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  • Apple Pumps Up Music Features in Next Versions of iOS, iPadOS and MacOS

    Apple Pumps Up Music Features in Next Versions of iOS, iPadOS and MacOS

    At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, the company announced new features for streaming and sharing music on iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. On Wednesday, Apple provided more details on its upcoming music offerings and disclosed even more music features not mentioned at WWDC.

    Read more: WWDC 2023 Biggest Reveals

    Apple has always made it easy to play and share music across its devices, and the next versions of the company’s operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers will expand those features for cars, hotels and personal connections. A new AirDrop feature will let iOS users easily kick off shared listening experiences (as well as easily share contact info), and AirPlay and CarPlay will both make it easier for Apple users to stream and share music when traveling.

    Read on to learn all about the new music features coming to your Apple devices. For more from WWDC, check out everything new in iOS 17 and the new gaming mode for MacOS.

    New AirDrop features in iOS 17 will let you share music easily

    An update to iOS for iPhones will soon add a new phone gesture for launching an AirDrop, Apple’s Bluetooth-based system for secure personal sharing. Now users will only need to “bump” their devices by bringing them close together to initiate an AirDrop and share contact info or other files.

    The new AirDrop functionality will make it easier for Apple users to kick off shared experiences as well. Bumping devices will also enable starting SharePlay, which lets two people listen to the same music or watch the same movie simultaneously.

    At the WWDC event, Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi gave the example of two people running together who bump their phones to start listening to the same music at the same time. Similarly, two friends at a coffee shop could bump phones to watch the same video stream together.

    Collaborative Playlists will let friends create shared music sets

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    Collaborative Playlists will make it easier to create and react to shared music.

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    One of the biggest upcoming Apple Music features not announced at WWDC is a new Collaborative Playlist option. Coming this fall, Apple Music subscribers will be able to invite friends and family to join group playlists. Participants can select, edit and order songs in the shared playlist, or add emojis to specific tracks.

    Apple didn’t provide many details about how Collaborative Playlists will work, but an image in the company’s press release indicates that playlist participants will see their profile pictures associated with the songs they selected, with a button at the top of the app for adding or removing people from the playlist.

    CarPlay will make it easier to share music on road trips

    Apple also showed off the integration of SharePlay with CarPlay, which will make it possible for everyone in the car to contribute to a road-trip playlist without passing a phone around. If you’re running CarPlay and using Apple Music, everyone in the car with an iPhone should be able to join your share and add songs to the playlist.

    On Wednesday, Apple provided a few more details about how SharePlay will work in cars. When people in a car are listening to Apple Music, other trusted iPhones in the car will be prompted to join the session. Participants can then control the music with their own devices, and they won’t need an Apple Music subscription to do so.

    AirPlay will let you play music and movies on hotel devices

    Apple announced an upcoming partnership with hotels to allow iPhone, iPad and Mac users to stream music and movies directly to hotel devices. While the most obvious use of AirPlay in hotels will be playing your movies and TV shows on the big screen, you’ll also probably be able to stream music to the hotel TV for a stereo music experience that doesn’t require headphones.

    Pairing your Apple device with the hotel’s will be as simple as scanning a QR code. According to the WWDC announcement, “AirPlay will be available in select hotels before the end of the year.”

    AirPlay will also soon learn your favorite music preferences

    Along with the new streaming options for music in hotels and cars, Apple AirPlay is set to start learning your listening preferences and adapting to them. iPhones and iPads will soon use “on-device intelligence” to analyze your listening habits and adjust playback suggestions accordingly.

    In the example provided at WWDC, someone who always listens to music while cooking dinner would be prompted to stream their music via a kitchen HomePod speaker during the usual time for food preparation.

    You’ll also soon be able to initiate an AirPlay session using Siri and your Apple HomePod, letting you control the music playing at home with only your voice.

    Other new audio features coming to Apple devices

    Sharing and streaming music more easily were the main audio features announced at WWDC, but there were a few other minor announcements that could improve the listening experience for AirPods, iPhones and iPads.

