Huawei unveiled its latest premium smartphones — the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro — on Thursday, at an event in Munich. The new phones, particularly the Mate 30 Pro, will compete with Apple’s new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 phones and the upcoming Google Pixel 4, launching on Oct. …
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Can Huawei make great phones without the full power of Google’s Android operating system behind it? We’re about to find out. The Chinese giant on Thursday unveiled the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, its latest flagship phones, at an event in Munich. The phones will ship with state-of-the-art hardware, including four rear cameras, but without full Android support. The …
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Days before the iPhone 11 hits stores, Apple is fighting the European Union’s 13 billion euro ($14.4 billion) tax bill in court. The company says the tax bill “defies reality and common sense,” Reuters reported Tuesday. A panel of five judges is hearing arguments in Luxembourg’s General Court over two days. The European Commission wants Apple to pay back taxes to …
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Tonic is a new app with a radical approach to recommendations personalized for you: It doesn’t want to know who you are, make money off your interests or hook you on using its app more and more. Instead, Tonic wants to recommend five, and only five, things every day, like an article or photo essay. It’s definitely the first app …
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Lest you believed the term “slofie” was nothing but a cruel joke from the techno gods at Apple, the company has applied to trademark the name for the slow-motion video selfie feature found in the iPhone 11, according to a document filed with the US Patent and Trademark office this week. Many early reactions to the slofie feature were negative, …
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With Jabra announcing its new Elite 75t true wireless earbuds, it’s not surprising we’re seeing some sales on Jabra’s older Elite 65t and slightly more rugged Elite 65t Active models. This week’s deal has the Elite Active 65t earbuds at $143 — or $47 off — in Copper Red at Amazon. The Elite 75t costs $200. The big difference between the upcoming Elite 75t …
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Our only complaint about the Beats Solo3 wireless headphones was its price. When it hit in 2016 at its list price of $300, it didn’t sound quite as good as other headphones that cost that much. But at its current sale price of $130 at Amazon and Best Buy — the lowest we’ve ever seen for it — the Beats …
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Preorders for Apple’s new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max opened Friday, and long-reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the 2019 models got off to a strong start over the weekend, according to 9to5Mac. They arrive in stores on Sept. 20. Kuo is predicting strong demand for the midnight green iPhone 11 Pro, as well as for the green …
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Update, Sept. 26: CNET’s OnePlus 7T review is now live. Read more about the new phone from OnePlus. Original story follows. The OnePlus 7T will be officially revealed on Sept. 26, and the phone is rumored to join the “three-camera club” with the more expensive flagship phones from Apple and Samsung. The event might also be the first time the public will see the …
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Preorders for the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max kicked off last week, with general availability due on Sept. 20. The starting price for Apple’s new flagship? A surprisingly low $699, which have led some to suggest that price is the iPhone 11’s best feature. Of course, the key there is “starting”; if you’re looking for more …
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