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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 8 may have hit a roadblock with its Touch ID 1:11 Red flags keep popping up over Apple’s new fingerprint sensor for its next iPhone. Pacific Crest Securities analysts said in a note to investors Sunday that Apple’s component suppliers were struggling with a new fingerprint sensor. That sensor is …

Because I’m a big believer in saving money, I’m a big believer in buying refurbished. Tech items in particular are often priced well below new, despite being nearly as good as new. So why not buy everything refurbished? First, let’s define our terms. A refurbished product is one that, for any number of reasons, no longer qualifies as new. In …

Now playing: Watch this: 8 ways to repurpose your old phone 2:10 You can teach an old iPhone new tricks. CC Yutaka Tsutano/Flickr The iPhone has been around for a full 10 years now, meaning at some point you’ve probably upgraded to a newer model. (Possibly several newer models.) And whenever you do that, you’re left with your old phone …

Alleged iPhone 8 schematics surfaced online today, opening up the possibility that Apple’s next phone could feature dual cameras stacked vertically and a fingerprint sensor on the back. If true, these would mark a notable change from the iPhone’s usual appearance. Apple is rumored to be planning to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the device by releasing a drastically redesigned …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10.3: Best new features 2:04 Apple has just released the official version of iOS 10.3 for everyone, the last major software update for iPhones, iPads and iPods before the big iOS 11 roll out in June. Don’t expect obvious changes in this version of iOS, but there are a few subtle tweaks that may be …

BlackBerry won an $814.9 million award from chipmaker Qualcomm as a refund for royalty payments, the phone maker said Wednesday. The award, which resulted from an arbitration process, effectively ends the licensing dispute between the two companies. They were fighting over whether BlackBerry’s royalties to Qualcomm should be included in an agreement that caps some licensing payments. In other words, …

My 4-year-old daughter often nabs my wife’s iPhone and disappears for hours into the YouTube Kids app. We intermittently check on what she’s watching, but it’s hard to keep track of every video. Since lots of parents deal with this issue, Amazon decided to roll out a new way to check on your kid’s digital diet. It’s a service for …

Samsung’s new flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is supposed to hit store shelves April 21, but T-Mobile customers who preorder may have a shot at getting their hands on it a little early. The carrier is alerting Galaxy S8 preorder customers via text message that it plans to begin shipping devices on April 19, two days before the official release, …

On April 11, Microsoft released the next major update to Windows 10. Dubbed Creators Update, the free download includes new 3D apps, VR capabilities and 4K game streaming among its flashier features. (But it’s going to a staggered rollout and not everyone will be able to download it immediately, especially if you’re using Windows’ automatic update feature. If you want …

The gloves are off in Qualcomm and Apple’s legal battle. A rumor has been swirling for months that Apple purposely slowed down Qualcomm chips in some iPhone 7 devices so they’d be even with the same iPhones that used an Intel chip instead. In Qualcomm’s response to a lawsuit from Apple, the chipmaker blasted Apple with the same accusation. We …