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Would you like your brand new smartphone to come with or without a charger? Is it really a zero-sum game, where you have to choose between saving the planet or ripping consumers off? This is one heated debate concerning new smartphones that are sold without a charger and to justify this, it claims that one does so simply to protect the environment. NextPit's comments section is positively burning with frank discussions going back and forth, and the same is happening among the editorial staff!
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Samsung has scheduled its own launch event for the Exynos 2100 for the very first time in the company's history. This year, the South Koreans see themselves to be very well-positioned in the seemingly eternal duel with Qualcomm. They had better be, simply because this particular shot has to hit the target!
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9 Min.
The year 2020 is finally over! It was marked by pandemics, lockdowns, quarantines, carelessness, and some presidents who don't take the will of the people very seriously. Still, I wouldn't want to dismiss 2020 as a total disaster. After all, it has also brought about many things in us that might otherwise have remained hidden forever.
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If you happen to be a regular reader of NextPit, chances are high you might have come across a poll we ran a few weeks ago. In that poll, we asked you, the reader, to select their best and worst smartphones/products for 2020. The poll ran simultaneously on various editions of NextPit. Well, the results of those polls are out!
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8 Min.
"Oh no, another expensive Apple product. Quick, quick, I have to go on Twitter and explain how Apple's AirPods Max wireless over-ear headphones aren't worth its exorbitant price of £549."
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4 Min.
After much speculation, Apple today quietly announced the first over-ear headphones with an Apple logo on them. The AirPods Max cost $549/£549 and are thus at the very top of the headphone segment; in the consumer electronics sector, they are certainly even closer to the very top. But can Apple's headphones stand up to strong competition from Bose, Sony, and Sennheiser?
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6 Min.
If I had told my mother a few months ago that we could Zoom together later - she would have probably been surprised enough to go and get an old video camera from the basement. Meanwhile, she can, like countless former technology laymen, start a video meeting within seconds and switch confidently to the rear camera for a short dog video. The year 2020 has made us entertainers and shows how well people can adapt to their circumstances.
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There is a clear and growing trend in the tech industry when it comes to fitness-focused products and services, and in 2020 we’ve only seen things moving in one direction. Anyone who been to a trade show like CES of IFA in the last two years will have witnessed it first hand. It has never been easier to ‘buy yourself fitter’, but how much of an impact is smart tech really having on the health of our populations?
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In addition to getting you through the checkout line as quickly as possible, Apple also wants you to stay fit and burn fat. The Cupertino company has partnered with the government of Singapore to roll out a fitness and population health program. It looks like the best of all worlds is just around the corner!
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Beverly Hills-based events promoter and venue operator has partnered with silicon giant Qualcomm to bring 5G to the live music experience. For those who disdain people who spend gigs filming the show on their smartphones, the future of live concerts sounds like a show I don't want a ticket for.
