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Oppo Watch review: A great WearOS smartwatch, with a few missing pieces

Oppo Watch review: A great WearOS smartwatch, with a few missing pieces

Like

• Track various sleep cycles
• 5-minute workout suggestions
• Cellular connectivity
• eSIM support

Don't Like

• Disappointing battery life
• Design copies Apple Watch
• Pricey
• Only 5 exercise modes

The Oppo Watch is, as the name suggests, Oppo's flagship smartwatch and the first with Google's Wear OS operating system. Though it still has some room for improvement in terms of battery life and fitness tracking, in my week of wearing it I've been impressed at how well it handles the basics. It has a bright, responsive AMOLED screen, Google Assistant support and even native sleep monitoring. 

Different prices and options to choose from

The Oppo Watch comes in two sizes: 42mm and 46mm, and three variations. The smaller Wi-Fi-only model starts at £229 in the UK (roughly $295 or AU$400) then rises to £329 for the larger versions, which also has a Wi-Fi-only model as well as an LTE one. The LTE version, which comes with an embedded SIM (or "eSIM"), is the one I tested out for this review. And while the Oppo Watch is technically compatible with both Android and iOS, the cellular feature only works with an Android phone and is only supported if you're on the Vodafone, Celron and Orange networks.

An Apple Watch clone

When the Oppo Watch was first unveiled, it drew immediate comparisons to Apple's popular timepiece. Even to someone who reviews tech for a living like myself, it's hard to tell these two apart at first glance. Like the Apple Watch, it has a rectangle display with curved edges and removable silicone straps, and even similar packaging. But the glass on the side has a more pronounced curve, and there are two buttons on the right side in place of the digital crown. In the end, the Oppo Watch is stunning but completely unoriginal, and it's a mind trick to see such a watch running Google-made software.

The watch is made from a mix of aluminum and reinforced glass, with a ceramic back where the heart-rate sensors are located. As I mentioned earlier, it has a crisp AMOLED display that's responsive and easily readable in sunny weather. The straps, meanwhile, are crafted either from rubber or calfskin and can be swapped out for other designs by the company. Because the nubs on Oppo's straps are different from what Apple has, you probably won't find many third-party strap options that will fit this watch. 

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Oppo Watch's battery life isn't enough

Battery longevity is a strong suit in a number of Oppo phones, so I was surprised that this feature didn't carry over to its smartwatch. My unit was equipped with a 430-mAh battery (that's large for a smartwatch) and quoted to last 30 hours on default settings. But when I put the watch through the paces, battery life was disappointing. It only lasted between 15 and 17 hours of mild to moderate use before conking out. Battery life felt especially disappointing on days when I completed workouts with GPS tracking.

Fortunately, it does come with some tools to help extend the battery life. According to Oppo, you can get up to 21 days of use by switching on power saver mode on the watch. This restricts many functions of the watch, but you'll still have access to the basics like step count, heart rate functions and alerts for incoming notifications. I haven't had a chance to fully test this feature, but I'll update this review when I do. I did try it once before bedtime, however, when the watch was at 9% and it lasted all throughout the night and even into the next morning. Keep in mind that the larger 46mm smartwatch has a larger battery which may improve runtime, especially with the Wi-Fi model. The smaller 41mm watch, meanwhile, has a 300-mAh battery.

Long battery life is obviously important throughout the day, but it's a necessity when it comes to sleep tracking. Because the Oppo Watch's battery life isn't phenomenal, you'll have to remember to charge it before going to bed or you risk waking up to a dead watch and incomplete sleep data. When the juice did run out, Oppo's VOOC Flash Charging fully revitalized the battery in about an hour. 

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Oppo Watch has sleep tracking

Tracking my sleep and understanding how much shuteye I need to function at an optimum level is incredibly important to me. Too little or too much sleep affects my mood, productivity and immune system. Because of this, sleep tracking is one of my favorite features on the Oppo Watch.

When I wake up in the morning, it displays the duration of my sleep as well as the quality (light sleep, deep slumber or awake). Oddly, the watch only tracks data between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m., so if you go to sleep before or wake up after that interval it won't register. The watch also doesn't provide any information about REM sleep either, which some of its competitors do. 

Oppo's Watch covers only basic health features

Another one of my favorite aspects of the Oppo Watch is a fitness aid that serves up five-minute workout videos when you've been sitting for an hour. When that happens, you'll receive a push notification nudging you to stand up and get moving. If you agree, a video of a gym instructor appears, guiding you through a series of eight different stretches for a quick pick-me-up. You can choose from various five-minute workouts that are fairly easy to follow if you're working at home.

