The best smart speakers for 2023

Voice assistants are everywhere now – on your phone, in your TV, possibly even in your kitchen appliances. But one of the most common ways that people interact with Siri, Alexa and the Google Assistant is through a smart speaker, and there are now a wide variety of such devices available at a wide variety of price points. There are downsides to having a smart home device that’s always listening for a wake word, as giving more personal information to Amazon, Apple and

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                        The best smartphones for 2023

Choosing the best smartphone for your needs can be challenging. With so many brands offering similar features at similar prices, it can be hard to understand what device actually has the things you want. If you’ve already determined you only want an iPhone, your decision-making process is slightly easier. (And even then,

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                        Apple Watch Series 9 review: Freedom from touching your screen

Have you seen the meme about people who dangle too many things on their fingers for no reason whatsoever? I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m one of those. No matter how big of a bag I’m carrying, I always find my hands full, making it

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                        Amazon hardware event 2023 liveblog: Live updates on the new Echo Show 8, Alexa and more

After Apple's iPhone event and just before Microsoft shows off new Surface devices, Amazon is set to reveal its latest arsenal of hardware. As it typically does

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                        The Apple Watch Ultra is 8 percent off right now

The original Apple Watch Ultra’s price has dipped on Amazon just shortly after the release of the second generation during Apple's

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                        GoPro Hero 12: Everything you need to know about all the new features

So there’s a new GoPro in town. Maybe you saw a bunch of new features and wondered if the new camera is worth the upgrade from an older model? Maybe you want to know if it’s a better fit than a rival camera like DJI’s Action 4? Here we’ll go through everything that’s new with the

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                        The best E Ink tablets for 2023

I’ve been a notebook person for most of my life. I’ve had dozens of notebooks over the years that served as repositories for to-do lists, story ideas, meeting scribbles and everything in between. But at a certain point in my adult life, I turned away from physical notebooks because it became easier to save all of those things digitally in various apps that were always available to me on my phone. I sacrificed tactile satisfaction for digital convenience, and a small p

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                        Apple's new FineWoven iPhone 15 MagSafe cases are already discounted

Apple’s iPhone 15 lineup isn’t even out yet, but you can already save on the company's cases and other accessories for the devices, as well as earlier models. While there aren't enormous discounts in

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                        Amazon Alexa is evolving into a chatbot for your home

Amazon's Alexa is set to receive a major upgrade that will bring its conversational capabilities more in line with modern chatbots like Google Bard or OpenAI's ChatGPT, David Limp SVP of Amazon Devices & Services, announced during the company's 2023 Devices event on Wednesday. The long running digital assistant wil

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                        Meta's paid verification for businesses will cost almost double what it does for individuals

Meta’s paid verification service is no longer just for individuals. The social network is expanding its subscription service to businesses on Facebook, Instagram and, eventually, WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg announced during the company’s “Conversations” event.

Meta Verified first launched for Facebook and Instagram earlier this year,

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