    First, a new iOS diary app called Journal will use curated information from your device — such as photos, music and location — to create personalized prompts for your journaling. You’ll soon be able to simply tap a song on your Apple device to add it to your Journal entry.

    Apple also plans to add new playback features to Apple Music, including the ability to crossfade songs and display full-screen animated album art when it’s available. The app will add new artist features as well, such as new song credits that will provide details about all of the musicians and contributors involved in the recording.

    Finally, Apple AirPods will soon add a new feature called “adaptive audio,” which dynamically tweaks volume and noise cancellation based on what you’re listening to and the sounds around you. A personalized volume system will also adjust your sound based on your listening preferences over time.

    Read more: AirPods Getting a Cool New Feature That Sony Earbuds Already Have

    For more on Apple’s WWDC 2023, check out all the new features coming to the Apple Watch with WatchOS 10 and our hands-on impressions of the biggest MacBook Air ever.

  • Apple’s iOS 17 Debuts New Journal, Standby Features Along with FaceTime Updates

    Apple’s iOS 17 Debuts New Journal, Standby Features Along with FaceTime Updates

    Apple’s debut of iOS 17 is going to change to how you call, text and glance at information on your iPhone. iOS 17 will bring updates to FaceTime, Messages and the phone app to make your iPhone feel more intuitive and personal, the company revealed Monday during its Worldwide Developers Conference.

    Last year’s software update, iOS 16 introduced the ability to edit or “unsend” messages you send via iMessage, Apple Pay Later, a major overhaul to the lock screen, revamped notifications and Live Activities. These additions didn’t all come out at once and were actually scattered over the course of smaller iOS software updates throughout the year.

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    We can expect the same for iOS 17, which will likely be released just before the rumored iPhone 15 goes on sale.

    Contact Posters

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    Contact Posters aim to make your contact cards more compelling.

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    Last year we got customizable lock screens in iOS 16. This year, iOS 17 has a similar change for your iPhone’s contact cards, to make them look more eye-catching. Contact Posters are beautiful treatments for contact photos and emoji paired with slick-looking fonts that show up when you get calls and for other services on your phone where you communicate and share.

    You can customize your Contact Poster similar to how you personalize your lock screen. Pick a photo, font and color and that’s it.

    AirDrop gets easier to use

    iOS 17 brings an overhaul to AirDrop. You just need to bring your iPhone close to someone else’s to share a Contact Poster, photos, videos or kick off a shared activity using Share Play. Of course, being Apple, there’s a word for sharing your Contact Poster with someone new: NameDrop. What’s nice, is that you can choose what contact info is shared. NameDrop works between iPhones or with an Apple Watch, too. It reminds me of “bumping” a contact in the early days of the iPhone.

    Standby turns your iPhone into an Amazon Echo Show

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    iOS 17 adds an attractive screen that shows photos, widgets and info when your iPhone is charging.

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    One of the biggest additions in iOS 17 is for when your iPhone isn’t in your hand. When your iPhone is on its side while MagSafe charging, you get a new full screen experience with glanceable information. The feature is called Standby and mimics what many smart home devices can do, such as the Amazon Echo Show.

    The new screen shows the time, photos, widgets and Live Activities; nearly all of which can be personalized. It’s a bit of a cross between the iPhone 14 Pro’s always-on display and nightstand mode on the Apple Watch.

    When you swipe to the side on the Standby screen, you can look at your favorite photos or moments. iOS 17 will also automatically shuffle images to find the one that take the best advantage of the screen.

    Standby can also show glanceable widgets. For example, you can see the weather, your Apple Home smart controls or your favorite third-party widget. With support for live activities, you can also see the score of sporting events or the status of a food delivery.

    One of the more curious features is that Standby can remember your preferred view “setup” for each place you charge via MagSafe.

    The new Journal app

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    iOS 17 brings a new Apple app called Journal that creates personalized suggestions to inspire writing. These suggestions are curated from information on your iPhone, like photos, location, music and workouts.

    Journal gives you the option to select a moment, like “morning visit, Ocean Beach,” and start writing. You can also schedule notifications to remind you to write and get new prompts. You can flag important moments so that you can reflect on them later.

