The new iPhone XS and XS Max start at $1,000 and rise sharply from there. Ouch. The iPhone XR is more affordable at $749, but it’s not available for preorder for about another month. Thankfully, there are deals to be had on Apple’s new flagships. Four of them come from the Big Four carriers, while …
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Following the whirlwind of last week’s Apple announcements, this week had no shortage of news. iPhone reviews are in (spoiler alert, they’re pretty good) and iOS 12 is finally available for download. Lastly, Apple CEO Tim Cook has some interesting math for you in defense of the iPhones’ expensive price tags. Read on for all the iPhone news you might …
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Apple’s new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR all come with large screens and glass backs. So if you’re planning on picking up a new iPhone, a protection plan may help you sleep easy. On Friday, Sprint announced a new protection plan called Sprint Complete. It includes $29 screen repair (the same price as AppleCare), unlimited cloud storage, …
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If you were hoping to get your hands on the premium version of Apple’s newest high-end iPhone, you may need to wait a while. Preorders for Apple‘s newest phones began just after midnight Friday, and the larger and more expensive iPhone XS Max designed for Verizon and AT&T in the US appeared no longer available for delivery by launch day, Sept. …
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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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In this edition of CNET Member Asks, we’re dealing with an important subject and an interesting twist of fate. This week we are combining two member-submitted questions on the same subject, both from guys named Rick. Rick A. is from West Milton, Ohio. Rick T. is from an area outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Both have the same problem. They both …
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With the largest hurricane of the season barreling toward the southeastern US, the nation’s major wireless providers say their networks are ready. Florence, downgraded on Thursday from a category 4 to category 2 storm, is already producing tropical strength winds and heavy rains along the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts. Officials from the National Hurricane Center say the strong …
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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has some thoughts about the hierarchy of streaming video services. “I think of Netflix kind of as the Walmart of [subscription video on-demand services]. HBO is kind of the Tiffany,” Stephenson said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference on Wednesday, CNBC reported. In June, AT&T completed its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, the high-profile entertainment company behind networks …
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The FCC on Tuesday sent a letter to T-Mobile and Sprint saying it needs more time to review their proposed merger, according to CNBC. The Federal Communications Commission is pausing the “informal 180-day transaction shot clock,” according to the letter, which will allow staff and third parties to thoroughly review the materials that have just been submitted. T-Mobile and Sprint in April …
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Verizon says its “5G Ultra Wideband” service, which uses super high-frequency wireless spectrum, will give it an edge over competitors. In a blog post Tuesday, Kyle Malady, the company’s CTO, made the case for why the company’s 5G network is different from all the rest. “There’s 5G, then there’s Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband,” Malady writes. Specifically, he outlined three major …
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