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The smartwatch also tracks five different workout routines: fitness run, fat burn run, outdoor walk, outdoor cycling and swimming. That's it. You wont get any more options like yoga, hiking, elliptical or rowing as you would on other smartwatches. This is something to keep in mind especially if you plan on tracking workouts that fall outside of these categories. 

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I'm also not fully convinced on the accuracy of the GPS readings either. While heart rate numbers seem to be in line with what the Apple Watch Series 5 gave me, there was a noticeable discrepancy with distance tracked between the two watches. Distances tracked on my Oppo Watch were approximately 2-7% longer compared to the Apple Watch which I've also tested on my phone's GPS data. 

The Oppo Watch also has an always-on optical heart rate tracker, that gives you continuous heart rate data during the entire day. You can view all your health and fitness data from the Oppo Watch on the HeyTap Health mobile app from Oppo, available in the Google Play store. It syncs steps, sleep data, heart rate, workouts and daily activity.

But unlike some of its pricier competitors like the Apple Watch Series 6, Fitbit Sense and Samsung Galaxy Watch 3, it doesn't have more advanced health tracking features like an ECG (electrocardiogram), fall detection or oxygen saturation in the blood. 

Oppo Watch runs on two chips

Another interesting aspect of the Oppo Watch is that it's powered by two chips: the Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset and a secondary Ambiq Micro Apollo 3 processor that takes over during low-power tasks and allows for extended (potentially 21-day) battery life. Although the Wear 3100 is a two-year old smartwatch chip from Qualcomm, the watch functioned seamlessly and offered a smooth experience. This is backed up by 1GB of RAM and 8GB of built-in storage to load music.  

For more specs and features, check out our chart below.

Oppo Watch specs

Shape	Rectangle
Watch size	46mm
Materials/Finishes	Aluminum frame, plastic, and ceramic
Display size, resolution	1.91-inch AMOLED screen; 402x476; 326ppi
Always On	Yes
Colors	Black, pale pink
Interchangeable bands	Yes
GPS	Yes
Automatic workout detection	Yes
Compass	No
Altimeter	No
Water resistance	Yes, up to 50m
Calls	Yes
Notifications	Text replies
Microphone	Yes
Speaker	Yes
Voice assistant	Google Assistant
Mobile Payments	Google Pay (NFC)
Sleep tracking	Yes
Period tracking	No
Special features	21-day extended battery life, sleep tracking, eSIM
Compatibility	Android and iOS
Software	Wear OS
Processor	Snapdragon 3100, Ambiq Micro Apollo 3
Connectivity	Cellular option
Price	£229 in the UK (roughly $295 or AU$400)

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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid Pricing Undercuts CR-V, RAV4, Tucson

2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid Pricing Undercuts CR-V, RAV4, Tucson

Kia announced pricing for the 2023 Sportage Hybrid on Friday, undercutting several other electrified compact crossovers. At $28,505 (including a $1,215 destination fee), the new Sportage Hybrid has a lower MSRP than the Honda CR-V Hybrid, Hyundai Tucson Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.

The base price gets you into a Sportage Hybrid LX with front-wheel drive. All Sportage Hybrids are powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged I4 engine combined with a 44-kilowatt electric motor. All told, the Sportage Hybrid makes 227 horsepower, and the EPA estimates this base model should return an excellent 42 mpg city, 44 mpg highway and 43 mpg combined.

Adding all-wheel drive to the Sportage Hybrid LX only adds $1,800 to the bottom line, while the higher-spec EX and SX Prestige trims can only be had with AWD. Fuel economy numbers for AWD models drop slightly to 38 mpg across the board.

The Sportage Hybrid EX costs $32,205 while the SX Prestige will set you back $37,405 (both prices include destination). These upper trim levels unlock many of the Sportage Hybrid's best comfort and convenience features, including a panoramic sunroof, a full suite of driver-assistance tech and a pair of 12.3-inch screens running a digital gauge cluster and infotainment display.

Following the launch of the Sportage Hybrid, Kia will offer a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid variant with an estimated electric driving range of 32 miles. Look for the entire 2023 Sportage lineup to hit Kia dealers this spring.

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Monoprice MHD Action Camera review: Very good POV camera value

Monoprice MHD Action Camera review: Very good POV camera value

Monoprice certainly knows how to stir things up. Its MHD Action Camera is one of the least expensive POV cameras available that records in 1080p, coming in at less than $100.

