"can be down to centimeters of accuracy.\"Both of these are still a work in progress for Apple's AR efforts: In a year of pandemic-induced isolation, it may be less likely that people have been in public places or in stores or museums where this type of location-based AR tech could emerge. But Apple sees them as crucial for people using AR on a daily basis. \"We knew we had to solve those problems in order for AR to become a mainstream experience -- I think we really are quite on the cusp of that for folks to have AR become something that is more a part of their everyday life,\" Rockwell says.\"My perception is that App Clips and Anchors will make a massive difference,\" Acute Art CEO Jacob De Geer says. Acute Art is an app that already hosts AR exhibits in real-world locations, but one of the current challenges to people finding this art is knowing it's there. \"The main issue, not just in AR but everything in tech now is, 'Hey, how do you get people to download your app?'\"Another challenge to AR is -- really, it's not any one thing. Is it 3D art? Is it a series of tools to spatially scan the world and sense everything better? In that way, maybe AR is invisible. Maybe it's a similar philosophy to how Google sees AR as a world-scanning tool.\"Often we hear people are using AR [apps] and don't know what they are,\" McGinnis says, referring to popular iPhone tools like Warby Parker's instant AR-enabled glasses try-on. \"As it becomes more and more mainstream, it doesn't matter if you know it's AR or not. It matters that you have an amazing experience in your device.\"The future groundwork is being laid nowCombine Apple's lidar-based 3D scanning, Apple's increasingly more capable AR tools for realistic visuals, plus the AirPod Pro's introduction of spatial audio, which can make things you're listening to sound like they're moving in 3D space, and it isn't hard to imagine a future Apple AR headset. Apple won't comment on that. But in the meantime, the company is working on encouraging a groundswell of developers to make AR-ready apps. And whether or not a headset arrives anytime soon, more spatially aware iPhones and iPads will transform the phones into world-scanning devices with their own possibilities. Or maybe even for robotics, or as computer-vision-enabled cameras in unexpected places. \"These things are, kind of in the beginning, a delicate thing, and you have to have all of the elements there, all these ingredients, for them to be successful,\" Rockwell says. \"A few years from now, it'll be one of those things where you kind of can't remember living without it, just like the internet,\" he adds. \"You're going to feel like, wow, I'm using this on a regular basis ... it will become just integrated into our lives.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-03",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12 doesn't have a 120Hz display after all: One potential reason why",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 is finally available, and we now know everything about the new phone's price, specs and 5G capabilities. Before it was unveiled at an Apple event in October, we saw speculation around whether the iPhone 12 (and the iPhone 12 Pro, Pro Max and Mini models) would have a 120Hz screen refresh rate -- double that of the iPhone 11. But as it turns out, that's not the case: The iPhone 12 variants all have a 60Hz screen refresh rate, matching the iPhone 11 display. The number of hertz a phone screen is able to display refers to its number of frames per second, which determines how fast and smooth the screen feels when you're scrolling through apps and web pages. It also affects how smooth supported games feel. Read more: iPhone 12 drop test results are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it soundsMost phones have a 60Hz refresh rate. But some higher-end models, including the Samsung Galaxy S20 and the OnePlus 8 Pro, have a rate of 120Hz, so it's surprising that Apple hasn't added it to its repertoire. On Twitter, tech analyst and leaker Jon Prosser claimed the decision not to implement 120Hz in the iPhone 12 pro was made due to battery life issues, since 5G drains so much battery on its own. The iPhone 12 Pro models were also rumored to have Apple's proprietary ProMotion display, which you can find in iPad Pro models. This technology dynamically adjusts the display to how content moves for more responsive, fluid scrolling. However, this rumor also proved to be untrue. For more, check out how to prepare your current phone before upgrading to the iPhone 12 and the main differences between the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 12.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-01",
    "Article Title": "Apple dedicates 100% of Product Red eligible proceeds to COVID-19 relief through next June",
    "Article Text": "Head to the Apple homepage today, and you'll notice a whole lot of the color red. The tech giant is promoting its Product (Red) line of gadgets and expanding its partnership with the Red nonprofit. From now through June 30, 2021, all eligible proceeds from the line will go to The Global Fund's COVID-19 response. Additionally, Apple will shave $1 off of every purchase made through Dec. 7 either with Apple Pay, on apple.com, in the Apple App Store or at a physical Apple Store to give to the same cause.The Product (Red) line includes an iPhone 12, an iPhone 12 Mini and an Apple Watch Series 6, among others. Each device features a stark red design that may be familiar from earlier collaborations. Apple has worked with the Red nonprofit since 2006 to combat HIV/AIDS in vulnerable regions on the African continent. This year, Apple redirected those funds to The Global Fund's COVID-19 team. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted about the expanded partnership. This #WorldAIDSDay, we pay tribute to the healthcare workers tirelessly fighting AIDS and COVID-19 and we're proud to support them with face masks & shields. Through 14 yrs of our @RED partnership, we've raised almost $250M toward the fight to end AIDS. https://t.co/5lSP2y9vVl— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) December 1, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); The money provides better equipment and contact tracing in South Africa and should clear the way for those communities to continue battling HIV/AIDs. Apple's blog lays out the details of the expanded partnership as the company celebrates Giving Tuesday. \"We're thrilled to offer our customers such an incredible selection of Product (Red) products and accessories this year, including the first-ever Product (Red) Apple Watch,\" Greg Joswiak, Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said in a statement Tuesday. \"This year, as communities struggle to combat HIV/AIDS and COVID-19, we are proud that each Product (Red) purchase will help the Global Fund fight both pandemics.\" Read more Giving Tuesday is today: What you can do to give back in 2020 7 ways to give to charity without even trying",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-02",
    "Article Title": "Google researcher demonstrates iPhone exploit with Wi-Fi takeover",
    "Article Text": "Apple had a security vulnerability that could have allowed potential hackers to get complete access to a person's iPhone -- everything from viewing photos to monitoring activities in real time -- without the victim ever needing to click on any suspicious links or download malware. While most malware requires hackers to trick people in some way, like through a disguised email or an app pretending to be beneficial, this iOS exploit only needed the victim to be within Wi-Fi range, Ian Beer, a security researcher with Google's Project Zero, explained in a blog post on Tuesday.  These types of vulnerabilities are considered the biggest threats to companies like Apple. At the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in 2019, Apple started offering $1 million bug bounties for researchers who could present a flaw that didn't require victims to click on anything and gave full access. In a video, Beer showed how a Raspberry Pi setup with store-bought Wi-Fi adapters could steal photos from an untouched iPhone in a different room within five minutes. In another clip, Beer demonstrated how the same vulnerability could let him repeatedly reboot 26 iPhones at the same time. \"Imagine the sense of power an attacker with such a capability must feel,\" Beer said in his post. \"As we all pour more and more of our souls into these devices, an attacker can gain a treasure trove of information on an unsuspecting target.\"The security flaw was fixed in May, in the same patch through which Apple introduced its notification exposure tools on iOS devices. A snapshot of user adoption of the latest Apple software from around that time showed that the majority of users were already on current versions of iOS and thus protected against the issue, Apple said in a statement. \"Also, it's good to note that this does require relatively close proximity as it needs to be within WiFi range to work.\"See also: iPhone 12 vs. iPhone 11: All the big differences and whether you should upgradeApple vulnerabilities are rare because of the company's investments in security and its closed-off App Store. In 2019, Beer's team discovered another iOS vulnerability that allowed hacked websites to send malware to visitors. The hack was used by the Chinese government to track and spy on Uighur Muslims. Beer said he had spent about six months looking into the security vulnerability. He explained that the weak links came from Apple's proprietary mesh network AWDL, which allows iOS devices to easily connect to each other, like your Apple Watch linking to your iPhone, for example. The network didn't have built-in encryption, and Beer was able to exploit a single memory corruption to take over devices as new as the iPhone 11 Pro. He explained that the flaw came from a \"fairly trivial buffer overflow programming error in C++ code\" that allowed for untrusted data to pass through over Wi-Fi signals. Typically, vulnerabilities work off each other like pieces of a puzzle -- finding one flaw leads to another until you're able to get the big picture. Getting complete access through a single exploit is part of what makes Beer's discovery so impressive. Wow. An iOS exploit that doesn’t involve chaining multiple vulnerabilities together is quite an accomplishment. https://t.co/ZccMcVTIch— Rob Joyce (@RGB_Lights) December 2, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); Beer said that he hasn't seen any evidence that the flaw was exploited by others before it had been patched, but about 13% of all iPhone users are still vulnerable to this issue. While the flaw has been fixed, Beer noted that it likely won't be the last time an issue like this comes up for Apple -- pointing out that he was able to find this exploit on his own. \"As things stand now in November 2020, I believe it's still quite possible for a motivated attacker with just one vulnerability to build a sufficiently powerful weird machine to completely, remotely compromise top-of-the-range iPhones,\" Beer said.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-02",
    "Article Title": "Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 11, Galaxy S20 FE and OnePlus 8: Specs chart comparison",
    "Article Text": "During a virtual event earlier this fall, Google unveiled two new phones, the premium Pixel 5 and the more affordable Pixel 4A 5G. The Pixel 5 serves as the successor to last year's Pixel 4 and brings new features including 5G connectivity, an ultra-wide camera and a much larger battery. The phone costs $699 (£599, AU$999) and is available to buy now. Here's how the Pixel 5 compares to the Pixel 4A 5G.As Google's marquee handset, the Pixel 5 represents the tech giant's latest offerings in Android 11 software, like a new Hold For Me calling feature, and top-of-the-line hardware. But the device faces stiff competition from several phones, including the popular iPhone 11 (not to mention the iPhone 12) and the newly announced Galaxy S20 FE. Devices from smaller companies, like the OnePlus 8, aim to cut the Pixel 5's share of potential Android users as well. Read more: iPhone 12 vs. Pixel 5: Apple and Google's 5G flagships compared To see how the Pixel 5 compares spec by spec, check out the chart below. Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 11, Galaxy S20 FE and OnePlus 8 Google Pixel 5 iPhone 11 Samsung Galaxy S20 FE OnePlus 8 Display size, resolution 6-inch FHD+ OLED; 2,340 x 1,080 pixels 6.1-inch LCD; 1,792x828 pixels 6.5-inch AMOLED; 2,400x1,080 pixels 6.55-inch AMOLED; 1,080x2,400 pixels Pixel density 432ppi 326ppi 405ppi 402ppi Dimensions (Inches) 5.7 x 2.8 x 0.3 in 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in 6.29 x 2.97 x 0.33 in 6.3 x 2.8 x 0.31 in Dimensions (Millimeters) 144.7 x 70.4 x 8.0 mm 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm 159.8 x 75.5 x 8.4mm 160 x 72.9 x 8.0 mm Weight (Ounces, Grams) 5.33 oz; 151g 6.84 oz; 194g 6.70 oz; 190g 6.35 oz; 180g Mobile software Android 11 iOS 13 Android 10 Android 10 Camera 12.2-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (ultra-wide) 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) 12-megapixel (standard), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 8-megapixel (telephoto) 48-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel (macro) Front-facing camera 8-megapixel 12-megapixel 32-megapixel 16-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K 4K 4K Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Apple A13 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (5G), Samsung Exynos 990 (4G) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Storage 128GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128GB 128GB, 256GB RAM 8GB Not disclosed 6GB 8GB, 12GB Expandable storage No No 1TB No Battery 4,000mAh Not disclosed 4,500mAh 4,300mAh Fingerprint sensor Rear None (Face ID) In-screen In-screen Connector USB-C Lightning USB-C USB-C Headphone jack No No No No Special features 5G enabled; water resistant (IP68); 90Hz refresh rate display; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); reverse wireless charging; fast charging Water resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging Water resistant (IP68); 5G enabled; 120Hz screen refresh rate; Wireless PowerShare 5G enabled; fast charging; 90Hz screen refresh rate Price off-contract (USD) $699 $699 (64GB), $749 (128GB), $849 (256GB) $699 $699 (unlocked, 8GB RAM/128GB); $799 (Verizon, 8GB RAM/128GB); $799 (unlocked 12GB RAM/256GB) Price (GBP) £599 £729 (64GB), £779 (128GB), £879 (256GB) £599 (4G), £699 (5G) £599 (8GB RAM/128GB), £699 (12GB RAM/256GB) Price (AUD) AU$999 AU$1,199 (64GB), AU$1,279 (128GB), AU$1,449 (256GB) Converts to AU$975 UK converts to: AU$1,180 (8GB RAM/128GB), AU$1,370 (12GB RAM/256GB) *prices listed are at launch See also Chromecast with Google TV, Nest Audio and Pixel 5 with Hold for Me: Everything Google announced Pixel 5 gives Google a 5G flagship phone Google's new Nest Audio smart speaker arrives",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-02",