    Live Voicemail

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    Live Voicemail lets you preview a transcription in real time as a voicemail is being recorded.

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    Another new talent iOS 17 has involves your voicemail. When someone calls you and leaves a message, you’ll see a live transcription in real time as they speak. The new service is called Live Voicemail and it kind of feels like the days of answering machines, when my dad would screen a call. For Live Voicemail, you’ll see the voicemail right on your screen so you can decide whether to step out and take the call. The feature is powered by your iPhone’s neural engine in order to preserve your privacy. Live Voicemail seems identical to Call Screen on Google Pixel phones which isn’t a bad thing.

    FaceTime messages

    iOS 17 will let you record a video message in FaceTime. It’s a heavily requested feature that will ensure you can document and share important moments, even if someone misses your call.

    Messages Check In

    iOS 17 comes with a new location-sharing tool called Check In.

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    Apple is expanding and simplifying its location sharing via Messages. The new feature, called Check In, is for letting a loved one know you made it to your destination safely. Whether you’re walking home after dark or going for an early morning run, you can start a Check In with a family member or friend and as soon as you arrive home, it will automatically let your friend know. But if something unexpected happens, it can recognize that you’re not near your destination and check in with you. If you don’t respond, Check In can automatically share your current location, the route you took, your iPhone’s battery level and cell service status; all of which is end-to-end encrypted.

    Messages get a handful of fixes and additions

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    The Messages app will get transcriptions for audio messages in iOS 17.

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    The tried-and-true Messages app gets a handful of updates, including a visual overhaul of your iMessage apps which will no longer live above your keyboard and instead be accessible via a plus sign on the bottom left.

    Searching through your Messages becomes a lot easier on iOS 17 with the addition of filters. When you start a search in the Messages app, you will be able to add terms to narrow the results.

    Another welcome addition is transcription for audio messages. If you’re someone who has friends or family members who send you audio messages, you’ll be able to read a transcription of the recording right in the Messages app.

    There’s also a new “catch up arrow” in Messages. It sits in the top right of your conversation and lets you jump to the first message you haven’t read. This could be a killer feature for managing group chats. Apple also made inline replies faster. In iOS 17, you’ll be able to just swipe to reply on any message bubble.

    Apple fixes ‘ducking’ autocorrect

    Autocorrect will become more intelligent and can fix more grammatical mistakes. Reverting words back to what you typed is easier. And apparently, autocorrect will learn and let you use curse words. Duck, yeah!

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    Messages adds a bunch of Sticker features.

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    iMessage stickers get a new drawer to bring all the stickers you’ve used into one place. And now emoji are stickers. You can peel and stick an emoji sticker to a message bubble, rotate and resize it. Last year in iOS 16, Apple introduced the ability to lift a subject from the background of a photo as part of Visual Lookup. With iOS 17, you can turn a photo’s subject into a sticker in Messages.

    The Stickers drawer also has a Live Stickers tab that lets you create a Sticker animation (aka a GIF) from a Live Photo. Stickers can be accessed system wide in things like Tapback, Markup and third-party apps; basically anywhere you can access emoji.

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    Watch this: Apple Reveals iOS 17

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    But wait, there are more iOS 17 features

    As is typical with WWDC, there are a lot more additions and improvements to iOS 17 than Apple showed during the keynote. Some notable highlights include:

    • Triggering Siri by just saying, “Siri” instead of “Hey, Siri”
    • Download offline maps in the Maps app
    • New profiles for Safari and your passwords
    • Auto retrieval of one-time verification codes from the Mail app
    • Interactive widgets (which was featured in-depth during the iPadOS portion)

    iOS 17 will be out in full this fall and work on the iPhone XS, XR and newer, including the 2020 iPhone SE.

  • Amazon to Launch Prime Video Plan With Ads, Report Says

    Amazon to Launch Prime Video Plan With Ads, Report Says

    Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an ad-supported tier of its Prime Video streaming service. During the past several weeks, the retail giant has been discussing a variety of options to introduce ads to Prime Video, according to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal.

