US vascular surgeon John Martin found cancerous cells in his own neck while testing a portable ultrasound device called Butterfly iQ. The Butterfly iQ connects to your iPhone and looks a bit like an electric razor. Place it on the area of the body you wish to examine and a black-and-white ultrasound image will appear …
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27 October
Preordering the iPhone X? 7 tips to avoid a backorder
If you’re dead-set on preordering the iPhone X, you’re not alone. The biggest four US carriers have hinted that iPhone 8 sales are weak, suggesting that people are either hanging on to their old devices or holding out for the iPhone X. And even those who did purchase an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus might be experiencing some buyers remorse …
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27 October
iPhone X preorders start
You had to be quick to nab an iPhone X. Preorders for Apple‘s newest phone began at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday. A few models of the device were still available online for a Nov. 3 ship date, the day it hits stores, for the first 10 minutes. After that, delays started creeping in. AT&T, for instance, wouldn’t ship for two …
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27 October
Rip
So you want an iPhone X so much you’re willing to preorder the thing. The only question is where. If you choose Best Buy you’ll pay $1,099 up front for the cheapest, 64GB version on all three carriers. That’s $100 more than the exact same phone ordered from Apple. Best Buy‘s higher price only applies if you pay the full …
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27 October
Google to roll out fix for Pixel 2 XL’s audio
It looks like there may another problem with the Pixel 2 XL, Google’s 6-inch marquee phone of the season, but Google says a solution is on its way. First reported in the Pixel user community, there has been evidence of the Pixel 2 XL recording terrible-sounding audio in video recordings. In addition to recordings sounding sharp and tinny overall, background …
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27 October
iPhone X demand is ‘off the charts,’ Apple says
Apple is liking the early reaction to the iPhone X. “We can see from the initial response, customer demand is off the charts,” said an Apple spokeswoman. Dutiful Apple fans were able to preorder the iPhone X starting at 12:01 a.m. PT this morning, and within 10 minutes, the shipping dates began to slip past the Nov. 3 launch date. …
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27 October
Stuck key? Learn the right way to clean your MacBook’s keyboard
When I traded my old MacBook Pro for a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, it took me a few days to get accustomed to typing on the shallow, butterfly keyboard. A few months later, I was merrily typing away — while wondering how I ever enjoyed the feel of the mushy keys on my previous MacBook Pro — when the …
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27 October
How AT&T promised me the iPhone X and then let me down
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image I tried to say hello to the future. But the future didn’t reply. Apple No, I wasn’t going to sit up past midnight. I’d like to hold the iPhone X in my hand, slip it in my pocket and generally give it a …
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27 October
Get a Canon wide
TCNET’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! Enlarge Image It’s hard to tell from the photo, but the Pixma Pro-100 can crank out really big …
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27 October
3 useful tips for traveling with your phone internationally
Don’t let airplane mode or zero data bars prevent you from using your phone to its full advantage. Here are three tips to keep you connected while you travel, even if you’re going off-the-grid. You can geotag your photos, even if you were offline when you took them. Alina Bradford/CNET Download your maps before going offline If you’re going to …
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