Disney, Apple, Walmart and nearly a dozen other companies called the White House on Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal. Their goals, according to the report, were to get more clarity on President Donald Trump’s executive order banning “any transaction that is related to WeChat” and to encourage the administration to “narrow the order …
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Apple is preparing to launch subscription bundles that bring together its digital services like Apple Music, Apple TV Plus and Apple Arcade, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The bundles, dubbed “Apple One,” could debut as early as October and will let people subscribe to multiple services at a single monthly price, according to Bloomberg. There will reportedly be different tiers of bundles, with the …
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Apple last month confirmed that its new iPhone will be delayed “a few weeks,” leading some to speculate the company’s expected iPhone 12 lineup won’t be revealed until October. Apple has typically shown off its new phones in September. Now, a new leak may offer up a more specific timeline. Apple may unveil the iPhone 12 during an event the week of …
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If you’re looking for a new iPhone at the lowest price possible, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus from 2017 are viable options. (They’re still so viable, in fact, that the US Census Bureau used the iPhone 8 to conduct the 2020 Census.) Though Apple discontinued selling them, you can still nab the devices from third-party retailers like Walmart and Best …
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iPhone 11 users on Reddit and MacRumors forums have reported an issue since early June: A slight green tint to the screen soon after the phone is unlocked. Apple’s new iOS update 13.6.1 will fix this problem, which was reportedly due to a “thermal management issue.” According to MacRumors, the issue showed up after iOS 13.4 and remained unaddressed until …
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With all the drama over President Donald Trump’s threats to ban the international Chinese social networking sensation TikTok, tech watchers in the US haven’t spent as much time considering what banning TenCent’s WeChat might lead to as well. A well-connected Apple analyst crunched the numbers and estimates iPhone sales could drop as much as 30% worldwide if a ban goes …
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As Chinese factory operations resumed at the end of March and stores reopened around the world in May and June amid the coronavirus pandemic, the smartphone market saw an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase in US shipments in the second quarter, according to a Tuesday report by Canalys. During the quarter, vendors shipped 31.9 million smartphones in the United States, the report …
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Welcome to this week’s episode of The Cheapskate Show, a podcast devoted to helping you save money. For example, did you know that certain products go on sale all the time? Sometimes every month or two, sometimes every few weeks! That means you’d be crazy to pay full price. Listen in to learn which items get discounted on the regular. …
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Microsoft will begin accepting preorders for the Surface Duo handheld device on Wednesday, the company said in an early morning blog post. The software giant said the device, which it revealed last year, will launch Sept. 10 and start at $1,399 for its 128GB version. Initial preorders are available through Microsoft, with additional retailers expected to be added soon. See at Microsoft …
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Qualcomm has won its appeal against the US Federal Trade Commission, with the court finding that Qualcomm’s licensing policies are not anticompetitive. In a judgment published Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the previous judgment, reversing the district court’s permanent worldwide injunction against Qualcomm’s business practices, which required it to renegotiate fees with rivals. According to …
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