    "Article Title": "Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 is a glimpse into how much better your next Android phone will be",
    "Article Text": "The chip that will power most high-end 5G phones next year is here: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. And for the first time in its ultra high-end lineup, Qualcomm has integrated its 5G modem on the same chip as the brains, AI and other processor features, likely giving 5G phones a boost in battery life. Smartphones need a lot of components to operate, but two key parts that make a phone a phone are the application processor that acts as the brains of a device and a modem that connects it to a mobile network. The first 5G devices needed standalone modems that worked alongside the main computing processor. That was because 5G technology was so new, it was too difficult to combine it with the brains. Last year's Snapdragon 865 also had a standalone modem, while Qualcomm integrated 5G connectivity with the processor system on its midrange Snapdragon 765 and 765G systems on a chip, or SoCs. Many people expected Qualcomm's highest-end chip to be the first Snapdragon SoC to have an integrated modem, but the company at the time said if it didn't pare back the modem or the app processor features, the resulting chip would be too big and too power hungry for high-end smartphones. Qualcomm chose not to compromise on either feature for its high-end phones but was willing to make some compromises for its midrange chip lineup.The Snapdragon 865 paired with the X55 modem to power the majority of high-end 5G phones released in 2020, starting with Samsung's Galaxy S20 lineup. With the Snapdragon 888, Qualcomm gets back to its SoC strengths, and phone users will benefit. The biggest advantages of SoCs are better battery life and lower cost. Instead of two chips taking up room in a phone, there's just one, resulting in thinner, sleeker phones or more room for bigger batteries. Having an integrated chip also enables device makers to quickly develop phones for essentially any 5G network in the world, and it makes 5G handsets cheaper for consumers. \"It gives you everything you need in a single package and theoretically makes phone design easier, cheaper and just better integrated,\" Technalysis Research analyst Bob O'Donnell said.The continued advance of 5G is more critical than ever now that the coronavirus has radically changed our world. People are stuck at home and are maintaining their distance from each other, forcing them to rely on home broadband service -- something 5G could amp up. The next-generation cellular technology, which boasts anywhere from 10 to 100 times the speed of 4G and rapid-fire responsiveness, could improve everything from simple video conferencing to telemedicine and advanced augmented and virtual reality. Gaming is one area that's expected to benefit from 5G's responsiveness and fast speeds. Qualcomm is hosting a two-day virtual Tech Summit in lieu of its annual in-person event in Hawaii. Instead of releasing a flood of new chips and news, the company is keeping its digital event focused on the Snapdragon 888's capabilities. Wednesday featured technical deep dives into features like Snapdragon 888's camera. 5G's improvementsThe world may be grappling with a widespread pandemic, but that's sure not slowing down 5G's rollout. The super-fast technology reached more customers this year than expected and will cover about 60% of the global population by 2026, according to report from Ericsson on Monday. That makes 5G the fastest deployed mobile network ever, the Swedish networking giant said.By the end of this year, there will be 218 million 5G subscriptions around the world, up from Ericsson's forecast in June for 190 million -- which itself was an increase from an earlier estimate. A lot of those people are using phones powered by Qualcomm's processors. Even the new iPhone 12 lineup, which uses Apple's own application processor, relies on Qualcomm modems to connect to 5G networks.For Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888, the focus is on four areas: 5G, artificial intelligence, gaming and camera, Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm senior vice president and general manager of mobile, compute and infrastructure, said in an interview ahead of Tuesday's news. \"It really rounds off all of the use cases and capabilities that this device has,\" Katouzian said. \"We concentrated on really core technologies for low power compute as well as communications.\" The integrated modem is Qualcomm's X60, which is capable of downloading data at up to 7.5 Gbps and uploading information as fast as 3 Gbps. The modem, unveiled in February, taps into super-fast but unreliable millimeter-wave airwaves favored by Verizon and the slower and steadier sub-6 spectrum preferred by virtually all other carriers in the world. It supports many features that allow for faster speeds and other network benefits. \"On the 5G side, the communication capabilities are going to become much better,\" Katouzian said. See also Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chip pushes video and photo smarts Meet Qualcomm's X60, the modem that will power 5G phones in 2021 iPhone 12 and 5G: All the answers to your questions about the super-fast connectivity Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 chip won't build in 5G. Here's why it matters Your phone may help you fight off deepfakes before they're even made While the peak download speed isn't much faster than the previous generation, the X60 aims to boost the average speed on devices by aggregating different types of wireless signals. The X60 has the ability to aggregate the slower sub-6 networks with the faster mmWave spectrum, boosting overall performance. The X60 also increases network capacity and expands coverage. Networks operators will be able to double sub-6 peak speeds in standalone mode (that's where the phone goes straight to 5G instead of today's non-standalone networks, where 4G works as the anchor to make the initial handshake between a phone and a network before passing the device along to a 5G connection). T-Mobile is one carrier that will benefit from carrier aggregation. Users of the earliest T-Mobile 5G phones haven't seen speeds much faster than 4G connectivity. But when T-Mobile can combine its different airwaves, users should see faster download and upload rates. The modem in 5G phones this year, the X55, couldn't aggregate that spectrum together. \"The X60 is really the first modem that does all the 5G stuff you really need,\" Technalysis' O'Donnell said. Qualcomm \"now really has a modem that can be leveraged more successfully to get the best possible 5G speeds.\"And AI, gaming and cameraWhen it comes to artificial intelligence, the Snapdragon 888 includes Qualcomm's new, sixth-generation AI Engine. Qualcomm re-engineered its Hexagon processor, which it said provides a \"pivotal leap forward in AI\" when compared with the previous technology. It improves performance and power efficiency and crunches data at 26 tera operations per second, or TOPS. Qualcomm also included its second-generation Sensing Hub, which includes lower-power, always-on AI processing. AI \"underpins so many different applications that [are] very widely used today,\" including in photography and videography, Katouzian said. It \"really just takes [out] all of the headaches that were there before in terms of choosing the right parameters, putting it in the right mode, making sure the lighting is correct, even recognizing scenes and faces and backgrounds and depth. All of those things are taken care of through AI capabilities.\"And the Snapdragon 888 features a faster Spectra image signal processor that lets users capture photos at videos at 2.7 gigapixels per second. That equates to about 120 photos in one second at 12MP resolution, which is up to 35% faster than the previous generation. \"That's huge,\" Katouzian said. \"When this capability comes out, people will start to [develop] different applications and services associated with it.\" That could include things such as ultra-sharp video conferencing or giving users the ability to capture photos of what they're doing throughout the day and share those on social media with others, he said. Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm senior vice president and general manager, mobile, compute and infrastructure, talks up some of the companies that will be using the new Snapdragon 888 processor. Qualcomm The Snapdragon 888 adds a third image processing module that allows flagship smartphones to handle three simultaneous video streams, all in 4K resolution with high dynamic range imagery. And for photos, the chip now uses artificial intelligence training to better judge photo focus and brightness.That will result in better low-light and night photos and action shots of something moving very quickly -- or very slowly. Combining AI and the camera, the phone will automatically know which setting to select for each circumstance, and users won't have to \"worry about the technical details, Katouzian said.The processor also supports TruePic technology that verifies photos and videos are real, an effort to prevent deepfakes. And Qualcomm's third-generation Snapdragon Elite Gaming technology that boosts the video effects on mobile devices. Qualcomm's new Kryo 680 CPU, the brains of the Snapdragon 888, is 25% power powerful and 25% more battery efficient than its predecessor. The updated Adreno 660 graphics processor renders graphics 35% faster while being 20% more power efficient.Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 is expected to power most high-end Android phones next year. Companies that plan to use the Snapdragon 888 in devices include Asus, Black Shark, LG, Meizu, Motorola, Nubia, Realme, OnePlus, Oppo, Sharp, Vivo, Xiaomi and ZTE. \"I'm glad that our new flagship smartphone Mi11 will be the one of the first devices with Snapdragon 888,\" Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said in a press release. \"This is another cutting-edge product from us and will be loaded with various hardcore technologies.\" Qualcomm didn't specifically name Samsung, but it's likely the next Galaxy S handsets will include the Snapdragon 888 when they launch early next year. The first phone to have last year's Snapdragon 865 was the Galaxy S20.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-02",
    "Article Title": "Apple fined $12M by Italy over iPhone water-resistance claims",
    "Article Text": "Italy has fined Apple 10 million euros (about $12 million) over \"aggressive and misleading\" business practices surrounding the iPhone's water-resistance, according to the country's national competition authority.In a statement published on Monday, the Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato said Apple has marketed several of its iPhones as water-resistant for years, but has failed to clarify that it only applied under certain circumstances. The AGCM says that some iPhone models did not prove to be water-resistant for 30 minutes at a depth of up to 4 meters (13 feet) depending on the model, as Apple has advertised. Those claims, it said, only held up in lab-controlled tests with pure water as opposed to real-world conditions. Apple's claims span several generations, including the iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 lines, according to AGCM. The Italian regulator also labelled Apple's practice of not covering water damage of iPhones under warranty as \"aggressive.\"Read more: iPhone 12 water test: We tested it way beyond the claim Apple could not immediately be reached for comment, but the company has long advised against swimming and bathing with its iPhones in its fine print and support pages. This is not the first time Apple has fallen afoul with the Italian watchdog. In 2018, Apple was hit with a 5-million euro fine for releasing software updates that \"significantly reduced\" the performance of its iPhones.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-30",
    "Article Title": "Cyber Monday 2020 Bluetooth speaker deals: Discounts on Sony, JBL and more (Update: Expired)",
