The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR phones are updates to 2017’s iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus. The iPhone XS retains the familiar design of the iPhone X, including a 5.8-inch OLED display and stainless-steel sides. Apple also offers a larger version of the XS with a 6.5-inch OLED display called the …
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Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model. Apple is reportedly planning to launch a scissor keyboard on its rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro later this year. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the tech giant would be replacing the unpopular butterfly keyboard in 2019 rather than …
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Dish has made a deal with T-Mobile and Sprint to pay $5 billion for their wireless assets, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. This would apparently set the stage for the Justice Department to give T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion merger with Sprint the thumbs-up as early as Thursday, something the Wall Street Journal reports it is prepared to do. The TV …
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As iPhone 11 rumors continue to materialize, a new report corroborates much of what was already suspected and adds a few new details. In September, Apple will release a trio of new models, ostensibly part of what will be called the iPhone 11 series, that will feature incrementally advanced processors and cameras but largely the same display technology as the …
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When I first started testing out the ECG feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 — which launched in December with the update to Watch OS 5.1.2 — the last thing I expected was to find something abnormal about my heart rhythm. But that’s exactly what happened when I was cross-referencing the Watch’s readings with medical-grade EKG equipment at the doctor’s office. …
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Google’s Project Strobe, an attempt to keep Chrome browser extensions from slurping up your personal data, will take effect Oct. 15. The change is part of a broader tech industry move to protect private information that can be gathered for creepy business purposes or leaked through data breaches. Project Strobe imposes two requirements on developers who write the extensions that …
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The US Department of Justice has announced an antitrust review of how online platforms achieved market power, and whether they are reducing competition, stifling innovation and harming consumers. While the Justice Department hasn’t named specific companies, it’s targeting tech giants including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the antitrust division …
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If you’re still rocking an iPhone or iPad from 2012 or earlier, Apple’s got a software update for you. The company on Monday released iOS updates to address a GPS rollover issue that impacts some older devices. When the GPS software was created in the 1970s, computers had minimal processing power, so the date was coded in 10 bits. That …
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Chinese phone brand Honor continues to deliver innovative phones with advanced camera technology that sell for hundreds less than those produced by Apple, Samsung or Google. The 9X Pro, announced Tuesday, features a 48-megapixel pop-up selfie cam, a trio of rear cameras that includes an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and an edge-to-edge HD display. And you could buy three of them for the …
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Update July 29: As of iOS 13 Beta 5, the Attention Correction feature has been removed from iOS 13 and iPadOS. Continue reading to learn more about the feature and how it worked. If the feature makes it back into iOS 13 and iPadOS prior to its release, we’ll update this post. FaceTime’s video calling is great, except for one …
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