Samsung has teased a “new beginning” to go with its upcoming Galaxy S8. The company could certainly use a fresh start. This week, the Korean consumer electronics giant is set to show off the latest version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. To say expectations are high for this phone would be an understatement. Samsung is hoping to wipe …
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With just a few taps you can connect your iPad to your iPhone or Android device, turning it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Using an iPhone If you know how to select a Wi-Fi network on your iPad, you already know how to turn your iPhone into a hotspot thanks to Instant Hotspot, a feature Apple added with the release …
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Red-y or not, here it comes. The Red Special Edition of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are now available through Apple’s website for $749 and $869, respectively. Apple announced the new color on Tuesday, marking the first time the company has partnered with Product Red for one of its phones. The tech giant has worked with the program …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 7 wants you to cut the cord 1:49 Last September, Apple finally did away with the abysmal, 16GB model in its iPhone lineup. Starting with the iPhone 7, you have the option of 32GB, 128GB and a whopping 256GB. Even the iPhone SE has kicked the low-storage habit, with Apple recently doubling its base …
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Apple snapped up popular app Workflow on Wednesday, making it free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad users. Apple confirmed the Workflow acquisition to TechCrunch. Apple and Workflow didn’t respond to CNET’s requests for comment. Workflow, a task-automation app that previously cost $2.99, is lauded for its mad customization skills and bills itself as a way of getting …
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I have a drawer full of DVDs. Some Blu-rays, too. But I don’t even have a player plugged in right now; that’s how long it’s been since a watched a movie on physical media. (What is this, 2012?) On the other hand, I bought and paid for all those movies, so it seems like I should be able to enjoy …
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Our Apple authority Scott Stein declared in an article Wednesday that the iPhone SE is the third best iPhone you can get, after the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. His argument is that it’s got the same internals as an iPhone 6S, but has the advantage on battery life and price, which pushes it to the forefront of …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple patent application points to iPhone-powered laptop 1:30 Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need. A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot instead of a touchpad. The …
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One year ago, when it was first released, I really liked the iPhone SE. (See the video above, which is from 2016.) There’s a clear reason why: it was basically a smaller version of the iPhone 6S — the same processor and same camera as the then-current top dog in Apple’s phone lineup — for less money. A year later, …
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Imagine if Siri and Google Now had an app store filled with 7,000 extra tricks you could teach them for free. That’s the promise of Amazon’s cloud-based Alexa assistant on a phone, which has debuted in the Amazon shopping app for the iPhone and iPad, and on Huawei Mate 9 phones in the US, through a specialized app. The integration …
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