Most people ditch trying to play a guitar after the first year, according to Fender CEO Andy Mooney. That’s the inspiration behind Fender Play, a subscription-based app and teaching platform that’s launching today, July 6. At $20 a month, it’s trying to gamify the art of rock, and also beat YouTube’s free offerings. I’m not …
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All of next year’s iPhones could adopt a new screen technology, according to Nikkei Asian Review, not just the most high-end model. (Brace yourself for a lot of “ifs.”) That could be a departure from what we get later in 2017, when it’s rumored that the iPhone 8, Apple’s celebratory 10th-year anniversary effort, will ditch the LCD display and go …
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Although we are both equipped with an iPhone, I take many more photos than my wife, which makes me the photo keeper of the family. When the occasion arises to show a photo of one of our two kids to a friend (that we have not already posted to Instagram), she asks me to dig through the photos on my …
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For months now, the internet has been awash with rumors that Apple’s 10th-anniversary iPhone (which we’re calling the iPhone 8 for now) will have facial recognition built into at least one of its cameras. Now a patent application dated today, and spotted by TechCrunch, spells out Apple’s ambition to patent a sensor that can tell if you’re human. The application …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s S8 assistant still isn’t ready 1:27 Samsung’s Bixby is still a no-show. The consumer electronics giant told the Korea Herald on Tuesday that the English version of its digital assistant will be delayed — again — because it lacks enough big data to teach it to work properly. Bixby Voice was supposed to launch in late …
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If Qualcomm wins its latest legal battle against Apple, it could be a lot harder to buy certain iPhones in the US. The company plans to file a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, accusing Apple’s iPhones of infringing six of Qualcomm’s mobile patents. As part of the filing, Qualcomm wants the ITC to ban the import of certain …
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Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 Pokemon Go tips everyone should know 2:31 The phenomenon known as Pokemon has made its way onto iOS and Android, but this time, it’s different. What is Pokemon Go? Pokemon Go is nothing like the Game Boy game you remember — it’s a free mobile game that lets you see tiny creatures called Pokemon …
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Facebook is going up against the US over a gag order that it thinks impedes on freedom of speech. A court order prevents Facebook from telling three users that search warrants were issued for their account information, according to a report from BuzzFeed, which cited documents it obtained from the DC Appeals Court. The court has requested “all contents of …
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Like most manufactured goods you buy today, the majority of electronics are made outside the United States. But when it comes to home audio equipment — headphones, speakers, amplifiers, turntables, phono cartridges, etc — a lot of the very best gear is produced here in the good old USA. So if you’re feeling patriotic this Fourth of July and want …
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Touch ID is so passé. Soon you could be unlocking your phone and paying for things with just your mug. Bloomberg on Monday reported that Apple is testing out an improved security system for its next iPhone — powered by a 3D sensor — that allows users to log in, authenticate payments and launch secure apps by scanning their face. …
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