New iPhone day is almost upon us. The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 will launch on Friday, Sept. 21. And as usual, eager Apple fans are already lined up at Apple stores across the world to get their hands on one. In Singapore, where the Orchard Road Apple store is …
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Leaked pics of Huawei’s updated Freebuds show wireless charging on Mate 20 phone
Looks like Huawei’s upcoming flagship phone, the Mate 20 Pro, might have company when it’s officially unveiled on Oct. 16. Leaked pictures posted Wednesday on German site Winfuture.de appear to show an updated version of the company’s totally wireless earbuds, called Freebuds. The earphones, which look a lot like Apple’s AirPods, can be charged in their case by USB-C or …
Read More »Apple Watch Series 4’s new watch faces, reviewed: Great start, but more, please
I love lots of information on my wrist. I love good, clean, interesting designs. Those two things don’t always work well together. The Apple Watch Series 4, however, sometimes nails it really well, and it’s a clear step up over the Apple Watch Series 3. But it’s not always as big a leap as I expected. The Apple Watch S4 …
Read More »Gadget season: What Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, Razer are bringing this fall
Apple. Google. Amazon. Microsoft. Samsung. Huawei. Razer. Nokia. Facebook. The world’s tech companies are announcing so many gadgets we don’t know where to start. We’ll be bringing you back-to-back-to-back coverage this fall — and here’s our guide to when and where it’s all going down. Apple is asking us to gather round for its latest event. Apple (Sept. 12) This …
Read More »ESPN+ streaming service hits 1 million paid subscribers
ESPN+ has racked up a million subscribers in the five months since Disney’s sports network launched the streaming video service, Disney said on Thursday. With ESPN+ and a planned streaming service with its blockbuster movies and shows, Disney is aiming to battle deep-pocketed tech companies like Netflix, Apple and Amazon that are pouring money into original video. Next year, Disney …
Read More »Amazon Echo Plus stays $150 but gets clearer sound, temperature sensor
Amazon unveiled a new Echo Plus, an updated speaker with more powerful bass and clearer sound that still works as a smart home hub. The updated device adds a larger, 3-inch neodymium woofer and increased back volume, giving the bass a stronger feel and providing clearer mid- and high tones. The $150 (£140, AU$229) device, which has a new fabric design and …
Read More »Huawei hijacked Apple store queues to hand out its own chargers and juice
Apple isn’t known for its iPhone’s battery capacities — and Huawei wants to help. The Chinese phone maker took to the streets outside Singapore’s Apple Store to give out power banks to buyers queuing to be one of the first to get Apple’s newest iPhones, and conducted a similar stunt in London this morning with a “juice” van offering both electricity …
Read More »Apple Watch Series 4 unboxing: One box becomes two
The Apple Watch Series 4 has undergone a design overhaul since last year — bigger screen, thinner body — but that’s not all. The packaging is different for some models, too. We unboxed two different models to show what’s new: an aluminum 40mm Apple Watch Series 4 (in space gray) on video, along with photos of the stainless steel 44mm …
Read More »Back up: How to prepare for your new iPhone
If you preordered an iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon) or XS Max ($427 at eBay) — and you were quick about it — your new phone will arrive tomorrow. But before you unbox your new phone, you’ll have to spend a little more time with your current iPhone to back it up and prepare for the transfer of data. This …
Read More »How to prepare your Mac for MacOS Mojave
Apple will release the latest version of its Mac operating system on Monday, Sept. 24. MacOS Mojave will introduce a number of new features and enhancements to your Mac. Stacks will help you keep a tidy desktop. You’ll also get an honest-to-goodness Dark Mode along with an awesome dynamic wallpaper that slowly changes its lighting throughout the day. Also onboard …
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