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Xiaomi 17 Review: The $630 Phone That Outlasted My iPhone

2+ hour, 35+ min ago  (1616+ words) REVIEW " Most phones at $630 ask you to pick your battles. Keep the battery, lose the camera. Get the processor, shrink the screen. skipped that conversation entirely, and then skipped a whole generation number while they were at it. The 17 jumped…...

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The Galaxy S26 Ultra just made every privacy screen protector obsolete

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1200+ words) " Jump to summary (pros/cons) Price: $1,299.99 Where to buy: Samsung.com Let's start with the feature that makes this Ultra genuinely different from every other flagship on the market right now. Samsung spent five years developing what it calls Privacy…...

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Google Pixel 10a: 7 Things That Changed (and Didn't)

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (919+ words) NEWS " Google launched the Pixel 10a today, and if you were hoping for a full redesign of the A-series, this isn't it. The $499 starting price hasn't moved. Most of the spec sheet reads like a copy-paste from the 9a. What Google did…...

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Gaming Phone Hides a Controller Under Its Sliding Screen

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (775+ words) Slide the screen down and you're looking at a d-pad on the left, ABXY face buttons on the right, and two flat touchpad zones where analog sticks would normally sit. Close it back up and the whole controller disappears. It's…...

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Xiaomi Tag Brings a Lower Price to iPhone and Android Tracking

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (439+ words) ARTICLE " Trackers feel like an easy win when the price is right. The payoff shows up the first time you don't lose an hour retracing your steps. At "17.99 ($21) for one or "59.99" ($71) for four," the Xiaomi Tag makes tracking feel like…...

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TECNO POVA Curve 2 5G pushes 8000mAh into a 7.42mm frame

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (601+ words) NEWS " TECNO just announced the POVA Curve 2 5G in Hong Kong, and the pitch is simple. An 8000mAh battery inside a phone that measures 7.42mm thin and weighs 195 grams. That is a large battery for a device that does not look or read…...

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MOFT's Trackable MagSafe Wallet Fits Two Cards Without Adding Bulk

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1365+ words) Phone wallets get marketed as minimalist solutions, but they usually feel like compromises. You're reducing what you carry by adding something to your phone, Phone wallets get marketed as minimalist solutions, but they usually feel like compromises. You're reducing what…...

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ALTI LIFT Wireless charging desk mat review

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (135+ words) REVIEW " I like a good desk mat. It dresses up your desk and can hide clutter. I upgraded to the ALTI LIFT Wireless Charging Desk Mat last month and I like it, but there are a couple of things that…...

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Xiaomi 17 Ultra turns your phone into a Leica-style camera rig with a 1-inch sensor and a rotary zoom ring

2+ mon, 12+ hour ago  (831+ words) NEWS " Most flagship phones pretend to compete on cameras while actually competing on the same sensors, the same software tricks, and the same marketing language. The Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the first phone in years that feels like it was designed…...

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Google Finally Lets You Change Your Gmail Address – But There’s a Catch

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (806+ words) Google Finally Lets You Change Your Gmail Address " But There's a Catch'The Gadgeteer ARTICLE " Your Gmail address was supposed to be forever. That was the deal. You picked a username in 2006, maybe something clever, maybe something you regret, and Google…...