Get ready, Australia, because your voice is getting an upgrade. For those keeping an eye on phone network news, you might have started to see the term “Voice Over LTE” or VoLTE (pronounced “volty”) in the second half of 2015. Telstra offers VoLTE now, and Vodafone promises it will have it before Christmas. But what …
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November, 2015
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24 November
Cracking Open: Apple Pencil is powered by amazingly tiny tech
Now playing: Watch this: Cracking Open: Apple Pencil 4:13 Your standard No. 2 pencil is made of wood, graphite, a little metal and bit of synthetic rubber. You can buy a whole box of them for a few dollars. The Apple Pencil costs $99, and for that price, it better be filled with pixie dust and unicorns. I decided to …
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24 November
Amazon announces Cyber Monday deals
Did you think Black Friday will be your only chance at some killer deals? Think again: Cyber Monday is coming right after the holiday weekend, and Amazon is ready for action. Amazon has revealed its plans for Cyber Monday, and it’s basically Black Friday part 2, including the same great deals on Kindle e-readers (starting at $50). You’ll simply find …
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24 November
Which iPad should you buy? (2015
Now playing: Watch this: Which iPad should you buy? 2:56 The iPad comes in so many varieties now. Do you even need to buy one? The short answer is: no, of course you do not. If you have a laptop, a large phone, or even an iPad that’s several years old, a new iPad is hardly a must-have device. Likewise, …
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24 November
Get ‘The Godfather Trilogy’ on iTunes for just $10
“I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse.” “I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.” “Every time I try to get out, they pull me back in.” Think of “The Godfather” movies, and those are just three of the classic lines you’ll remember. But if your Corleone memory is fuzzy, I have some …
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23 November
How to mute Siri with the lock switch
Part of Siri’s charm for me is her British accent that lends an air of assurance to her answers. Apple’s assistant, however, can be a bit too forward at times, inserting herself into conversations when she has not been addressed. There is a setting that lets you silence Siri without disabling the feature. With this setting, you can toggle Siri’s …
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23 November
Apple Pay reportedly to launch in China by February
Apple Pay may arrive early next year in China, the biggest smartphone market in the world. Apple’s electronic-payments service is expected to launch in China in February, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the newspaper that the Cupertino, California, tech giant has struck deals with China’s big four state-run banks. The deals will allow Apple Pay users to …
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23 November
How to get the secret edge on Amazon Black Friday deals
Black Friday is a few short days away, bringing with it some pretty amazing deals. Amazon is no exception when it comes to offering its own fair share of discounts. For example, the Amazon Fire TV will be $75, a mystery 60-inch 4K TV will list at $799, and the Kindle Paperwhite will go for an easy $99. Instead of …
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23 November
Amazon Prime Music’s top challenge? Getting Prime members to notice it (Q&A)
When it comes to downloads and sales of music, Amazon is the big kid on the block. The e-commerce titan will need to use its elbows, though, if it hopes to succeed in the increasingly competitive niche of music streaming. Amazon Prime Music debuted in the US more than a year ago, came to the UK over the summer and …
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23 November
FAA drone task force recommends registration for pilots, not individual drones
Feel free to buy or build as many drones as you want. The FAA just wants information on you first before you fly. Or at least that’s what the task force assembled to develop a drone registration process is recommending. In October, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) assembled a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) task force to develop a process …
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