T-Mobile will almost certainly take the checkered flag for wireless growth this quarter as consumers continue to flock to the Un-carrier. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier said it added 1.6 million net total customers, with 774,000 critical postpaid phone subscribers, or customers who pay at the end of the month. Verizon added 295,000 such customers, …
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Apple pulls Watch OS 5.1 update
Apple has suspended its Watch OS 5.1 software update after some users on Twitter and Reddit reported the update was “bricking” their Series 4 watches, causing an endless boot loop. The software update had gone live only hours earlier, alongside iOS 12.1. The problem wasn’t happening to everyone: I was able to update the Series 4 without issue. But enough users were experiencing problems that Apple …
Read More »The new iPad Pro can charge your iPhone
Apple unveiled new iPad Pros at its product event in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The new tablets came with a surprise: you can use them to charge your iPhone. Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air 2018 gets Retina display, Touch ID for $1,199, available Nov. 7 Apple’s new offerings: Can features, …
Read More »MacBook Air 2018 adds Touch ID and gets a new security chip
Editors’ note, Nov. 1: We’ve added hands-on impressions of the new version of the MacBook Air, which starts at $1,199 and features a Retina display, Touch ID and USB-C ports. Apple introduced its biometric Touch ID feature for the new MacBook Air on Tuesday. The tech giant unveiled the latest version of the MacBook Air at its event at the …
Read More »Apple Smart Keyboard Folio will make your new iPad a workstation
As expected, Apple unveiled the new iPad Pro at Tuesday’s event in New York. With better graphics and more storage, it looks designed to replace your laptop. And one of its accessories will help that cause — the Smart Keyboard Folio. Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air …
Read More »Apple iPad Pro and Mac event live blog and livestream: Watch live now
A new iPad Pro with Face ID. A replacement for the MacBook Air — finally. And maybe even a new iPad Mini for good measure. Those are just some of new items we expect from Apple at its big event later today (Tuesday, Oct. 30) in Brooklyn, New York. Last year, Apple didn’t have an October event. But for 2018, those products — …
Read More »Apple says there are 100 million Macs out in the wild
While kicking off the Apple Event Tuesday, Tim Cook noted Macs hit a new milestone. The Mac now has an active install base of 100 million, Cook said. He also said that more than half of Mac buyers around the world are new to Mac. This is a developing story. Follow CNET’s live blog for real-time coverage. New iPad Pros, …
Read More »Apple new iPad Pro unlocks new app capabilities
Apple‘s newest iPad Pros unlock more capabilities for the apps on the tablets, the company touted at its “There’s more in the making” event Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, as it introduced new iPads and Macs. Among the apps discussed: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is coming to the iPad for the first time, with flashy visuals such as sunlight piercing through a window and atmospheric …
Read More »Samsung posts record quarterly profit despite smartphone slump
Samsung just turned its biggest quarter ever — no thanks to smartphones. The South Korea electronics giant on Tuesday reported its biggest operating profit ever as it benefited from strong demand for its memory chips and other components. Samsung not only uses processors it manufactures in its own devices but also sells them to customers like Apple. Samsung said its …
Read More »Here’s what all the new iPhone emoji really mean
Apple has introduced more than 70 new emoji that are on deck for release, opening up a new world of communicative possibilities for your texts and social media posts. It won’t be long before these emoji are used in multiple ways beyond the obvious to make a point or a punchline. And not to go all predictive text on you, …
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