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A sleeker LG than what we’ve seen in the past.

What you need to know

LG’s upcoming new Velvet debuts in its first video teaser.
The teaser highlights its arc glass, raindrop camera, and natural design.
The Velvet is expected to be LG’s followup to the G8, debuting under a new brand.

LG today showed off more of what its upcoming Velvet flagship is supposed to look like. While it’s doesn’t show off a lot more than the images we saw previously, it’s just that the added motion and lighting help to give it a physical presence and contextualize it.

Here’s what it’ll look like:

The Velvet takes on many modern smartphone design cues. There’s a colorful “3D arc design” curved glass rear panel, smooth metal sides, and even a multi-lens “raindrop” rear camera that stands out in how much it doesn’t stand out compared to say the iPhone 11 Pro Max or the Galaxy S20 Ultra and its Space Zoom camera bump.

LG hasn’t made what you’d call fashionable phones in a while. They’ve been trending …

After I put the baby to bed on Wednesday, I got in the car to drive the five miles to my local Costco. It was snowing as the sun went down, and because I was driving west I spent most of the time both staring at, and trying to avoid, the star’s monstrous and comforting output.

I feel like I’ve been doing the same thing during my work days — in turns embracing and trying to avoid the reality of this awful situation, and how it encourages a strange amalgamation of micro normalcy and macro anxiety. By now, we’ve all grown into this routine, whether it’s merely finding a comfortable spot on the couch to spend the day typing away on a keyboard, to taking turns looking after kids or parents, to finding literally any excuse to leave the house, if only for a walk or a run.

It’s truly inspiring reading and hearing the stories from people who are making the best of this tough situation.

As someone who has worked from home for a decade, I’m privileged to have my own office, somewhere t…

Over-ear headphones may not be as popular as they once were but they still have a place in the market. They’re great for when you want the best sound quality you can get from a headphone. Portable and especially wireless (Bluetooth) headphones have exploded over the past decade and that’s why the Sony WH-1000XM3 have taken our top spot as the best overall headphone you can buy right now.

Best Overall: Sony WH-1000XM3

No surprise here. Sony remains the king of active noise-canceling (ANC) headphones, and Bluetooth headphones in general, with the WH-1000XM3. Not only do the headphones feature class-leading ANC, but they also have just about every other feature you could want while retaining a great 30 hours of battery life on a single charge. When the WH-1000XM3 are dead, you can plug the included USB-C cable in and get a quick charge. Ten minutes of charge nets you five hours of listening time. Unfortunately, during that time you won’t be able to actually use your headphones as au…

The OnePlus 8 will start at just ₹41,999 ($550) in India, with the OnePlus 8 Pro debuting at ₹54,999 ($720).

What you need to know

OnePlus has officially revealed Indian pricing for the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro, with both phones going on sale in the country in May.
The OnePlus 8 will be retailing at just ₹41,999 ($550), and the OnePlus 8 Pro will be available at ₹54,999 ($720).
Both devices are being sold at a significant discount from their U.S. counterparts, and that should be welcome news to Indian customers.

The OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro launched earlier this week, but the company didn’t reveal Indian pricing at the launch event. With the OnePlus 8 starting off at $699 and the OnePlus 8 Pro debuting at $899, that led to a lot of consternation from Indian customers as to how costly the devices would end up being in India.

OnePlus tired to assuage fears with a tweet, and the launch of the OnePlus 8 series in China — with both devices retailing for $135 less than their U.S. e…

It’s important to keep your smartphone looking good, not only for your sake but in the event that it ends up in the hands of someone else down the road. Plus, you don’t want a scratch on the screen to affect the feedback while using something like, say, an included stylus. These are the best screen protectors you can get for the Moto G Stylus!

Best glass available

ZAGG InvisibleShield Glass+

Staff Pick

ZAGG’s InvisibleShield branding has been around for years, and for good reason as these are some of the best screen protectors on the market. The Glass+ protector has reinforced edges to prevent chipping, and with the company’s Ion Matrix technology, you’ll get a smooth look and feel from the glass itself.

