August, 2020

• 29 August

  iPhone SE vs. Pixel 4A: Apple and Google’s 2020 budget phones, compared

  

  This has been an abundant year for wallet-friendly phones with impressive performance and specs. Apple and Google, for example, launched smaller versions of their marquee handsets and the iPhone SE and the Pixel 4A are affordable alternatives to the iPhone 11 and Pixel 4, respectively. Both phones are $400 or under. The iPhone starts at $399 (£419, …

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• 29 August

  Targeted ads stalking you on your iPhone? Here’s how to limit them

  

  Earlier this week, Facebook warned users and its business partners that changes in Apple‘s next version of iOS will impact on its Audience Network advertising platform. When iOS 14 is released this fall, iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) users will have to opt in to targeted advertising. It’s not a stretch to assume that users aren’t going to eagerly opt in and …

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• 29 August

  iPhone SE vs. Android budget phones: Pixel 3A, Galaxy S10E, Galaxy A51

  

  Apple‘s latest iPhone SE for 2020 is a budget phone that serves as a sequel to its sleeper hit from 2016, the first iPhone SE. For the most part, the new iPhone SE follows Apple’s original recipe. But it also added new upgrades like wireless charging and the A13 Bionic processor. At $399, the device is the most affordable iPhone in Apple’s lineup …

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• 29 August

  Apple officially kicks Fortnite off the iPhone, iPad, banning Epic’s developer account

  

  Apple’s battle with Fortnite’s developer just got a little more epic. Apple ratcheted up pressure on Epic Games Friday, banning the company’s developer account, effectively cutting it off from updating its Fortnite game on iPhones and iPads. Apple and Epic are locked in a battle over money and power, and who gets to have them. Apple charges commissions of up …

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• 29 August

  Amazon Echo Frames: We decided we don’t really want to wear Alexa

  

  6.0 Amazon Echo Frames $160 at eBay Get Price Alerts You’re receiving price alerts for Amazon Echo Frames Like Look like normal glasses Good microphone performance Able to add prescription lenses Don’t Like Audio quality is poor Battery life isn’t great No skills designed for Alexa on the go Plastic feels cheap Amazon’s Echo Frames drew plenty of attention when …

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• 29 August

  Elon Musk’s Neuralink demonstration in 14 minutes

  

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• 29 August

  A 4K Switch? Clock’s ticking on TikTok

  

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• 28 August

  Galaxy Watch 3 vs. Apple Watch Series 5: Similar features, different execution

  

  Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 3 is going head-to-head against the Apple Watch with new fitness tools, an FDA-cleared ECG app and a fall-detection feature that works a lot like Apple’s. But the execution of these features is different on each device and there’s a lot to consider when deciding between the two. If you want a deeper dive, we tested …

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• 28 August

  Xiaomi to include invisible under

  

  Xiaomi teased its under-display phone camera last year, and this week the company said the camera will be available in one of its 2021 phones. The version we’ll see — or not see, since it’s invisible — will be the third iteration of the technology, the Chinese phone maker said in a blog post. “In the third-generation of Under-Display Camera …

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• 28 August

  Apple blocked Facebook’s attempt to tell users about 30% App Store ‘tax’

  

  Apple’s 30% fee on revenue made through its App Store has rubbed another tech giant the wrong way: Facebook. Earlier this month, Facebook announced a new feature that let influencers and businesses host virtual events that people must pay to access. Apple charges a fee, typically 30%, on all purchases made through an iOS app, but Facebook hoped the iPhone …

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