Showing off your last vacation videos may get a lot easier. The possibility of video capture with 4K resolution at 60 frames per second for the upcoming iPhone was spotted in Apple’s HomePod firmware leak by Brazilian site iHelp BR. The rear cameras on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus can record 4K video but only at 30fps. Their front …
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Apple Glasses. They’re fun to think about, and multiple rumors suggest they might actually be in development. But they’re probably not coming anytime soon. According to a Friday report in the Financial Times, Apple is still experimenting with multiple different prototypes of augmented-reality glasses — including some where you might have to wear your iPhone on your head. While the …
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Were you expecting Google’s Pixel 2 to have a bold new design? Don’t count on it. Reputable phone leaker Evan Blass has just revealed two pictures of what’s very likely to be Google’s next phone, and it looks decidedly like the flagship phone we know (and loved) starting last October. While Google head of hardware Rick Osterloh had previously confirmed …
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The gap in global phone sales between Apple and Huawei is smaller than ever. Apple, the world’s No. 2 phone seller by volume, sold 41 million iPhones in the second quarter. Huawei, the No. 3 global phone brand thanks to its popularity in China and Europe, sold 38.5 million phones during the same period, Counterpoint Research said Tuesday. Related stories LG’s flagship …
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Now playing: Watch this: We dropped the Moto Z2 Force like it’s hot 3:40 Twenty-eight. That’s how many times we dropped the Motorola Moto Z2 Force to test the claims of its shatter-resistant screen. ShatterShield, the name for Motorola’s hardcoat layer, promises that the display won’t shatter or crack when dropped at a height of 4 or 5 feet. And …
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Apple is working on a screen that would allow for increased privacy on portable devices such as the iPhone and iPad, according to a patent application published Thursday. Apple’s application, entitled “Displays With Adjustable Angles-of-View,” discusses using an electrically adjustable lens array that can modify backlight illumination to narrow the display’s angle of view. While larger and wider screens have …
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Now playing: Watch this: OnePlus 5’s new nifty software tricks 2:19 OnePlus took to its Facebook page Tuesday to announce that “5omething new” is coming soon. The image accompanying the announcement shows a white outline accompanying the other two hues of its current marquee phone, the OnePlus 5, which hints that the phone may come in a new color. Currently, the …
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The wait for the next iPhone may not be as long as feared. Despite rumors the so-called iPhone 8 may be delayed until October or later, Apple released its earnings report and provided a rosy revenue forecast for the current quarter. That bit of financial wonkiness suggests Apple expects at least some new iPhone to perk up sales. Whether it’s …
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In 2010, an Apple engineer left a prototype iPhone 4 in a bar, spoiling the biggest redesign to the iPhone since its 2007 debut. Apple has arguably never made as big a mistake since. But history has a way of repeating itself. For its 10-year anniversary, Apple is widely expected to redesign the iPhone yet again — and another leak may …
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Apple’s next iPhone may arrive on time after all. Maybe. Going into Tuesday’s earnings report, most expected Apple to delay the launch of its next flagship iPhone, with rumors calling for an October release date, if not later. But the normally conservative Apple surprised everyone by offering a cheery forecast for the current quarter, with revenue ranging from $49 billion …
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