    "Article Text": "This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday is finally here! Are you having a party for one and want to jam out? Check out some wireless Bluetooth speakers so you can bring the party anywhere! Want to get a new one but don't know where to look? We've put together a list of what we think are the best deals -- or at least the ones worth considering -- this Cyber Monday. These should fill any need, from tiny Bluetooth speakers that cost less than $50 to bigger \"party\" models that typically cost over $300. We'll update this post as we spot additional deals.  Read more: Best Black Friday headphones deals David Carnoy/CNET Tribit Stormbox Micro: $37 Save $13 Dec 2020 This little guy travels anywhere and sounds amazingly good for its size. It's waterproof and charges via USB-C, too. Just make sure to clip the $10 coupon to get the full discount. Read our Stormbox Micro review. $37 at Amazon Joshua Goldman Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3: $100 Save $100 We've seen the Megaboom 3 at $100 before, but it's still close to its lowest price. It's a little too expensive at $200, but it's a good deal at $100. $100 at Best Buy Sony Sony SRS-XB43: $150 Save $100 Sony's XB43 is the second from the biggest in its line of portable Bluetooth speakers. It's still relatively compact and has more bass and richer sound than the step-down XB33 and XB23. It's pretty pricey at $250 but a much better deal at $150. It has an integrated light-show feature, and it's waterproof. $150 at Best Buy Amazon Sony GTX-XB72: $198 Save $152 Sony's XB72 is one of the larger Bluetooth speakers in Sony's line, and it packs some serious punch. Yes, it's portable, but it requires an AC adapter and has some serious heft, weighing 26 pounds (12 kg). It's what one calls a party speaker. It can stand vertically or horizontally and has a light-show feature. $198 at Amazon David Carnoy/CNET Sony SRS-XB23: $58 Save $42 I reviewed Sony's cylindrical SRS-XB23 earlier this year, liked its design and thought it sounded pretty good. The speaker produces a decent amount of bass for its size. However, from a sound standpoint, it didn't really beat competitors in its price range. At less than $60, it's a much more tempting option. Note: The deal only applies to black, coral red, light blue, olive green and taupe. $58 at Amazon Sarah Tew/CNET JBL Clip 3: $30 (Update: Out of stock) Save $30 The JBL Clip 3 is one of our favorite micro Bluetooth speakers and it's currently on sale for its lowest price ($30). Available in black, blue and gray at that price, it's fully waterproof. The Clip 4, which has a new design, will be available in December for $70. Read our JBL Clip 3 review. $30 at Best Buy Sarah Tew/CNET JBL Flip 5: $70 (Update: Out of stock) Save $35 JBL's popular Flip 5 is on sale for $70, or about $35 off (it lists for a little over $100). It's a solid little Bluetooth speaker that gets slightly better with each iteration. $70 at Best Buy David Carnoy/CNET UE Wonderboom 2: $50 (Update: Out of stock) Save: $30 The JBL Clip 3 is arguably the best travel-friendly wireless speaker, but if you're looking for stocking-stuffer ideas, the UE Wonderboom 2, which offers improved sound and battery life over the original, is a great choice. This wireless speaker is available in about a dozen fun colors, it really can float and it sounds great too, for its size. Its list price is $100, but it's currently $50 for Black Friday. Read our UE Wonderboom 2 first take. $50 at Amazon Cyber Monday 2020: The best deals Best Cyber Monday 2020 deals Best Black Friday 2020 deals Amazon Cyber Monday 2020 deals Walmart Cyber Monday 2020 deals Best Buy Cyber Monday 2020 deals Apple Cyber Monday 2020 deals Cyber Monday 2020 TV deals Cyber Monday 2020 laptop deals Echo Cyber Monday 2020 deals Buy PS5: Cyber Monday inventory restock Buy Xbox Series X: Cyber Monday inventory restock Buy Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle:  Cyber Monday inventory restock Find The Perfect GiftUnder $50Under $100Under $250Under $500Allallmomsdadsgrandparentsfitnesstravelersteenspreteenstechgamingfoodiesromanticjewelryhomekids107 results LG C1 OLED 65-inch $1,797 at Amazon The Mirror $1,495 at Mirror Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra $1,166 at Amazon Dell G15 $1,100 at Best Buy Vizio MQ7 65-inch $1,000 at Amazon HP Pavilion Aero 13 $1,000 at HP MacBook Air M1 $1,000 at Best Buy TCL Series 6 TV 65-inch $999 at Amazon iPhone 13 Pro $999 at Apple Lenovo Yoga 7i (2-in-1) $850 at Best Buy Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 $850 at Amazon iPhone 13 $799 at Apple Arcade1Up Arcade Machine $600 at Best Buy DJI Minin 2 Fly More Combo $600 at Amazon Google Pixel 6 $599 at Amazon Acer Chromebook Spin 713 $530 at Amazon TCL Series 4 TV 65-inch $529 at Amazon iPad Mini 2021 $500 at Best Buy Sony PlayStation 5 $499 at Amazon iPhone 11 $499 at Apple Xbox Series X $499 at Amazon Apple Watch Series 7 $399 at Best Buy Nintendo Switch OLED $350 at Amazon Apple iPad 2021 (9th generation) $309 at Amazon Carrie Hoffman X studs earrings $290 at Carrie Hoffman Apple Watch SE $269 at Amazon Sony WF-1000XM4 $250 at Walmart Aarke water carbonator $230 at Bed Bath & Beyond Atlas Tea Club $199 at Atlas Tea Club Theragun Mini $199 at Amazon Fitbit Charge 5 $179 at Amazon Madewell Transport Tote $178 at Madewell Perfect Pot $165 at Our Place Coravin Wine Preservation System $150 at Target Bose SoundLink Flex $150 at Best Buy Apple AirPods 3 $150 at Amazon Illy Y3.3 Espresso and Coffee Machine $149 at Amazon Sarah Chloe diamond locket $145 at Sarah Chloe MakiMaki sushi roll kit for 2 $125 at MakiMaki Ingarden microgreens garden $100 at Amazon Best of Dylan's Candy Bar Gift Basket $100 at Dylan's Candy Bar The Bouqs Co. Pixie bouquet $99 at The Bouqs Co. Wolf Circus Toni gold bracelet $95 at Wolf Circus A bouquet of exotic meats $90 at Man Crates Disney Plus Gift Subscription $80 at Disney EarFun Air Pro 2 $80 at Amazon Keurig K-Slim Coffee Maker $79 at Amazon Letterfolk Customizable Tile Mat $75 at West Elm Maison Miru heart nap earrings $75 at Maison Shun Sora Japanese petty knife $70 at Amazon Mosaic Plant-Based Meal Delivery $70 at Mosaic Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera $69 at Amazon Echo Dot with Clock $60 at Amazon Jacques Torres bonbons $55 at Jacque Torres JBL Go 3 $50 at Amazon Crown & Paw Pet Canvas $50 at Crown & Paw Nintendo eShop Gift Card $50 at Amazon SteelSeries Arctis 1 $50 at Amazon Lunya Silk Sleep Mask $48 at Lunya Botley 2.0 $47 at Amazon Blockaroo Blocks $40 at Amazon Barrel Aged Hot Hive Honey and Reaper Salt Series $40 at Fuego Box Trade Coffee Subscription $40 at Trade Biolite TraveLight 135 $40 at Biolite Roku Express 4K Plus $39 at Amazon Flavored Truffle Gift Box $38 at La Maison du Chocolat Max Brenner chocolates $37 at Max Brenner Parks Project Candle $36 at Parks Project ThisWorx Portable Car Vacuum Cleaner $36 at Amazon Wyze Cam v3 $36 at Amazon Sweet heart bamboo $35 at Plants.com Five S Kneading Massager $35 at Amazon Hydro Flask $35 at Hyrdo Flask Lenovo Smart Clock $35 at Best Buy Gloomhaven: Jaws of The Lion Board Game $32 at Amazon Lego Speed Champions Corvette $30 at Amazon A delivery of fresh pasta $25 at Goldbelly Three-piece cheese knife set $20 at CB2 Nixplay smart digital photo frame $20 at CB2 Lodge Cast-Iron Grill Pan $20 at Amazon Spanish-style Wine Glasses $20 at Amazon Croissant Light $19 at Amazon Italian olivewood serving board $17 at Sur la table Cote des Roses rosé $16 at Wine.com Lite-Brite $13 at Target Fox in the Forest $12 at Amazon Wanna Date? sweet date spread $12 at Uncommon Goods Champagne Gummy Bears $9 at Sugarfina Slip silk pillowcase See at Amazon Mario Badescu face spray set See at Ulta State cashmere blanket throw blanket See at Amazon Bokksu Japanese snack box See at Amazon Tiki fire pit See at Amazon HyperChiller See at Amazon Online cooking classes See at Online Cooking School Washable Silk Tee & Shorts See at Quince Ouai Chill Pill Bath Bombs See at Ulta 60 Hour Candle See at TheraBox Mint & Lily Mama necklace See at Mint & Lily Sephora gift card See at Sephora Google Nest Hub See at Google Theragun Prime See at Therabody Matador NanoDry Towel See at REI Flower delivery from BloomsyBox See at BloomsyBox Mixbook See at Mixbook Dyson Supersonic hair dryer See at Dyson",
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    "Article ID": "62a05171-cbc4-493f-ad16-b4bdc1c97a04",
    "Article Date": "2020-12-01",
    "Article Title": "Galaxy S20 FE vs. Samsung's rivals: iPhone, Pixel and OnePlus",
    "Article Text": "Samsung took the wraps off its latest Galaxy phone, the S20 Fan Edition, earlier this fall in an online-only event. The S20 FE is Samsung's response to the coronavirus pandemic: A premium phone that aims to offer a well-rounded experience at a more attractive price. Pricing starts at $700 (£599, AU$999). The 6.5-inch S20 FE features a 2,400x1,080-pixel, AMOLED display with ultrafast refresh rates (120Hz) for smooth scrolling. It also has the most advanced Snapdragon 865 processor (allowing it to support 5G), a large battery and three rear cameras complete with a telephoto lens. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE $700 at Samsung Apple iPhone 11 $599 at Apple Google Pixel 4 $523 at Amazon OnePlus 8Refurbished $475 at Back Market But it's hardly the only value-for-money option in the premium phones category. The S20 FE joins the OnePlus 8 and one-generation-old iPhone 11 and Pixel 4 in this segment. Google's Pixel 4 launched at $799, making it the most expensive of the pack (though you can find it cheaper now that it's been discontinued), while the rest started at $699 for varying levels of RAM and storage. (The Pixel 5 and iPhone 12, both also announced this fall, start at $699 and $799, respectively.) See the chart below for variant and international prices.Read more: Here's how the Galaxy S20 FE compares to the Pixel 5, iPhone 12 and other major rivals. And here's how the S20 Fan Edition compares to the other phones in Samsung's Galaxy S20 line.One key feature that sets the S20 FE apart is the option to expand storage by up to 1TB -- you won't find that on any of the rivals mentioned here. It's a feature that'll likely prove useful, especially if you plan on buying the base 64GB variant.While all four phones have premium looks, the S20 FE uses a polycarbonate (plastic) back in lieu of glass, which is found in its three rivals. Samsung likely made that decision to drive down costs. Read more: The best phone to buy for 2020All four phones also have two or three camera lenses on their backs, but only the Galaxy 20 FE and the Pixel 4 come equipped with sought-after telephoto lenses. The S20 FE sports a 12-megapixel main shooter, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and an 8-megapixel lens. Galaxy S20 FE vs. rivals Samsung Galaxy S20 FE iPhone 11 Google Pixel 4 OnePlus 8 Display size, resolution 6.5-inch super AMOLED; 2,400x1,080 pixels 6.1-inch LCD Liquid Retina; 1,792x828 pixels 5.7-inch OLED; 1,080x2,280 pixels 6.55-inch AMOLED; 1,080x2,400 pixels Pixel density 405ppi 326ppi 444ppi 402ppi Dimensions (Inches) 6.29x2.97x0.33 inches 5.94x2.98x0.33 inches 2.7x5.7x0.3 inches 6.3x2.8x0.31 inches Dimensions (Millimeters) 159.8x75.5x8.4mm 150.9x75.7x8.3 mm 68.8x147.1x8.2 mm 160x72.9x8.0 mm Weight (Ounces, Grams) 6.7 oz; 190g 6.84 oz; 194g 5.7 oz; 162g 6.35 oz; 180g Mobile software  **at launch Android 10 iOS 13 Android 10 Android 10 Camera 12-megapixel (standard), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide), 8-megapixel (3x telephoto) 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) 12.2-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (telephoto) 48-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel (macro) Front-facing camera 32-megapixel 12-megapixel 8-megapixel 16-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K 4K 4K Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (5G) Samsung Exynos 990 (4G) A13 Bionic 2.84GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Storage 128GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 64GB, 128GB 128GB, 256GB RAM 6GB Not disclosed 6GB 8GB, 12GB Expandable storage 1TB None No No Battery 4,500 mAh Not disclosed, but Apple claims it will last 1 hour longer than iPhone XR 2,800 mAh 4,300 mAh Fingerprint sensor In-screen None (Face ID) No In-screen Connector USB-C Lightning USB-C USB-C Headphone jack No No No No Special features 5G enabled, IP 68 rating, 120Hz screen refresh rate, support for 30W fast charging,15W fast wireless charging Water resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging Soli motion sensing and touchless gestures; 90Hz display; water-resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging 5G enabled; Warp Charge; 90Hz refresh rate Price off-contract (USD)     **at launch $700 for sub-6 5G; $750 for Verizon model with mmWave 5G $699 (64GB), $749 (128GB), $849 (256GB) $799 (64GB), $899 (128GB) $699 (8GB RAM/128GB), $799 (12GB RAM/256GB) Price (GBP) **at launch £599 (4G) £699 (5G) £729 (64GB), £779 (128GB), £879 (256GB) £669 (64GB), £769 (128GB) £599 (8GB RAM/128GB), £699 (12GB RAM/256GB) Price (AUD) **at launch AU$999 (4G), AU$1,149 (5G) AU$1,199 (64GB), AU$1,279 (128GB), AU$1,449 (256GB) AU$1,049 (64GB), AU$1,199 (128GB) UK converts to: AU$1,180 (8GB RAM/128GB), AU$1,370 (12GB RAM/256GB)",
