After three years, the iPhone redesign is finally on its way. But it may not be for you. Apple on Tuesday is widely expected to launch its next flagship phone, which, if rumors are true, will end up coming as three different models. One — a pricey version commonly dubbed the iPhone 8, iPhone X or …
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When Apple’s iPhone 7 hit the scene without a headphone jack last September, many mourned the loss. Former software engineer Scotty Allen is one of those people. Allen famously made his own iPhone 6s from parts bought at electronics markets in China, so it wasn’t a huge stretch for him to pick up an iPhone 7 and decide to install a …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So that’s what he does in his office. Auburn/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET CEOs are fond of saying they live and breathe the products their companies make. Many, indeed, just can’t resist peddling them at every opportunity. Here, then, is Apple CEO Tim Cook appearing …
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Steve Jobs memorably unveiled the original iPhone more than a decade ago. So it’s appropriate that the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone be held at the theater named in his honor. Apple sent out the invitations for the launch of its next iPhone (or iPhones), confirming the rumored date and location of Sept. 12 at the new Apple Park …
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Satellite TV provider Dish Network may still have a chance to get its hands on discounts to buy valuable wireless spectrum. A federal appeals court said Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission “acted reasonably and consistently” two years ago in the AWS-3 wireless auction when it decided to deny so-called designated entity discounts to two Dish affiliates, SNR and Northstar. …
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I remember my roommate, way back in 1986, laboriously stringing together phonemes with Apple‘s Macintalk software to get his Mac to utter a few sentences. It was pioneering at the time — anybody else remember the Talking Moose’s jokes? But boy, have things improved since then. Publishing a new round of papers on its new machine learning journal, Apple showed …
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Black Friday is only supposed to come once a year, but that hasn’t stopped retailers from creating Black Friday-like sales multiple times a year. The latest one? Best Buy’s 50-Hour sale, which starts at 11 p.m. EST tonight (August 18) and runs through the weekend. Last year’s 50-Hour sale was in honor of the retailer’s 50th birthday. I personally think …
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A key US agency has officially stepped into the legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm. The US International Trade Commission, which has the power to ban products from entering the country, confirmed on Tuesday it will investigate Qualcomm’s complaint that Apple was illegally using its cellular technology in iPhones powered by modems made by Intel. Qualcomm is seeking to bar all iPhones …
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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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Netflix is betting that more of us will be watching anime in the future. The company will partner with more studios in Japan to bring original anime titles to its platform either later this year or early next year, Netflix announced at its 2017 Anime Slate event in Tokyo today. This is in addition to already announced titles such as …
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