Apple has a new feature to easily disable Touch ID in iOS 11. The feature, which is designed to aid calls for emergencies, allows users to quickly tap the power button five times to call 911 on an iPhone 7. A CNET reviews editor tested and confirmed the feature Thursday after seeing multiple reports. While this won’t …
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Apple’s incremental iPhone refresh may come with an incremental size increase, too. Enlarge Image The alleged iPhone 7S dimensions compared to the iPhone 7. Giga.de In addition to the iPhone 8, Apple is rumored to announce the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus next month as a modest upgrade to last year’s iPhone 7. Apple’s S-cycle phones usually keep a similar …
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Apple apparently wants to make a big splash in Hollywood. The tech giant is ready to spend $1 billion on new entertainment content over the next year, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. That amount signals how serious Apple is about getting into the original content business. It’s the latest big-name tech company to jump into this arena after Netflix showed the …
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Now playing: Watch this: 6 rumors about Apple Watch 3 1:31 Apple may unveil the Apple Watch 3 alongside the iPhone 8, iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus at its upcoming September iPhone event, CNBC reports. The report also claims that the Watch 3 will come with cellular connectivity. This means you’d be able to call, text or stream music …
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Well, this is a weird one. CNBC is reporting that health insurer Aetna has been having secret negotations with Apple to bring free or discounted Apple Watches to millions of covered employees. Admittedly, that sounds pretty great. The only problem: There’s nothing secret about that idea. Aetna publicly told us that it’d start subsidizing Apple Watches for employees on its …
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Just 10 days ago, Bloomberg reported that the next Apple Watch would have built-in LTE cellular connectivity — meaning you wouldn’t need a nearby phone to use many of its features. Now, noted Apple leaker and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has corroborated the Bloomberg report — and added some new tidbits to the rumor. As cited by 9to5Mac, the analyst says …
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If you’re an app hoarder, setting up a new phone can be a slog. Dragging and dropping all the application icons into their correct place can take quite a long time, especially with iOS devices, since there’s no drawer for all those overflow apps you don’t necessarily want to store on your home screens. However, in iOS 11, Apple introduced …
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Video by MacRumors At the end of July, in a firmware update for the upcoming HomePod smart speaker, two iOS developers stumbled upon what might be some of the next iPhone’s new features. On Monday, videos of a 3D dummy model based on that leaked design started to appear on YouTube. The 3D model iPhone 8 shows a design without …
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Apple has slipped into third place in the global wearable market in terms of units shipped, behind Fitbit and new world leader Xiaomi, according to a market research company. Overall the demand for wearable devices grew globally by 8 percent year-on-year in Q2 2017, with Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi leading the way, according to Canalys. Xiaomi had the highest number of …
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As we approach the expected September iPhone event, the gadget world is abuzz with questions: Will there be two new iPhones or three? How much will the presumed high-end OLED model cost? Will facial recognition fully replace Touch ID, or merely be an alternative? And: will the iPhone finally get wireless charging? But that last one is a loaded question …
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