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    "Article Date": "2020-12-01",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12's superb camera took all of these photos, and we're impressed",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 has already earned a glowing review from CNET due to its new design, great performance and handy MagSafe charging pad compatibility. But we also loved its great camera, so I was particularly keen to take my model out for a test run and see what the camera is capable of. All images throughout this piece have been taken with the standard camera mode, in Apple's HEIC format, which have been converted to JPEG via Adobe Lightroom as our image uploader doesn't support HEIC format. No adjustments to the look of the image or the resolution have been made. Enjoy!This morning shot of Dean Village is vibrant and well exposed. Its colors are on the cooler side of the spectrum, but that was accurate for the time of day. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Switching to the super-wide lens, I'm pleased to see that there isn't a white balance shift when using the different zoom options. Andrew Hoyle/CNET A great balance of bright sky with darker shadows. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Here. though, the phone's attempt to balance the shadows looks a bit unrealistic, particularly on the statue. Andrew Hoyle/CNET I love the rich blue of the sky in this shot using the standard lens. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The sky is just as rich here, too, with vibrant colors on the trees as well. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The super-wide lens has let me capture all of this impressive fountain without having to move to get the shot. As with the standard shot, colors are spot on. Andrew Hoyle/CNET A self portrait in front of the Forth Bridge, shot with the phone on a tripod using the 10-second self timer. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Extremely accurate color tones here, as well as a brilliant balance of the exposure, with a controlled sky and plenty of details in the shadows. Andrew Hoyle/CNET A masked-up selfie; check out those vibrant colors! Andrew Hoyle/CNET Even though I was shooting directly into the sun, the camera was able to control that bright sky and keep loads of details in the foreground. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The iPhone 12's camera is superb for landscape photography. Andrew Hoyle/CNET",
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    "Article ID": "90f7510a-b6a7-4649-9dad-a479264e19da",
    "Article Date": "2020-11-30",
    "Article Title": "Best Buy Cyber Monday: 2-hour flash sale on Apple and Beats is live until 3 p.m. ET (Update: Sale has ended)",
    "Article Text": "This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Cyber Monday is in full swing and Best Buy already has plenty of discounts. But for two hours -- 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET today -- it's running a quickie flash sale on Apple and Beats products. We can't say all the deals are really deals, but a few are. For instance, the standard AirPods ($100) are now $10 better than the current best price at Amazon, and within a dollar of their all-time low. The Beats Solo Pro are at their lowest price of $155 in certain color options. Note that you need to be a member of the My Best Buy rewards program for some of these (it's free to join).Read more: Top Best Buy Cyber Monday dealsFind a full list of flash-sale discounts below. As a reminder, these deals run two hours only, or while supplies last:1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ETNoon to 2 p.m. CT11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MT10 a.m. to noon PTBest Buy Cyber Monday Flash Sale Deals$100 for Apple AirPods with charging case  Save $100 on Apple iPhone SE with activationSave $70 on select Apple Watch Series 6 modelsSave $500 on 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro (Intel Core i5 with 8GB RAM) Save $600 on 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (Intel Core i7 with 16GB RAM) $250 for Apple HomePod (save $50)$40 for select Beats urBeats3 earphones (save $20)$130 for select Beats by Dr. Dre Solo3 headphones (save $70)$155 for select Beats by Dr. Dre wireless noise-canceling on-ear headphones (save $145)Save $100 on select Apple iPad Air models (Note: This is the previous model) Sarah Tew/CNET AirPods with standard charging case: $100 Save: $20 As I said, this is about as low as you get for the AirPods with the standard charging case (no wireless charging). Their price has hit $99, so it's a dollar difference. Their current sale price is $120. Read our Apple AirPods 2019 review. $100 at Best Buy Sarah Tew/CNET Beats Solo Pro: $155 (certain colors) Save $15 The Solo Pro, Beats' very good on-ear noise-canceling headphones, have been on sale for $170 for the past couple of weeks, with the light blue version dipping as low as $155. Now Best Buy has added more colors for that $155 low price. Read our Beats Solo Pro review. $155 at Best Buy Cyber Monday 2020: The best deals Best Cyber Monday 2020 deals Best Black Friday 2020 deals Amazon Cyber Monday 2020 deals Walmart Cyber Monday 2020 deals Best Buy Cyber Monday 2020 deals Apple Cyber Monday 2020 deals Cyber Monday 2020 TV deals Cyber Monday 2020 laptop deals Echo Cyber Monday 2020 deals Buy PS5: Cyber Monday inventory restock Buy Xbox Series X: Cyber Monday inventory restock Buy Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundle:  Cyber Monday inventory restock Find The Perfect GiftUnder $50Under $100Under $250Under $500Allallmomsdadsgrandparentsfitnesstravelersteenspreteenstechgamingfoodiesromanticjewelryhomekids107 results LG C1 OLED 65-inch $1,797 at Amazon The Mirror $1,495 at Mirror Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra $1,166 at Amazon Dell G15 $1,100 at Best Buy Vizio MQ7 65-inch $1,000 at Amazon HP Pavilion Aero 13 $1,000 at HP MacBook Air M1 $1,000 at Best Buy TCL Series 6 TV 65-inch $999 at Amazon iPhone 13 Pro $999 at Apple Lenovo Yoga 7i (2-in-1) $850 at Best Buy Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 $850 at Amazon iPhone 13 $799 at Apple Arcade1Up Arcade Machine $600 at Best Buy DJI Minin 2 Fly More Combo $600 at Amazon Google Pixel 6 $599 at Amazon Acer Chromebook Spin 713 $530 at Amazon TCL Series 4 TV 65-inch $529 at Amazon iPad Mini 2021 $500 at Best Buy Sony PlayStation 5 $499 at Amazon iPhone 11 $499 at Apple Xbox Series X $499 at Amazon Apple Watch Series 7 $399 at Best Buy Nintendo Switch OLED $350 at Amazon Apple iPad 2021 (9th generation) $309 at Amazon Carrie Hoffman X studs earrings $290 at Carrie Hoffman Apple Watch SE $269 at Amazon Sony WF-1000XM4 $250 at Walmart Aarke water carbonator $230 at Bed Bath & Beyond Atlas Tea Club $199 at Atlas Tea Club Theragun Mini $199 at Amazon Fitbit Charge 5 $179 at Amazon Madewell Transport Tote $178 at Madewell Perfect Pot $165 at Our Place Coravin Wine Preservation System $150 at Target Bose SoundLink Flex $150 at Best Buy Apple AirPods 3 $150 at Amazon Illy Y3.3 Espresso and Coffee Machine $149 at Amazon Sarah Chloe diamond locket $145 at Sarah Chloe MakiMaki sushi roll kit for 2 $125 at MakiMaki Ingarden microgreens garden $100 at Amazon Best of Dylan's Candy Bar Gift Basket $100 at Dylan's Candy Bar The Bouqs Co. Pixie bouquet $99 at The Bouqs Co. Wolf Circus Toni gold bracelet $95 at Wolf Circus A bouquet of exotic meats $90 at Man Crates Disney Plus Gift Subscription $80 at Disney EarFun Air Pro 2 $80 at Amazon Keurig K-Slim Coffee Maker $79 at Amazon Letterfolk Customizable Tile Mat $75 at West Elm Maison Miru heart nap earrings $75 at Maison Shun Sora Japanese petty knife $70 at Amazon Mosaic Plant-Based Meal Delivery $70 at Mosaic Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera $69 at Amazon Echo Dot with Clock $60 at Amazon Jacques Torres bonbons $55 at Jacque Torres JBL Go 3 $50 at Amazon Crown & Paw Pet Canvas $50 at Crown & Paw Nintendo eShop Gift Card $50 at Amazon SteelSeries Arctis 1 $50 at Amazon Lunya Silk Sleep Mask $48 at Lunya Botley 2.0 $47 at Amazon Blockaroo Blocks $40 at Amazon Barrel Aged Hot Hive Honey and Reaper Salt Series $40 at Fuego Box Trade Coffee Subscription $40 at Trade Biolite TraveLight 135 $40 at Biolite Roku Express 4K Plus $39 at Amazon Flavored Truffle Gift Box $38 at La Maison du Chocolat Max Brenner chocolates $37 at Max Brenner Parks Project Candle $36 at Parks Project ThisWorx Portable Car Vacuum Cleaner $36 at Amazon Wyze Cam v3 $36 at Amazon Sweet heart bamboo $35 at Plants.com Five S Kneading Massager $35 at Amazon Hydro Flask $35 at Hyrdo Flask Lenovo Smart Clock $35 at Best Buy Gloomhaven: Jaws of The Lion Board Game $32 at Amazon Lego Speed Champions Corvette $30 at Amazon A delivery of fresh pasta $25 at Goldbelly Three-piece cheese knife set $20 at CB2 Nixplay smart digital photo frame $20 at CB2 Lodge Cast-Iron Grill Pan $20 at Amazon Spanish-style Wine Glasses $20 at Amazon Croissant Light $19 at Amazon Italian olivewood serving board $17 at Sur la table Cote des Roses rosé $16 at Wine.com Lite-Brite $13 at Target Fox in the Forest $12 at Amazon Wanna Date? sweet date spread $12 at Uncommon Goods Champagne Gummy Bears $9 at Sugarfina Slip silk pillowcase See at Amazon Mario Badescu face spray set See at Ulta State cashmere blanket throw blanket See at Amazon Bokksu Japanese snack box See at Amazon Tiki fire pit See at Amazon HyperChiller See at Amazon Online cooking classes See at Online Cooking School Washable Silk Tee & Shorts See at Quince Ouai Chill Pill Bath Bombs See at Ulta 60 Hour Candle See at TheraBox Mint & Lily Mama necklace See at Mint & Lily Sephora gift card See at Sephora Google Nest Hub See at Google Theragun Prime See at Therabody Matador NanoDry Towel See at REI Flower delivery from BloomsyBox See at BloomsyBox Mixbook See at Mixbook Dyson Supersonic hair dryer See at Dyson",
    "URL": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-buy-cyber-monday-2-hour-flash-sale-on-apple-and-beats-is-live-until-3-p-m-et/",
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    "Article ID": "9cd00b99-f4b9-451d-8cd0-0d48419b06fa",
    "Article Date": "2020-11-30",
    "Article Title": "5G's rollout speeds along faster than expected, even with the coronavirus pandemic raging",
    "Article Text": "The world may be grappling with a widespread pandemic, but that's sure not slowing down 5G's rollout. The super-fast technology reached more customers this year than expected and will cover about 60% of the global population by 2026, according to a new report from Ericsson. That makes 5G the fastest deployed mobile network ever, the Swedish networking giant said.By the end of this year, there will be 218 million 5G subscriptions around the world, up from Ericsson's forecast in June for 190 million -- which itself was an increase from an earlier estimate. \"5G coverage will be built out to the extent that 1 billion people will live in 5G coverage areas by the end of 2020 worldwide,\" Patrick Cerwall, head of strategic marketing insights at Ericsson, said in an interview ahead of Monday's release of the company's biannual mobility report. \"That's around 15% of the world's population.\"By 2026, that will soar to 3.5 billion 5G subscriptions. In June, Ericsson estimated there would be 2.8 billion 5G subscriptions by 2025. 5G is the new, super-fast wireless technology that's been rolling out across the world. It's live in many major cities in the US, as well as places in China, South Korea and the UK, among other countries. The technology is poised to change the way we live and is expected to power everything from self-driving cars to advanced augmented reality experiences. The belief is whatever country leads in 5G will lead the world over the coming decades and possibly longer. 2020 was supposed to be the year 5G went mainstream. But the spread of the novel coronavirus caused doubts about how widely the technology would be used this year. Instead of slowing down 5G, the pandemic in some ways made it easier for carriers to expand their networks faster. In China, the government made 5G's rollout a priority, and Apple's entry into the 5G market with its iPhone 12 lineup is expected to boost the number of 5G phone users. Ericsson is one of the world's biggest provider of telecom equipment. Many of the wireless industry's new 5G networks are built on its technology, giving it insight into traffic and usage. It also surveys consumers in various countries to find out their opinions about topics like 5G. More than 100 carriers around the world have switched on their 5G service, Ericsson said. So far, 5G growth has been driven by China, Cerwall said. See also 5G phone prices are falling. Verizon's cheapest now starts at $400 iPhone 12 and 5G: All the answers to your questions about the super-fast connectivity COVID-19 isn't slowing down the 5G rollout -- at least not in China \"It's a combination of a very strategic national focus ... but also competition between the operators,\" Cerwall said. \"We see smartphone prices coming down drastically.\"5G phones in China can be purchased for $200 -- or even less -- while the base price for the rest of the world is around $300, he said. \"The affordable price of smartphones [in China] does it,\" Cerwall said. Out of the nearly 200 million 5G subscriptions this year, 175 million will be in China, he said. By the end of 2020, about 11% of all mobile subscriptions in the country will be 5G. In North America, which includes the US and Canada, only 14 million, or about 4% of subscriptions, this year will be 5G. By 2026, 80% of network subscriptions in North America will be 5G, Ericsson said, while Northeast Asia -- which includes China, Japan and South Korea -- will have 66% of subscribers on 5G.",
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    "Article ID": "62d5b1cc-04fb-4e49-a968-a8303cba3ca1",
    "Article Date": "2020-11-29",
    "Article Title": "Cyber Monday headphone deal: Excellent AirPods Pro alternative returns for $53 today at Amazon (Update: Expired)",
