If you’re on a budget it doesn’t mean you should miss out on flagship smartphones. The delayed gratification feels all the sweeter when you find the right deal. Today could be your lucky day.
The highly-rated LG V20 and V10 smartphones were top-of-the-range when they were first released. Find the specs below, but think 64GB storage, 4GB RAM, and 16MP cameras to get the idea.
While a mid-range device might run you $400-$500 brand new, you can get these refurbished handsets for a fraction of that.
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Surveys show US teens are unimpressed with the metaverse. Nearly half are uninterested and have no plans to purchase VR equipment. The metaverse may be all the rage for companies large and small, but those companies may be severely overestimating its appeal among teens.
The metaverse refers to the convergence of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), along with immersive, online 3D worlds. In many ways, it’s the next evolution of current VR tech.
48MP sensors are one of the major themes in 2019 thus far, as loads of brands offer the ultra high resolution camera option. We already know that Xiaomi and Realme plan to up the ante with 64MP sensors, and the former company has just revealed a few more details.
Xiaomi held an event in China today, once again confirming that it will launch a 64MP smartphone under the Redmi brand. The smartphone colossus will indeed be using the Samsung GW-1 sensor, which is the only 64MP smartphone sensor announced thus far.
Long checkout lines in stores are one of the most annoying parts of shopping. Especially for people who are a bit impatient by nature. Retailers are trying different things to make the checkout process faster, but not all of them work as planned. Walmart is one of the retailers trying to fix this problem. The company has recently released its Scan & Go Android app that promises to speed up the shopping process.
Ever have one of those days when it was just too much to ask for you to have to use your fingers to work your smartphone? I mean, having all of mankind’s knowledge at our fingertips is nice and all, but must we really use our fingertips? Fortunately, Google has felt our pain. They’ve released an app called Voice Access that lets you cruise around on your phone entirely hands-free.
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Disney Plus has released the first trailer for The Mandalorian season 2. The early peek shows the quest to find Baby Yoda’s (aka The Child’s) home. The new season premieres October 30. After nearly a year of waiting, Disney Plus is finally ready to preview the next season of its most popular show. The streaming service has released the first trailer for The Mandalorian season 2, and it says much about where the Star Wars show is headed next.
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Amazon is now the world’s second most valuable company, with Apple on top and Google following behind. Amazon’s online shopping services, Alexa-powered devices, and expansion into offline retail will likely help the company grow further. The big question at the moment is whether the e-commerce giant will remain immune to the ongoing Facebook data scandal.
The e-commerce giant is now the second most valuable company in the world, topping Google’s parent company Alphabet by a few billion.
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Google is updating the Google Camera app with support for Google Lens. Devices that support Google Camera will now be able to access Google Lens directly in the app. Google Lens is also available through Google Assistant, a standalone Google Lens app, and Google Photos. Google is rolling out a Google Camera update that gives it easy access to Google Lens. Phones that support Google Camera, such as the Pixel and Nexus devices, will now be able to access Google’s AI-powered tool alongside the other camera modes in the app
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The iPhone SE released to critical acclaim earlier this year, but not everyone fell in love with Apple’s budget phone. While some questioned its aged design and a few baffling hardware choices, the iPhone SE delivered blazing performance and camera excellence, shaking up the status quo of the mid-range phone market in the process.
In a strange twist of fate for a brand that was the original “Flagship Killer”, OnePlus’ first budget phone in almost five years — OnePlus Nord — goes in the opposite direction, favoring modern aesthetics and general versatility over raw power.
News flash: If you use weak passwords to protect your online accounts, such as ‘123456’ or ‘password’, there’s a good chance you could get hacked.
But there’s a problem. Secure passwords are difficult to remember — and that can cause issues with account access. If you can’t remember your own password, how can you get in? That’s what makes a password manager like RoboForm Everywhere such a great option, especially when it’s on offer like it is today.