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  • Finally! An Apple TV Remote I Might Use

    Finally! An Apple TV Remote I Might Use

    Despite what you may have heard online, there is at least one redeeming feature of Apple TV’s divisive touchpad remote: it can be replaced. The latest alternative that more or less maintains its slim, compact footprint is from Universal Electronics and unlike other third-party Apple TV remotes, this one includes a Siri shortcut and swaps…


  • I Love the iPhone 12 Mini, but the Battery Is Killing Me

    I Love the iPhone 12 Mini, but the Battery Is Killing Me

    When Apple released the second-gen iPhone SE earlier this year, I thought it was pretty good for the price. But what I longed for, I wrote in my SE review, was an iPhone 12 Pro Mini: an almost bezel-free, pint-sized phone with incredible cameras and an in-display fingerprint sensor for $600. Apple checked some of…