A central, driving force for Jony Ive and Apple’s team to create the iPhone was the pedestrian lousiness of cellphones 10 years ago. “When we worked on the iPhone, certainly a significant part of our motivation was the loathing we had for the phones that we were using,” Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, said during …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Techboy TB-802 uses a motion-activated remote that makes it insanely fun (and easy) to fly. TechBoy Cheeps! …
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Google’s new Pixel phones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, are ready to square off against the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and LG V30. The smaller-sized Pixel 2 has a 5-inch OLED screen, while the larger Pixel 2 XL comes with a 6-inch display. These two Android Oreo phones are Google’s high-end devices for the leadup into 2018, and so far, …
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Apple‘s new phone software means your photos take up half the space they used to, and that’s great. But it also can bring some complications. Good news: New tools are emerging to help you avoid the hassles — and to take better advantage of the change. The new photo compression technology comes with the HEIC image format Apple built into …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple investigating reports of iPhone 8 Plus battery… 1:23 There have been at least six separate reports of iPhone 8 Plus batteries swelling to the point of splitting open their enclosures since the phones first went on sale on Sept. 22. Stories at MacRumors, The Next Web and 9to5mac as early as last week cited social …
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Google’s promise of unlimited storage for the newly launched Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL isn’t so free and open after all. The company announced on Wednesday that owners of any Pixel phone will be able to store all the photos and videos they want to online in Google Photos for as long as they use a Pixel phone. That’s true, but …
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There’s an adjustment period with any new iOS. New features get added. Things get moved around. If some of iOS 11‘s changes have left you feeling frustrated, then perhaps the following seven fixes will have you feeling better about yourself and your updated iPhone or iPad. 1. Stop autoplay videos in the App Store Auto-play videos are everywhere you turn, …
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Uber’s iOS app had the ability to record users’ screens, and anything on them, such as passwords or messages, security researchers told Gizmodo on Thursday. The ride-hailing company has permission from Apple to build that ability into the app, and the researchers said Uber’s was the only app on the App Store that appeared to have that permission. The capability was …
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So you want a big-screen phone and the Pixel 2 XL, iPhone X and Galaxy Note 8 are catching your eye. Which one do you buy? Decisions, decisions. The best policy is to wait until our reviews are in. Some of you are going to preorder regardless, so for you, we’re going to break down the pros and cons of …
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