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TubeBuddy for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Android provides YouTube creators with straightforward optimization and channel management. Having some assistance with your YouTube channel's management enables you to focus more on your content than the tedious media production aspect. TubeBuddy includes multiple productivity Tools geared for success while still guiding you through YouTube's best practices [License: Freemium | Requires:
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One of the best things about the Android ecosystem is the availability of truly affordable phones for as little as $150. By comparison, the cheapest iPhone is based on a dated design and starts at $429. However, picking the right one can be a bit tricky, as reducing the price of a phone can sometimes result in too many trade-offs. So to give you a hand, we tested a bunch of the most popular options and put together a list of our favorite cheap Android phones.
Editor's note (5/9/24): Google has announced the Pixel 8a, its latest midrange smartphone. The 6.1-inch handset starts at $499 and, as expected, takes many of its cues from last year's flagship Pixel 8 series. We'll have a full review in the coming days and will update this guide accordingly. For now, you can check out our hands-on preview for more details on what to expect. Google says it'll continue to sell the
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 Best Buy has the first discounts we've tracked on the brand new M4 iPad Pro, available exclusive to My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members. If you are a member, you'll find $50 off nearly every model of these new tablets at Best Buy.
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Looking for a device that can be used as a laptop or tablet? These are our top picks for the best two-in-one options.
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You might have an idea of which smartphone you want to buy next. But there are more options than ever before that are solid — plenty of companies are making stellar handsets nowadays, at similar prices, all with comparable feature sets. That said, the choice isn't always cut-and-dry. If you know you want an iPhone, your decision-making process is a bit easier. If you're an Android person, you have even more options to choose from and more questions to answer before you spend any money. At Engadget, we review phones regularly and have tested dozens over the years; so far for 2024, our top picks remain the same as they were last year, with Apple's iPhone 15 Pro and Google's Pixel 8 handsets sitting at the top of the list. Whether you've had your eye on them, one of Samsung's new Galaxy S24 phones or another device, we're here to help you decide which is the best phone to buy this year.
Editor's note (5/8/24): Google has announced the Pixel 8a, its latest midrange smartphone. The 6.1-inch handset starts at $499 and, as expected, takes many of its cues from last year's flagship Pixel 8 series. We'll have a full review in the coming days and will update this guide accordingly. For now, you can check out our hands-on preview for more details on what to expect. Google says it'll continue to sell the
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Microsoft said Wednesday that it's adding a rewrite feature to its Copilot prompts. You'll also be able to write shareable prompts that you can provide other members of your team, and a new Catch Up feature will recommend next steps to jumpstart your day.
Copilot's rewrite feature could be a powerful addition. Most people don't actually know how to write a good prompt. Brevity is not the answer; in fact, it can be the antithesis of getting things done, because it allows an LLM or AI chatbot some leeway in what it does. That's not always what you want.
Midjourney, a pioneer in AI art, recognized this early on. You could ask it to "draw a bee circling a flower." Instead of taking the command literally, Midjourney silently added related words to your own prompt, like "epic, narrow focus, spring meadow, golden hour" or something like that. The result tended to add drama, providing a greater degree of satisfaction to the final result. The idea was smart enough to be copied by other AI art generators, including my favorite local AI art tool, Fooocus.
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Being faced with a near-dead phone and no way to recharge can be a little panic-inducing. A portable power bank can help keep that feeling at bay, giving your devices a quick charge no matter how far you stray from an outlet. Toss a small one in your pack for a partial refill on a smartphone, or grab a higher-capacity battery to take to the diner where you'll park it for the day to work on your laptop. We've tested dozens of battery packs for this guide over the past year to come up with our top picks and help you find the best portable charger to fit your needs.
What to look for in a portable battery pack
Battery type
Nearly every rechargeable power bank you can buy (and most portable devices) contain a lithium-ion battery. These beat other current battery types in terms of size-to-charge capacity, and have even increased in energy density by eight fold in the past 14 years. They also don't suffer from a memory effect (where battery life deteriorates due to partial charges).
One drawback you may have heard is the possibility of lithium ion batteries catching fire. To limit the danger, battery packs require internal mechanisms to limit things like voltage and pressure. While you should still make sure a battery isn't exposed to unnecessary stress like excessive heat, damage from drops or operating in freezing weather, battery packs are considered safe enough to bring on an airplane. According to the
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