    "Article Text": "This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Just a couple of days ago, we featured these headphones as a Black Friday special. They immediately sold out, but now they're back as an early Cyber Monday deal. We're talking about the Mpow X3 true-wireless earbuds, which sound shockingly good for the price. There's a new white version that's $53 for Amazon Prime members -- $13 more than the black version -- but it's actually upgraded in significant ways. It's got better battery life, a new transparency mode and improved connectivity. The controls have also been improved, too. You can compare the \"old\" black version to the new white version by flipping back and forth between their product pages on Amazon. Presumably, the upgraded version will eventually be available in black, but for now it's only in white.See it at AmazonThey have good clarity and powerful bass -- they play loud -- and they even have active noise cancellation that's fairly effective. (No, it's not as good as the AirPods Pro's, but it's not bad.) They've been on our list of the best cheap true-wireless earbuds for a while.  Read more: Best Black Friday headphone dealsThe earbuds fit me comfortably and securely, and I got a tight seal from one of the XL ear tips. They're fully waterproof (IPX8) and get up to 10 hours of battery life (it's about seven or eight with ANC on) at moderate volume levels with USB-C charging. The charging case looks like a fat version of the standard AirPods case. Call quality is good -- they have a sidetone feature that lets you hear your voice in the buds -- but I've used other models with better noise reduction during calls. I also noticed a touch of audio lag when I streamed a YouTube video, but I had no issues when streaming iTunes movies.Read more: Top AirPods alternatives for $100 or lessIf you're looking for alternate styles, there are a few other Mpow models on sale, too. 2020 Holiday Gift Picks Holiday gift guide 2020: Our top picks Best holiday gifts under $50 for 2020 Best gifts under $100 for 2020 The best headphone gifts for the 2020 holidays Find The Perfect GiftUnder $50Under $100Under $250Under $500Allallmomsdadsgrandparentsfitnesstravelersteenspreteenstechgamingfoodiesromanticjewelryhomekids107 results LG C1 OLED 65-inch $1,797 at Amazon The Mirror $1,495 at Mirror Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra $1,166 at Amazon Dell G15 $1,100 at Best Buy Vizio MQ7 65-inch $1,000 at Amazon HP Pavilion Aero 13 $1,000 at HP MacBook Air M1 $1,000 at Best Buy TCL Series 6 TV 65-inch $999 at Amazon iPhone 13 Pro $999 at Apple Lenovo Yoga 7i (2-in-1) $850 at Best Buy Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 $850 at Amazon iPhone 13 $799 at Apple Arcade1Up Arcade Machine $600 at Best Buy DJI Minin 2 Fly More Combo $600 at Amazon Google Pixel 6 $599 at Amazon Acer Chromebook Spin 713 $530 at Amazon TCL Series 4 TV 65-inch $529 at Amazon iPad Mini 2021 $500 at Best Buy Sony PlayStation 5 $499 at Amazon iPhone 11 $499 at Apple Xbox Series X $499 at Amazon Apple Watch Series 7 $399 at Best Buy Nintendo Switch OLED $350 at Amazon Apple iPad 2021 (9th generation) $309 at Amazon Carrie Hoffman X studs earrings $290 at Carrie Hoffman Apple Watch SE $269 at Amazon Sony WF-1000XM4 $250 at Walmart Aarke water carbonator $230 at Bed Bath & Beyond Atlas Tea Club $199 at Atlas Tea Club Theragun Mini $199 at Amazon Fitbit Charge 5 $179 at Amazon Madewell Transport Tote $178 at Madewell Perfect Pot $165 at Our Place Coravin Wine Preservation System $150 at Target Bose SoundLink Flex $150 at Best Buy Apple AirPods 3 $150 at Amazon Illy Y3.3 Espresso and Coffee Machine $149 at Amazon Sarah Chloe diamond locket $145 at Sarah Chloe MakiMaki sushi roll kit for 2 $125 at MakiMaki Ingarden microgreens garden $100 at Amazon Best of Dylan's Candy Bar Gift Basket $100 at Dylan's Candy Bar The Bouqs Co. Pixie bouquet $99 at The Bouqs Co. Wolf Circus Toni gold bracelet $95 at Wolf Circus A bouquet of exotic meats $90 at Man Crates Disney Plus Gift Subscription $80 at Disney EarFun Air Pro 2 $80 at Amazon Keurig K-Slim Coffee Maker $79 at Amazon Letterfolk Customizable Tile Mat $75 at West Elm Maison Miru heart nap earrings $75 at Maison Shun Sora Japanese petty knife $70 at Amazon Mosaic Plant-Based Meal Delivery $70 at Mosaic Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera $69 at Amazon Echo Dot with Clock $60 at Amazon Jacques Torres bonbons $55 at Jacque Torres JBL Go 3 $50 at Amazon Crown & Paw Pet Canvas $50 at Crown & Paw Nintendo eShop Gift Card $50 at Amazon SteelSeries Arctis 1 $50 at Amazon Lunya Silk Sleep Mask $48 at Lunya Botley 2.0 $47 at Amazon Blockaroo Blocks $40 at Amazon Barrel Aged Hot Hive Honey and Reaper Salt Series $40 at Fuego Box Trade Coffee Subscription $40 at Trade Biolite TraveLight 135 $40 at Biolite Roku Express 4K Plus $39 at Amazon Flavored Truffle Gift Box $38 at La Maison du Chocolat Max Brenner chocolates $37 at Max Brenner Parks Project Candle $36 at Parks Project ThisWorx Portable Car Vacuum Cleaner $36 at Amazon Wyze Cam v3 $36 at Amazon Sweet heart bamboo $35 at Plants.com Five S Kneading Massager $35 at Amazon Hydro Flask $35 at Hyrdo Flask Lenovo Smart Clock $35 at Best Buy Gloomhaven: Jaws of The Lion Board Game $32 at Amazon Lego Speed Champions Corvette $30 at Amazon A delivery of fresh pasta $25 at Goldbelly Three-piece cheese knife set $20 at CB2 Nixplay smart digital photo frame $20 at CB2 Lodge Cast-Iron Grill Pan $20 at Amazon Spanish-style Wine Glasses $20 at Amazon Croissant Light $19 at Amazon Italian olivewood serving board $17 at Sur la table Cote des Roses rosé $16 at Wine.com Lite-Brite $13 at Target Fox in the Forest $12 at Amazon Wanna Date? sweet date spread $12 at Uncommon Goods Champagne Gummy Bears $9 at Sugarfina Slip silk pillowcase See at Amazon Mario Badescu face spray set See at Ulta State cashmere blanket throw blanket See at Amazon Bokksu Japanese snack box See at Amazon Tiki fire pit See at Amazon HyperChiller See at Amazon Online cooking classes See at Online Cooking School Washable Silk Tee & Shorts See at Quince Ouai Chill Pill Bath Bombs See at Ulta 60 Hour Candle See at TheraBox Mint & Lily Mama necklace See at Mint & Lily Sephora gift card See at Sephora Google Nest Hub See at Google Theragun Prime See at Therabody Matador NanoDry Towel See at REI Flower delivery from BloomsyBox See at BloomsyBox Mixbook See at Mixbook Dyson Supersonic hair dryer See at Dyson",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-28",
    "Article Title": "Warp Drive races into Apple Arcade for the holiday weekend",
    "Article Text": "Apple Arcade on Friday added Warp Drive, a new game from UK indie developer Supergonk, to its growing catalog of over 140 games. You can try your hand at the new futuristic racing game over Thanksgiving weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV. See at App StoreWarp Drive isn't an average racing game, it ups the ante by letting players teleport --  or warp -- around the track to discover hidden shortcuts and courses. Take your quad rotor racer around a track where few rules apply. Compete in tournaments, drive on the ceiling, jump vast canyons and race up waterfalls. Along the way you can upgrade your car to drift and boost to stand a better chance of winning. Fans of titles like Sonic Racing, Agent Intercept, Super Impossible Road and Speed Demons might like this new one.Find the hidden routes and shortcuts to win the race. Apple With the release of Apple Arcade a year ago, Apple entered the mobile gaming world. The subscription gaming service costs $5 a month and lets you play new and exclusive games across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV. In addition, with the release of Apple's new iPhone 12 devices, you can get a three-month free trial of Apple's gaming service with the purchase of a new device. Even if you don't purchase a new device, if you're signing up for Apple Arcade for the first time, you get a one-month free trial. Also, Apple One launched earlier this month, which makes it easier and more affordable to get up to six Apple subscription services -- Apple Arcade included -- for one price. Apple Arcade: 50 of our favorite games so far +48 more See all photos For more, check out every game you can play on Apple Arcade and how to choose the best gaming subscription service for you.",
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    "Article ID": "564ca113-5dfe-4376-b6ab-4e1e4d9b1694",
    "Article Date": "2020-11-28",
    "Article Title": "Google Pixel 5's wimpy camera is driving me to the iPhone 12",
    "Article Text": "I've used Google Pixels and Apple iPhones for my daily smartphone photography needs for years. I've mostly relied on Pixels because of Google's pioneering computational photography software, which wrings superior image quality out of limited hardware. My current iPhone, the XS Max, has been relegated to occasions when I've needed a telephoto lens. But two recent smartphone launches -- of Google's Pixel 5 and Apple's iPhone 12 lines -- have changed my mind. The midrange camera hardware on the Pixel 5, and the high-end array of cameras on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, along with the gadget's large image sensor and new software options, are pushing me to the Apple camp.Read more: iPhone 12 vs. Pixel 5: Apple and Google's 5G flagships comparedIt wasn't supposed to be this way. I've been impressed by Google's ability to convert cutting-edge image processing research into superior smartphone photos. Google demonstrated how profoundly computers can modernize cameras, as it surpassed smartphone rivals and traditional-camera makers.Google's decision to build a midrange phone with just two cameras feels like an abandonment. There's just no way to make up for the multiple cameras that rivals like Samsung, Huawei and Apple employ. Sure, rivals haven't necessarily matched all of Google's camera software, but Google isn't close to their hardware.To be clear, the Pixel's cameras are good, as my colleague Lynn La details in her Pixel 5 review. From my perspective as a serious photographer, though, I'm looking for more.Read more: The best phone to buy for 2020 Telephoto vs. ultrawide camerasIn 2019, Google's Pixel 4 took a step up by adding a second rear-facing camera, a telephoto option for distant subjects. That was the same year Apple added a third camera to its higher-end iPhone 11 Pro models, an ultrawide camera that sat alongside its main and telephoto cameras.Enlarge ImageThe Pixel 5 photo at 2X telephoto, shot here with Google's computational raw format, is fine viewed small but has only a 3 megapixel resolution. At right, the 12 megapixel image from a 2-year-old iPhone XS Max, shot as an HDR raw photo with Adobe's Lightroom app, offers more detail and editing flexibility. Clicking to enlarge reveals the superior iPhone detail, though it's scaled down to match the Pixel 5 photo. Stephen Shankland/CNET Google tried to match Apple's prowess this year by replacing the telephoto camera with an ultrawide camera in the Pixel 5. But Apple made major camera improvements with its iPhone 12 Pro, including a bigger image sensor, a longer-reach telephoto lens, improved image stabilization to counteract shaky hands, Dolby Vision HDR video at 60 frames per second and Apple's more flexible ProRaw format. It's clear Apple is sinking enormous resources into better photography.Google may have made the right call for the broad market. I suspect ultrawide cameras are better for mainstream smartphone customers than telephotos. Ultrawide cameras for group shots, indoor scenes and video are arguably more useful than telephoto cameras for portraits and mountains.But I want both. I enjoy the different perspectives. Indeed, for a few years I usually carried only telephoto and ultrawide lenses for my DSLR. Phones and photography Phone photography 101: CNET's guide to taking better pictures iPhone 12 preorders: How to buy 2 of Apple's new phones now Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 11: Which sub-$700 phone is better? In response to my concerns, Google says it's improved the Super Res Zoom technique for digital zooming on the Pixel 5 with better computational photography and AI techniques that now can magnify up to a factor of 7X.\"We studied carefully to determine what's really important to folks, and then we focused on that -- and shaved off literally hundreds of dollars in the process,\" said camera product manager Isaac Reynolds. Having a telephoto camera would have helped image quality, but Google's priority this year \"was to produce a phone that compared well to the top end but at a much lower price -- and we did that.\"I'm not so convinced. When shooting even at 2X telephoto zoom, my 2-year-old iPhone XS Max and my 1-year-old Pixel 4 both offer far superior imagery compared with the Pixel 5. Enlarge ImageZooming in at 2X, the Pixel 5's Super Res Zoom technology generates a 12 megapixel image, but it looks artificial up close, as in this cropped view. Stephen Shankland/CNET What I do like so far about the Pixel 5 camerasI want to be clear: Google's new phone has its merits, and I've experienced some of its strengths while testing the Pixel 5 cameras over the past few days. Here are a handful:Google's computational raw offers photo enthusiasts the best of both worlds when it comes to photo formats. It marries the exposure and color flexibility of unprocessed raw photo data with the exposure range and noise reduction of the multishot HDR+ processing ordinarily used to make a JPEG.The ultrawide camera really is fun. It also dramatically improves video options, particularly indoors.Based on earlier Pixel phones, I share my colleague Lynn La's concern that Google's video stabilization can be \"drone-like,\" but my early tests of video I shot while walking looked more natural.Double-tapping the phone's power button launches the camera app fast. It's not new with the Pixel 5, but it's so much faster than the iPhone's lock screen icon.Night Sight, particularly astrophotography mode, still is amazing for low-light shots.Google also pointed to other Pixel 5 perks, including a portrait light ability to control the apparent light source brightening a subject's face; portrait shots that work in Night Sight mode; 4K video that now works at a fast 60 frames per second, more advanced high dynamic range processing called HDR+ that's now boosted by exposure bracketing for better shadow details like a backlit face, and better video stabilization.Here's the rub, though: As Google slips in hardware, rivals are improving their software.Google's rivals in computational photography are catching upApple didn't comment on its photography plans for this story, but it spent more than 11 minutes touting the iPhone Pro photo and video abilities, and its actions speak volumes.The Pixel 5 offers a useful if not unique portrait mode that blurs the background for smooth \"bokeh.