Intel has been struggling to keep up as its biggest rivals, Samsung and TSMC, erased its once-formidable manufacturing lead. But the chipmaker has a new 3D trick up its sleeve. At an event to tout its processor architecture plans, the company announced it’s perfected a manufacturing technology it calls Foveros to stack different chip elements …
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Apple’s rumored subscription news service may hit digital newsstands next year. The company is preparing to relaunch Texture, an app that offers unlimited access to magazines and news outlets, as early as spring 2019, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. The tech giant reportedly plans to make it a premium product within Apple News, which comes preinstalled on iPhones. …
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The O-shaped notch rumored to come to the Galaxy S10 is the talk of the town, but Huawei already got there first. The Honor View 20 sidesteps the controversial notch by fitting the front-facing into the screen. It’s similar to a feature that the anticipated Galaxy S10 is rumored to have as well, using the Infinity-O screen that Samsung showed …
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Even before the Pixel 3 was announced, I was hyped for the phone mostly to see how Google would follow up the Pixel 2 and its brilliant camera. When I finally got my hands on the Pixel 3, it didn’t disappoint. It has a fantastic camera that captures vibrant photos. But the phone has more going for it than just …
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Your future iPhone might have a home-grown cell modem in it. Apple’s looking to hire a lead designer for a cell modem platform, according to a job listing it recently posted. A story in The Information (subscription required) brought attention to the job posting and also said a source with knowledge about Apple’s plans affirmed there’s an internal project for developing its …
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The Apple Watch Series 3 dropped as low as $199 during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales week, and then promptly jumped back to its normal price of $279 (for the 38mm version) and $309 (for 42mm). But right now, the 38mm is back on sale again for $229 at Walmart. See 38mm at Walmart Prefer the larger one? The 42mm is also …
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Epic Games removed its Infinity Blade trilogy from the App Store Wednesday, as it focuses resources on megahit Fortnite and its collaboration with J.J. Abrams. The first Infinity Blade game hit Apple’s digital store in 2010, having “amazed” the late Steve Jobs, and it made more than $1.6 million in its first four days. The game led to a pair …
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Apple first released WatchOS 5 and iOS 12 back in September, adding a new walkie-talkie mode, improved notifications, the Podcasts app and other welcome tweaks to the Apple Watch. Last week, Apple released WatchOS 5.1.2. This update includes a critical feature for Apple Watch Series 4 owners — the ECG app. The app enables the Watch to act as an …
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There are two porgs from Star Wars running around a living room. One waddles near my feet while the other is out of my sightline behind a small bookshelf. Things are getting chaotic, but also really fun. To get them to behave, a hologram of C-3PO advises I gain their trust by offering the porg near my feet a treat. …
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There’s something nostalgic about pressing a button, talking, and then hearing another voice come through a speaker a few seconds later. With WatchOS 5, Apple Watch ($70 at Amazon) owners will gain a feature that mimics this old-school form of communication. It’s incredibly fun to use. Now playing: Watch this: WatchOS 5 updates the Apple Watch with Walkie-Talkie… 1:40 The …
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