Apple released a new iPod Touch for 2019 a couple months back. It costs $200 and has a small, low-resolution screen. If you already own an iPhone past the iPhone 5, there’s no reason to even consider buying the iPod Touch. Probably the same deal if you own a recent iPad. If, however, you’ve never owned …
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Hulu has brought back 4K streaming after nixing the feature last year. The company on Monday tweeted that it reintroduced 4K streaming of its originals on select devices. A Hulu support page says 4K Ultra HD content is currently only available on Apple TV (5th generation and up) and Chromecast Ultra. We have good news! 4K streaming was just re-released …
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A day after the Trump administration announced plans to investigate whether France’s planned digital tax amounts to unfair trade practices by discriminating against US companies, the French government has passed the laws. On July 11, the Senate passed the bill creating a 3% tax on big tech companies providing services to French users. It could affect US giants Apple, Facebook, …
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Fortnite Mobile players using iPhones with the iOS 13 beta have experienced various issues with the game. Developer Epic Games says trying out Apple’s new beta may not be the best idea right now. Epic recommended players not use the iOS 13 beta for Fortnite Mobile in a tweet Friday. The developer cited “stability concerns” as the reason for the warning. We’re aware of …
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With Prime Day approaching soon on July 15, sales of various tech products from various retailers are happening throughout the week. The Apple Watch and its many iterations, in particular, are being discounted by retailers like Amazon and Walmart. The Apple Watch Series 3, for example, is $200 at Amazon and starts at $230 at Walmart. You can also find …
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Browser startup Brave now can show its privacy-first ads on Android, not just personal computers. The company’s browser blocks websites’ ads and trackers by default, but if you opt in to see Brave-supplied ads instead, you’ll get 70 percent of the resulting revenue. With most of Brave’s users on smartphones, the Android move is a significant expansion of Brave’s advertising …
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Apple changed phone design with the iPhone X in 2017, introducing the world to the notched displays. In 2020, the company may give the notch a redesign so it takes up a little less space. Apple is reportedly trying to cut down the size of its 2020 iPhone’s TrueDepth notch by using a smaller camera, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told …
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Apple deactivated the Walkie-Talkie app on its Apple Watch after being alerted to a vulnerability that potentially left iPhones open to eavesdroppers. The company confirmed the problem to TechCrunch and said it’s working on a fix. The Walkie-Talkie feature, which came with 2018’s WatchOS 5, lets you press a button and talk, then hear another person’s voice come back at …
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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has ditched the headphone jack, new leaked images reportedly coming from the Federal Communications Commission itself show. Much like Apple, Google and Huawei, Samsung has apparently banished the 3.5mm jack from the bottom of its next device. The jack-less Note 10, as seen in one of the reportedly leaked images. XDA Developers Last month …
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Apple on Thursday released its ECG app for the Apple Watch Series 4 via a software update. The ECG app uses the watch’s digital crown and sensors along the bottom of the watch to monitor the electrical patterns of your heartbeat and analyzes it for potential issues. That’s a rather simplified breakdown of the new app — if you want a …
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