It’s decided: You’re buying an iPhone 8. Or an iPhone 8 Plus. Now to figure out where to get the best deal. There are, of course, many variables. Can you afford to buy the phone outright, or should you look at a lease deal? Should you sell or trade in your current iPhone? And what …
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18 September
That iPhone X is going to require some sacrifices (The 3:59, Ep. 285)
The iPhone X is going to cost you. We talk with special guest CNET editor Dan Ackerman about how he managed to convince himself that the ultra-pricey phone was indeed the right one for him. He employed the Kubler-Ross model (five stages of grief) to get his mind wrapped around the $1,150 iPhone X (because you know you’re getting the …
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18 September
Pepe the Frog’s creator goes after the alt
The alt-right stole Pepe the Frog, and now his creator is taking him back. Matt Furie, the artist behind the beloved comic frog, has taken legal action against sites and people aligned with the white nationalist movement, serving cease-and-desist orders to Richard Spencer, Mike Cernovich, and the r/the_Donald subreddit, according to a Motherboard report Monday. Furie’s lawyers have also sent …
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18 September
Red Sox may have used Fitbit, not Apple Watch, to steal signs
An Apple Watch may not have helped the Boston Red Sox allegedly steal signs from the New York Yankees after all. The Yankees filed a complaint earlier this month with Major League Baseball saying the Red Sox were stealing pitch signs by using the smartwatch during a four-game series last month in Boston, according to The New York Times. The Yankees …
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18 September
Apple Pay peer
You’ll need to wait a bit longer to borrow money from your friends on iMessage. Tuesday is the release day for Apple’s new mobile operating system, iOS 11. But its new Venmo-style peer-to-peer Apple Pay feature won’t be a part of the release. The new feature lets you send payments to friends or anyone else in your contacts list via …
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18 September
Samsung releases Dez Bryant Galaxy Note 8 ad to bad timing
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Bad timing on the release. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET America was waiting for Dez Bryant’s response. After all, the Dallas wide receiver had been ridiculed in a Galaxy Note 8 ad by Washington cornerback Josh Norman. Norman had used his S Pen to suggest …
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18 September
Slack valued at $5.1 billion with new funding in hand
Workplace messaging app Slack is now valued at $5.1 billion thanks to an investment from Japanese internet giant SoftBank. The company confirmed Monday that it raised $250 million from SoftBank and other investors, including the venture capital firm Accel Partners, in its most recent funding round. In total, Slack has raised $841 million from investors. The company was valued at …
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18 September
How to disable Face ID on the iPhone X
Apple’s iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) stole the show last week with its sleek new design, lack of a home button and its host of new sensors up front. Those new sensors power not only the TrueDepth camera system but, more importantly, the security feature that replaces Touch ID (since there’s no longer a home button): Face ID. Face ID …
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18 September
Messages on iOS 11 received small, but notable updates
With iOS 10, Apple spent a lot of time adding new features to the Messages app, from an iMessage App Store to drawing tools to screen and message effects. With iOS 11, Apple refined the Messages app, adding fewer features and making those that already existed easier to use. Now playing: Watch this: iOS 11: Is your device compatible? 1:11 …
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18 September
How to disable the Bixby key once and for all
Samsung really wanted everyone to give its newest assistant software a go. So much so, it placed a physical button for Bixby on the left edge of the phone, just beneath the volume rocker. It’s hardly the first time a manufacturer has wanted people to use its software over Google’s own, but the placement of this button has made Bixby …
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