Now, resolution isn't everything, especially in this case because the output isn't exactly great. Otherwise, Monoprice put together (or should I say chose) a nice camera here.

From its compact, lightweight body to its point-and-shoot simplicity and its multiple mounting options, the Monoprice MHD is a very good value. If video quality is your top priority, you're going to want to spend a little more cash for something like the Contour ContourRoam2 or the Liquid Image Ego. Aside from that, though, its a decent camera from a company that stands behind its products.

In the box
With less expensive action cams you're likely to get a couple of adhesive mounts, but that's about it. Monoprice skips the adhesive mounts altogether, and instead includes a sturdy handlebar/pole mount.

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The camera itself has a standard quarter-inch tripod mount, so there are plenty of mounting options available. On top of that, the MHD comes with a clip that screws into the tripod mount, so it can be quickly snapped into the handlebar mount and removed just as fast. The included mount uses a ball joint, too, which could be used with third-party mounts like those from RAM. Monoprice also sells suction cup, helmet, and board mounts that use the same quick-connect clip.

Along with the handlebar mount, you'll find a carrying pouch; a Mini-USB cable for charging and transfers; a screw key for the clip mount; and a small security strap that loops into the various mounts.

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Design and features
If you've done a lot of shopping for action cams, you may have noticed that the MHD bears a resemblance to the Ion Air Pro. They have similar bullet-style waterproof camera bodies (down to about 30 feet); use the same clip-mounting system; and have nearly identical controls.

The similarities don't end there, though. Like the Ion camera, the body of the MHD vibrates to let you know when you've started and stopped recordings or taken a photo. Also, all of the MHD's ports and its microSDHC card slot are located at the back under a locking twist-on waterproof cap. While the Ion uses the same cap design, what's underneath is slightly different.

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On the MHD you'll find a Micro-HDMI and a Mini-USB port, a microSDHC card slot, a switch for changing video resolution (1080p or 720p, each at 30 frames per second), and a reset button. You get essentially the same things on the Ion with one big exception: a cavity for Ion's Podz system, which lets you add things like Wi-Fi or a wireless remote control.

There's a bit of a difference on the front, too. The Ion has a field of view of up to 170 degrees depending on your recording resolution. The MHD's lens is 120 degrees, which is still plenty wide, and is actually about the same as the Ion's when recording in 1080p.

The MHD's software lets you change a few settings and set the date and time, but that's it.

The two movie resolution options are 1080p and 720p (MOV format), easily selected with the switch on back. Just slide the big switch on top forward and the camera turns on and starts recording. If you want to capture photos, just press the power button at the front of the camera and press it again to take a photo.

A small application for Windows or Mac is stored on your microSD card (cards of up to 32GB are supported) when inserted in the camera. Launch it when the camera is connected to a computer and you can make changes to a handful of the camera's settings (this can also be done through an onscreen interface when the camera is attached to a display via HDMI). This includes changing photo resolution and shoot mode: single image, three-shot burst, or interval shooting that captures a photo every 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds.

The MHD also has a built-in gyroscopic sensor that detects the camera's orientation, allowing you to mount the camera upside down without needing to rotate video 180 degrees with editing software. The gyroscope doesn't adjust for other positions, though, so if you mount the camera on its side or at any other angle, don't expect your image to level out.

Charging the built-in battery is done via USB -- plugged into either a computer or wall adapter (not included) -- and takes about 2 hours to get a full charge. You can record up to 2.5 hours of 1080p video on a single charge, which is pretty good, but once it's empty, it's empty; the battery cannot be removed or replaced. Obviously, it can be recharged.

Video quality
If the MHD has a weak spot, it's video quality, falling into the "good enough" range for its price. If the most you want from the camera is to record clips in good light for posting to sharing sites and viewing on small-screen mobile devices, the MHD is sufficient.

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Your Phone's Lock Screen Is Getting a Big Revamp

Your Phone's Lock Screen Is Getting a Big Revamp

What's happening

Between the launch of iOS 16, lock screen content company Glance's upcoming expansion in the US and updates to Google's Pixel phone widgets, it's clear the lock screen is about to change.

Why it matters

The lock screen is the first thing most people see when they pick up their phones. These updates suggest companies are trying to make better use of that space.

What's next

Apple's iOS 16 update officially launches in the fall and just arrived in public beta on Monday. Glance has not provided a timeline for its US debut.

What's the first thing you see on your phone each day? It's most likely your lock screen, filled with recent notifications and your lock screen wallpaper. Maybe that wallpaper is a photo of your pet, a picture of a beautiful sunset from a recent vacation or just a cool piece of artwork. That could all change very soon.