    Prime Video includes original TV shows and movies created by Amazon Studios as well as hundreds of other titles you can stream as part of your subscription. Prime Video subscribers can also add on subscriptions to HBO, Showtime, Starz and several other channels for an extra monthly cost. There are also movies and shows you can rent or buy on the platform.

    Prime Video is included in an Amazon Prime membership, which costs $15 a month or $139 annually, or available as a standalone subscription for $9 a month. CNET’s review of Prime Video says it’s a “really great included perk” with a Prime membership, but that it’s a weaker standalone service compared with other options like Netflix and Hulu.

    Netflix and Disney Plus both introduced ad-supported tiers to their services last year, joining most other major streaming services, like Max (perviously HBO Max) and Hulu, which offer a plan with advertising. Paramount Plus and Peacock are on the lower end, with ad-supported plans starting at $5 a month, while Max is on the higher end, with its ad-supported plan costing $10 per month.

    It’s unclear how much a Prime Video plan with ads might cost. One option reportedly being discussed is adding ads for existing Prime Video subscribers, and offering a more expensive ad-free version.

    Amazon didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

    Amazon does have experience with ad-supported streaming, through Amazon Freevee. The streaming service, which was previously IMDb TV, doesn’t require a paid subscription and is supported by limited ads. It includes a mix of Amazon and Freevee originals as well as other movies and shows. There’s also a Freevee channel for Prime Video.

    Not sure which streaming service is best for you? CNET has ranked all the major streaming services and can help you find the best live TV streaming service or best free TV streaming service.

  • Samsung Expected to Show Off Galaxy Z Flip 5 in First Seoul Unpacked

    Samsung Expected to Show Off Galaxy Z Flip 5 in First Seoul Unpacked

    Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in its home country for the first time next month, the Korean electronics giant announced late Tuesday.

    Samsung’s 27th Unpacked launch event will take place in Seoul in late July, the company said in a statement that indicated it would unveil its next generation of foldable devices. This could include the expected Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5. In the past, Samsung has usually chosen to unveil its new lineup of devices in cities such as New York and Barcelona.

    Foldable phones have garnered a lot of attention in recent years, though they’ve yet to hit the breakout moment when they graduate from being a novelty device. But they do appear to be picking up steam: In just the last few weeks, Google announced its first foldable phone, called the Pixel Fold, and Motorola unveiled the new Razr Plus and Razr.

    “The foldable category embodies Samsung’s philosophy of delivering breakthrough innovation that pushes boundaries to reshape the future of mobile experiences,” TM Roh, the head of the mobile experience business at Samsung, said in a statement.

    With the release last year of the Galaxy Z Flip 4, Samsung’s current flagship foldable, the company took a step in the right direction in its quest to win over consumers’ interest and wallets, CNET’s Lisa Eadicicco wrote earlier this month.

    She praised the device’s fine-tuned design, improved nighttime photography and longer battery life. But she still has a wish list of improvement suggestions she thinks will make Samsung’s foldable more attractive.

    Eadicicco suggests the Galaxy Z Flip 5 needs a bigger cover screen and could add more functionality to Flex Mode, which taps into the phone’s ability to bend and fold in different ways.

    Samsung didn’t announce a specific date for the event or tease specific products expected to be announced, but perhaps a new Galaxy Z Flip will be unveiled that taps these suggestions. You can expect CNET to be on hand for the event with all the details, commentary and expert insight.

  • Apple Vision Pro: 5 Cringey Things to Not Do in a $3,500 VR/AR Headset

    Apple Vision Pro: 5 Cringey Things to Not Do in a $3,500 VR/AR Headset

    I was watching with interest on Monday when Apple introduced the Vision Pro mixed reality headset at WWDC. It’s not really in the same ballpark as the simple Meta Quest 2 that I use to go bowling in my living room. Maybe not on the same planet. When it comes out in 2024, it will cost $3,499 — 10 times the cost of the Meta Quest 2.

    Let us pause briefly to read that again: $3,499. Almost four thousand dollars. I don’t know about you, but I will not be picking up one of these on an idle Saturday trip to Best Buy.

