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Why Apple Arcade is a must

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. I haven’t been paying much attention to the hype around Apple Arcade, the tech giant’s new game subscription service. Why would I? I don’t have an iPhone. I’m not going to get …

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Where Cards Fall lets you rethink your life path in a unique Apple Arcade game

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. It started, as many great ideas do, with a song. For Sam Rosenthal, designer of Where Cards Fall, a thought-provoking puzzle game from the first wave of Apple Arcade launch titles, the song was Radiohead’s House of …

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iPhone 11 Pro vs. Galaxy Note 10: Here’s what a $1,000 phone buys you today

Of the three new iPhones Apple announced last week, two of them — the iPhone 11 Pro (starting at $999) and the iPhone 11 Pro Max (starting at $1,099) — break the $1,000 price threshold that Apple itself helped create when it introduced the iPhone X in 2017. Since then, the $1,000 superphone has become the norm for high-end 4G devices, with premium …

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Pixel 4 XL purportedly shows up again in leaked photos

Can’t get enough of images that purportedly show Google’s Pixel 4 XL phone? You’re in luck. We’ve already seen a cache of such shots, as well as a video, and now there’s more. Vietnam-based phone shop D Store Mobile has leaked 20 or so pictures of a white “test model” of the Pixel 4 XL, according to a report. The …

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These are the iPhone 11 camera features we care about most

The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are now available to preorder, bringing faster processors, a wider range of color options, including the controversial Midnight Green, and a whole slew of internal upgrades to Apple’s iPhone ($899 at Amazon) range. What really sets the 2019 iPhones apart from their predecessors, however, are the camera improvements, including a …

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iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max: 6 things you didn’t know about Apple’s new phones

Apple’s press event, where it debuted the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, came and went on Tuesday. And while a lot of noise was made about the handsets’ creepy-looking camera setups, the 11 Pro’s polarizing Midnight Green color and the obnoxiously termed “slofie,” there were a few other iPhone 11 features that flew under the radar. It’s …

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iPhone storage: 64GB just isn’t enough anymore

Apple’s latest iPhones pack plenty of improvements. They’re more durable, they’re faster and their cameras are much more capable. At $699, the iPhone 11 is even cheaper than last year’s iPhone XR, at its $749 starting price. Yet one thing hasn’t changed: All new iPhones start with 64GB of storage space.  On the surface that’s … fine. Two years ago …

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iPhone 11 Pro: To upgrade or not

After months of rumors and speculation, the iPhone 11 is finally here. In this week’s Apple Core wrap, let’s see how the new phones stack up compared to last year’s models and see what extras you may get if you’re upgrading from an older iPhone. We won’t know for sure which is the “best” of the new bunch until after …

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Apple Watch Series 5 hands

Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. Apple unveiled the latest iteration of its fitness wearable, the Apple Watch Series 5, on Tuesday as it introduced the iPhone 11 at its annual September event. While the iPhone grabbed most of the attention, the new watch, which succeeds the Watch Series 4, adds a few new features. It will …

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iOS 13 vs. Android 10: How Apple and Google compare

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Without the software that powers them, iPhones and Android phones would be high-priced pieces of glass, metal and plastic. So let’s see how the new mobile OSes from Apple and Google compare, now that iOS 13.1 is already here and Android 10 — previously …

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