Apple has traditionally released three new iPhones a year, but that appears set to change in 2020. According to a new report, we can expect five new iPhones next year, starting with one new phone in the first half. The report comes via 9to5Mac and notable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has an impressive track …
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“Macro photography” is taking a photo of a subject in extreme close-up so it appears life-size or larger in the resulting image. Close-up photos are popular especially for nature photography, because they can capture details of insects, flowers and more with incredible clarity. And you can achieve this effect even with your phone camera. Using a macro lens with almost …
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Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria, the brother of late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, is going toe-to-toe with the $1,500 Motorola Razr, $1,980 Samsung Galaxy Fold and $2,400 Huawei Mate X by releasing a foldable phone: the Escobar Fold 1. It’s a whole lot cheaper at $350, coming unlocked and compatible with “all networks” worldwide. The phone’s website and promotional …
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OnePlus is beloved among Android enthusiasts. It hasn’t got the mass appeal of Samsung or Apple, but its phones are excellent and almost always a fantastic deal. You may know that OnePlus’ parent company BBK Electronics is also behind Vivo, a brand mostly only used in China, and Oppo, a brand that’s expanded out of China and into the UK …
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Can you imagine a phone with a 200-megapixel camera? The iPhone 11’s cameras boast only 12 megapixels, for context. But those massive-megapixel high-end phone photos could become a reality, Qualcomm said on Tuesday at its third annual Snapdragon Tech Summit in Maui, Hawaii. The Snapdragon 865 chipset will support a number of high-end phones in 2020, allowing for cameras up …
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A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone. It declared it to be faster and more secure than face unlock technology from companies like Samsung and other fingerprint technology that uses optical sensors to essentially take a photo of a user’s fingerprints. Samsung jumped …
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On Tuesday, Apple awarded the AI photography app Spectre Camera the title of iPhone App of the Year, as part of its first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards. Spectre — created by the developer behind photography app Halide — uses machine learning to take simulated long-exposure photos on your iPhone. The app combines hundreds of photos taken …
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This story is part of CNET’s coverage of Apple Arcade, including exclusive first looks we got at some of the service’s high-profile new games. Apple named Sayonara Wild Hearts as the Apple Arcade Game of the Year, in the tech giant’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards on Tuesday. The game — available exclusively on Apple’s $4.99 per month gaming service Apple …
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Google named Glitch Video Effects the Play Users’ Choice App of 2019 on Tuesday, as part of Google Play’s Best of 2019 awards. Google’s top picks followed the news of Apple’s first annual App Store Best Apps and Games awards earlier in the day. Glitch Video Editor, from developer InShot, allows users to take photos and videos and add more …
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After Apple announced its picks for the best apps and games on its platforms earlier this morning, Google on Tuesday revealed its top picks for this year’s content. In a blog post, the company announced it has two categories of winners: There’s a “users’ choice” award for the best movie, app, game and ebook selected by Google Play users, and there’s …
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