Apple has begun selling its USB‑C Power Adapter as a separate $29 accessory after initially making it available only with its 2018 iPad Pro range. As 9To5Mac points out the 18W adapter can also be used to fast-charge compatible iPhones (with the USB-C to lightning cable), though Apple recommends pairing it with the 11-inch iPad Pro …
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Get ready for lots of 5G phones in time for the holidays next year. The first devices for the fast, next-generation network will hit the market in early 2019. Samsung, for one, said it will have a phone for Verizon, AT&T and other networks in the first half of the year. By the holidays next year, every flagship handset — …
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On Wednesday, Apple released its iOS 12.1.1 update. As the name suggests, this update is an incremental step up from iOS 12.1, which came out at the end of October. iOS 12.1.1 brings mostly bug fixes and small changes, but some of these changes are much needed. For example, if you used FaceTime on iOS 12 you may have noticed that …
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Qualcomm’s next flagship processor is embracing the same photo format technology championed by Apple, a move that will let you squeeze more pictures into your next high-end Android smartphone and maybe advance beyond ordinary snapshots. Last year, Apple introduced support for High Efficiency Image File Format, or HEIF, as part of an effort to improve digital photography, giving it an …
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When it announced its new augmented reality platform with a set of prototype AR glasses back in March, Bose said that a commercial version of the product was coming. Now it’s here: Bose Frames, a set of sunglasses with built-in microspeakers and microphones, will be available in the US in January for $199. Preorders start today at bose.com, and Bose …
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You’d never know by looking at the brick-like phone that it’s one of the fastest devices on the planet. The generic-looking handset is a prototype design that Qualcomm made to showcase 5G, but it — and another prototype made by Samsung — prove that the age of 5G phones and networks is coming fast. Qualcomm, alongside partners Samsung, Verizon and …
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Microsoft is giving its Office suite a makeover. In late November the company debuted its new icons for the Microsoft Office apps and said that a larger redesign was on the way. Microsoft Outlook for iOS is among the first to get the new look. Microsoft announced the Outlook redesign on Wednesday, and it’s currently available for download. Outlook is …
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Google will “soon” pull the plug on its Allo messaging app, says a Wednesday report by 9to5 Google. The tech giant didn’t respond to a request for comment. Google said in April that it would “pause investment” in Allo. The search giant decided to focus resources on Rich Communications Services, or RCS, instead. RCS is designed to bring enhanced features …
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The awesome Insta360 One X camera gets even better with a new update that adds HDR video to its feature list. HDR video will shoot at 5.7K resolution at 25 frames per second, and allows for better highlights and lowlights without post processing. The company claims it’s the first action camera with these capabilities. The update also brings Google Maps …
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The iPhone XR ($499 at Amazon) doesn’t have 3D Touch, a feature that adds a pressure sensitive screen to recent iPhones ($899 at Amazon). Users could press on a display to do things like preview links, trigger app shortcuts or view a list of actions to take on an email. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone XR: It’s the iPhone you …
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