Apple’s iPhone ($899 at Amazon) hasn’t changed much over the years, so there’s a level of familiarity for those who have previously used an iPhone. However, this year no phone in the entire iPhone lineup has a home button, replacing navigation with a series of swipes. Touch ID is no longer used either. Now, your …
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Digital photography has changed a lot over the past two decades, with clunky DSLRs giving way to sleek smartphones. Over the next 10 years, expect a similar evolution as the science behind the art changes. Much of the technology in use today represents the breakthroughs of the first generation of digital cameras. Film was stripped away and digital image sensors …
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When I take pictures of friends and family on my iPhone, portrait mode is my go-to. I love the way it transforms a busy flat background into a dramatic, beautiful blur that makes my subject pop. And with the new iPhone XS, I can change the amount of blur or swap Apple lighting effects to make the photo look even …
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The biggest innovations from Apple in 2019 likely won’t be its devices. Instead, it’ll be the services that run on them. iPhone sales just aren’t soaring like they used to, and it’s getting harder to make smartphones flashier each year. Apple’s ability to woo users increasingly may come from the software and services — like Apple Music and the upcoming …
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Google is taking another bite of the Big Apple. The search giant on Monday detailed its plan to spend $1 billion on a new campus in New York City. The 1.7 million square-foot Manhattan campus will be known as Google Hudson Square, Ruth Porat, the company’s chief financial officer, said in a blog post. The company will expand by leasing …
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Never got around to reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen? What about The Time Machine by H.G. Wells or Frankenstein by Mary Shelley? Well, now you can listen to them in audiobook form, for free. Apple now offers six classic audiobooks free to download. Plus, they’re voiced by celebrities like Kate Beckinsale, Kelsey Grammer and Tituss Burgess. The Secret …
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Following in the footsteps of AT&T and Verizon, T-Mobile now supports Apple’s eSIM technology, which lets customers activate a phone plan remotely and maintain two active lines simultaneously. T-Mobile customers can now activate a second line on the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max or iPhone XR through the T-Mobile eSIM app. They’re restricted to one of three prepaid phone service …
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The end of 2018 looks like the time for major fitness watches to get key updates before those New Year resolutions hit. First came the Apple Watch S4’s awaited EKG feature. And now, Fitbit just dropped its new 3.0 software update for its Versa and Ionic watches. The update may not be as dramatic, but it adds some overdue extras. …
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Google Assistant can now predict flight delays. Google Assistant will warn you of predicted flight delays this holiday season, the search giant said Monday. Over the next few weeks, the voice assistant, which rivals Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri, among others, will proactively notify you on your phone about predicted delays and offer a reason if it knows why. You …
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Smartwatches will continue to lead the wearables market into 2022, according to a forecast from market researcher IDC. Global shipments of wearable devices will reach 125.3 million units this year, up 8.5 percent from 2017, and will reach 189.9 million units in 2022, IDC said Monday. Shipments of watches this year are expected to hit 72.8 million units, with about …
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