\" Stephen Shankland/CNET Last year, Apple matched most of what was best about Google's HDR+ for challenging scenes with bright and dark elements. This year's Pixel 5 boosts HDR+ with bracketing technology into the multishot blending technique. Apple's Smart HDR alternative, however, is now in its third generation of refinement. Apple is improving the iPhone's nighttime photos, too. And by using special purpose processing engines on its A14 chip, Apple's Deep Fusion technology to preserve detail in low-light shooting works on all four of the iPhone Pro cameras.Photo enthusiasts like me prefer unprocessed, raw photo formats so we can fine-tune color balance, exposure, sharpening and noise reduction. That's great for when the camera doesn't make the right choices when \"baking\" raw image data into a more convenient but limited JPEG image. Google's computational raw blended HDR processing with raw's flexibility, but now Apple plans to release its answer, ProRaw, in an update coming later this year to iPhone Pro models.\"We want to give our pros even more control over the images they capture,\" said Alok Deshpande, Apple's senior manager of camera software engineering, during Apple's launch event.Relatively few people use Pixel phones, and that weighs on Google too. Imaging software powerhouse Adobe calibrates its Lightroom photo software to correct lens problems and adapt its HDR tool for some cameras and lenses. No surprise that Pixel phones aren't on that list. \"We tend to provide support based on the popularity of the devices with our customers,\" Adobe said in a statement.In contrast, Adobe is \"partnering closely with Apple\" to tap into ProRaw abilities. And a Google computational photography guru, Marc Levoy, has left Google and is now at Adobe, where he's building photo technology into Adobe's camera app.Selling a midrange smartphone like a Pixel 5 or Pixel 4a 5G might well make sense when the COVID-19 pandemic has cost millions of jobs and made a $1,099 iPhone Pro Max unaffordable. But for people like me with a photography budget and appreciation for Google's computational photography smarts, it's tragic that Google has lost its lead.",
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    "Article ID": "67febd79-1dfc-4a1a-99ba-5772de8ce919",
    "Article Date": "2020-11-27",
    "Article Title": "iPhone 12 specs you should care about: Battery, cameras, price, 5G and more",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max and 12 Mini are all now on sale. Our reviewers called the new model \"one of our highest-rated phones of all time,\" stacked with new features (Read how the iPhone 11 compares to the iPhone 12 here.) We now know all of the different specs of each iPhone 12 model (or, you can find the iPhone 12 specs in a chart here). Here's everything you need to know before you decide which iPhone 12 to buy.  Read more: iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max vs. iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max: Specs and featuresiPhone 12 Patrick Holland/CNET The 6.1-inch iPhone 12 starts at $799 (£799, AU$1,349), and is available to buy now. Here are all the iPhone 12 specs: Available in black, while, red, green and blueCeramic shield protection with four times better drop performanceOLED Super Retina XDRA14 Bionic chip5G capabilitiesDual camera (12 megapixels) with an f2.4 ultrawide and f1.6 wide, Night Mode available on all cameras and night time lapseWireless charging (no charger or earphone ports)Offers 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage options iPhone 12 Mini screenshot/Apple The 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Mini has almost all the same specs as the iPhone 12 -- it's just smaller and lighter. It starts at $699 (£699, AU$1,199). Available in black, while, red, green and blueCeramic Shield protection with four times better drop performanceOLED Super Retina XDRA14 Bionic chip5G capabilitiesDual camera (12 megapixels) with an f2.4 ultrawide and f1.6 wide, Night Mode available on all cameras and night time lapseWireless charging (no charger or earphone ports)Offers 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage options iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max James Martin/CNET Apple's two higher-end devices are the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and the 6.7-inch Pro Max, which start at $999 (£999, AU$1,699) and $1,099 (£1,099, AU$1,849), respectively. You can buy them both now. Here's what you can expect from these two phones:Stainless steel bandsAvailable in silver, graphic, gold and Pacific blueThree rear-facing camerasLidar for depth mapping, AR and low-light autofocusThe 12 Pro has a telephoto lens with a optical zoom of 2.5xThe Pro Max has a telephoto lens with 5x optical zoomBoth phones offer 128GB, 256GB and 512GB storage options",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-28",
    "Article Title": "Here's what iPhone 12 Pro cameras can do: Incredible Night Mode photos and more",
    "Article Text": "For photographers, almost every new iPhone has a little something special, and one of Apple's newest devices, the iPhone 12 Pro, is no exception. It brings a few seemingly simple, but entirely effective, upgrades that I think shutterbugs are going to love.  This week, I took the iPhone 12 Pro on a short trip to a beautiful place, Lake Tahoe, and found that the Night Mode software and ultrawide lens upgrades are pretty exciting. Let's dive into some of these updates that make the iPhone so great and gauge how it compares with Apple's previous phone, the iPhone 11 Pro. Though Apple's most recent family of iPhones -- the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini -- deliver a wild amount of camera tech, it's spread across all four models. How much you want to pay will determine what kind of camera system you'll get.  Read more: iPhone 12 drop test result are in: Ceramic shield is as tough as it sounds Loving lidarThe iPhone 12 Pro has a triple-lens rear camera setup that's common on most current high-end phones, and it adds a depth-sensing imaging technology called lidar (it's on the Pro Max as well).   Lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, uses lasers to survey the environment you're shooting. By measuring how long it takes for light to bounce off objects and come back, the sensor creates a field of points that map out distances. It's not too different from how Apple's Face ID works. Read more: iPhone 12 review: One of our highest-rated phones of all timeThe technology promises to help capture image data in low-light situations by better reading the landscape and augmenting the visual data from the camera lenses. Apple says lidar also will improve low-light shots by allowing the camera to focus up to six times faster in darker conditions. I noticed a huge difference from the improved focusing. It happened so fast and accurately while I was shooting, I quickly learned not to even worry about whether the shot was going to turn out well.Sunrise at Emerald Bay on Lake Tahoe, shot on the iPhone 12 Pro with the telephoto lens at 7:07. James Martin/CNET As with many of Apple's incremental upgrades over the past few years, lidar takes the iPhone another step closer to having shooting abilities comparable to those of a high-end professional DSLR. Fast focus just makes it feel like a \"real\" camera setup. And for sure, the iPhone 12 Pro is a very real camera setup. I loved using the new focus feature and the ultrawide Night Mode -- they made for excellent and instantaneous in-focus photos.  Read more: The best phone to buy for 2020 \tWhat else will make my photos better? Software also makes a big difference. Though the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro have the same selfie, wide and ultrawide cameras, the real photographic monster will be the coming iPhone 12 Pro Max with ProRaw enabled.  The iPhone 12 Pro's standard 26mm lens, dubbed wide, has now been upgraded from an f/1.8 to a wider f/1.6 aperture. That'll mean marginally better low-light performance on the same 12-megapixel sensor as the previous iPhone. Then the new seven-element lens, which Apple says allows 27% more light into the sensor, has been shown to dramatically improve the clarity and sharpness around a picture's edges. Across my photos taken with the wide lens, there's a shockingly low amount of noise in the shadows, even in the smallest of details. In these images shot with the wide lens, notice how the underwater rocks in the foreground are properly exposed and show virtually no noise, but at the same time we still haven't lost any detail in the bright sky and the distant mountain range.  Enlarge ImageKayakers paddle out to Bonsai Rock on Lake Tahoe's eastern shore in Nevada, shot on the iPhone 12 Pro with the new f/1.6 wide (26mm) lens. James Martin/CNET In the below image, shot in the clear emerald waters of Sand Harbor along Lake Tahoe's eastern shore in Nevada, the f/1.6 wide (26mm) lens captures varied tones, ranging from the shadows of the rocks underwater to the bright white splash of the paddle and the bright yellow kayak. Enlarge ImageThe clear emerald waters of Sand Harbor on Lake Tahoe's eastern shore in Nevada, shot on the iPhone 12 Pro with the new f/1.6 wide (26mm) lens. James Martin/CNET Low-light photos with Night Mode Night mode is a low-light assist capture feature that's now available on the selfie, wide and ultrawide iPhone 12 Pro lenses, (on previous iPhones it was only on the standard wide lens). The feature will activate automatically when the camera detects a dark scene. When it's on, the Night Mode icon at the top of the display turns yellow.  Overall, Night Mode is going to be one of the most aggressively awesome new features on iPhones, because it's now available on every camera in the iPhone 12 line.  In default mode the camera will decide how long of a capture to make, but you can manually adjust the Night Mode exposure time by tapping the Night Mode icon and using the slider above the shutter button to choose a longer duration. Choosing Max will extend the capture time to its longest duration, thus letting in more light to the darker scene. For all of these images, I selected the maximum of 30 seconds. For really the most stellar results, stabilize your phone by setting it on a surface or, even better, a tripod. I used a tripod to shoot these images.  Night Mode images on the iPhone 12 Pro are nothing short of amazing. I found the sweet spot for taking night photos to be during the 20- to 40-minute period of twilight just after sunset or just before sunrise. Photographers call these times the \"blue hour,\" when the sun is below the horizon and the indirect light is a beautiful soft-glowing blue.  Enlarge ImageEmerald Bay State Park shot on the iPhone 12 Pro with a 30 second Night Mode exposure using the wide lens at 7:13, one hour after the sun had set. James Martin/CNET This image is a 30-second exposure shot using my Peak Design tripod in almost total darkness. The quality is really incredible. I shot one of the images you'll see below at Sand Point, also along the Nevada shore, on the iPhone 12 Pro using a 30-second Night Mode exposure and the ultrawide lens. It was minutes before 7 p.m. PT, or about 45 minutes after sunset.  For getting the best results using Night Mode, though, you do need some light. As the postsunset light began to fade to the dark of night, even my long exposure Night Mode images began to worsen significantly. I'd say that about an hour after sunset, things weren't looking very good anymore. For comparison, here's a 30-second iPhone 12 Pro Night Mode shot on the left and an iPhone 11 Pro photo without Night Mode on the right. As you can see, the iPhone 11 Pro renders an almost a completely black image, with almost zero detail. Even in the blackest of the iPhone 12 Pro's tones, there's hardly any noise visible.  Enlarge ImageAn iPhone 12 Pro 30 second Night Mode exposure on the left, and the iPhone 11 Pro without Night Mode on the right. James Martin/CNET In addition to making basic saturation and contrast image edits in Apple's Photos mobile app, here below, I used the \"Long Exposure\" feature in the app to blur the choppy waters on the lake. The result is a smooth and milky nighttime image.  Enlarge ImageSand Point in Nevada along Lake Tahoe's east shore, shot on the iPhone 12 Pro with a 30 second Night Mode exposure using the ultrawide lens at 6:57, about 45 minutes after the sun had set. Basic edits were made in the Apple Photos mobile app. James Martin/CNET Enlarge ImageA half hour before sunrise, while it's still quite dark, the iPhone 12 Pro's wide lens delivered significant detail in the foreground rocks, the trees on Fannette Island, and the water in Emerald Bay. James Martin/CNET The ultrawide lens on the iPhone 12 Pro was used to take this image before sunrise, at 7:03. James Martin/CNET Better, smarter HDR and Deep Fusion  Apple's new Smart HDR 3 and its Deep Fusion processing technology, which are on all three rear cameras and the front-facing camera, are upgrades to the iPhone 12 Pro that feel like a significant part of Apple's camera success puzzle.  