Go ahead, call your new iPhone XS the iPhone “excess” — no one’s judging. But get a brand-new iPhone and miss out on some of its best features? Now we’re side-eyeing. If you got an iPhone XS or XS Max, there’s a good chance this is your first home button-free iPhone. It’s also the first …
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Red Hydrogen One looks badass in titanium, just like a Terminator should
Here’s our full review of the Red Hydrogen One phone. We finally get a good look at the Red Hydrogen One phone in titanium thanks to photos posted on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) website. And it looks badass inside and out and has a model name that references a character from the Terminator. Red announced the phone last summer and …
Read More »Facebook’s rumored Portal video chat device could debut soon
Facebook might finally be ready to unveil its rumored video chat device. The social network will show off the Portal device next week, Cheddar reported on Friday. It’ll come in two screen sizes — with the larger priced around $400 and the small one for $300 — and function much like an Amazon Echo Show (right down to having Alexa …
Read More »Apple’s AirPower gets mention in iPhone XS, XS Max manuals, may not be dead yet
Apple may have almost scrubbed AirPower from its website, but the iPhone XS and XS Max manuals suggest it’s still alive. The manuals for both new model iPhones make reference to the wireless charging pad as the main method of giving your phone juice, with the more traditional Lightning connector noted as an alternative option, according to 9to5Mac. But they …
Read More »Apple lets you interact with iPhone XS and XS Max without leaving the house
If you don’t want to brave the launch day crowds to check out the iPhone XS and XS Max, no worries: Apple has a way to let you experience them virtually. You can spin it, check out colors and compare sizes. Apple/Screenshot by CNET The company’s new microsite, which only works on the mobile versions of the Chrome or Safari …
Read More »How to make YouTube Kids safer for your children
YouTube Kids has reached the terrible twos. Released in 2015, the free app attempts to eliminate the unseemly parts of YouTube by offering only cartoons, educational shows and other kid-friendly content. Of course, the internet being the internet, people are making fake videos with disturbing content — Peppa Pig drinking bleach, Spider-Man urinating on Elsa from Frozen, PAW Patrol characters …
Read More »iPhone’s Face ID isn’t perfect, but you can make it better
A new batch of iPhones has landed, and with it comes the expansion of Apple’s Face ID and the ability to make your face your password. Face ID is incredibly advanced facial recognition biometrics. Just glance at the phone, and it unlocks. When it works, it is pretty smooth — but it’s got its quirks. Especially for new users. Now …
Read More »Apple AirPower charging pad: An alternative that exists and costs just $40
Announced over a year ago, Apple’s AirPower charging pad continues to be MIA. Some recent detective work indicates it may yet exist. But if you’re tired of waiting, there’s an alternative. Today only, and while supplies last, Woot has the iPM three-in-one wireless charging pad for $39.99. It can charge two iPhones (or any Qi-compatible phones) and an Apple Watch, …
Read More »PayPal bans Alex Jones’ Infowars for promoting ‘hate and intolerance’
PayPal has refused to let Infowars use its service any longer. In an announcement on Friday, PayPal says that it has ended its business agreement with the right-wing conspiracy site and its related websites. The money transfer service says that Infowars “promoted hate and discriminatory intolerance against certain communities and religions,” which violates PayPal policy. Infowars and its host Alex …
Read More »iPhone XS, XS Max launch, drawing smaller crowds but plenty of fans
The crowds might be smaller than at last year’s iPhone X launch, but if you thought 11 years of launches would lessen the die-hard Apple fandom, think again. Apple’s newest iPhone models — the snappily named iPhone XS (that’s “ten S”) and iPhone XS Max — are hitting stores around the world on Friday (officially knocking the iPhone X out of …
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