The new iPhone X from Apple has generated some pretty strong reactions, from amazement at its face-powered animojis to shock at the sky-high price to disappointment at the loss of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Still, many of the early naysayers will no doubt end up buying an iPhone X when it’s available in November …
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14 September
Apple just made your iPhone more expensive to fix
As if paying a grand for the new iPhone X weren’t enough, Apple just raised the cost of repairing your iPhone if it breaks. Enlarge Image Apple breaks down how expensive it is to repair your iPhone here. Apple Heading over to Apple’s iPhone service pricing page will show price hikes in repair fees for iPhones across the board — …
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14 September
iOS 11 will stop apps like Uber from constantly tracking your location
There’s a small, but incredibly important feature privacy feature in iOS 11 you’re going to want to use. Instead of giving developers the power to decide which options to present users with for location sharing, Apple is giving that power to iOS 11 users. Prior to iOS 11, users could only use one of the location access options provided by …
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14 September
Google teases Pixel 2 announcement date for Oct. 4
Now playing: Watch this: Expect new Google Pixel phones on Oct. 4 1:17 The season for phone announcements is upon us, and Google is jumping in. A page from Google teases “Thinking about changing phones?” with a blank space and a date set for Oct. 4. That’s exactly one year from when Google announced its first flagship phones, the Pixel …
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14 September
Get a self
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14 September
Squeeze iPhone X to prevent theft, suggests Apple’s Federighi
Now playing: Watch this: iPhone X’s hidden security trick 1:34 Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Before this happens, squeeze. Apple/Screenshot by CNET And the doubts have begun. Yes, Apple claims that Face ID on the iPhone X is far more secure than Touch ID ever was. Yet the …
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14 September
iPhone X or iPhone 8: Which one should you buy?
Apple has made it harder than ever to chose an iPhone. In addition to launching the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon) and 8 Plus this year, the company added a super-premium iPhone X to its lineup. So, what are the differences between the three phones and which one should you buy? While we haven’t reviewed these devices in-depth just yet (stay tuned, …
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14 September
5 ways your iPhone 7 Plus’ camera is getting upgraded
iOS 11 has plenty of goodies in store for iPhone 7 Plus photography enthusiasts, providing greater control over the big phone’s second camera lens. In addition to the regular, wide-angle lens, the iPhone 7 Plus has a telephoto lens that provides a 2X optical zoom and an additional camera setting called Portrait mode that blurs the background for that artsy …
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14 September
Get ready for smartwatches everywhere by 2021
Time is on the smartwatch’s side. You can expect smartwatches to continue booming in popularity over the next four years, analysts from the International Data Corporation predicted. In a forecast published on Thursday, the IDC said that there will be 229.5 million wearables shipped in 2021, with the bulk of those being smartwatches. That’s nearly double the 121.7 million wearables …
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14 September
Pixel 2 is coming! What’s on your wish list? (The 3:59, Ep. 284)
You thought we’d be talking about the iPhone, right? OK, we did end up discussing Apple’s new iPhones, and we got Roger’s impressions from his time in the demo room that was set up after the keynote presentation. We also talked about whether that $1,150 price tag for the iPhone X (who’s buying the 64 gigabyte version?) is too much …
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