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Camera-benchmarking outfit DXOMark has put the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus’ cameras through their paces and, as expected, they’re the best on the market.  The Galaxy S10 Plus features a dual-lens front-facing camera setup in the new no-notch Infinity-O camera cutout. The single-lens S10’s cutout looks like a hole punch, while …

Xiaomi has unveiled its 2019 Mi 9 flagship smartphone with three rear cameras and a slightly cheaper sibling, the Mi 9 SE.  The three-camera setup on the rear is one of the key differences between last year’s Mi 8, which had two rear cameras. The Mi 9 also introduces a …

The cheaper iPhone XR is currently Apple’s top-selling iPhone, but it seems one area where Apple cut corners is with its modem.  According to research from OpenSignal, the iPhone XR is on average capable of downloading data on US cell networks at 17.6Mbps compared with 20.5Mbps on the iPhone XS …

Inspiring envy? (Image: Jason Cipriani/ZDNet) We all have enemies these days. It’s compulsory. Also: The 10 best smartphones you can buy right now We have to rage against them, decry them, not allow them into our restaurants, and cross the road if we see them heading our way. We know how …

Music motivates me to run faster and further so I rarely run without something playing from a connected smartphone or music-enabled watch. Jaybird was one of the first fitness-focused audio brands I tested nine years ago. Since then, I have tested several Jaybird products and been pleased with the performance …

There are some fantastic smartphones available today and new ones launch every couple of months. Prices for flagships from Apple and Samsung now exceed $1,000, while others are not far behind. There’s another option, though, for those who want to save some money and still have an extremely capable phone. Also: The 10 …

Google and Facebook employees can once again use private iOS apps after Apple reinstated the necessary enterprise certificates. The iPhone maker yesterday had yanked the certificates from both companies for misusing them to distribute data-gathering iOS apps to the public. Google and Facebook were caught earlier this week using Apple’s …

Since I live in the mild climate of Washington State, I spend lots of time outside running, hiking, fly fishing, camping, and more. In addition, as a professional engineer, you can often find me crawling around various spaces, tanks, and voids of commercial ships. Thus, I need to wrap my …

Image: Jaybird I’ve been using headphones for running for more than a decade and the greatest achievement in the last couple of years was manufacturers making earbuds with absolutely no wires required. In late 2017, Jaybird released the Jaybird RUN and now about 18 months later we have the improved …

Today I’m more convinced than ever that the iPhone has a serious design flaw. After less than 18 months of use, the battery in my iPhone 8 Plus is already showing signs of being worn out, and iOS has kicked in to throttle the performance to prevent the weakened battery …