The lock screen has long been considered an intimate space reserved for personal photos, important notifications and tools like the flashlight. But companies are increasingly looking to do more with that valuable real estate, as evidenced by Apple's iOS 16 update and other changes reportedly coming to Android phones.

Apple's iOS 16 update, which launched in public beta on Monday, will bring more customization options and new widgets to the iPhone's lock screen when it arrives this fall. You'll be able to see more information quickly and apply stylistic effects to lock screen photos similar to the iPhone's Portrait Mode photography feature.

Glance, a Google-backed subsidiary of mobile ad tech company InMobi, also reiterated its plans to bring its lock screen platform to the US. And Google is reportedly planning to incorporate more bits of information into its own lock screen widget for Pixel phones. 

Taken together, changes like these suggest we might not want to swipe past our lock screens so quickly in the future. 

The widget gallery for the iPhone's lock screen in iOS 16.

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The iPhone's lock screen is getting a big revamp

One of the biggest features coming in iOS 16 is the new lock screen. Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software engineering, called it "the biggest update ever" when he introduced the update at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. You'll be able to customize font styles and colors for the date and time in addition to giving your background photo a magazine cover-like aesthetic. 

As I wrote previously, it's really the new widgets that will bring more utility to the iPhone's lock screen. The iPhone already lets you place widgets on your lock screen's secondary Today View screen, which you can access by swiping to the right. 

But iOS 16 adds widgets to the main lock screen for showing bits of information at a glance, like the temperature, Activity Rings from the Apple Watch and upcoming calendar appointments. Android phones have offered this type of functionality for years, and it's nice to see the iPhone follow suit. You can even create multiple lock screens and cycle through them, much like Apple Watch faces.

Since you can add widgets from apps like Spotify, Google Maps and Outlook to the iPhone's Today View, I wouldn't be surprised to see widgets from third parties available for the new lock screen too. If you watch Apple's WWDC demo closely, you can even see an option for a Nike widget. That means developers may soon have another way to reach iPhone owners and prevent their apps from getting buried deep within a user's app library. 

It's impossible to know how useful this new lock screen will be without spending a significant amount of time with iOS 16. But as I've written before, it sounds like iOS 16's new widgets will make your iPhone feel more similar to the Apple Watch, which seems like an upgrade. Like the Apple Watch, the new lock screen should make it easier to see crucial pieces of information without having to dig into apps or even unlock your phone.   

A screenshot from Glance's website showing what its lock screen platform looks like. 

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Android phone owners may have new lock screen options soon

Glance, which offers entertainment and other digital content on the lock screens of certain Android devices in India and Southeast Asia, is in talks with wireless carriers to launch in the US over the next two months, according to TechCrunch. While the company hasn't revealed its US launch timing or other details, it did provide a glimpse at its US lock screen offering on Monday. 

Glance's lock screen will appear in the form of what it calls "spaces," which are essentially curated lock screens designed to fit specific themes. A fitness-oriented lock screen, for example, would show statistics such as calories burned and exercise goals alongside a music player. A news "space" would show headlines and the weather, while a music version could surface live concerts. It reminds me of how the iPhone's new lock screen in iOS 16 can be tied to different "focuses," like work or personal mode. 

The TechCrunch report about Glance's US arrival sparked concerns that advertisements would be coming to the lock screen, too. Glance's business page shows examples of advertisers that have used its platform to reach potential customers on the very first screen they see when picking up their phone. Intel, Zomato and Garnier are among the listed case studies. 

But Rohan Choudhary, vice president and general manager of the Glance feed, told CNET the US version would be ad-free. 

"We are very clear that in the US, we will not have ads on the lock screen at all," he said. 

The company also published a press release on Monday saying it, "has no intentions to show ads on the lock screen surface." Still, Glance will have to prove that its lock screen offerings provide more value than the many widgets and other options that are already available to Android users. It will also have to strike the right balance of showing information that's useful without being too distracting. 

The company says it plans to monetize its service through news subscriptions and commerce links from shopping platforms that are surfaced through Glance. But those picks will have to be useful and relevant, or they might end up feeling just as intrusive as ads. The company says it has a 60% retention rate and can be found on 400 million phones in the markets where it currently operates. 

When Glance launches in the US, it will focus its lock screen options around specific themes it calls "spaces." The screenshots above are an example of a fitness-oriented space. 

