Some have dissed the iPhone 7 for being too similar to the 6S. But a new patent shows that Apple may have an interesting direction for a future iPhone. The US Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent to Apple on Tuesday for a bendable or foldable iPhone, according to Patently Apple, which was first …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 Plus vs Pixel XL: Which one shoots better video? 3:04 The Google Pixel XL excels at mobile phone photography, edging out Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus in CNET’s estimation. With video, though, it’s a different story. My colleague Vanessa Hand Orellana and I spent hours chasing pigeons, children, dogs and sunsets to put the two …
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The Apple Watch does a lot of things, but it didn’t have a camera. Now it does, thanks to a new band. Are you ready to start taking wrist-snaps? Glide, makers of a video chat app for iPhone, just launched CMRA, a new Apple Watch band that has dual cameras built in. Much like Samsung’s long-departed Gear watches with cameras …
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It wasn’t ever going to be clear-cut. In a video shoot-out between the iPhone 7 Plus and the Pixel, Apple’s phone came out on top. But that comes after the Pixel won the photo contest. We discuss how important the camera is to consumers (very, but not as important as your loyalty to an operating system). We also talk about …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Once upon a time, and not too long ago, today’s deal would have cost you $59.99. While supplies last, however, Techrabbit has the …
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The “iPhone 8” could have wireless charging. While it has been previously reported that Apple will introduce wireless charging into its phones, Foxconn Technology Group, one of Apple’s main manufacturing partners, is making wireless charging modules for the 2017 iPhone, Nikkei Asian Review reports. Wireless charging has been around for a few years, and manufacturers such as Samsung have been …
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The first time I saw the Touch Bar on Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops, I thought: hey, there’s a little strip of an iPad grafted onto that Mac. Macs don’t have touch. At this point, they’re the outliers in the computing world. Windows and Chrome touch computers have flooded the world for years, now. There are tablets. There are phones. …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s new mainstream MacBook Pro 1:54 Someday we’ll live in a truly wireless future, where everything is interconnected. Speeds will be so fast — 5G and WiGig — and the chipsets so cheap and plentiful that everything from your coffee maker to your garage door opener will have them embedded by default. Even your charging cable …
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“A unified TV experience that’s one place to access all of your TV shows and movies, one place to discover great new content to watch.” That’s how Apple CEO Tim Cook described a new app called TV. Sounds great, but what’s the catch? I spent an hour this morning meeting with Apple’s TV team, who gave me a walkthrough of …
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Apple unveiled a swish new MacBook Pro on Thursday that came complete with a hefty price tag of $1,799. There’s nothing unusual about high prices on Apple’s newest, most sophisticated tech. But if the MacBook seems expensive to Americans, it’s worse for customers in the UK where it costs £1,749 — equal to $2,121. More unusual is what happened to …
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