It isn’t fun watching an old love suffer. On Wednesday, Google announced it’s casually dropping $1.1 billion on a deal with HTC that will allow it to hire some of the beleaguered company’s staff, as well as license some of its intellectual property. Rumours of a tie-up had circulated for a while, but the deal turned out to …
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Verizon is offering up to $300 off an iPhone 8 when you trade in your old phone. Even better, the company is also giving away iPhones 8s. That is, if you can find them. Enlarge Image The AR number 8 could be hiding in your city. Time to go find it! Verizon Verizon is hosting an iPhone giveaway through Friday, Sept. …
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Apple presents the iPhone X as the “smartphone of the future.” But at least in one key area, its new phones fall short of Android phones that have already been out for months. The iPhone X has new tech like facial recognition, but not when it comes to cellular radios. James Martin/CNET The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone …
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iOS 11 was making me crazy, but not for the reasons you might think. It wasn’t crashing or glitching out or erasing my contacts or anything like that. What I saw. Every. Time. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET I simply couldn’t get it. Starting at 10 a.m. PT yesterday, the latest version of Apple‘s iPhone software became available to everyone. Everyone, that …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. My plan is to spend the evening finding interesting apps on the App Store. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Please lie here on my chaise-longue and we’ll play word association. When I say “App Store,” what word first comes into your mind? “Whatever,” perhaps. Or …
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You may have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on Apple’s new iPhone X. Production of Apple’s newest flagship handset likely hasn’t even begun, even though Apple will begin taking orders for the device in just over a month, according to an investor’s note from Raymond James chip analyst Christopher Caso. The iPhone X, which Caso notes …
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On October 4, we’re pretty sure Google will reveal a phone — or two. But now, we’re wondering if the company will have any surprises left. Droid Life, a long-running Android news site, is reporting that it managed to get its hands on pictures and prices for not one, not two, but five new Google hardware products that will allegedly be revealed …
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Last year, Apple released Portrait Mode along with its iPhone 7 Plus, which uses the phone’s dual rear cameras to create artistic blurry backgrounds (bokeh) that look like photos taken on a DSLR or mirrorless camera. This year, Apple added Portrait Lighting mode, which lets you add professional lighting looks to your photos. The iPhone 8 Plus and X both …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Offering wall-lovers reassurance? John Moore / Getty Images In recent days, it’s been unclear whether the much Trump-eted wall between Mexico and the US will be built. Perhaps, though, it’s already being built, after a fashion. After all, the president himself tweeted just last week: …
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By now, you’ve probably heard: The upcoming iPhone X doesn’t have a home button, and it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor either. How will you log into your phone? How will you tap-to-pay? Apple’s hoping you’ll use the brand-new Face ID — where you simply look at your phone to be logged in automatically. I know what you’re thinking: Can you …
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