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  • New leak reveals Galaxy Buds Pro’s exciting new features

    The Galaxy Buds Pro is shaping up to be a great set of truly wireless earphones and an extremely tough competitor to Apple’s AirPods Pro. They are expected to be unveiled early next month alongside the Galaxy S21 series. We’ve already seen their design and a few specifications. Now, a leak has revealed almost all of its exciting new features, including active noise cancellation (ANC) and 3D audio.

    A teardown of the pre-release version of the Galaxy Buds Pro plugin app has revealed that the upcoming earbuds feature 3D spatial audio for videos, similar to the AirPods Pro. This feature uses head-tracking to offer “vivid, immersive sound coming from all directions so you feel like you are right in the scene” while watching videos. The new feature appears to be using a combination of special gyro sensors, Dolby Atmos, and SoundAlive to work effectively. It also needs a device running Android 11 with One UI 3.0 (or newer).

    The Galaxy Buds Pro also has a voice detection feature that turns on the ambient mode and lowers the media volume when it detects that you are conversing, making it easier to talk to someone near you. Samsung will also offer left and right hearing adjustment. The other new features include Bixby voice wakeup and Gaming Mode, both of which are already available on the Galaxy Buds Live. However, this is the first time Samsung is including these features with earphones that have an in-ear canal design.

    The active noise cancellation feature seems to have high and low settings, while the Ambient Voice mode has four volume settings. Furthermore, the Galaxy Buds Pro plugin app confirms that the upcoming wireless earbuds will have a 61mAh battery inside each earbud and a 472mAh battery inside the case. Two homescreen widgets have also been leaked. There’s also a Find My Earbuds feature that uses SmartThings Find to find lost earbuds easily.

  • The 36 best Black Friday deals you can get right now: 4K TVs, AirPods, laptops, more

    Black Friday deals are live now and we’re seeing some stunning discounts landing across US and UK retailers this morning. You’ll want to move fast though, even though you’re beating the crowds here competition is still red hot and we’re already watching some of the best offers flying off the shelves. 

    From laptops to 4K TVs, game consoles, smart home devices, appliances, and more you’ll find all the latest tech and home gadgets sitting at excellent prices today. But you won’t want to waste time scouring the web – not when we’ve already done that for you anyway. 

    We’re bringing you all the latest Black Friday deals available right now – after poring through thousands of sales that have just launched to bring you only the very best offers.

    All the best deals from retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and more in the US (and Currys, Very, Amazon and more in the UK) are right here – so dive straight in just below.

    We’ve seen some fantastic Black Friday deals already over the past 24 hours as retailers launched their sales early, and even more, offers are now live as Black Friday proper gets underway. 

    So whether you’re splashing out on yourself, or looking to get your holiday season gift shopping done early, these are the very best Black Friday deals we’ve seen so far. Deals that we’re confident won’t be bettered over the weekend and into Cyber Monday, some of which are the lowest prices we’ve ever seen on those products. Deals that are unlikely to be around for long. Deals that you will want to click on right now. 

  • Huge Apple AirPods Pro sale: the lowest price yet ahead of Black Friday

    There’s a tempting AirPods Pro sale on right now that may in fact beat the price you see when Black Friday deals officially launch later this month.

    It’s just $194 for the AirPods Pro at Amazon, marking down the old MSRP of $249 by $55. That’s a significant discount for Apple’s best. Now, we did see a different AirPods Pro price drop over the weekend, but it wasn’t this low.

    Last we checked, they were on sale for $219 just 24 hours ago, and $199 about 48 hours ago, along with the normal AirPods 2nd gen, which are still retailing for $99 today.

    There’s no telling when this AirPods Pro deal will jump back up in price, but all signs point to it being a very temporary price reduction. So far, other stores are selling them for more.

    Best Buy is selling these premium AirPods with noise canceling for $229, while the official Apple Store offers no discount at the original $249 price. Walmart has had the AirPods Pro for $194, but it goes in and out of stock.

    The big question: Will the AirPods Pro price drop even further during Black Friday or Cyber Monday? They could, but you can’t go back in time and get this price if it doesn’t, or if they’re sold out (AirPods are often in demand before Christmas). 

    What you can do – at most stores in 2020 – is cancel your original order or return the item and then buy them a second time for the cheaper price. That’s also our best Black Friday vs Cyber Monday advice. Buy sooner while you still can.