    CNET’s Scott Stein is one of the few people who actually got to try out the headset. He says the Apple Vision Pro is amazing, with a fluid interface and stunning cinematic fidelity when you’re watching a movie. Our WWDC recap unrolls the complex elements that make the headset so pricey.

    “Technically speaking, the Vision Pro is a computer, with an M2 chip found on Apple’s highest-end computers,” CNET’s recap notes.

    I’m old enough to remember when the thought of personally owning a computer was as laughable as paying this price for a headset seems to me today. So eventually, I’m sure, the production will be refined, and prices will come down. The immersive entertainment looks unreal, and some of the other Minority Report/Star Trek-style uses for the device are truly impressive.

    But in the meantime, I’ve watched Apple’s 9-minute video on the headset (I feel like I should say “the $3,500 headset” every time). And there are definitely some uses for the Vision Pro that I will not be attempting, even if the day comes when I can afford it.

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    Watch this: First Impressions of Apple’s Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset

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    Working in Excel

    The most-memed element of the Vision Pro promotion was the fact that Apple demonstrated how Microsoft Excel, Word and Teams can run inside the headset, with your eyes controlling the user interface. Look, there are some really cool things a headset can do, but thrusting you face-first into pivot tables is not one of them.

    “I want Excel pumped directly to my retinas” is not something I’ve personally ever thought, cracked one Twitter user.

    Talking to real people without taking off the headset

    In the promo video, a woman wearing the headset is joined by (presumably) her teenage daughter, who sits down on the couch and chats with her as if it’s perfectly normal that mom’s eyes are behind tinted ski goggles. They barely say more than one word to each other (of course, it’s “sushi”), but I keep wanting to scream through the screen and tell the mom to take one second, push up the headset and just talk to her kid, face to face.

    Thanks to Apple’s EyeSight feature, you can at least see the mom’s eyes through the headset, which you can’t do with the Meta Quest 2. But even that is one super-duper creepy feature, as CNET’s Corinne Reichert points out.

    Looking at home photos – alone

    There’s a scene in the Apple video where someone sits on the couch and starts virtually flicking through their family photos. Admittedly, it’s pretty cool when a panorama of what looks like an iceberg wraps around them, especially if you’ve always wondered what the Titanic saw on April 15, 1912.

    But the guy seems kind of lonely, looking at photos alone. If he could share what he’s seeing with his family, it might be a neat reminiscing experience. For now, I’m OK looking at digital photos on my phone or laptop, where I can share them with others.

    Taking photos

    There’s another scene in the Apple video where a headset wearer moves over to where two little girls are blowing soap bubbles (inside the house, but that’s a whole other issue). Instead of sitting down beside them to play and interact, he kneels in front of them, headset on, to take 3D photos of the fun. Why use your own eyes to look at your kids when you can stay one level removed?

    Airplane mode

    The promo video showed a woman on an airplane watching a movie in luxurious 3D, as if she’s living in the scenes of the film. I couldn’t get past the impracticality of it all. There are a million little distractions on the plane – flight attendants offering drinks, pilots announcing turbulence, people in my row asking me to get up so they can slip past.

    I can immerse myself in a 3D movie at home, but it just seems rude to plunge yourself into your own private cinema at 33,000 feet and expect not to be disturbed. But then, I fly coach, and the folks with $3,500 to drop on a headset might be flying private.

    But if the Vision Pro is your dream device, start saving. There’s no exact release date yet, but 2024 is just half a year away.

  • Score a Lifetime CleanMyMac X License for Just $57 With This Coupon Deal (Save 37%)

    Score a Lifetime CleanMyMac X License for Just $57 With This Coupon Deal (Save 37%)

    Though on the surface the Mac user interface is sleek and smooth, underneath the glossy user-facing elements lies a complicated file system like any other PC. And, over time, that can get bogged down with large files, logs, cached data and various other bits of digital clutter. If your Mac is running a little slow or you just want to free up some space, CleanMyMac X is one of the best ways to do it, and right now, you can nab a lifetime license for just $57 at StackSocial. That’s around 37% off its regular price and all you have to do to score the full savings is use code SAVINGS10 during checkout.

