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iPhone XS charging issue fix coming in iOS 12.1

If you’ve got an iPhone XS and XS Max that doesn’t appear to charge correctly, Apple’s got a fix coming for you. Some users have reported their new phones won’t charge when plugged into lightning cables when their screens are off. The iPhones did, however, charge when using wireless charging or when the screens were …

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These are the best deals from Rakuten’s sitewide sale

Last week eBay took 15 percent off sitewide — this week it’s Rakuten’s turn. Ending at midnight PT tonight, you can save 15 percent on just about anything by using promo code SAVE15. See it at Rakuten To take advantage of the offer, you’ll need a Rakuten account. You can use the code only once per account and apply it …

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Google’s WebP image format finally finds a browser ally: Microsoft Edge

Eight years after Google introduced WebP in an effort to speed up the web, Microsoft’s Edge browser now supports the image format alternative to JPEG and PNG. The change comes with the new version of Windows 10 that Microsoft introduced Tuesday, according to a tweet from Patrick Kettner, an Edge product manager. Many web developers who like WebP will doubtless …

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Mozilla gives Firefox Focus a browser brain transplant on Android

Firefox Focus, Mozilla’s lightweight mobile browser, became a little more like an ordinary browser and a lot more like regular Firefox on Tuesday. Focus is a stripped-down browser initially designed for spur-of-the moment web interactions, blocking ad trackers and keeping no browsing history so you get more privacy. When it first arrived on Android, it used the built-in Google software …

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Apple introduces the 70

iOS 12.1 is on its way, and with it come all sorts of new features for iPhones and iPads. But let’s forget about that for a second. What about the new emoji? On Tuesday, Apple gave a preview of the 70-plus emoji coming with the new version of iOS. The list includes new faces (like the blue freezing face, face …

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Apple’s Wallet makes room for college student IDs

Students now will be able to get into their dorms and pay for meals in the university cafeteria using just their iPhones or Apple Watches. Starting Tuesday, students from three US universities will be able to add their student IDs to the Apple Wallet on their devices. That lets them use their phones and watches to pay for items or …

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Microsoft Your Phone app for Android makes it easier to send text messages from your PC

Tired of emailing yourself photos? Sick of being interrupted by text messages? Microsoft is making it easier to use your Windows PC to access the photos and messages on your Android phone.   The company’s new Your Phone app, included in the upcoming Windows 10 October 2018 update, displays recent photos and texts from your phone — which you can drag, …

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Get an iPhone SE and one month of service for $137.61

Apple may have discontinued the iPhone SE, but you can still find the beloved-by-many model out in the wild. In fact, head to your local Walmart for one of the better deals to date. For a limited time, and while supplies last, Walmart has the iPhone SE (32GB) with one month of Family Mobile service for $139 shipped. Opt for …

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Tim Cook says some tech regulation likely needs to happen

There’s more information on our phones than in our homes, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, and we may need government regulations to protect our privacy. Cook, long a vocal proponent of user privacy, noted that our phones know about our relationships, what we look at online and what photos we take. All of that could be at risk if the …

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LG V40 ThinQ lets you add a splash of motion to still photos

LG’s next flagship smartphone, the LG V40 ThinQ, hasn’t even been officially announced yet, but that’s not stopping the company from touting one of the device’s marquee features.  The upcoming smartphone will be able to take cinemagraphs, which are still photos with minor bits of repeated movement. Creating a cinemagraph normally requires the composition of a series of photographs or …

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