The New York Police Department removed thousands of officers’ body cameras Sunday after one cop’s camera exploded. The Staten Island officer was on duty around midnight Sunday when the Vievu LE-5 camera started to smoke, the department wrote. The police officer quickly removed the device, which then exploded on the ground. No one was injured, …
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Can we talk AirPods? Apple’s wire-free earbuds sure are popular, despite their $159 price tag. And I’ll admit I’ve wanted a pair, because they seem pretty ideal for walking, running, the gym and so on. But then I remember there are pretty damn good AirPod alternatives for as little as $35. (Those particular ones are sold out, alas, but stay …
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Our full review of the iPhone XR is here. How does it compare to the iPhone XS and Pixel 3? We answer that and much more in our exhaustive review. Apple’s iPhone XR shares the same wide-angle camera as the iPhone XS and XS Max. But it’s cheaper than either of those two phones. If you’re deciding between the iPhone XR and …
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Amid the hoopla of all the top phone launches from Apple, Samsung and the recently released Google Pixel 3, Huawei had its own ideas for how to wow its userbase with features not found in other phones. Even though its latest Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro won’t see wide distribution in the west, with most of its phones slated …
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Preorders for the iPhone XR have begun. The iPhone XR will start shipping on Oct. 25, with first shipments expected to arrive by Oct. 26. The XR features a 6.1-inch LCD screen, an aluminum body in a rainbow of color choices, a single rear-facing camera and the same IP67 water resistance as the iPhone X last year. The iPhone XS …
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Apple’s parental restrictions block sites that blatantly mention sex, but let some pornographic or extremist ones through. Most searches using the word “sex” are restricted. Apple/Screenshot by CNET The restrictions are accessed within Screen Time, which Apple added in September’s iOS 12 update, and let you stop kids from stumbling upon inappropriate content on iPhone web browsers. But sex education …
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As the reviews of the new Apple Watch Series 4 trickle in and rumors of upcoming iPad Pro models with USB-C float, Apple slipped a USB-C version of its Magnetic Charger into its online store. The charger costs the same $30 (£30, AU$45) as the Type-A versions and looks like it will be available in-store, in the US at least, …
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With iOS 12, Apple introduced Memoji — talking cartoon versions of yourself. Memoji, however, aren’t the only way to create a cartoon you, as long as you don’t need your cartoon you to speak or move. iOS 12 has some new photo filters that can turn boring selfies into fun comic book drawings, as Cult of Mac points out. And unlike …
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Apple’s last new iPhone of 2018, the iPhone XR, is now available for preorder. Although it’s not quite as expensive as the iPhone XS ($1,000 and up), the $749 starting price puts it out of reach for many a buyer. Thankfully, there’s at least one deal to be had on Apple’s “cheap” flagship. It comes from Sprint — but stay …
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OnePlus isn’t going to try to steal some of Apple’s limelight. The upstart smartphone maker said on Friday that it was moving the launch of its OnePlus 6T flagship device up a day to Oct. 29. The announced move comes after Apple sent out invitations for its own product event for Oct. 30 — in the same city, New York. There’s a …
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