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Google, meanwhile, has its own means of making the lock screen more helpful. The company's At a Glance feature for Pixel phones shows relevant information on the lock screen when applicable, just as the name implies. A recent report from 9to5Google suggests new tidbits may be visible in this widget soon. Ride sharing updates from apps like Lyft and Uber could be among the new alerts available in At a Glance, possibly making it even easier to see urgent notifications from the lock screen. 

Regardless of the implementation, these expected changes prove the lock screen is in need of an update. As our phones have evolved into hubs for accessing information, controlling home appliances and ordering everything from a taxi to full grocery orders, the lock screen has taken on an important new role. Just showing timely alerts isn't enough. 

Whether it's the new widgets in iOS 16, updates to the Pixel's At a Glance feature or lock screen "spaces" from Glance, the goal appears to be the same: to make our lock screens better at organizing the flurry of notifications and updates bombarding our phones each day. What remains to be seen is how successful these attempts will be.

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Take Beautiful Photos With These iPhone 13 Camera Tips

Take Beautiful Photos With These iPhone 13 Camera Tips

Apple's iPhone 13 Pro has an awesome camera system capable of taking beautiful photographs that easily rival those of competing flagship phones such as the Pixel 6 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. The iPhone's powerful combination of overall image quality, software processing and advanced features, such as Apple's own ProRaw image format, mean that the iPhone 13 Pro's images can look like they were taken on a professional-level camera. 

Then there's the wide array of amazing photo editing apps available on iOS that can help turn even a regular image into an eye-catching piece of digital art. 

But simply having a great camera isn't the only thing you need to take award-worthy images -- it's knowing the tricks of the trade that will make the difference between coming home with some fun snaps and coming back with beautiful photos you can't wait to print and frame for your wall.

Here then are my top tips for better images, techniques that I use every day as a professional photographer, from working with the light to using more creative angles through to polishing up your shots in editing apps. Many of these tips will apply on any recent phone you may have, including less powerful iPhone models like the iPhone 11 or the 13 Mini and even many Android phones, while others are more specific to the iPhone 13 Pro and the 13 Pro Max, which share the same camera system.

Know when to use the different lenses

It's easy to stand in front of a picturesque scene and flick between the normal, super wide and zoomed views on the phone, but it's more difficult to understand exactly why one might be better than the other for a particular composition. To figure it out, you need to take an extra moment to look at what's important in the scene in front of you. 

By switching to the ultrawide lens, I was able to capture this mooring rope as foreground interest, which really ties the scene together.

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Is there a particular subject -- perhaps a statue or an impressive building -- that's surrounded by lots of other elements like trees, sign posts or street lights? Using the iPhone 13 Pro's 3.5x telephoto zoom here is a great way of isolating your subject and eliminating all those distractions. You may need to move back a bit and then zoom in to keep it in frame, but simplifying your scene like this will help your subject stand out. 

But perhaps it's those extra surrounding elements that really add to the scene and provide context for where you are. In that case, using the standard zoom will allow you to keep those items in the shot. Switching to the super wide view will capture even more of the surroundings, so to avoid your subject getting lost in the frame, you might want to move closer and find interesting foreground objects (a patch of flowers, a cool-looking rock) to add to the composition. 

Waiting until the evening for this shot really paid off, with an incredible fiery sunset.

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Revisit at different times of day

The awesome low-light skills of the iPhone 13 Pro mean you're not limited to only taking photos at midday when the sun is at its highest. Sunrises and sunsets will typically be darker, but may reward you with beautiful colors in the sky and great contrast in the light being cast. Landscape photographers know that getting up before dawn can often yield the best results and it's something that's always worth keeping in mind, if you can stomach the early rises. 

Only 10 minutes earlier, this was the same scene. Fine, but with none of that Edinburgh sunset drama.

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If you're on a city break it's worth trying a sunrise shoot at least once, visiting the spots you've already found and seeing how they're transformed by the different light. It's this that will separate your images from the hundreds of others on Instagram who just took a snap after having had their morning coffee.

The iPhone 13 Pro's excellent night mode allowed me to capture a vibrant and sharp shot here, despite it being the middle of the night.

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Don't be afraid of the dark

And don't think that once the light goes altogether you need to stop shooting. The iPhone 13 Pro has one of the best night modes on any phone and can take astonishing night-time photos. City scenes, with car headlights, vibrant shop window displays and even festive holiday decorations can provide superb fodder for night shots. And don't worry if it pours with rain -- those wet streets will now reflect all of those lights, which can look amazing.

Check out our tutorial If you want to get even better results from your night time phone photography.

