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Joe Maring / Digital TrendsI’ll come out and say it right now: The Google Pixel 8 Pro is an outstanding smartphone. Actually, I’ll do you one better. It’s easily the best Pixel phone Google has ever released. Hell — the Pixel 8 Pro just may be my favorite Android phone of 2023. I gave the Pixel 8 Pro a lot of praise in my review of the phone this past October. I went so far as to call it the “best Pixel I’ve ever used.” A bold claim, for sure. But is all of that still true after using the…

Digital TrendsWith Black Friday deals already under way, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to a new smartwatch or buy one for a loved one this holiday season. With big savings out there on some of the best smartwatches, you can get the watch you want while still saving plenty of cash in the meanwhile. With many options out there, we’ve picked out the very best Black Friday smartwatch deals. There are some great brands around including those from Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, and also Samsung Galaxy Watches too. We’ve highlighted them all so let’s get straight into what’s…

The iPhone has so many clever and fun little features that it’s easy to miss some of them. One of the most whimsical features to come along in recent years is the ability to lift the subject of a photo away from the background so you can use it elsewhere — whether that’s sharing it in an email, pasting it into a photo editing app, or even turning it into an iMessage sticker in iOS 17. What’s especially fascinating about this is that it seems like such a simple thing to do — and Apple does make it really easy…

As part of a deal to be the default search engine on Apple devices, Google pays the tech giant 36% of the revenue earned via search ad activity on Apple’s Safari browser. It’s extremely rare for information of this nature to be made public. In this case, it was released during Google’s defense at the Justice Department’s antitrust trial in Washington, DC The disclosure was made on Monday by Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor who is also an economics expert for Google owner Alphabet. In what was clearly an awkward moment, John Schmidtlein, Google’s main litigator, “visibly cringed…

Apple makes one of the best smartwatches on available, but it comes with the Apple price tag. The Apple Watch is not cheap, but Black Friday deals can cut the price a bit. We’ve pulled our favorite deals on the most recent Apple Watch releases: SE, Series 9 and Ultra. The bottom of this list includes some deals on older models, too. These are all available right now, even though Black Friday is still a ways away. Best Apple Watch SE Black Friday deals Andy Boxall / Digital TrendsThe Apple Watch SE is Apple’s budget-friendly smartwatch option. If all you…

ContixoA few years ago, the idea of ​​having a tablet made specifically for kids might have seemed weird, but in today’s world, tablets for kids are perfect to help with various tasks, not just entertainment. Of course, all the big brands have tried to get into the game, like Samsung and Amazon, and while it might be nice to grab something like the Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition, it can be expensive and hard to justify the cost of. Luckily, some great alternatives are much cheaper than usual because of the ongoing Black Friday deals we’re seeing this month.…

Even though Black Friday is still a couple of weeks away, we’re already starting to see a lot of great deals on several different types of products. So, if you can’t wait for the upcoming Black Friday and need to grab a few things now, we’ve collected some of our favorite deals across products and budget ranges to make your life a little bit easier. Below, you’ll find deals on cordless vacuums, laptops, TVs, headphones, and phones, so it’s a great collection of stuff that we think you’ll find useful and want to grab. That said, if you can’t find…

Duolingo is a top-rated language-learning app known for its unique approach to learning. Unlike similar solutions, Duolingo makes learning fun and engaging by turning each step into a game. Whether using the app on your iPhone or Android, you can choose from over 30 languages ​​to learn. Adding another language to your account is easy once you are ready to move on to the next one. Adding a new language to your Duolingo account is the same for iPhone and Android users. Once you add another language, you can go back and forth between your languages ​​in the app. Digital…

Greg Mombert / Digital TrendsI’ve been using an iPhone ever since 2008, starting with the original and then every generation since. For several years, the iPhone was only capable of SMS texting, with MMS support arriving with iOS 3 in 2009. But in 2011, Apple created something new: iMessage. It first arrived on iOS and then went to the Mac in 2012 to replace iChat. iMessage is basically an instant messaging service that is exclusive to all Apple products: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. You can send text, images and video, documents, rich preview links, stickers, and more between…

Digital TrendsBlack Friday deals mean plenty of chances to save big on new gadgets you might want such as a new Fitbit. Fitbits are one of the best ways to track all your steps, calories burned, and all kinds of other things so you can work toward becoming the best you that you can be. Throughout the year, there are plenty of Fitbit deals around but things get extra special during the holidays season. We’ve picked out some of the best Fitbit Black Friday deals around below. Further down, we’ve also looked at what you need to know about them…