After unboxing your new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max, and setting it up using Apple’s new transfer tool, you may be asking yourself… What now? Well, there are a couple of settings you should double-check before test-driving the iPhone 11’s most important update, the camera. We’re going to walk you …
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Apple’s iOS 13.1 and iPadOS arrive today, almost a week early
Apple’s latest iPhone software, iOS 13, is already available — but on Tuesday, you’ll already be able to download its first big update, iOS 13.1. And you’ll be able to revitalize your iPad with the launch of Apple’s new iPadOS software created exclusively for its tablets. Both iOS 13.1 and iPadOS were originally scheduled to be released on Sept. 30, but …
Read More »Xiaomi’s Mi 9 Pro is a 5G phone that costs only $520
On Monday, Chinese phone-maker, Xiaomi unveiled the Mi 9 Pro 5G. It’s a premium phone, with a blazing fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor, a 6.39-inch AMOLED display and triple cameras on the back. That’s all on top of 5G, of course. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has similar features and costs $1,299. The good news here is that the Mi …
Read More »Best Buy flash sale has deals on MacBooks, iPads and more
Best Buy is in the midst of a 24-hour flash sale. The sale ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. CT — that’s 9:59 p.m. on the West Coast and 12:59 a.m. (Wednesday morning) on the East Coast. Below are our top picks. Note CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this page. Free …
Read More »iOS 13.1 is already here. Everything new and how to get it on your iPhone or iPad
Apple’s iOS 13 launch has been, well, a little confusing. There haven’t been any show-stopping bugs or issues, but just five days after the launch of iOS 13, we’re already getting iOS 13.1, with new features and performance improvements. Typically, Apple releases a major OS update — like iOS 13 — and a week or so later, releases something like …
Read More »Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is 180% screen, and it’s crazy
Screen-to-body ratio is used to denote the amount of screen compared to the size of the phone chassis itself. The higher the screen-to-body ratio, the smaller the bezel. The iPhone 11 Pro has a screen-to-body ratio of 82.1% thanks to its big ol’ notch. Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro’s ratio is 94.1%. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus? 91%. On Monday, …
Read More »iPhone 11 teardown reveals more powerful battery, improved camera tools
The iPhone 11 may not be Apple’s highest-end phone, but it’s still packing some iPhone 11 Pro tech and a more powerful battery than the iPhone XR, an iFixit teardown has found. The phone was also found to have only one connector on the battery, leading iFixit to speculate that the two cables in the 11 Pro may have been for …
Read More »The iPhone 11 has a few more features than we first thought
The iPhone 11 review and reviews for the 11 Pro and Pro Max are out, with praise for everything from the impressive cameras to improvements in battery life. Now that the phones are on sale, we have some more details about the hardware inside. In this week’s Apple Core roundup we uncover some lesser-known details about every version of the …
Read More »The 2018 iPad 9.7 can be yours for $238 (Update: Sold out)
For the better part of 2019, the iPad 9.7 (not to be confused with the iPad Air and iPad Mini) was on something of a pricing rollercoaster. Apple continued to charge $329 for the 32GB model, but vendors such as Amazon, MassGenie and Walmart frequently sold it for $249. Then came the new iPad 10.2, which sort of reset the pricing …
Read More »Your updated iPhone won’t let you type swear words now. We found a way around it
We all know that the iPhone’s keyboard tries to autocorrect away the fact that people like to cuss. How many times have you perfectly typed out your swear word of choice, just to have the keyboard change it to “ducking” or “shut” without your permission? Sometimes you just need to let it out. Over time, your iPhone eventually gives in …
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