    Made by reputable Mac developer MacPaw, CleanMyMac X is widely recognized as one of the best all-in-one tools for optimizing your Mac. With just one click, it can analyze the contents of your Mac to find unneeded and large files that you wouldn’t be able to easily scout out for yourself in Finder, potentially freeing up gigabytes of space and improving boot and app launch times. CleanMyMac X can also free up RAM, help you manage the apps that start when you log into your Mac and run various maintenance scripts to ensure top performance.

    And, though malware is generally rarer on Macs than on PCs, CleanMyMac X protects against known malware and adware while also clearing out cookies and other trackers to help protect your privacy.

    If you’re not sure if CleanMyMac X is for you, you can try it out for free for seven days with a trial option direct at MacPaw’s site. Once you’re ready to buy, though, the best price is found at the above link where you can save on lifetime licenses for one, two or five Macs with that coupon code. (And remember that “lifetime” means the life of that particular computer.)

  • Samsung Will Show Off Next-Gen Foldables in First-Ever Seoul Unpacked

    Samsung Will Show Off Next-Gen Foldables in First-Ever Seoul Unpacked

    Samsung plans to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in its home country for the first time next month, the Korean electronics giant announced late Tuesday.

    Samsung’s 27th Unpacked launch event will take place in Seoul in late July, the company said in a statement that indicated it would unveil its next generation of foldable devices. In the past, Samsung has usually chosen to unveil its new lineup of devices in cities such as New York and Barcelona.

    Foldable phones have garnered a lot of attention in recent years, though they’ve yet to hit the breakout moment when they graduate from being a novelty device. But they do appear to be picking up steam: In just the last few weeks, Google announced its first foldable phone, called the Pixel Fold, and Motorola unveiled the new Razr Plus and Razr.

    “The foldable category embodies Samsung’s philosophy of delivering breakthrough innovation that pushes boundaries to reshape the future of mobile experiences,” TM Roh, the head of the mobile experience business at Samsung, said in a statement.

    With the release last year of the Galaxy Z Flip 4, Samsung’s current flagship foldable, the company took a step in the right direction in its quest to win over consumers’ interest and wallets, CNET’s Lisa Eadicicco wrote earlier this month.

    She praised the device’s fine-tuned design, improved nighttime photography and longer battery life. But she still has a wishlist of improvement suggestions she thinks will make Samsung’s foldable more attractive.

    Eadicicco suggests the Galaxy Z Flip 5 needs a bigger cover screen and could add more functionality to Flex Mode, which taps into the phone’s ability to bend and fold in different ways.

    Samsung didn’t announce a specific date for the event or tease specific products expected to be announced, but perhaps a new Galaxy Z Flip will be unveiled that taps these suggestions. You can expect CNET to be on hand for the event with all the details, commentary and expert insight.

  • This Unlocked Pixel 6A Is Back Down to $299, Matching Its Lowest Price Ever

    This Unlocked Pixel 6A Is Back Down to $299, Matching Its Lowest Price Ever

    Google’s flagship Pixel 7 series brings the latest and greatest models in the company’s Android phone lineup. But if you’re looking to get a great deal, you should consider springing for the Pixel 6A. It’s still a solid phone that sports a ton of features. And now that the Pixel 7A has hit shelves, Google has lowered the starting price on its Pixel 6A by $100 to $349. However, you can snag even bigger savings. Right now Amazon has the unlocked model of this budget-friendly Pixel phone available for just $299, which saves you $50.

    This deal matches the all-time best discount we’ve seen on this model that doesn’t require a trade-in or lock you into an installment plan. There’s no set expiration, but chances are a deal this good won’t last for long.

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    Sporting a 6.1-inch OLED display, Google’s innovative Tensor processor, the Android operating system, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, this budget phone certainly delivers cracking value for money. That’s why it remains one of our picks for the best Android phones under $500.

    Read more: Google Pixel 7A vs. Pixel 7 vs. Pixel 6A: See How They Compare

    The 12.2-megapixel camera may be a step down from the camera on the Pixel 6. But it’s still a great camera for the price, and it comes equipped with tools including the Magic Eraser, Motion Mode and Portrait Mode.

