September, 2021

• 14 September

  Apple Watch 7 will feature a full keyboard

  

  The latest generation of the Apple Watch will feature a full keyboard, the company said Tuesday, offering a new way to input text on the device.  Apple Watch 7 owners will have the option of tapping on the letters or sliding from letter to letter to type, and machine learning will predict the word. The …

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• 14 September

  iPhone 13 will support 5G in 60 countries, work on over 200 carriers this year

  

  The new iPhone 13 line sports bigger batteries, updated camera features and improved displays with smaller notches. They also will be better equipped to handle the latest 5G networks.  Now playing: Watch this: Apple reveals iPhone 13 0:55 During its “California Streaming” event, Apple announced that its newest phones will feature custom-designed antennas that support even more 5G bands. All …

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• 14 September

  Apple 10.2

  

  Apple announced the latest version of its 10.2-inch iPad on Tuesday as part of its fall iPhone launch event. For 2020, Apple put a faster A12 bionic chip in the 10.2-inch iPad, giving it a performance boost over the previous iPad model. Now the newest entry-level iPad will feature an A13 Bionic chip.  “It makes this iPad up to three …

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• 14 September

  Amazon Kindle gets its first interface update in at least 5 years

  

  Amazon’s Kindles are undergoing their first major user interface redesign in at least five years, a change rolled out as part of the e-reader’s latest operating system update. First spotted by Ars Technica, the refresh is available on most Kindles released in 2015 or later, and has been appearing for users since August as Kindles automatically install updates during charging …

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• 14 September

  Rumored iPhone 13 upgrades we really, really want to see today at Apple’s big event

  

  Update, Sept. 21: The iPhone 13 lineup has arrived. Read CNET’s reviews of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, and the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. Original story follows. Apple’s rumored new iPhone 13 will likely get its big reveal at Apple’s event later today with the Apple Watch 7 and iPad Mini 6, and as such it’s a good time to …

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• 14 September

  Best Buy 24

  

  Best Buy just kicked off another 24-hour flash sale with some great deals that won’t be around for long. As usual, today’s Best Buy flash sale ends tonight at 10 p.m. PT (1 a.m. ET), but until then, you can snag some solid discounts on laptops, home garden kits, monitors and more. It’s one of the smaller flash sales we’ve …

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• 14 September

  Unicode adds 37 new emoji with version 14

  

  Unicode launched version 14.0 of its language coding standard on Tuesday, complete with 37 new emojis, over 800 new characters and support for lesser-used languages and symbols. The new emojis include a face holding back tears, heart hands, a low battery indicator and objects like coral.  Though the new code debuts today, you won’t be able to incorporate the new …

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• 14 September

  iPhone 13 has big shoes to fill. What will Apple’s next big thing be, now that 5G is old news?

  

  Last year, Apple tapped 5G wireless as the key new feature of the iPhone 12, promising faster downloads and more reliability. With this year’s iPhone, Apple may be looking to the heavens for its next big breakthrough. The tech giant is expected to offer new iPhones today that could include technology for making emergency phone calls even without a cellular signal. The …

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• 14 September

  iPhone 13 Pro gets Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion

  

  Apple ran through the newest features for its latest lineup of phones at its iPhone 13 launch event Tuesday. Among the headlines: New-and-improved Super Retina XDR displays for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, complete with ProMotion support allowing for refresh rates as high as 120Hz. Originally rumored as part of last year’s iPhone 12 lineup, the …

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• 14 September

  LG’s outrageous direct

  

  Pass on that Aston Martin Valhalla. Swipe left on that diamond-encrusted iPhone. Don’t bother with that, um, modest two-bedroom tract home that’s optimistically within commuting distance of San Francisco. What’s really worth your next million dollars? A television. And not just any television, but a 325-inch, 8K resolution, direct-view LED from LG. It’s similar in concept to Samsung’s The Wall …

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