Apple unveiled four new iPhones on Tuesday — the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max — all compatible with 5G. Preorders for the new devices are right around the corner ahead of the holiday season, and experts are already expecting a wave of upgrade purchases. Along with the new …
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If you’re like me and are terrible about getting rid of shipping boxes, your hoarding tendencies could finally come in handy. Amazon released a new augmented reality app that creates “interactive, shareable” experiences when you use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code on the Amazon box. The free app is called Amazon Augmented Reality. “The activity on our …
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League of Legend: Wild Rift is coming to iPhone 12, Apple announced at its virtual product launch event on Tuesday. Michael Chow, executive producer at Riot Games, said players can expect “wicked fast speeds” with the iPhone 12’s new 5G capabilities and A14 Bionic chip. “[The A14 Bionic chip] allows us to show off champions like Ash, with a brand new …
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This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 14 states across the US recognize and celebrate the Native American populations who were already living on North American soil before Italian explorer Christopher Columbus arrived. Despite the growing awareness …
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Apple Arcade on Friday added Slash Quest, a silly new adventure game from Green Pillow, Mother Gaia Studios and Noodlecake, to its growing catalog of over 130 games. Slash Quest thrusts you into the role of Shep, an unlikely knight, who comes across the Queen’s lost — and quite chatty — sword, Swordie. See at App Store Over 12 levels …
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The unlikely duo of T-Mobile and Betty Crocker is the latest thing to come out of 2020, and with it, a layer cake dedicated to 5G connectivity. The mobile carrier is using baking to break down why its spectrum is the one customers should go with. “When it comes to 5G, you’ve got to have layers — low band, mid …
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On Friday, Apple Arcade added The Survivalists, a new adventure game from Team17, the venerable British studio behind Worms and more recently Overcooked. It’s a follow-up to the studio’s previous game The Escapists. The Survivalists joins Apple Arcade’s growing catalog of over 130 games. See at App Store In The Survivalists, you find yourself shipwrecked on an island with no memory and scant …
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The potential ban on TikTok, along with messaging app WeChat, is on hold after the Trump administration approved a deal last month for Oracle and Walmart to acquire stakes in the US operations of the short-form video app. TikTok came under fire due to the administration’s national security concerns regarding the Chinese-owned company. TikTok and WeChat are massive global apps: TikTok has amassed over 100 million users in …
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Google introduced the new Hold For Me feature at its virtual Launch Night In on Wednesday. Instead of having to wait for ages when you’re placed on hold — listening to bad elevator music — the new feature lets Google Assistant do it for you. When someone comes on the line, Google will alert you. Google’s Hold for Me feature …
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On Monday, iHeartRadio unveiled its new app for the Apple Watch, the company told CNET exclusively. The app arrives just as the Apple Watch Series 6 and Watch SE go on sale with a slew of health and fitness features as well as new updates in WatchOS 7. iHeartRadio lets you listen to music, radio and podcasts online or in …
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