The dust has barely settled on the iPhone 11 event, but already we have an idea of what to expect from the next Apple keynote, which could be held as soon as this month. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we cover the Deep Fusion feature coming to iOS 13.2 plus reveal rumors about the …
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Microsoft isn’t making another Windows phone for one simple reason
Microsoft did something unexpected in launching the Surface Duo, a phone with two screens that fold around a hinge down the middle. After two years completely out of the phone game, Microsoft is ready to try again — just not with its own software running the show. Instead, the Surface Duo will run on Android, a former rival OS. In …
Read More »PlayStation Vue review: Live TV that’s not just for gamers
Editor’s Note, Feb 4 2020: Sony shut down the PlayStation Vue service on January 30, 2020, but for a list of the best alternative live TV streaming services go here. Sony’s PlayStation Vue has a name problem. It’s a live TV streaming service that doesn’t include “TV” in the name at all. Worse, the name could imply that it only works on Sony’s PlayStation …
Read More »Tim Cook gives a hard no on Apple cryptocurrency
Apple CEO Tim Cook says his company isn’t interested in launching a cryptocurrency. In an interview with French publication Les Echos published on Friday, Cook said he believes deeply that money must remain in the hands of states. “I am not comfortable with the idea that a private group creates a competing currency,” Cook told Les Echos, according to a translation of …
Read More »Surface Pro 7 vs. iPad Pro: Can Microsoft’s top 2
If you blinked In the middle of Microsoft’s Surface Event on Oct. 2, you might have missed the Surface Pro 7 announcement. Squeezed between the new Surface Laptop 3 and Microsoft’s future dual-screen Surface Duo Android phone and Surface Neo dual-screen tablet with Windows 10X software for dual-screen devices, the Pro 7’s staid update didn’t stand out. It was also overshadowed by the Surface Pro X, a 13-inch tablet …
Read More »Apple tells suppliers to ramp up production of iPhone 11, report says
The $699 price tag for iPhone 11 seems to be paying off. Apple reportedly increased its order for iPhone 11s by 10%, or 8 million units, the Nikkei Asian Review reported Friday. “This autumn is so far much busier than we expected,” an unnamed source with knowledge of the situation told Nikkei. “Previously, Apple was quite conservative about placing orders. After the …
Read More »Amazon Prime Video returns to Apple’s App Store after mysterious disappearance
Amazon’s Prime Video app has returned to the App Store after mysteriously disappearing earlier Friday. In a statement, Amazon blamed the issue on a glitch. “Earlier today, there was a technical glitch that impacted the Prime Video app on iOS and TVOS devices,” an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. “The issue has been resolved, and the Prime Video …
Read More »Apple now lets everyone watch their own TV shows without making things messy
Apple released TVOS 13 at the end of September, bringing a host of new features to fourth- and fifth-generation Apple TVs, including a revamped Apple Music, the new Apple Arcade gaming subscription service and the ability to set up multiple profiles for different household members or guests. If your Apple TV, however, hasn’t received the new OS, you’re not taking …
Read More »Pixel 4 leak appears to reveal full specs, ‘Neural Core’ feature
We already know what the Pixel 4 will look like, what new colors it will come in, how many cameras it will have and some of the cool new gesture tricks it will be packing. Given that it’s surely the most leaked phone in recent memory, it probably wouldn’t surprise you to know that a spec sheet for Google’s forthcoming …
Read More »Apple will reportedly have a cheaper iPhone that looks like the 8 next year
Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Those looking for a better, cheaper iPhone may find what they’re looking for early next year. According to a new report from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF Securities, the iPhone-maker is indeed prepping a new phone for the “first quarter of 2020.” Kuo’s latest report, shared by …
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