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Huawei’s Kirin 980 chip gives glimpse of Mate 20’s power

For many years, Europe’s biggest electronics show, IFA, was the place Huawei chose to unveil a new Mate, the biggest of its flagship phones. That’s not the case in 2018. We won’t see the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, the latest in the series, until the fourth quarter. But to whet our appetites, Huawei did give …

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Siri will show you your passwords if you ask

I typically shun Siri because I find it’s easier to tap and swipe my way to what it is I need on my iPhone ($285 at Amazon). With iOS 12, though, Siri is getting smarter and has given me one very good reason to use Apple’s digital assistant. Siri will show me any of the passwords I have saved to …

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Huawei to unveil the Mate 20 on Oct. 16 in London

Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Mate 20, at an event in London on Oct. 16, CEO Richard Yu announced at IFA on Friday. In an image for the event, the company teased the outline of a phone that looks as though it has almost no bezel. The Mate range is the larger of Huawei’s two flagship phone …

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Smartwatch makers try to get a jump on Apple with fitness push

Sitting in a corner of the Mobvoi’s booth at this week’s IFA tech conference in Berlin, Jason Zheng offers a colorful pitch for his company’s smartwatches. “You don’t want to be that douche who pulls out your phone,” Zheng, Mobvoi’s international head of PR, said jokingly. “We think smartwatches can reduce those douche pain points in your social life.” While …

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iOS 12 creates strong passwords to save you time and keep your accounts safe

Since iOS 11, your iPhone has saved your passwords for your various accounts and helpfully offers to fill them in for you when it senses a login screen. With iOS 12, you can continue with your password-saving ways, but now you can let your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) generate strong passwords for your apps and accounts. Because when it’s left …

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The best Labor Day 2018 deals at Best Buy

Labor Day isn’t really a big “tech-deal” holiday, right? Tell that to Best Buy. The big-box store just took the wraps off some pretty sweet discounts, and I’ve rounded up the items I think are worth a look: Ninja The Ninja Coffee Bar Brewer with Thermal Carafe for $100 (save $100): Why monkey around with pricey, environmentally unfriendly K cups …

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Apple sets Sept. 12 for its next big event, new iPhones on deck

You won’t have to wait much longer for the next iPhones: Apple has sent out invites for an event at 10 a.m. PT on Sept. 12, once again at Apple’s new Steve Jobs Theater at its campus in Cupertino, California.  The company, as usual, didn’t specify what it will announce, but it tends to show off its newest iPhones in …

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What does Apple’s cryptic ‘ring’ invite mean? We’ve got a few ideas…

It’s a time-honored tradition — every time we’re invited to an Apple event, the invitation email always comes with a clever hint about what might unfold. This time, for the Sept. 12 event, it’s a giant golden ring and the words “Gather round.”  What could that possibly mean? Here are a few ideas to start: The Apple invite is only a …

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Firefox to block some technology that tracks you on the web

Firefox, a browser billing itself as the choice for anyone valuing privacy on the web, is following rivals that led the way with a technology called tracking protection. With the 2017 release of Firefox 57 — the first “Quantum” version geared to reinvigorate Firefox’s competitiveness with Google’s Chrome — Mozilla made it possible to block website software that tracks you …

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When is the 2018 Apple iPhone event? Sept. 12

This morning Apple issued an official invite to the lucky few who will head its Apple Park campus on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Below the invite is our original story showing how we predicted the date. Be sure to also check out everything we expect Apple to announce at the event, from new iPhones to a new Apple Watch model and …

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