Ending months of rumors, Apple is expected to finally reveal its newest iPhone to the world on Tuesday. For today’s show, we discussed the biggest change rumored for the device — the loss of the home button — and whether that’s even such a big deal. Plus, we chat about Amazon’s continued push to rid …
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Get ready because iOS 11 is going to make your iPad look and act in completely different ways. Apple puts multitasking front and center with iOS 11, making the iPad a more powerful and more flexible device. You’ll likely come to enjoy your iPad’s newfound multitasking abilities after upgrading to iOS 11, but the changes will take a little getting used …
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When Apple’s iPhone 7 hit the scene without a headphone jack last September, many mourned the loss. Former software engineer Scotty Allen is one of those people. Allen famously made his own iPhone 6s from parts bought at electronics markets in China, so it wasn’t a huge stretch for him to pick up an iPhone 7 and decide to install a …
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The Echobox Audio Finder X1 in-ear headphones are smaller than most earbuds, and their machined titanium ear pieces are understated and elegant, qualities typically in short supply in headphones in the Finder X1’s price class. They’re $150 on Amazon with free shipping for Prime customers. The “L” and “R” markings on the earpieces are next to impossible to read in low light, but …
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Now playing: Watch this: Star Wars and Marvel heading to Disney’s new video service 1:14 Get your fill of Marvel movies on Netflix now. Starting in 2019, the only place you’ll be able to stream new Marvel or Star Wars movies will be Disney‘s own streaming service. Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed the two hit film series will be exclusive …
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Hybrid log gamma, or HLG, is another kind of high dynamic range (HDR), similar to HDR10 and Dolby Vision. All three promise better picture quality for compatible TVs than standard dynamic range material — aka the TV shows and movies you’re probably watching now. HDR images on good HDR TVs have brighter highlights, more impact and improved color. So how …
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In what might be considered an upset, T-Mobile beat Verizon and AT&T in a nationwide speed score. The 2017 US Market report by Ookla used 14 million tests across 3 million devices to judge cellular speeds in the first half of the year. T-Mobile came in first overall. Ookla used Speedtest intelligence for its report, and determined that overall cellular …
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Now playing: Watch this: Nokia finally has a flagship Android phone to get excited… 1:43 The Nokia 8 is generating a lot of hype for good reason. The company’s flagship phone has a blazing fast processor, custom camera software and, perhaps most importantly, the Nokia brand name. What it won’t have? American buyers anytime soon. “We are not planning to bring …
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The man who made the Pebble watch is back on Kickstarter again, but this time he’s making an iPhone case. It sounds ridiculous, but according to Eric Migicovsky, there are greater things down the road, and he’s partnering with a former co-founder of Avegant and an engineer at Pebble to do it. Migicovsky last year sold his smartwatch company, Pebble, …
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