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 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled the Windows 10X operating system, which will work with the new dual-screen Surface Neo devices, expected to be available in late 2020. Windows 10 X is part of Microsoft’s multiyear journey to change the architecture of Windows and make it more modular, as we’ve already seen with the HoloLens 2, Surface Hub and Xbox. The OS is …
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Amazon has apparently again locked horns with a streaming competitor. Amazon wants to sell a “substantial percentage” of ad space on Disney apps that are available on the retail giant’s Fire TV devices, according to a report Thursday from The Wall Street Journal. Disney is said to be resisting, and the two companies are at an impasse. Disney apps could be removed from …
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