Andrew Romero is a writer based in North Carolina with his wife. Growing up, he was a tinkerer and always loved ripping things apart with the goal of putting them back together. That goal wasn’t always met in its entirety.
Over time, he spent years writing for a private publication while working in prototyping doing Mechanical Engineering and CNC Machining. After moving to a more remote area, Andrew fell in love with writing again and eventually found a home at 9to5Google.
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The Galaxy S24 series, while bringing little physical change, packs a lot of AI narrative. One of the biggest Galaxy S24 features is the AI Generative Edit, which allows you to completely alter photos in mere seconds using machine learning.
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The Galaxy S24 is set to gain a vividness slider in an upcoming update to One UI. The setting might address some concerns that the Galaxy S24 is not as vibrant as in years past.
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The Galaxy Fit 3 is Samsung’s latest foray back into proprietary fitness trackers, and it may be released sooner than we expected. The Galaxy Fit 3’s user manual has popped up online, and the device itself has been spotted in stores before the official announcement.
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One of the cornerstone mechanics of smartphone cameras is tapping the screen to expose the image automatically. On the Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, that tap exposure feature is seemingly broken at its default focal length due to an interesting bug.
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Most who equip dashcams in their car generally go for something that simply records to an SD card. While that’s a valid option, the Nextbase IQ takes car security to another level, bringing some of the best features from home security and camera systems to your vehicle through a solid LTE always-on connection.
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Samsung has garnered a lot of hype around the utilization of titanium in the Galaxy S24 Ultra. A teardown of the device reveals just how much is inside the phone, and whether it deserves that much hype or not.
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The Galaxy S24 series might not have a lot of change going for it on the physical front, but that’s where the newest iteration of One UI 6 lives. In the latest version of Samsung’s One UI 6.1, users are able to set custom wallpapers for their Galaxy phone alarm.
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Palworld has been one of the biggest games of what little 2024 has passed. So big, in fact, that Palworld broke the Xbox Cloud Gaming record for highest traffic day-one releases from a third-party.
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More renders have surfaced regarding the design of the Galaxy Fit 3 from Samsung, continuing the proprietary fitness wearable market from the company.
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Gmail started rolling out the ability to react to emails with a single emoji, as opposed to sending an email in reply. However, that emoji icon can get in the way if you don’t plan on using it. While you can’t turn Gmail’s emoji reactions off officially, you can hide them. Here’s how.
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In reality, we’re not incredibly far off from the release of the Galaxy Z Flip 6. According to recent leaks, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 is rumored to be carrying a bigger battery, possibly up to a 4,000mAh capacity.
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Video ads on Google TV’s homepage are nothing new, but they’ve generally been limited to entertainment-based content. The latest shift brings full-length fast food ads to Google TV’s homescreen, something you can’t stream from an app.
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There are a lot of items that can be added to Google Wallet, and even though you don’t see an ‘Add to Google Wallet’ on some tickets or passes, you can still add them with one little trick.
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The Boox Palma is a phone-sized E Paper device that brings all of the benefits of an ink-like display with none of the size. It might struggle to find its place among larger devices, but there’s incredible upside to such a small Reader.
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The Galaxy S24 series boasts small changes over the previous generation, with a couple of material exceptions. However, one large change is Samsung’s softer approach to camera processing on the Galaxy S24, resulting in images that look much better this time around.
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Samsung’s DIY repair program has been a significant improvement over the limited options customers had just prior to 2022. With a new update to the list of eligible devices, Samsung has added the Galaxy S23, Fold 5, Flip 5, and even one of its projectors to the DIY repair program.
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OnePlus is introducing the 12R, a mid-range device that brings a lot of the same killer specs that make flagship phones what they are. The new OnePlus 12R will come at a cost of $499 in the US.
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One UI 6.1 launched with the Galaxy S24 series last week. With it, a few things have changed. One is Samsung’s switch from solely utilizing the Find feature in SmartThings to using a standalone app.
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Twitter/X is bringing voice and video calling to the app for all users, with premium subscribers allowed extra functionality. It’s rolling out now, but you’ll be able to turn off the feature in a couple of easy steps. Here’s how.
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Samsung’s AI-heavy One UI 6.1 update debuted on the Galaxy S24 series, and it’ll bring some cool features to a few other devices.
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With the launch of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung announced a slew of new features that will eventually come to the rest of the company’s latest phones. One of those features was the Galaxy S24’s Super HDR, and with it, the ability for social apps to pull in Samsung-applied AI camera features.
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With the Galaxy S24 series running One UI 6.1, a new AI labs feature has popped up that allows your Galaxy phone to change the look of your wallpaper depending on ambient time and weather.
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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S24 series, including the premium S24 Ultra. The makers behind the next-gen Corning Gorilla Armor screen dive into what makes the display cover so special.
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The Galaxy S24 series is officially available for pre-order, but you have a few different options. This quick guide will bring you through a breakdown of each way you can pre-order the new Galaxy S24, S24+, or S24 Ultra and get the best deal.
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