$25 at Best Buy

Keep it private

Janmitta Privacy Screen Protector

Janmitta’s two-pack of privacy screen protectors makes it easy to keep away prying eyes from looking over your shoulder. Anything outside of a 45-degree angle will be unviewable, so you’ll be able to …

The Jabra Elite 65t true wireless earbuds are on sale for $99.99 at Best Buy. This sale is part of Best Buy’s Deals of the Day, which means it’s a temporary price. The same earbuds go for around $120 or more at most places, and that’s even considered a sale at retailers like Target so you could find them going for much more on a regular day. Best Buy’s sale only applies to the Titanium Black edition as the others are still going for the $120 street price.

The 65t have dual microphone technology and true wireless Bluetooth stability that helps reduce audio drops. They will last up to five hours on a single charge of the battery with an extra 10 hours of battery life within the charging case itself. That means you can spend most of the day no where near a wall outlet and without a charging cable and still listen to your favorite tunes.

These headphones also feature one-touch access to Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant, which can make your life so much easier when it comes to rememberi…

Best Buy’s deals of the day features a selection of Disney movies in the form of 4K Blu-ray Steelbook collectors sets. The movies range in price from as little as $4.99 for the original Frozen to $14.99 for Captain America: Civil War. Many of these sets sell for around $35 to $40 on a regular basis, so you’re saving a lot of money today. And it is only today as Best Buy’s sales have an expiration date.

If you’re interested in Disney’s animated films, the selection includes the entire Toy Story series, Cinderella, The Princess and the Frog, and much more. The Marvel movies on sale include Iron Man 1-3, Captain American, Captain Marvel, and oithers. Buy some for your kids or start a new collection of your favorite superheroes in 4K form.

All of the Steelbook editions come with 4K Blu-rays of the movies in question. They also come with digital copies, though, so if your primary interest is in collecting your favorite films, you can keep the Blu-ray in mint condition while enjoying the…

Who knew, 5G has nothing to do with COVID-19 and is actually totally safe…

The internet in recent weeks has been awash with harrowing reports of 5G conspiracy theories making the rounds. Whilst there has always been some kind of 5G skepticism lurking in less-savory parts of Facebook and Twitter, the recent COVID-19 epidemic has compounded many people’s fears and pushed the narrative into the mainstream media, both in the US and across the pond in the UK.

We’ve heard quite enough about these theories and the tragic material consequences that have unfortunately followed (workers and engineers threatened, the burning of masts, people being cut off from loved ones). Rather than give any more airtime to the nonsense, we sat down with two 5G experts to debunk these myths once and for all. Strap in.

The experts

Our two heroes are Iqbal Bedi and Saul Friedner. Iqbal is the Director of Intelligens Consulting Ltd, and has worked as a digital and telecoms advisor in both the UK’s public a…

Your phone needs RAM to operate, but why? And how much?

You can buy a Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with 16 GB of RAM. That’s almost as much as many gaming PCs, and about 8 GB more than most phones. It has a lot of folks scratching their heads and asking why in the world does it need 16GB of RAM, and does that mean my phone with 4GB needs more?

This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen phones come with oodles of RAM. Vivo and OnePlus offer phones with plenty under the hood, and seeing 6 or more GB inside is becoming fairly common. Let’s talk about what RAM is, how your phone uses RAM, and why a phone would have so much more of it than what’s “necessary”.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra can have up to 16GB of RAM — but why?

What is RAM

RAM (Random Access Memory) is short-term digital storage. Computers (and yes, your phone is a computer) use RAM mostly to hold data that active applications — along with the CPU and operating system’s kernel — are using because RAM is very fast when it come…

In this new decade, you’re only going to spend yet more of your life online which means a VPN is quite important. You can try and avoid it but, honestly, it’s pretty much impossible to do. It’s important that you have security and privacy at the front of your mind as you traverse the online world, especially with the amount of sensitive data we out on our devices and send via the internet. If you use public Wi-Fi networks while out and about, that’s even more important.

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Odds are that you have heard of VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, before but may not have signed up for one just yet. There are some common misconceptions about VPNs, especially that they are super expensive, but that’s not at all the case — especially if yo…