Many of us cradle our iPhones like highly prized possessions. New tests suggest you’ll want to baby the new iPhone X even more. Gadget warranty company SquareTrade ran Apple’s latest high-end handheld through a series of robotic torture tests and found that in addition to being the most expensive iPhone yet, the X is also the …
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OnePlus fans, here are some dates you’ll want to add to your calendar. The OnePlus 5T launch event takes place on Nov. 16, 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT at an event in Brooklyn, New York. It’ll go on sale just a few days later on Nov. 21. Get ready for #ANewView. Meet the #OnePlus5T on November 16. https://t.co/AuAAsRIg2i pic.twitter.com/RHsZuCT7Oe — OnePlus …
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Broadcom really, really wants to hook up with Qualcomm. The San Jose, California, company, which makes chips for everything from cable modems to set-top boxes and digital video recorders, on Monday launched an unsolicited bid for Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips and processors for phones, for $70 a share, or $130 billion. If it goes through, the deal …
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An innocuous yet very annoying bug is affecting some users who have updated to iOS 11.1, which landed last week with hundreds of new emojis in tow. It happens when typing the letter “i.” Instead of auto-correcting to a capital, it’s instead replaced with the letter “A” and a unicode symbol. This bug is persistent throughout several different apps but, …
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How many drops does it take to crack an iPhone X? According to our tests, just one. Despite its high costs, the iPhone X has a low threshold for pain. In our drop test, the $1,000 phone cracked after one drop, even as Apple argued the iPhone X was “designed to be durable.” So, you might want to get a …
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Comcast’s Xfinity internet service is suffering major issues on Monday, the company confirmed. Consumers in several US cities, including San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle and New York, have reported outages, according to the website Down Detector. The site says 66 percent of the reports are about issues with internet service. Comcast said it’s working to fix the problem. Some customers are having …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Previously you could get four lines for $100; now you can get five. Boost Mobile There’s so much …
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It’s a true team of rivals. CPU giants Intel and AMD are joining forces, at least for one project, which will add AMD’s Radeon graphics to select high-end Intel CPUs. Why are these silicon foes teaming up? As computer buyers seek laptops that are thinner and lighter, they also want more power, especially in graphics, where one typically needs a …
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How do you like the sound of $50 off two Google Home speakers? These are the deals of which Black Friday is made. And Costco has published a laundry list of them, most of which are scheduled to go live on Nov. 24. But some will be available as soon as Nov. 5, with more coming online each Friday through November. Costco …
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Just when you thought you’d gotten the whole high dynamic range thing figured out, here comes a whole new format. HDR is the latest enhancement to make it to televisions, streaming devices and your favorite TV shows and movies. The good news is that it can deliver the best picture quality available in home video today. The bad news? It …
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