    The Pixel 6A can last over 24 hours on a single charge, depending on how you use it. (In her testing, CNET’s Lisa Eadicicco had 47% battery left after a day that included nearly four hours of screen time.) The battery is adaptive and learns which apps you use the most, which can save you power by not wasting your battery life on the ones you rarely use. This phone is IP67-rated water- and dust-resistant, too, so it should be safe in most environments and conditions.

    Another great feature the Pixel 6A offers is Live Translate, which will help you translate signs, live video captions and private chats and messages in up to 55 languages. At $299, this is a solid phone worth checking out.

  • Amazon’s OnePlus Sale Knocks Up to $220 Off New and Previous-Gen Phones

    Amazon’s OnePlus Sale Knocks Up to $220 Off New and Previous-Gen Phones

    If you’re shopping for a new phone, Apple, Google and Samsung aren’t the only brands worth taking a look at anymore. OnePlus is a smaller brand that’s caught our attention, and even earned a spot on our list of the best phones overall for 2023. And right now, you’ve got a chance to snag one of these sleek and powerful phones at a discount. Amazon is currently offering $100 off its latest flagship model — the OnePlus 11 — as well as deals on more affordable previous-gen models and select accessories. There’s no set expiration for these deals, so get your order in sooner rather than later if you don’t want to miss out on these savings.

    The OnePlus 11 made its way onto our list of the best phones for 2023 thanks to its powerful performance and reasonable starting price. There’s no discount on the base 128GB model, but you can save $100 on the 256GB model, which drops the price down to $700. It comes equipped with a second-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 processor, as well as 16GB of RAM for lightning-fast performance. It also features a stunning 6.7-inch AMOLED display, plus support for HDR10, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

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    Or, if you’re looking for a more affordable model, you can snag the previous-gen OnePlus 10T for just $430, which saves you $220 compared to the original price. The base model comes equipped with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, as well as a first-gen Snapdragon 8 processor and a 6.7-inch full HD display. You can also upgrade to the 256GB model with 16GB of RAM for $550, $200 off the list price.

    There’s also the ultra-affordable OnePlus Nord N200, which is currently available for just $170, $30 off the usual price. It only has 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM, but still offers 5G support and is a solid value if you’re only after the basics. There are also a few accessories on sale, including this 50-watt wireless charger, OnePlus 11 aramid fiber case and 100-watt dual wall charger. And you can check out our full roundup of all the best phone deals for even more bargains.

  • Satechi Coupon Codes Save You Up to 30% on Top-Rated Tech Accessories Sitewide

    Satechi Coupon Codes Save You Up to 30% on Top-Rated Tech Accessories Sitewide

    Satechi’s sleek and stylish phone and computer accessories are some of our favorites on the market right now. And while they typically come with a pretty high price tag, right now you’ve got a chance to snag some at a discount. Now through June 14, Satechi is offering 20% off any order of two items with the coupon code DG20, or 30% off any order of three or more items with the coupon code DG30. These codes can be used on nearly all items sitewide, with the exception of Thunderbolt products. You’ll also get free shipping on any order over $40.

    There are tons of top-rated charging stations, USB hubs, stands, adapters and peripherals that you can pick up for less right now. If you’re tired of getting caught with a dead phone battery while you’re out and about, you can pick up this Quatro wireless power bank, which has a 10,000-mAh capacity and can charge up to three devices at a time. It lists for $100, but you can snag it for as low as $70 with these coupon code offers.

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    Or, if you hate charging cables cluttering your nightstand, you can grab this sleek two-in one magnetic charging stand, which is designed for MagSafe iPhones and the AirPods Pro. It’s originally $60, but you can save up to $18 when you order it with two or more other items. And if you want a slim wireless mouse that’s easy to take on the go, you can save up to $9 on the Satechi M1, which drops the price down to $21.

    There are tons of other accessories on sale, including charging cables, keyboards, car chargers and much more, so be sure to shop around before these deals are gone.