The original image on the left is a fair snap, but with a moody black and white edit it has a lot more atmosphere and works much better as a shot.

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Shoot in ProRaw, edit your shots later

A few careful tweaks in editing apps like Adobe Lightroom can make all the difference between an everyday snap and a beautiful piece of award-worthy art. Thankfully, Apple has made this even with the introduction of ProRaw on the last generation of iPhones. ProRaw is much the same as shooting in raw on regular DSLRs; it doesn't save all the image data, allowing you to change white balance and alter colors much more accurately after you've taken your shot. 

It also captures more detail in the shadows and highlights of your images, giving more scope for rescuing those bright skies with the highlights slider or bringing back a bit more visible detail in the darker shadows. You'll see the raw button in the top corner of your screen when you're in the camera, so make sure it doesn't have a line through it if you're taking an image that you know you'll want to polish up later to look its best. You can edit JPEG images too, it's just that you won't have quite the same level of flexibility. 

I use Adobe Lightroom Mobile for most of my phone editing. It's a professional tool and has a lot of granular control over color and exposure, while also syncing my images to the cloud so I can pick up my edits later on my iPad or my desktop computer. If you don't fancy the monthly fees, Google's Snapseed is free and also has a lot of superb features for getting the best from your shots, including a variety of film effects that give some beautiful color toning to your photos.

If you want to get a bit more wild and creative, you should check out apps like Bazaart and PicsArt, which provide a variety of tools and effects for compositing images to turn them from photos into often bizarre pieces of modern art. Take a look at my roundup of image editing apps for more ideas.

Remember that there is no right or wrong way to edit your images, and applying creative effects doesn't mean deleting the original file -- so you can always go back and try again if you don't like the result. My advice is to get a cup of tea, sit back in a comfy chair and spend some time playing with your editing app of choice and seeing what you can create. You may be surprised at what you can come up with, even from images in your gallery you may have taken some time ago.

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Lenovo Yoga 9i (Gen 7, 14-inch) Review: Pretty. Impressive.

Lenovo Yoga 9i (Gen 7, 14-inch) Review: Pretty. Impressive.

Lenovo's Yoga line of two-in-ones is now 10 years old. It's not surprising the line has lasted this long: It was the best two-in-one design to come out with the launch of Windows 8. It's a laptop, a tablet, a digital whiteboard, a small all-in-one PC, an immersive mobile gaming display and a kitchen companion. All these years later, the Yoga's flexibility remains outstanding and Lenovo's flagship 14-inch Yoga 9i Gen 7 lets you take full advantage of that fact.

The design, display options and processors are all fresh for the Yoga 9i. Lenovo rounded off all the edges and corners on its aluminum body to make it more comfortable to carry and rest your wrists on while typing. Though I'm on the fence about the look of it (pretty, but there's something about it that seems dated), there's no denying how nice it is to not have the laptop edges digging into my wrists. And as with past Yoga 9-series models, everything looks and feels premium, right down to the included active pen and laptop sleeve.

The Yoga 9i has a premium price, too, assuming you can find one to buy. Lenovo has a base model Yoga 9i on its site for $1,080 (and occasionally it's even in stock) with an odd combo of a 12th-gen Core i7 paired with just 8GB of memory soldered on, a 256GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD and a 1,920x1,200-resolution display. The configuration I tested is decidedly higher-end with twice the memory and storage of that model plus a 2,880x1,800-resolution OLED display. It's a Best Buy exclusive for $1,730; as far as I can tell, it isn't listed on its website.

UK and Australia buyers fare much better with multiple configurations to choose from including the one reviewed here for £1,350 and AU$2,849. Availability has been and will continue to be an issue for the foreseeable future for all PC makers, not just Lenovo, which makes recommending anything difficult. 

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

Price as reviewed	$1,730 (£1,350, AU$2,849)
Display size/resolution	14-inch 2,880x1,800 OLED touch display
CPU	2.1GHz Intel Core i7-1260P
Memory	16GB LPDDR5 5,200MHz (soldered)
Graphics	128MB Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Storage	512GB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD
Connections	USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4 (x2), USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, 3.5mm audio jack, microSD card slot
Networking	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E), Bluetooth 5.2
Operating system	Windows 11 Home 21H2

The 2.8K OLED display is easy on the eyes.

