While there may not be a massive software update for Apple’s AirPods themselves, iOS 11 allows you to set different functionality when you double-tap either AirPod. Meaning, you can use the left AirPod to play/pause your music and the right to go to the next track. Or leave one AirPod to activate Siri while the …
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After months of rumors and leaks, Apple’s trio of new iPhones were officially announced today at the company’s new Cupertino, Calif., campus: the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X (pronounced “ten”). All three devices share similar features such as running iOS 11 and wireless charging, a first for iPhones. iPhone 8 and iPhone X unveiled: Pictures, photos from the Apple …
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Apple wrapped up months of rumors and speculation about its latest flagship phones with an unveiling Tuesday of three new models: the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. We run through many of the details on the phones, with the X (pronounced “10”) getting many of the newest features but also a higher price, starting at $999. Especially …
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Today marks a new first for Apple. Not only did it break the typical naming pattern, skipping over the iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus altogether, it announced a third phone that overshadowed what would have been its normal flagship models: the iPhone X. The iPhone X casts a very large and noticeable shadow over the iPhone 8 ($162 at …
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On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Apple invited CNET (and a lot of other journalists) to its new spaceship campus for the very first time. It unveiled a host of hot new products and features, including three new iPhones. And here, in this post, we’re compiling the biggest moments from Apple’s huge event in video form. You can watch exactly what you’d …
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It’s the home button swan song on Apple’s new iPhone X. Apple revealed Tuesday it’s getting rid of one of the most well-known features in it’s new high-end smartphone — what’s known as the “home button.” This little tool is used to wake up your phone and take you home. It’s also where you scan your fingerprint to unlock the …
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Apple is scheduled to announce its flagship iPhone X this Tuesday, but it may still be a while before you can get your hands on one. Previously thought to be called the iPhone 8 (the iPhone X is now the frontrunning moniker), Apple’s forthcoming flagship device is rumored to face a production shortage of fewer than 10,000 new units a day, according …
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Earlier today, Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 3. Starting price: $329 for the noncellular version, $399 for cellular. What does that mean for the Apple Watch 2 ($178 at eBay)? And, for that matter, the Series 1? Let’s take a look at the new pricing for the old models. A brief history of Apple Watch pricing Exactly one year ago, …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image The future. But when? CNET Apple’s a little tired of making beautiful iPhones. I judge this from hearing hidden messages during the company’s big 10th anniversary iPhone event. There was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller insisting that the iPhone 8 …
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Ten years ago, Steve Jobs stood on a stage in San Francisco and promised, “Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” That turns out to have been the understatement of the decade. Though Apple certainly wasn’t the first to make a mobile phone, or even the first to use touchscreen technology, the iPhone’s blend of slickly designed hardware and software …
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