Deep Fusion's advanced machine learning enables some pretty noticeable pixel-by-pixel manipulation of photos. I noticed enhancements in the ultrafine details of photos and a huge step forward in noise reduction. As you can see below, the shadows of the rocks and trees are crisp and detailed.  With the new \"sky segmentation\" feature, the tones in the bright California sky are rendered differently from the rest of the shot, giving the image more detail. Though the camera is looking directly toward the sun in an extremely bright scene, the iPhone 12 Pro still manages to balance everything out, and expose the varied tonal regions in a way that renders a real true-to-the-eye image.  The brightest light of all, the sun, doesn't overpower the exposure or the tones through the rest of the image. The white highlights from the sun are limited to the sun itself, while the forest just below also manages to be properly exposed, with visible detail in the trees. At the same time, the extreme brightness didn't wash out the image. The contrast remains solid, with the beautiful blues of the sky, the emerald waters of Lake Tahoe, and the yellow of the Aspens in the foreground all rendered in a way that really reflects what my eye saw. Enlarge ImageA beautiful Wednesday morning hike to Secret Cove along Lake Tahoe. James Martin/CNET In another image from Secret Cove, we see a really magnificent exposure balance between the bright sky and the reflective sparkle of the sun off the lake. But still we get well-preserved shadow detail with the foreground rocks and the tree trunk. Enlarge ImageThe emerald waters of Secret Cove in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. James Martin/CNET Ultrawide, ultragood Wide angle photos are some of my favorite images to shoot with any camera. Up close and personal, they put the viewer right at the center of the action. Since the ultrawide lens debuted on the iPhone 11 Pro last year, I use it all the time to capture the full scene in front of me, whether it's taking in a smaller indoor space or capturing wide landscape vistas of the American West. Ultrawide lenses are always great for stunning landscape photography.  This year, Apple had made some pretty great software enhancements to the ultrawide lens that have me loving it even more than I did before. The sharpness issues that plagued iPhone 11 Pro images anywhere outside the center of the frame are now gone with the iPhone 12 Pro software upgrades. Far less distortion and more crisp details from edge to edge really drew me in.  You can see improvements in the below image I took from a lookout above California's Emerald Bay State Park. The edges of the iPhone 12 Pro photo, on the left, have a significant amount of additional information over the iPhone 11 Pro photo (on the right), and far, far less noise. The iPhone 11 Pro wide image on the right looks extremely muddy and lacks any definition at all. Enlarge ImageEmerald Bay State Park in California, shot with the iPhone 12 Pro, left, and last year's iPhone 11 Pro, right James Martin/CNET The new iPhone 12 Pro has identical ultrawide angle hardware to last year's iPhone 11 and 11 Pro. But upgraded software on both it and the iPhone 12 Pro will now correct the lens distortion that shooting with a wider angle lens can bring. That distortion could lead to warped images at the edges and a loss of sharp detail at the fringes.  The iPhone 12 Pro is rated for underwater, so I jumped into the (cold!) mountain waters of Lake Tahoe. Rated IP68 for water and dust-resistance, it can withstand being submerged to a depth of six meters for 30 minutes. Below, in this ultrawide lens photo taken at Sand Harbor, you can see how well the new software has corrected the distortion. There's almost no distortion across the middle third of the image and really great detail from edge to edge. Look closely at the detail in the rocks and the trees. There are fine details without any of the muddiness we saw with the previous ultrawide lens.  It's only at the far four corners of the image where we start to see some minor warping and softening of the details. In the upper left, you can see the details at the top of the mountain begin to fall just a little bit, losing some of their clarity.  Swimming with the iPhone 12 Pro at Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. James Martin/CNET I took this ultrawide lens kayaking in Lake Tahoe's crystal clear blue waters off Sand Harbor. Notice the sharp details in the ripple of the waters across the image, and the details in the distant mountains. Only at the bottom left corner can you see some detail lost due to smoothing of the image. Enlarge ImageKayaking Lake Tahoe's crystal clear blue waters off Sand Harbor. James Martin/CNET Here's another stunningly blue ultrawide lens image taken with the iPhone 12 Pro. I edited the image using the \"Long Exposure\" feature inside Apple's Photos app, which smooths the motion of the photo (in this case the waters of the lake) to a silky sheen. Enlarge ImageAn image taken with the iPhone 12 Pro's ultrawide lens, with editing done in Apple's Photos app using the Long Exposure feature. James Martin/CNET Video gets better The iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max can now also use the Night Mode with the time-lapse feature. Using longer interval frames, more light is collected, resulting in dramatically better low-light performance. Unlike Night Mode when shooting a photo, video Night Mode is baked in to the feature and turns on automatically, without the designated icon being shown.  Take a look below at the sun rising over Lake Tahoe from Emerald Bay State Park in California. The dark rocks in the foreground have visible detail, and the bright skies also still have beautiful well-rendered tones. I shot this video in extremely low light about 45 minutes after sunset. Shot on iPhone 12 Pro, a sunrise time-lapse over Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, California #iphone12pro #iphone #iPhone12 #timelapse pic.twitter.com/bdojpMGjod— James 📷 (@Jamesco) October 22, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); In the time-lapse below, taken during the twilight period more than half an hour after the sun had set, you can see some pretty great detail in the waters of Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Shot on iPhone 12 Pro, a nighttime time-lapse at Sand Point on Lake Tahoe in Nevada #iphone12pro #iphone #iPhone12 #timelapse pic.twitter.com/t0Y5RzsVV4— James 📷 (@Jamesco) October 22, 2020 window.CnetFunctions.logWithLabel('%c One Trust ', \"Service loaded: script_twitterwidget with class optanon-category-C0005\"); A photographic feast, with more to come These have been some pretty significant upgrades for photography software on the iPhone 12 Pro. Though there still are a number of other phones that offer much longer zoom ranges, the iPhone 12 Pro remains one of the best phones for taking amazing pictures. In its increasingly refined camera array, Apple continues to concoct a delectable recipe for photographic success. Rather than a single great bump in megapixels, or a massive sensor boost, this iPhone camera system is really the sum of many parts. A little Deep Fusion here, a faster processor there, some Smart HDR 3, sensor-shift stabilization and just a dash of magic make for a pretty sensational photographic feast.  And just around the corner, we'll see the iPhone 12 Pro Max monster... Photos shot on iPhone 12 Pro around Lake Tahoe +24 more See all photos",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-25",
    "Article Title": "Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 11: Which sub-$700 phone is better?",
    "Article Text": "Available to buy now, Google's Pixel 5 introduces many features that are new to the company's phone brand, including 5G connectivity, an ultrawide-angle camera and a much larger, longer-lasting battery. The phone is currently on sale for $649, and it launched alongside the midtier Pixel 4A 5G, which costs $499 (£499, AU$799).   Read more: Black Friday 2020 phone dealsWhile the phone has notable updates compared with its predecessor, the Pixel 4, Google anticipates lower-than-usual Pixel 5 phone sales due to the coronavirus pandemic and is planning to produce only 800,000 units this year. It also faces stiff competition from one of the most popular phone-makers, Apple, and its iPhone 11. Though it's been available since last September and Apple has already launched its sequel, the iPhone 12, the iPhone 11 is now cheaper. It starts at $599 (£599, AU$999) off contract, and is equipped with a fast processor and excellent cameras. It does not, however, have 5G.   To see how these phones stack up, we took a closer look and compared them based on design, camera specs, hardware, software and other features. And for more info, check out CNET's other comparisons, Pixel 5 vs. Pixel 4A 5G and Pixel 5 vs. iPhone 12. Angela Lang/CNET Google Pixel 5 The 5G choice The Pixel 5 has a superb camera and a long-lasting battery, and is the obvious pick for anyone who wants to connect to a 5G network. It also starts with more internal storage (128GB) and its 90Hz display will keep the interface looking silky-smooth. Read more about the Pixel 5's new camera features. $649 at Google Angela Lang/CNET Apple iPhone 11 Superfast and cheaper too Nov 2019 If you're in the Apple and iOS ecosystem, the iPhone 11 is the more fitting candidate. You'll also get an outstanding camera, especially for video recording, and a powerful A13 Bionic processor that outperformed the Pixel 5 in benchmark tests. And now that the iPhone 12 is out, it's $100 cheaper than when it first launched. Read our Apple iPhone 11 review. $599 at Apple Design: Pixel 5's natural aesthetics vs. iPhone 11's glossy looks   When Google designed the Pixel 5, it set out to give the phone a natural feel, reminiscent of a pebble. And with the phone's matte texture, aluminum and glass encasing and soft, rounded corners, the Pixel 5 in green sports a minimalist, earthy look. It's a direct contrast to the iPhone 11's high-gloss, pop-art pastel-green design. Neither aesthetic is particularly better than the other, but those who want more options will appreciate the iPhone 11's four other colors (yellow, purple, red and white) in addition to black and green.   The iPhone 11 with iOS 14 widgets. Óscar Gutiérrez/CNET On the back of the Pixel 5 is the fingerprint reader that unlocks the phone and permits digital payments. The iPhone 11 uses facial recognition sensors in the front-facing camera for user authorization.   Both phones have a 6-inch display (if you want to be exact, the iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch display), they don't have headphone jacks and they're rated IP68 for water resistance.    On paper, the Pixel 5's screen is sharper than the iPhone 11's in terms of having a higher resolution and pixel density. The Pixel 5 also has an OLED screen while the iPhone 11 has an LCD. OLED displays are typically more vibrant, with richer contrast and inkier blacks. But you'll only notice these differences if you look at the devices side by side, and by itself you'll likely have no problems with the iPhone 11's screen. What is a bit more obvious, however, is the Pixel 5's 90Hz display. Most phones, like the iPhone 11, refresh at 60 frames per second. But having a 90Hz display on the Pixel means that scrolling through webpages and text feels much springier, smoother and more responsive. Pixel 5's subtly natural looks offer a 90Hz display +10 more See all photos Camera: Pixel 5 and iPhone 11 both have dual rear cameras   Tweaking a photo using the Pixel's Portrait light tool. Lynn La/CNET Both the Pixel 5 and the iPhone 11 have two rear cameras, optical image stabilization and special modes for low-light environments. The Pixel 5 has a standard and a wide-angle camera. The iPhone 11 has wide and ultrawide cameras, with the ultrawide camera having a slightly wider field of view than the Pixel 5 (120 degrees compared with 107 degrees).    Google added two new features to the Pixel 5's camera. You can now enable dramatic, blurred portrait shots in Night Mode and you can adjust the lighting in your portraits too. While iPhones do have different lighting options for portraits, the feature in the Pixel works more like an editing tool than a broad filter effect.   As for video, the Pixel 5 and iPhone 11 can record 4K video and supersmooth 1080p video at 240 frames per second. But the iPhone 11's front-facing camera has more capabilities. It can capture 4K video and it can record slo-mo video (known as \"slofies\") at 120fps. The highest video resolution on the Pixel 5's front-facing shooter, on the other hand, is 1080p with no slo-mo options.   Check out a few different shots below from the Pixel 4A 5G (which has the same camera as the Pixel 5) and the iPhone 11.   