In the market for a new laptop? The single most important feature, in my humble opinion: a solid-state drive, which will help the system boot and load programs so much faster than you’re accustomed to. Sure, a traditional hard drive will give you more storage space (1-terabyte drives are pretty standard these days), but how …
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September, 2019
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10 September
The new Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399
Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. The Apple Watch Series 5 has arrived. And, from a pricing perspective, it picks things up where the Apple Watch Series 4, which has now been discontinued, left off. Bottom line: the brand-new Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399, though special editions — which feature premium materials …
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10 September
Lyft announces smart trip check
A week after a lawsuit was filed by 14 women alleging sexual assault by Lyft drivers, the ride-hailing company has announced smart trip check-in. The new safety feature will predict when a customer needs help by sensing when a ride has “unexplained delays,” Lyft said Tuesday, and will push a notification message to riders and drivers asking if they need …
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10 September
Apple iPhone XR and iPhone 8 survive in the new iPhone 11 lineup
While Apple on Tuesday trumpeted its newest iPhones, some of its older models will still be available for sale and at lower prices. The company said the iPhone XR, the cheapest version of last year’s lineup at $750, will now be available starting at $600. The iPhone 8, which came out two years ago, will sell starting at $450. The …
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10 September
Apple’s new U1 chip hints at future Tile
Apple’s long-rumored Tile tracker rival didn’t materialize at the company’s iPhone 11 event Tuesday, but the company is seemingly laying the groundwork for the new product inside its latest iPhones. Apple has added the new chip, called the U1, to its iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max phones. While it wasn’t mentioned onstage, on both phones’ respective product …
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10 September
Facebook really hopes iOS 13 won’t scare you off using its location tracking
Facebook appears to be trying to get ahead of a new iPhone privacy feature that gives you far more control over how often apps can access your location. The social network on Monday detailed the ways it uses location data and outlined how users can control location settings in Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Max Pro, …
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10 September
Apple’s iPhone 11 drops ‘X’ and ‘R’
It turns out the iPhone does go to 11. Apple is dropping the “X” for its latest iPhone, and returning to its naming roots with the iPhone 11, much to the disappointment of Roman numeral fanatics everywhere. Instead of relying on letters like the 5C and the XR did for Apple’s entry-level iPhone, the $699 iPhone 11 will now be …
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10 September
Huawei drops lawsuit against US government after its telecom equipment is returned
Huawei on Tuesday dropped a lawsuit against the US Commerce Department and other agencies after the government returned telecom equipment it seized back in September 2017. The suit was filed in June, separately to the one the Chinese company brought against the US for the overall ban on its equipment. The seized equipment included computer servers, Ethernet switches and other …
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10 September
Whoa, the new iPhone 11 starts at $699
Apple has introduced the iPhone 11, unexpectedly slashing the starting price of its new flagship to $699 (£729, AU$1,199) — the lowest entry-level price for a new iPhone since the iPhone 8 debuted in 2017. Though the design is largely identical to last year’s iPhone XS, the new iPhone 11 comes equipped with more powerful cameras, Apple’s brand new A13 Bionic …
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10 September
How to turn any Apple Watch into a sleep tracker
Well, so much for the rumor mill. Although we expected the new Apple Watch might include sleep-tracking features, the just-announced Apple Watch Series 5 has no such capabilities. Eh, no biggie — I’ve been monitoring my sleep habits for a couple years already, thanks to apps that work with nearly every Apple Watch model. Best of all, the cost of …
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