smartphones
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Clever Auto-Changing Wallpapers Match Your iPhone’s Battery to Remind You When It’s Time to Charge
Given how catastrophic and traumatising a dead smartphone can be, Ben Vessey has created a better alternative to the tiny, easy-to-miss battery icon in the corner of the iPhone’s screen: a set of colourful wallpapers that dynamically change based on how much battery life the device has left.
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Samsung’s Galaxy A52 5G Gives You the Most Phone for Your Money
Samsung’s Galaxy A52 5G has a lot to live up to. Not only is it the successor to last year’s top-selling Android phone, but it’s also the star of Samsung’s new mid-range A-Series (the slightly more premium Galaxy A72 isn’t coming to the U.S). With people holding onto their phones for longer, there’s a good…
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Soon You May Not Have to Say ‘Hey Google’ to Get Your Phone’s Google Assistant to Listen to You
If you’ve ever wanted your Google Assistant to get moving without having to say, “hey Google,” all the time, you may be getting your wish in the near future.
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Congrats to OnePlus for Making Its Smartwatch Slightly Less Awful
The OnePlus Watch launch was catastrophic. Never had a flagship smartwatch since Will.i.am’s infamous Puls smartwatch failed in such spectacular fashion. I recently wrote 2,000 words about how it was the worst smartwatch I’ve ever used. Today OnePlus pushed out an over-the-air update that claims to fix some of the watch’s egregious omissions and cock-ups.