This story is part of Tech for a Better World, stories about the diverse teams creating products, apps and services to improve our lives and society. Both nonprofit organizations and platforms like GoFundMe in eventful 2020 have served as ways to donate to help fight the coronavirus and assist victims of wildfires and hurricanes. But 13-year-old developer Adrit Rao …
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T-Mobile, best known as a company that you pay for phone service, is gunning for your TV now, too. Its revamped TVision service comes out Nov. 1 and offers packages of familiar TV channels that you stream live. It’s a direct competitor to not only traditional cable TV but also to a bunch of other similar services like YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu …
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Apple’s iPhone 12 is winning praise for its new design, strengthened screen and better cameras. Now we’re about to learn if that’s enough to sell a phone that starts at $799 in the middle of a global pandemic and economic catastrophe. On Thursday, Apple is due to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter, and Wall Street analysts on average …
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OnePlus boldly chose to launch its new 5G phone a day after the debut of the iPhone 12. The $749 OnePlus 8T is the Chinese phone-maker’s attempt at “raising the bar,” after it launched the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro in April. (The OnePlus 8T’s UK price of £549 converts to about AU$1,000.) Although the timing seems curious, it follows OnePlus’ usual …
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Apple’s iPhone sales plummeted 20% as consumers awaited the release of its iPhone 12 amid the continued spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended lives, disrupted business and slowed manufacturing across the globe. But Apple executives said they aren’t terribly worried about it. That’s primarily thanks to Apple’s delay releasing the iPhone 12, creating a fluke in financial reporting that artificially made the …
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Apple has given people plenty of reasons to want a new iPhone 12, much as it does every year when it refreshes its phone lineup. The camera is better, and so’s the processor. The display, with its “ceramic shield” technology, is more durable, and there’s even a Pacific blue iPhone 12 Pro. There are now four new models to choose from …
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Apple is ramping up efforts to develop its own search engine, according to a Financial Times report published Wednesday, as US antitrust authorities threaten a lucrative deal that sets Google’s search engine as the default option on iPhones and Samsung phones. The iPhone’s latest operating system version, iOS 14, has started to show its own search results and to link directly …
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Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup may not include reverse wireless charging — when a device being charged wirelessly can charge another device — but a set of FCC filings highlighted by VentureBeat’s Jeremy Horwitz hint that it’s capable of doing so. This feature wasn’t highlighted during the iPhone 12 launch event earlier this month, when Apple announced the return of its …
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If you’re still hooked up with a Big Three carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon — Sprint is no more), I’ll wager you’re paying more than you need to for phone service. Maybe it’s time to consider switching? Even if you save just $20 a month — not an unlikely proposition — that’s a hefty $240 annually. In this episode we …
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You may have no idea what Apple Clips is, or maybe you use it all the time. The video-editing app has been living in parallel with iMovie for years: While it’s full of interesting effects and tricks, it could only shoot and edit square videos. But a new update hitting today could make it far more useful as an iMovie …
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