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Apple’s iPhone 11 drops ‘X’ and ‘R’

It turns out the iPhone does go to 11. Apple is dropping the “X” for its latest iPhone, and returning to its naming roots with the iPhone 11, much to the disappointment of Roman numeral fanatics everywhere. Instead of relying on letters like the 5C and the XR did for Apple’s entry-level iPhone, the $699 …

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Mozilla tests Firefox VPN service to help protect your privacy

Mozilla is again testing a VPN service for its Firefox browser that can help protect your privacy while you’re surfing around on public Wi-Fi. The move could also potentially give Mozilla a little financial independence. The Firefox Private Network is available as a beta for desktop users in the US starting Tuesday. It’s a VPN, or virtual private network, that …

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Why Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro is the safest iPhone yet

The checklist of new features in Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro reads like a rundown of been there, done that. Three cameras? Huawei put them on the Mate 20 last year. A special low-light mode? Google’s Night Sight for the Pixel 3 did it first a year ago. Then there’s 5G, or the lack thereof. While Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus and a …

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Apple’s iPhone 11 camera packs wide

It’s time for Apple’s iPhone 11 camera to go wide. The new smartphone has an ultrawide wider-angle camera that joins the regular camera, Apple said Tuesday. And the higher-end iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max keep the telephoto lens of last year’s iPhone XS models but widen the lens’ aperture for better low-light performance, giving new photographic flexibility to serious photographers who want …

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iPhone 11 Pro’s new Deep Fusion feature is coming to boost your photos, take on Google

Apple’s three-camera system on the new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, announced Tuesday, are set to showcase the latest of what Apple can offer for mobile photography. Combining the improved sensors, new ultra-wide lens and the company’s A13 Bionic chip, the phones look to bring a number of improvements over last year’s iPhone XS and XS Max.  A new night mode …

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Apple iPhone 11’s camera gets Night Mode to catch up with Google and Huawei

Unhappy with the way your phone’s photos look when you’re shooting in low-light conditions? Apple’s newly introduced iPhone 11 has a fix — a new automatic night mode for the camera that can help brighten your shots and reduce the amount of noise in them. Read: iPhone camera comparison: iPhone 11 with Deep Fusion vs. iPhone XR Apple says that feature …

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Leaked Pixel 4 XL shots appear to show hefty bezel

The Google Pixel 4 leaks keep coming, but this time around it’s for the XL variant. Images of the new phone appear to have showed up on Reddit and give an idea of how the larger version of the next Pixel might look.  A Reddit user posted purported images of the Google Pixel 4 XL on the Pixel subreddit late …

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Apple Arcade will launch on Sept. 19 for $4.99 per month

Apple Arcade will launch on Sept. 19 for $4.99 a month, the company announced Tuesday at its iPhone event in California. The launch details came as Apple unveiled three new iPhone 11 models.  The new gaming service, which will let subscribers play over 100 games across an iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac, was previously announced in June at Apple’s …

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Google teases Play Pass is ‘coming soon’

Google is getting ready to throw the doors open on Play Pass, a mysterious offering that could be subscription service for Android apps and games found in its Play Store. The first hints about the service surfaced last year, but things seem to be picking up steam with the rival Apple Arcade looming. “It’s almost time,” the web giant tweeted …

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Note 10 vs. the rumored iPhone 11: Spec comparison

With just 24 hours until Apple’s next big launch event, the iPhone 11 already faces some fierce competition from its biggest rival. Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 10 phones debuted a few weeks earlier with a nearly bezel-less and almost notch-free display, an in-screen fingerprint scanner, 3D camera sensors on the back of the Note 10 Plus and 5G connectivity.  These are features rumored to take …

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