Amazon brings Whole Foods delivery to 10 new US cities

Amazon’s grocery deliveries just expanded to 10 more US cities. Its Whole Foods delivery service is now available in Charlotte, North Carolina; Las Vegas; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans; Oklahoma City; Phoenix; Raleigh, North Carolina; Seattle and Tucson, Arizona. The Wednesday announcement brings the service to a total of 38 cities. Amazon’s grocery delivery …

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Apple Watch now has an ‘I’ve fallen and can’t get up’ mode

One of the Apple Watch 4’s new capabilities is fall detection, using its suite of sensors to keep an eye out for sudden slips and drops. That’s a feature that might sound familiar. It was the sole purpose of the simple Life Alert wristband, featured in a series of low-budget TV commercials in the 1980s. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch …

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Apple iPhone XS/iPhone XR event: Watch live here at 9 a.m. PT, noon ET

Apple took to the stage today to announce three phones and a brand new smartwatch. Read about the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, Apple Watch 4 here.  You can watch (or rewatch) Apple’s livestream here. Today’s the day. The biggest iPhone release ever — both literally and figuratively — is just hours away.  Apple will kick the proceedings …

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Sorry, the iPhone XR won’t have a dual

Planning to get a new iPhone but not sure which one to choose? If you’re considering the iPhone XR, the cheapest of the three phones Apple introduced Wednesday, keep in mind you won’t be getting one big feature. The iPhone XR lacks a dual-lens camera. Instead, the phone has just one 12-megapixel lens on its rear.  Now playing: Watch this: …

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iOS 12 is coming Sept. 17

Apple has announced that the newest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 12, will be available starting on Sept. 17. The new OS will come installed on the three new iPhones Apple announced today — the iPhone XS, the XS Max and the XR — and will be available as a free download on all late-model iPhones and iPads (we have a …

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Apple ups the recycled materials in its new iPhones

Apple‘s newest iPhones are using recycled tin in their logic boards, and cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic, the company said Wednesday during an unveiling event for the smartphones. The news marks the company’s latest attempts to mitigate the effect its products have on the environment.  Lisa Jackson, Apple’s executive who oversees environmental issues, made the announcements as she …

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Those iPhone XS and Apple Watch photos? Here’s how 9to5Mac found them

Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT, the world is not only expecting Apple to reveal three new iPhones, but specifically the iPhone XS*.  Why so sure? Because 9to5Mac’s noted Apple leaker Guilherme Rambo was the one to bring us the picture you see above — a picture that looks like it could have been pulled directly from Apple’s marketing materials.  And because …

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iPhone XS camera gets new Smart HDR photos and adjustable bokeh

Apple’s new iPhone XS and XS Max smartphones got two big camera features that today’s iPhone X lacks: an improved HDR mode and a bokeh adjustment slider. HDR, short for high dynamic range, is a technology that marries multiple photos into one shot to better capture both shadow details and bright highlights. A new technique called Smart HDR does better, …

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Apple Watch Series 4 offers first ever direct

Apple will be the first company to allow consumers to give themselves an electrocardiogram, a medical test used to detect heart disease.  On Wednesday, the company announced the new feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 during Apple’s fall product introduction at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. Now playing: Watch this: Apple adds EKG monitoring to new Watch 4 3:13 …

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iPhone XS vs. Note 9, LG V30 and OnePlus 6

In addition to the iPhone XS Max and the more affordable iPhone XR, Apple unveiled its latest flagship iPhone XS phone Wednesday at a keynote event in Cupertino, California. The new phone (pronounced “10-S”, not “excess”) features a 5.8-inch OLED HDR display, a faster and more efficient A12 Bionic chip along with improved photos and video technology. Preorders start Friday …

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These luxury iPhone XS and XS Plus phones start at $10,000

Apple hasn’t yet lifted the curtains on its next handsets, but luxury custom phone maker Brikk already has big plans for the phones.  Rather than just wrapping the devices in a case, Brikk bundles iPhones in its own customised bodies made from luxury materials. The Brikk Carbon iPhone XS (assuming that’s what Apple calls the phones) will start at $9,995 …

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iPhone pricing: The new iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max compared

Apple on Wednesday announced official pricing for its newest phones, and as expected they aren’t… cheap.  At the base 64GB storage capacity, the entry-level iPhone XR starts at $749, while the highest-end iPhone XS Max begins at  $1,099. As the gigabytes increase, so does the damage to your wallet. Brace yourself. iPhone 2018 US pricing iPhone XR iPhone XS iPhone …

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Sony shoots out three new 4K projectors, one with a laser

Sony basically wrote the book on true 4K projectors, and with three new units that pack in all 8.8 million pixels of that standard, the book just got longer, if not any cheaper.  Here they are: Model Lamp Light output (lumens) Price VPL-VW295ES Standard (UHP) 1,500 $5,000 VPL-VW695ES Standard (UHP) 1,800 $10,000 VPL-VW995ES Laser 2,200 $35,000 All have native 4K …

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