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Lots to look at

Lenovo offers the Yoga 9i with three 16:10 touchscreen options: a full-HD LCD with 100% sRGB color gamut, and a 2.8K OLED or 4K OLED with 100% P3 color gamut. The 2.8K OLED is a good balance between performance and pure eye candy, covering 100% sRGB, 99% P3, 98% Adobe RGB and 95% NTSC color gamuts. Though Lenovo rates its brightness at 400 nits, I measured it at 354 nits. However, switched into HDR mode, the peak brightness is 617 nits. It can also be switched from 60Hz to 90Hz for smoother-looking fast movement. 

Mind you, none of this improves battery life, which came in at 10 hours, 31 minutes on our streaming video test with HDR off, the refresh rate at 60Hz and brightness and audio through earbuds set at 50%. That's not bad, and it charges fast via a USB-C port. If better battery life is necessary, though, opt for the full-HD LCD.

The keyboard and larger touchpad are a pleasure to use.

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The hybrid life

With more people working remotely now, PC makers have been forced to make some long-overdue changes to laptops... namely improvements to webcams, mics and audio. The Yoga 9i Gen 7 has a good 1080p webcam paired with an IR camera and dual far-field microphones. The IR camera is for signing in with facial recognition. But the Yoga 9i also has presence detection, a feature first found on ThinkPad business laptops.

If you walk away from the laptop, it will automatically lock itself down. When you return, the Yoga 9i senses your presence and starts looking for your face to unlock it instantly. The feature can even be used to pause video playing on the display when you leave and resume upon return when using certain players like VLC. There's also a physical webcam shutter for privacy when you want it.

Lenovo also added a row of shortcut keys down the right side of the keyboard. These one-click Function keys give you direct access to four features designed to make it easier to use the 9i for hybrid work or learning. There's a key that controls your fans for quiet or increased performance, one that instantly adds a background blur when you're using a video conference app and another for choosing audio profiles for music, gaming or movies. 

There's a fingerprint reader at the bottom of the one-click Function keys.

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With Dolby Atmos support and the Yoga 9i's 360-degree soundbar hinge with quad Bowers & Wilkins speakers (two woofers and two tweeters), all of those modes have some of the best sound quality I've heard from a laptop, especially one so thin. However, the speakers do vibrate the chassis and you can feel it in the palm rests. It didn't bother me much, because I typically listen to music with headphones while working and my hands aren't usually on the keyboard when watching videos. But I could see how someone might find the vibration irritating while typing.

The fourth key is for quickly flipping between light and dark modes in Windows 11. This might seem kind of silly, but if you get the Yoga 9i with one of its OLED display options, dark mode is a good way to conserve battery life. Below that is a fingerprint reader for quick sign-ins if you don't use facial recognition.

To my surprise, I ended up using all of the one-click Function keys way more than I thought I would. The background blur key in particular. Lenovo also packs some similarly handy features into its Vantage software. It's where the presence-detection settings mentioned earlier are found as well as options for cooling, power, audio, display and camera and wireless network performance. However, as helpful as it is, it's also the company's avenue for pitching you on various partner services. 

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Things like SurfEasy VPN, McAfee LiveSafe, DashLane password manager and Lenovo's own Smart Performance service for $30 a year, which scans your PC and fixes any issues it finds. This is also where you'll get offers for extended warranties for the laptop and battery. It's aggravating but I suppose it's better than having all of these preinstalled. Only the McAfee software is preinstalled and it should probably be the first thing uninstalled for its annoying pop-ups alone. 

The Lenovo Yoga 9i Gen 7 continues the company's streak of fantastic premium two-in-ones. The 12th-gen Intel processor delivers a big performance jump in multicore tasks compared to its predecessor, and the features and design are worth the higher price. 

Now if only it was available to buy... 

Geekbench 5 (multicore)

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 15

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

Dell Inspiron 7415 2-in-1

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 6)

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Cinebench R23 CPU (multicore)

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 15

Dell Inspiron 7415 2-in-1

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 6)

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PCMark 10 Pro Edition

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 15

Dell Inspiron 7415 2-in-1

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 6)

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Longer bars indicate better performance

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 15

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15

Note:

Longer bars indicate better performance

Streaming video playback battery drain test (minutes)

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 6)

Samsung Galaxy Book 2 Pro 360 15

Dell Inspiron 7415 2-in-1

Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch, Gen 7)

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Longer bars indicate better performance

