The Apple iPhone reveal is just a day away (The 3:59, Ep. 281)

Just before Apple’s iPhone event, which kicks off Tuesday, a few more leaks came out about the new device. Those rumors include information that the names of the new iPhones will be iPhone 8, 8 Plus and the special iPhone X. The best guesses on these names previously were iPhone 7S, 7S Plus and 8.  …

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How to prepare your iPhone for iOS 11

Are you ready for the future of iOS? On Tuesday, Apple is set to release iOS 11, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. With it, you’ll be able to edit Live Photos, customize the new Control Center, make Venmo-style Apple Pay payments, more easily free up storage space — all the while …

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Android Oreo: The best features

Android Oreo is finally here to sweeten up your phone. The mobile software update brings a number of under-the-hood changes, which promise to improve battery life and performance. But there are a few other cosmetic and usability features as well, and you’ll certainly notice them first. Unfortunately, Oreo is only rolling out to Google Pixels ($695 at Amazon) or Nexus …

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Check out iOS 11’s hidden dark mode

Now playing: Watch this: Enable iOS 11’s hidden dark mode 1:39 iOS 11 introduces a display setting that inverts some but not all of the colors on your device. iOS has long had a setting to invert the colors on your device, but now it has a smarter invert option that leaves photos, videos and other elements alone. It’s the …

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These are Amazon’s new Fire TVs, report says

Update, June 7: The cube-shaped model has been officially announced as the Amazon Fire TV Cube. Related links Roku vs. Apple TV vs. Chromecast vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Android TV: Which streamer should you buy? Smart talk is cheap with Alexa streaming TV stick Amazon has two new Fire TVs coming out later in 2017, according to a report …

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How to type instead of talk to Siri

Here’s how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home button, ask a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home button again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me, ask again but louder because Siri still didn’t get it right, curse Siri’s name, open the Google search app and ask it my …

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Google’s Safe Browsing tool now protects 3 billion devices

Google says its phishing prevention tool is now on more than 3 billion devices.  Google says its Safe Browsing tool is keeping 3 billion devices safer.  Google The search giant said Monday its Safe Browsing software for Chrome, Firefox and Safari is protecting a billion more smartphones, laptops and desktops from “the badness on the internet” compared with 2016. The …

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Lawsuit over copyright for monkey’s selfies settled

A lawsuit exploring whether animals own the copyright to their own selfies is finally over. The bizarre legal journey began when a crested macaque monkey named Naruto took selfies using British nature photographer David Slater’s camera during a 2011 trip to Indonesia. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sued Slater and self-publishing company Blurb in 2015, arguing …

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Hopefully Apple will make iPhone 8 Siri less of a novelty

Dear Siri, Tomorrow, Apple is holding an event to most likely announce the next iPhone. Many people are hoping for a radical redesign, others are debating what the new phone will be called: iPhone Pro, Edition, X, or just 8? But my mind is on you, Siri. To quote Joey Tribbiani: How you doin’? It’s been six years since you …

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Apple TV 4K: What we expect to see unveiled on Tuesday

iPhones will be the star of the show at Apple’s big Sept. 12 event. But two other major product refreshes are also rumored to be unveiled: A third-generation Apple Watch and — our focus here — a new Apple TV box. The current version of the Apple TV was launched back in September 2015, alongside the iPhone 6S. Since then, …

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Apple’s new iPhone X will be boring. Get over it

I geeked out big time when Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone. It was Jan. 9, 2007, a Tuesday, and I raced into the Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia, where I worked, to gush over the news. A magical software keyboard! A stylus-free touchscreen! In a world of slow, clunky, button-laden phones with pens and scroll wheels, the iPhone appeared …

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Tim Cook says Apple doesn’t make products just for the rich

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Apple CEO Tim Cook: Our products aren’t for the elite. Drew Angerer / Getty Images You’ve likely been putting a dollar away each day for the last 1,000 days. After all, strong rumors suggest Apple’s new iPhone X (or whatever it will be called) will …

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The fastest gaming laptops available today (Top 5)

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Nokia’s Steel watch is an undercover fitness tracker

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