Enlarge ImageNight Sight on the Pixel 4A 5G. Lynn La/CNET Enlarge ImageNight Mode on the iPhone 11. Scott Stein/CNET Enlarge ImageThe wide-angle lens on the Pixel 4A 5G. Lynn La/CNET Enlarge ImageA wide-angle shot from the iPhone 11. Scott Stein/CNET Enlarge ImageA close-up image of a succulent on the Pixel 4A 5G. Lynn La/CNET Enlarge ImageA close-up picture of some fruit with the iPhone 11. Scott Stein/CNET Pixel 5's long battery life vs. iPhone 11's superfast processor The Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G are Google's first 5G phones and are capable of connecting to the next-gen network, which promises to be much faster than 4G. The iPhone 11 doesn't have 5G, but the iPhone 12 does. The Pixel 5 is equipped with the Snapdragon 765G chipset from Qualcomm, while the iPhone 11 features Apple's A13 Bionic processor. Google's choice of the 765G chipset is an interesting one, as it's not as fast as the Pixel 4's Snapdragon 855. But Google said it went with the 765G to keep costs down. We didn't notice any speed issues or lag during our time with the Pixel 5, but on benchmark tests, it did get lower scores on 3DMark and Geekbench 5 than the iPhone 11 did when we tested it last year. 3DMark Slingshot Unlimited Google Pixel 5 3,954 Apple iPhone 11 10,505 Note: Longer bars indicate better performance 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Google Pixel 5 48,207 Apple iPhone 11 97,199 Note: Longer bars indicate better performance Geekbench v.5.0 single-core Google Pixel 5 591 Apple iPhone 11 1,338 Note: Longer bars indicate better performance Geekbench v.5.0 multicore Google Pixel 5 1,602 Apple iPhone 11 3,436 Note: Longer bars indicate better performance The Pixel 5 has 128GB of internal memory and 8GB of RAM. The iPhone 11 has three memory tiers, and if you want 128GB you'll have to pay more at $649 (£649, AU$1,079). In the US, though, the iPhone 11 at 128GB is still cheaper than the Pixel 5, thanks to Apple lowering the price. Apple also doesn't disclose the amount of RAM its iPhones have, but regulatory filings report that the iPhone 11 has 4GB of RAM.   The Pixel 5. Angela Lang/CNET Neither phone has external storage options, but Google and Apple encourage users to upload and back up their photos and videos on their respective cloud services. Apple's iCloud gives you 5GB for free and it costs $10 a month for 2TB. Google Photos users have unlimited storage for photos and video at \"high\" quality. But if you want to upload lots of content of \"original\" quality, which has a higher resolution, Google's One cloud service gives you the first 15GB for free. If you want more, it will also cost you $10 a month for 2TB.   Lastly, the Pixel 5 has a 4,000-mAh battery, the highest capacity of any Pixel phone to date. Apple doesn't list battery specs, but unofficial third-party teardowns show the iPhone 11 has a 3,110-mAh battery. Battery tests on the Pixel 5 for continuous video playback in Airplane mode clocked in at 21 hours, 11 minutes. This is an excellent time, and longer than the iPhone 11, which lasted 15 hours, 24 minutes. With streaming video it clocked in at 13 hours, 52 minutes. We haven't tested streaming video on the Pixel 5 yet, so stay tuned when we get those numbers.    Like the Galaxy S20 phones, the Pixel 5 also has reverse wireless charging. That means the phone can charge accessories, like the Pixel Buds 2, without any cables or plugs.    \t \t \tSoftware: Android 11 vs. iOS 14   Hold saves you from spending time listening to hold music. Google As always, when comparing phones from Apple and Google you'll have to decide which OS works better for you: iOS or Android. Both phones have a dark mode and a digital search assistant (Siri and Google Assistant). And because the phones don't have physical home buttons, their interfaces rely on swiping gestures to switch between apps.   The Pixel 5 will run Android 11 out of the box. The latest mobile OS has useful features like Quick Control, chat bubbles, a native screen recorder and more. Hold For Me will also be previewed on the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G: When you're put on hold, you can have Google Assistant do the waiting for you. This frees you from constantly needing to be near your phone or listening to crummy hold music. You'll be alerted when the other line returns.   The iPhone 11 has the latest iOS 14 software from Apple. It includes a more organized App Library, widgets to customize your home screen with, picture-in-picture and a native translation app.     \t \t \tOther features to consider:   Both phones have dual-SIM: In addition to your regular nano-SIM, both phones use e-SIM technology that supports multiple phone numbers. This is useful if you want to keep your personal and work phone number on the same device.   The iPhone 11 has Wi-Fi 6: Devices with Wi-Fi 6 speak that same Wi-Fi language to talk to each other, and compared with Wi-Fi 5, it's faster and more battery-efficient. But Wi-Fi 6 was only certified in September 2019 and Wi-Fi 6 routers remain expensive. Instead of regarding it as an immediate benefit, think of Wi-Fi 6 as readying your phone for the future.    The iPhone 11 has a chip just for \"spatial awareness\": Called U1, this new chip helps iPhones find other iPhones more precisely when they're in close proximity. Apple says this improves AirDrop, but many believe the U1 chip is laying the groundwork for a long-rumored Apple Tile-like tracker.   The iPhone 11. Angela Lang/CNET Pixel 5 and iPhone 11 specs Google Pixel 5 iPhone 11 Display size, resolution 6-inch FHD+ OLED; 2,340x1,080 pixels 6.1-inch LCD; 1,792x828 pixels Pixel density 432ppi 326ppi Dimensions (inches) 5.7x2.8x0.3 in 5.94x2.98x0.33 in Dimensions (millimeters) 144.7x70.4x8mm 150.9x75.7x8.3mm Weight (ounces, grams) 5.33 oz; 151g 6.84 oz; 194g Mobile software Android 11 iOS 13 Camera 12.2-megapixel (standard), 16-megapixel (ultrawide) 12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide) Front-facing camera 8-megapixel 12-megapixel Video capture 4K 4K Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Apple A13 Bionic Storage 128GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB RAM 8GB Not disclosed Expandable storage No No Battery 4,000 mAh Not disclosed Fingerprint sensor Rear None (Face ID) Connector USB-C Lightning Headphone jack No No Special features 5G-enabled; water-resistant (IP68); 90Hz refresh rate display; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); reverse wireless charging; fast charging Water-resistant (IP68); dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM); wireless charging Price off-contract (USD) $699 $599 (64GB), $649 (128GB), $749 (256GB) Price (GBP) £599 £599 (64GB), £649 (128GB), £749 (256GB) Price (AUD) AU$999 AU$999 (64GB), AU$1,079 (128GB), AU$1,249 (256GB) *prices as of Oct. 14.",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-24",
    "Article Title": "3 new iPhone 12 home screen widgets to set up: Gmail, Google Drive, Google Fit",
    "Article Text": "With Google's new Gmail widget for the iPhone 12, you'll be able to see how many unread emails are waiting for you without opening the app. Apple's latest operating system for iPhones, iOS 14, allows you to add widgets to your home screen. With widgets, you can interact with info from compatible apps without opening the app. Read more: Make your new iPhone 12 home screen 'aesthetic'. Here's how to customize itGoogle is making the most of the feature. Last month the company added widgets for Google Photos and YouTube Music. On Tuesday, Google announced widgets for Gmail, Google Drive and Google Fit. In the blog post detailing the announcement, Google noted that all three widgets will be rolling out to iPhones in the coming days.The Gmail widget lets you search your mail, start composing or check your count of unread emails. Google Drive also allows you to search and offers shortcuts to recently viewed files. Google Fit shows an activity tracker. Google also announced upcoming widgets for Google Calendar and the company's browser Google Chrome.You can add widgets to your iPhone by long-pressing your home screen and then hitting the plus button in the upper left-hand corner. Read more iOS 14 finally brings widgets to your iPhone's home screen iPhone 12 review: One of our highest-rated phones of all time",
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    "Article Date": "2020-11-17",
    "Article Title": "Black Friday 2020 tip: Save an extra 10% or more at Amazon",
    "Article Text": "This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Think you know everything there is to know about saving money on Black Friday ? Think again. I've got a couple tips you might have missed. (While you're at it, be sure to learn the secret of scoring Amazon deals all year long.) 2020 Holiday Gift Picks Holiday gift guide 2020: Our top picks Best holiday gifts under $50 for 2020 Best gifts under $100 for 2020 The best headphone gifts for the 2020 holidays Get up to 8% cash back on Amazon devicesTopCashback will give you an 8% rebate on just about any Amazon device you buy, including those on sale. TopCashback I'm a longtime fan of cash-back services like Dosh, Rakuten and TopCashback, which I use all year long to get rebates on nearly everything I buy.Right now, TopCashback has a good offer going: 8% cash back on Amazon devices and 7% back on Amazon home-security and smart-home gear. That means products ranging from Echo smart speakers and displays to Fire tablets and TV sticks, plus Kindle e-readers, Ring doorbells and Blink cameras.See it at TopCashbackHere's the thing: Not many of these items are on sale right now, but they will be (again) starting this Friday, Nov. 20. The cash-back option applies to sale prices, so you'll have the chance to double-dip on savings. (You may be able to triple-dip as well; see below.)Also notable: If you don't already have an Amazon Prime subscription, you'll get $15 back when you sign up for one via TopCashback. That's just about the only discount on Prime I'm aware of, anywhere.It's free to sign up for a TopCashback account, and it requires little more than your name and email address. Once you're signed up, visit that TopCashback page for Amazon and click Get Cashback. That'll take you through to Amazon, where you shop normally. Soon after you make your purchase, you should get an email confirming that TopCashback has logged it. (Important: Don't use an ad-blocker during this process, otherwise your purchase might not get logged.)Remember: This isn't an up-front discount; it's cash back after the fact, just like with your credit card. And speaking of that, using TopCashback (or any other cash-back service) doesn't interfere with the cash back you get from whatever credit card you use to make your purchases. Like, say, this one:Save an extra 10% or more with the Amazon Visa cardScore more cash back than usual on select items when you pay with your Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card. Amazon If you have the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa card, you know that it pays you a 5% cash rebate on nearly all Amazon purchases. However, Amazon often raises that rate on select products. Right now, for example, you can get 10% back on a variety of toys, kitchen items and electronics. See extra cash back at AmazonDon't already have a Prime Rewards Visa? This is the time to sign up: If you're an Amazon Prime subscriber, you'll receive a $100 gift card upon getting approved for that no-annual-fee Visa.See the Prime Rewards card at AmazonOne notable example of how this can benefit you: Right now, the rarely discounted Sonos Move speaker is $399 at Amazon, same price as always. But if you pay with your Prime Rewards card, you'll get 10% back, which is about $40.Needless to say, if any of your holiday shopping plans involve Amazon, it's worth investigating these two options.Your thoughts? CNET's Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on tech products and much more. For the latest deals and updates, follow him on Facebook and Twitter. You can also sign up for deal texts delivered right to your phone. 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    "Article Date": "2020-11-22",
    "Article Title": "All four iPhone 12 variants include wireless charging. Here's what to know about it",
    "Article Text": "The iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max are all now on sale. The new phones have 5G capabilities, a new design, and a starting price of $699 for the Mini. All iPhone 12 models feature wireless charging, as every iPhone has since the iPhone 8. But with the iPhone 12, Apple has also introduced a MagSafe charger, which uses magnetic pins to connect the charging cable with the device.The MagSafe charger delivers up to 15 watts of power to your phone. It's in the form of a magnetic attachment system for different accessories, including cases, which can snap onto the back of your phone. Apple also showed off a MagSafe Duo charger that can charge both your Apple Watch and iPhone at the same time during a virtual iPhone 12 event in October. Third-party accessories from Belkin will soon be available too, including a car mount and a multicharger dock, Apple executives said during the event. The iPhone 12 also has magnetic positioning, which moves the phone to the right position on the charging pad. You can check out all of the MagSafe accessories you can purchase for the iPhone 12, and learn more about how MagSafe technology works in the phone. Another area of speculation had been whether the new iPhones would have reverse charging -- when a phone that can be charged wirelessly can also act as the charging station and be used to charge another device wirelessly. Competitors like the Samsung Galaxy S20, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and the OnePlus 8 Pro have wireless and reverse wireless charging. But this feature is not included in the iPhone 12.However, though it wasn't discussed at the iPhone event, a set of FCC filings suggest that the iPhone 12 actually does have wireless power transfer capabilities -- but that this charging power would currently only be used for other Apple accessories like AirPods at some point in the future.For more, check out how to prepare your current phone before upgrading to the iPhone 12, and more about the Apple HomePod Mini speaker. See also iPhone 12 and 12 Pro with 5G, HomePod Mini launch and more: Everything Apple just announced iPhone 12 and 12 Pro: Apple makes 5G official Apple debuts HomePod Mini smart speaker for $99 Full coverage of Apple's event",
    "URL": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/all-four-iphone-12-variants-include-wireless-charging-heres-what-to-know-about-it/",
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