System Configurations

Razer Book 13 (late 2020)	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit); 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-1165G7; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,267MHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe graphics; 256GB SSD
Asus ZenBook Duo 14 UX482	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit); 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-1165G7; 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,267MHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe graphics; 512GB SSD
Lenovo Yoga 9i (14-inch)	Windows 11 Home 21H2; 3.0GHz Intel Core i7-1185G7; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,267MHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe graphics; 512GB SSD
Acer AP714-51T Porsche Design Acer Book RS	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit); 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-1135G7; 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,267MHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe graphics; 512GB SSD
Asus ZenBook 13 UX325EA-AH77	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit); 2.8GHz Intel Core i7-1165G7; 16GB DDR4 SDRAM 4,267MHz; 128MB Intel Iris Xe graphics; 1TB SSD
HP Envy x360 13 (2020)	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit); 2.3GHz; AMD Ryzen 5 4500U; 8GB DDR4 SDRAM 3,200MHz; 512MB Radeon graphics; 256GB SSD

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How a $50 gadget is saving $840 a year on my electricity bill

How a $50 gadget is saving $840 a year on my electricity bill

Each month for the past six months, my electric company has sent me a letter in the mail to let me know my household uses more energy than my neighbors. (Shocking, I know.)

Out of the closest 100 homes, I paid more than anyone else. In other words, my home ranked dead last, at 100.

Soon after the first letter, I turned into my parents and hounded my kids each time I caught them leaving a light on. I installed LED bulbs and we switched our Xbox One's energy-saving mode on. The next month, our bill was no better, and my wife and I once again nabbed the 100th spot.

Putting our pride aside, we decided it was time to get serious and see just where our electricity (and cash) was being drained throughout our home.

How the WeMo Insight saved me $70 a month

The WeMo Insight Switch IFTTT channel has plenty of free, useful recipes like this one.

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Using Belkin's $50 WeMo Insight -- a small device you can plug anything into to find out its energy costs -- I methodically went around the house, plugging various appliances into the gadget. I would leave each appliance plugged in for three to four days to get a generalized estimate of usage. Of course, the longer you leave something plugged in to Insight, the more accurate the cost estimate will be.

$2.50 a month to run this 10-gallon fish tank? I'll take it.

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I started with our fish tank and discovered it sets us back about $2.50 a month to run. Then I moved to an old refrigerator in our basement used for keeping boxes of Popsicles and random drinks cool for us. To my surprise, that old pile of scrap metal was costing us over $40 per month in electricity. We replaced it the next day with a deep freezer-turned-refrigerator that now costs us less than $1 per month.

Our main refrigerator was sucking $27 worth of electricity, and has since been replaced (I haven't had a chance to figure its monthly cost yet). Lastly, I discovered the small space heater I was using to make my office livable during the cold Colorado winters was averaging $98 per month to run -- an insane amount. I'll be replacing it when the weather starts to cool down again.

Belkin's product isn't the only device that can help you save money. iDevice's Switch does the same thing, and is priced around $40. Neurio takes a broader approach, attaching to your home's breaker panel to monitor the devices plugged into your grid for energy use.

Read more about what the WeMo Insight can do in our full review.

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Asus' Chromebook Flip C436 is all speed, battery life and more speed

Asus' Chromebook Flip C436 is all speed, battery life and more speed

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon.

You're going to see more laptops in 2020 that give you an experience more like using your phone thanks to Intel's Project Athena program. It's not limited to Windows 10 PCs anymore, either, with Intel announcing at CES that Google has partnered with the chip maker to verify Chromebooks for the program like the upcoming 14-inch Asus Chromebook Flip C436 two-in-one.

In order to be verified for Project Athena, the Chromebook had to meet certain performance and battery life metrics, or key experience indicators. When you lift the lid, for example, it will start up in less than a second. Its responsiveness will remain consistent on battery as when plugged in with at least 9 hours of battery life under real-world conditions and 16 or more hours of battery for local video playback. And when the battery is low, the laptop needs to charge fast, giving you at least four hours of battery in 30 minutes. A fast, persistent wireless connection is also part of the package. 

To help the Flip C436 achieve this, Asus used the same caliber of components you'd find in a premium Windows two-in-one -- atypical for Chromebooks.

• Up to an Intel Core i7-10510U
• Integrated Intel UHD graphics
• 8GB or 16GB of memory
• Up to 512GB M.2 SSD
• Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0

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Made from magnesium alloy, the Flip C436 is ultralight at 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) -- impressive for a 14-inch two-in-one -- and with slimmed-down bezels on the full-HD display, the C436 has an 85% screen-to-body ratio. Its 360-degree hinges let you use it as a laptop or tablet and it has USI active pen support with 4,096 levels of pressure. And it's one of the rare Chromebooks with a fingerprint reader -- built into the power button -- for unlocking it without a password. 

The Asus Chromebook is expected to be available in the first half of the year. No pricing was announced. 

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