Google and Samsung are working together to make texting on Android a lot more like Apple’s iMessages. On Wednesday, the duo announced that they have partnered to bring Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging to Android phones. RCS messaging brings new features to standard SMS texting. With RCS you can do things like text over WiFi, …
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Apple ups the recycled materials in its new iPhones
Apple‘s newest iPhones are using recycled tin in their logic boards, and cover glass that’s 32 percent bio-based plastic, the company said Wednesday during an unveiling event for the smartphones. The news marks the company’s latest attempts to mitigate the effect its products have on the environment. Lisa Jackson, Apple’s executive who oversees environmental issues, made the announcements as she …
Read More »iPhone XS, XS Max, XR and Apple Watch 4 UK pricing and availability
Did you hear? Apple announced three brand new iPhones on Wednesday, as well as the fourth-generation Apple Watch. Each of the new products will go on sale over the next month or so in the UK, but once you’ve decided what you want to buy, the next question is where from. The first option is to buy them directly from …
Read More »Bring your iPhone XR, iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max to US Mobile and get a $400 service credit
The new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR have arrived, and carrier US Mobile is dangling one seriously tasty “switch carrot.” As in, “Switch to US Mobile and we’ll give you $400.” It works like this: Activate a new line of service (with a new or ported-in number) for your iPhone XR, iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max and US …
Read More »Apple Watch Edition is gone, but Nike+ has a shiny new band for nighttime runners
Apple Watch Edition is no more. The tech giant on Wednesday announced Apple Watch Series 4 at its event in Cupertino, California, though it didn’t mention anything about the special edition models. Yes, the expensive ceramic watch is gone. However, Nike+ is still here and it now has a new band that’s designed to help you stand out during nighttime. …
Read More »Apple drops price for Watch Series 3 after launch of Watch 4
Apple is dropping the price of its Watch Series 3. The smartwatch now starts at $279 for the GPS model, the company announced at its product event in Cupertino, California, on Wednesday. Customers can get the smartwatch at the new price after the event. It previously started at $329 on Apple’s site. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch 4 gets larger screens, …
Read More »Whatever happened to Apple’s AirPower wireless charger?
If you’ve been itching for wireless charging to come to the iPhone via Apple AirPower, you’ll have to sit tight. Though Apple announced it would be releasing the AirPower wireless charging pad at its iPhone event last September, we haven’t heard much since. There was no mention of it at Wednesday’s product reveal. See also Everything Apple announced at …
Read More »iPhone XS vs. iPhone XS Max vs. iPhone XR: What’s the difference?
The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR are now fully revealed by Apple, and all of those announcements flew by fast. With the iPhone X now out of the Apple Store, your iPhone X choices for the next year boil down to one of these phones (though you could still get the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, or …
Read More »The best cheap Apple Watch 4 alternative: The Amazfit Bip for $80
Today is more of a public service announcement than an outright deal, though it certainly is a deal. As you may know, Apple is expected to take the wraps off the Apple Watch Series 4 in just a few hours. The specs are still a mystery, but the price is not: If it follows the Series 3 model, it would …
Read More »New iPhone XS, iPhone XR names and colors reportedly confirmed by Apple website leak
A leak reportedly confirmed rumors about the new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR names ahead of Apple’s Wednesday event. The company’s product sitemap — a file that lists URLs of a website — includes the two rumored OLED phones, the XS and XS Max, and the cheaper LCD option, the XR, according to Allthings.how. The new iPhone XS and XS …
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