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Goodbye, home button? Get ready for iPhone’s biggest change

When Apple unveils its new high-end iPhone on Sept. 12, it’s widely expected to do away with the most iconic part of its handset: the home button. If the rumors are true, the all-screen design of the so-called iPhone 8 means no room for a bottom bezel, and thus no room for a physical home button …

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Apple leads as Samsung looks for direction

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Leading his division by a long way? Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox / Getty Images For a company that has given a good impression of being a touch dull in recent times, Apple still seems to bump into successes like a sleepwalker stumbles into doorways. Why, …

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Apple Sept. 12 event: New iPhone 8, Apple Watch 3 and more

Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 Even if you don’t have an iPhone or plan on getting a new one, you should still pay attention to Apple’s September 12 event. For one thing, it takes place in a new location, Apple Park, the company’s new headquarters in Cupertino, California. But the …

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‘iPhone 8’ rumored to be called iPhone Edition

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Do these look like iPhone Editions to you? MacRumors When it comes to ‘iPhone 8‘ (and really every iPhone launch), everyone knows, yet no one knows for certain. The most reliable rumors suggest Apple’s most advanced new phone to be unveiled on Sept. …

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Apple sends invites to its Sept. 12 event at Apple Park

Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 The next iPhone (or, iPhones). A new Apple Watch. Siri. Lots and lots of augmented reality. These are just a few of things we’re expecting from Apple this year, and now the date is official: Tuesday, September 12. This year, Apple’s big reveal is at …

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Apple’s iPhone event is official (The 3:59, Ep. 277)

Apple on Thursday sent out invites for its latest event, to take place on Sept. 12 at the new Steve Jobs Theater. This one is widely expected to be the launch for the newest iPhone. Plus, we may see some updates to the Apple Watch, Siri and AirPods. For today’s show, we run through expectations, wish list items and potential disappointments. …

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Smartwatches surge in sales with Apple leading the way

Slowly but surely, the watches are taking over. With increased interest from the medical industry, and features like GPS and health tracking becoming standard on wearables, smartwatches are beginning to dominate the wearable technology market.  According to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), wearable shipments over the past couple of months grew 10.3 percent year over year …

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Calling all fitness freaks: Samsung’s Gear Sport, Gear Fit 2 Pro want you

Samsung’s long appealed to the fashionistas with its smartwatches. It now wants to go after the jocks too. When Samsung first jumped into wearables three years, it took pains to emphasize the look of its Gear smartwatch. It partnered with a fashion designer to make special accessories to go with the watch, and it sought to show its wearables were …

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Apple Pay peer

Apple Pay can be used to pay online or at stores, but it’ll soon get peer-to-peer payments, too. That means payments to friends or anyone else you have on your contacts list. The feature was announced in June at Apple’s developer conference, where it was marketed as one of the big upgrades in iOS 11. That update to iPhones and …

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iPhone 8’s rumored $1,000 price tag: Why it makes sense

Rumors that the new high-end 2017 iPhone would cost upwards of $1,000 have persisted for so long that I can’t even remember where or when they first started. But with the recent New York Times report from Brian X. Chen that the Apple lineup will include “a premium model priced at around $999,” that price tag has been elevated from …

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