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      <title><![CDATA[Volts, watts and the little white brick: a friendly guide to USB-C chargers]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:49:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One USB-C charger can now run your phone, your tablet and your laptop - if you pick the right one. Here is what the volts and watts on the box mean, what separates a laptop charger from a phone one, and which cable to pair it with.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Which Kindle should you buy?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Amazon sells five e-readers, and they all read the same books on the same kind of screen. The differences are size, waterproofing, colour and a pen. Here is which one to pick for each.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Geometry of the Starter Kit: Why Cases and Screen Protectors Clash]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Tempered glass lifting at the corners is almost never defective adhesive — it is an edge collision with your case lip. Why paired kits matter, and how we curate Day-One Protection.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Plateau Shift: Why Your Old Accessories Won’t Fit the iPhone 18 Pro]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every new redesign breaks cases and screen protectors by fractions of a millimeter. Here is the physical physics of the variable-aperture plateau, what you can keep, and how to audit your kit.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nothing in the case aisle fits the iPhone Duo yet]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apple's first folding iPhone ships on 23 October. Two panels and a titanium hinge rule out every case cut for a flat phone — and even Apple's own cover protects one side of it.]]></description>
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