Starting at 9 a.m. PT today, CNET News Editor-in-Chief Connie Guglielmo and CNET senior editor Vanessa Hand Orellana are leading a Reddit AMA on r/IAMA about everything Apple revealed Wednesday at its fall event. They’ll discuss what they thought after their first look at the new hardware, what the announcements mean for the future of Apple and …
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OnePlus has been one of the few phone companies sticking with analog 3.5mm headphone jacks rather than joining the crowd switching to USB-C-based digital audio. But today, the company announced its first USB-C headphones, the Type-C Bullets, which are perfectly priced for bundling at $20, presaging its move away from the legacy jack in its imminent upcoming phone. The company confirmed …
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Here’s one new feature Apple didn’t share at its product event on Wednesday: the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR will allow users to scan NFC tags in the background, meaning you won’t need to launch an app to pair it with other devices or initiate data transfers between devices. After finding and scanning an NFC tag, a notification will pop up …
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Spotify is letting you download a whole lot more music for offline listening — 6,667 more tracks, to be precise. The Swedish music streaming giant now allows Premium subscribers to download 10,000 songs per device on up to five devices, a considerable jump from its previous limit of 3,333 tracks onto three devices. “At Spotify, we’re always working on improving …
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LG is bringing its next flagship smartphone to the Big Apple. The Korean consumer electronics conglomerate sent out a save-the-date note for its LG V40 ThinQ launch event, to be held Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT in New York. There’s little to the message beyond the tagline, “Take 5.” Is the smartphone going to be smart enough …
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Apple’s new iPhone XS boasts a 12-megapixel dual-camera that can shoot 4K video with slo-mo and time-lapse modes, and the company is eager to show off its video skills. Apple posted a video to YouTube on Wednesday titled “Shot on iPhone XS” that gives us a taste of what video on the iPhone XS actually looks like. Apple uses ingredients like …
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Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 4 from the Steve Jobs Theater in its Apple Park headquarters. The new watch has a larger face, louder speakers and a faster S4 chip. It also packs an electrical heart sensor that can perform an EKG and detect atrial fibrillation (AFib), while the improved accelerometer and gyroscope can detect if …
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Apple’s standout feature in its new lineup of iPhones isn’t an upgraded camera or even new design. It’s a higher price tag. The company on Wednesday launched a trio of phones — the iPhone XR, the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max — in its most important product event of the year. But regardless of which iPhone you choose, …
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AirPower is nowhere to be found, but Hyper has an alternative. On Wednesday, the Apple accessories maker said it was selling a wireless charger adapter that will juice up your Apple AirPods for $49.99. The HyperJuice Wireless Charger Adapter clips onto your AirPod charging case, allowing you to charge the earbuds wirelessly with a 5W Qi charger. Make your own Apple …
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Apple has added the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR to its battery support page and revealed 2019 prices for replacing batteries in older iPhone models. Battery replacement for an out-of-warranty iPhone in the X line — which includes the original 2017 iPhone X — will cost $69 next year, the site noted after Wednesday’s unveiling of the newest iPhones. For older …
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