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OnePlus 7 Pro vs. iPhone XR, Galaxy S10E: We compare every spec

OnePlus launched its newest phone, the OnePlus 7 Pro, Tuesday. With a 90Hz OLED display and a pop-up selfie camera, the new phone is a massive upgrade from last year’s 6T. It starts out at $670, $80 less than Apple‘s iPhone XR and Samsung’s Galaxy S10E. The OnePlus 7 Pro shows how much the Chinese phone maker …

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TikTok owner reportedly developing its own phone

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the TikTok social video app, is working on its own phone, a report said Monday. It’ll preload the phone with its own apps, including TikTok, newsfeeds and games, according to the Financial Times, which cited two anonymous sources. The device, which ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has wanted for a while, comes after the company acquired …

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iOS 13 dark mode leak gives a peek at what’s to come

Apple finally will be giving iOS a dark mode.  In a leak published Tuesday by 9to5Mac, screenshots seem to show off the apparent new styling option, which replaces iOS’ traditional white backgrounds with black.  Now playing: Watch this: iOS 13 leaks hint at future products and the latest iPhone… 7:52 Rumored to be a part of iOS 13, the new feature …

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iPhone XR vs. Galaxy S10E: Which $750 phone should you buy

If you’re looking for a flagship phone but don’t want to pay a flagship price, the iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E are two of your best options from Apple and Samsung. Having launched in October 2018, the iPhone XR is the most recent and least expensive iPhone you can get, compared to the $1,000 iPhone XS and $1,100 iPhone XS Max. …

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Apple has a secret facility for stress

Apple’s emphasis on protecting its customers’ privacy includes putting the processors and components used in its iPhones through  a battery of extreme tests to ensure they’re not vulnerable to attack. The tests, conducted at a secret facility near Apple’s new Apple Park campus, even subjects chips to extreme swings in temperature, The Independent learned during a recent interview with Craig …

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Two big reasons why the 2020 iPhone might be worth the wait

In today’s roundup, we’re dissecting Apple’s latest patent filing, which reveals new details of a revamped Touch ID that could come to the next generation of iPhones. We’re also breaking down all the most important changes to the new MacBook Pros, including what the company’s doing about the keyboard. And in case that wasn’t enough, Apple also sent out WWDC …

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Best Father’s Day gifts to combat dad bod

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. With all the things a dad has to keep track of, getting fit, staying healthy and eating better can easily drop off his to-do list. Here are a few gift ideas to help Dad stick to an exercise plan, keep track of …

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Game of Thrones Last Watch documentary: How to watch and how to stream HBO without cable

After 8 years and 73 episodes, we finally arrived at the end of Game of Thrones, exhausted and defeated. There was disappointment, memes, rage and fire. There was joy. When it was all said and done… we had a lot of thoughts. Although the show is over, there’s still one more week of Thrones content to inject into our Song of …

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Android phones due for 20% speed bump in 2020 with new Arm chip tech

For a preview of the top-shelf Android phones that’ll arrive in 2020, check out the Arm Cortex-A77 processor design — and the 20% speed boost it should bring to smartphone chips. UK-based Arm designs chips and licenses those designs to companies like Samsung, Qualcomm and MediaTek. Some companies, like Apple, license only the chip instruction set,  the interface that software …

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Why your phone gets so damn hot and how to keep it from overheating

If you’ve ever left your iPhone or Android phone in a car on a hot summer day for an extended amount of time, you likely have experienced a phone that’s overheated. There’s typically a warning message — similar to that shown on the iPhone below — letting you know the phone has all but stopped working because the temperature inside …

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