Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Periscope Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 100 Your browser does not support the audio element. Now playing: Watch this: Hot takes from the Apple …
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Now playing: Watch this: Everything Apple announced in under 5 minutes 4:47 It’s happening today. The long-awaited new iPhones will be unveiled at an Apple event, the first from the company’s new Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, photos from the Apple event +47 more See all photos Widely expected are: Three new …
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It’s the biggest leak since Apple left an iPhone in a bar. Heck, it might be even bigger. This weekend, journalists and developers got their hands on a leaked version of Apple’s latest iOS 11 operating system… and found it chock full of details about Apple’s next iPhone, Apple Watch and even a new Apple TV. Combined with the huge …
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Weeks before Apple announced the iPhone X, Samsung threw down its own top-tier challenge: the Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8 is a tremendous phone, powerful and packed with features that include a dual-camera setup, a pretty good portrait mode and the signature S Pen stylus. But it also plays it safe, blending last year’s disaster-stricken Galaxy Note 7 and this …
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Almost immediately after the announcement of the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) and iPhone 8 Plus ($212 at Amazon), Apple seemingly took the wind of out the sails of the two newest iterations of its ever-popular iPhone. With a new design, a new display and a handful of new features, the iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) casts a large shadow …
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Now, it’s Apple’s turn. For the past eight months, we’ve watched a parade of flagship phone launches, from power players like Samsung with the Galaxy S8 to scrappy players like Motorola with its family of Moto phones. Premium phones with not-so-premium prices like the OnePlus 5 have also competed for our attention. Meanwhile, rumors about the next iPhone kept trickling out …
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Now playing: Watch this: 7 drastic changes coming to your iPhone with iOS 11 2:12 With iOS 11 now upon us, it’s a good idea to know just what you’re in for after you install the latest and greatest Apple has to offer to the iPhone. The new OS is full of small, subtle tweaks, but there are also some …
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You could be able to buy a foldable phone as soon as 2018, says Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung Electronics. As reported by the Associated Press, Koh told Korean reporters on Tuesday that once the company surmounted “some problems,” it would launch the product. He did not say what the problems were. Samsung has been experimenting with …
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The tech world has once again descended on the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California for the annual iPhone launch pilgrimage. But alongside the launch of the new iPhone X, with its face-scanning camera and lack of home button, and the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple also announced an update to the Apple Watch. With the Apple Watch …
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iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, photos from the Apple event +47 more See all photos The new iPhones are here! The new iPhones are here! Shiny! Fancy! Want want want! Hold on, there, tiger. It’s easy to get sucked up in Tim Cook‘s Hype Machine (TM) — “This is the best iPhone we’ve ever made” — but there …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He can’t believe it either. Amazon/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Thursday Night Football hasn’t exactly been must-see TV. It smacks of overload, often featuring teams that aren’t overloaded with talent. Still, Amazon is launching its first-ever livestream of an NFL game on Thursday, Sept. 28. …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Yes, he did. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET When you’re launching a new product, you have to stir emotions. But when you’re launching three phones and a watch, you’ve got to find different ways of making them all seem exciting. At Apple’s big event, there …
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Amazon’s controversial 1-Click patent opens with a summary that’s decidedly dry. It reads: “A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet.” Despite its stiff language, that US patent, which was granted in 1999, helped open the internet to droves of shoppers by allowing customers on Amazon.com to buy stuff with — you guessed …
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Smile! Apple just introduced a facial recognition system for its latest marquee phone. The arrival of facial recognition on the new iPhone X signals a shift in how Apple fans can get access to their devices. Rather than tap your finger on the home button (which is gone), you simply look at the phone to get out of the lock …
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The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X are the most expensive iPhones ever. But the price cuts on Apple’s older models is more extensive, too. Now you can get the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus for $100 less, and the iPhone SE for $50 less. iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, …
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