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iPhone 11, Pro and Max hands

Apple refreshed its line of iPhones for 2019 at an event on Tuesday, announcing the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The phones start at $699, $999 and $1,099, respectively — perhaps a surprising price in a world where we’re used to paying $1,000 for an iPhone. These new iPhones pick …

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Dark mode for iPhone arrives Sept. 19: How you’ll use Apple’s new iOS 13 feature

In bringing dark mode to the iPhone, Apple has seen the light. The new theme touches down on your iPhone on Sept. 19, along with the rest of iOS 13. It’ll come baked into the new iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, which Apple announced on Tuesday.  Dark mode is, quite literally, a skin you can apply to your entire …

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Will Apple’s TV app on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung kill the Apple TV box?

When Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the current HD version of the Apple TV streaming box in 2015, he famously said, “The future of TV is apps.” Now an Apple app on a bunch of other devices could make that box obsolete. Four years later, at the iPhone 11 event on Sept. 10, Cook and company once again took the …

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Apple iOS 13 to be released Sept. 19

Apple iOS 13 will be released on Sept. 19, Apple announced during the company’s iPhone 11 event at its Cupertino, California, headquarters on Tuesday. As usual, iOS 13 will be a free software update. You’ll be able to download it on the iPhone 6S and all later models. Additional software features will be coming on Sept. 30, with iOS 13.1, according to an …

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iPhone 11 Pro’s new Deep Fusion feature is coming to boost your photos, take on Google

Apple’s three-camera system on the new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, announced Tuesday, are set to showcase the latest of what Apple can offer for mobile photography. Combining the improved sensors, new ultra-wide lens and the company’s A13 Bionic chip, the phones look to bring a number of improvements over last year’s iPhone XS and XS Max.  A new night mode …

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Apple’s New York store features a rainbow cube ahead of reopening

Apple’s Fifth Avenue store in New York is sporting flashy colors ahead of its reopening Sept 20. The signature cube surrounding the store’s entrance was unveiled Friday featuring rainbow-tinted glass.  The 32-foot cube, which has become a tourist attraction, was dismantled in 2017 ahead of renovations, and the store was temporarily relocated. Apple shared a reopening date of Sept. 20 …

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Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro challenge: Turning new iPhone’s modest upgrades into must

The next batch of new iPhones may carry a new number in their names, but make no mistake — this is another “S” year. If the rumors hold true, Apple will unveil phones with essentially the same design for a third year in a row. The question is whether Apple fans will buy the case that these new phones are a …

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iPhone 11 Pro phones will be Apple’s first to include fast chargers

Apple announced many improvements to its iPhone line Tuesday with its latest iPhone 11 lineup of phones. One less-heralded one, however, was finally adding fast charging in the box. Well, at least for its more expensive premium Pro phones.  While Android phones have shipped with fast chargers for years, Apple has stubbornly shipped slow 5-watt chargers with its phones despite …

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The new Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399

Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. The Apple Watch Series 5 has arrived. And, from a pricing perspective, it picks things up where the Apple Watch Series 4, which has now been discontinued, left off.  Bottom line: the brand-new Apple Watch Series 5 starts at $399, though special editions — which feature premium materials …

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Apple ‘slofies’ get strong early reaction: Nope

And you thought we couldn’t sink any lower than “belfies.” That collective groan heard ’round the world Tuesday came after Apple coined the term “slofie” to describe a slow-motion selfie feature for the iPhone 11.  Now playing: Watch this: See Apple’s new ‘slofie’ mode in action 0:55 Apple highlighted the new iPhone’s ability to take slo-mo selfie videos with the …

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