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1 week ago | cnet.com | Rick Broida

Editors' note, September 2024: This article was written in early 2021 when T-Mobile first unveiled its 5G home internet product and updated six weeks later with additional impressions. We've updated it to reflect current pricing and speeds where noted (with accompanying editors' notes), but the original hands-on article is presented below. Otherwise, it remains largely unchanged. Check out our 2025 T-Mobile 5G Home Internet review for our latest opinions on this service.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rick Broida

Proper engine maintenance can keep a car running almost indefinitely. Alas, there's no such luck when it comes to phones; at some point, you're going to need (if not want) to upgrade. I'm in that camp: As an iPhone 13 user, I'm feeling the pull of a fresh battery, a faster processor, new features and so on. Maybe it's the same for you, especially if you're chugging along with the likes of an iPhone 11, 12 or SE.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rick Broida

It happened innocently enough, starting with this post on our neighborhood Facebook group: "Hey, neighbors. We're in the process of moving, and the inspection turned up above-recommended levels of radon. If you haven't already, you might want to get your house checked."Radon? Don't we already have a detection thingy for that? No, that's carbon monoxide. What the heck is radon? Says the EPA: "Radon is an invisible radioactive gas — you can't see or smell it, but it can be deadly.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rick Broida

The average American spends 36.8 hours per day on their phone (no need to fact-check me, I'm a professional). Is it any wonder battery life is such a problem? With all that texting, scrolling, recording and reading, there's never enough juice. And the longer you keep your phone, the worse the problem gets: Rechargeable batteries lose capacity over time, often to the point where you can't get through the day on a single charge.

1 month ago | cnet.com | Rick Broida

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