This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup has ditched the Mini. The apparent end of the smaller-phone came as Apple announced the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, each with displays of 6.1 inches or …
Read More »Tag Archives: iphone
Apple May Have Solved the Age
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Preordering, or even ordering, popular new gadgets has never been easy. Websites crash under traffic loads, products disappear from shopping carts and sometimes you can get to the very last step of the checkout process, only to be mysteriously …
Read More »The New iPhone 14 Lineup Is Impressive, but These Models Will Cost You
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone 14 and 14 Plus will start at $799 and $899 in the US, respectively, and the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will kick off at $999 and $1,099, Apple said Wednesday at its fall product event. …
Read More »Google’s Messages App and RCS Bring iMessage
Google’s been developing its Messages app on Android to better compete against Apple’s iMessage for years, and at the same time has been advocating for the RCS texting standard that powers this app to replace SMS and MMS across the phone industry. The company has been particularly targeting Apple in a campaign to bring the standard to the iPhone to …
Read More »iPhone 14 Pro’s Most Eye
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. “Dynamic Island” is the most Apple name of all Apple names. The feature, a part of the upcoming iPhone 14 Pro announced at Apple’s latest product event, was maybe the most surprising feature on Apple’s next phone: The little …
Read More »Tim Cook’s Fix for Android Texting Woes: ‘Buy Your Mom an iPhone’
The same day that Apple launched its new iPhone, Tim Cook said that, if you want to be able to text seamlessly with an Android-wielding parent, you should “buy your mom an iPhone” — adding that he doesn’t “hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy on that at this point.” The comments came at Vox Media’s …
Read More »Apple Watch 8: All of the Features on My Wishlist
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Today’s Apple “Far Out” event will likely bring news of the planned updates for the Apple Watch, along with the very real possibility of an Apple Watch Pro. While I love my Apple Watch Series 7, there’s always room for improvement, and …
Read More »DIY iPhone Battery Replacement: How I Fixed My Phone at Home
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s do-it-yourself repair program lets you fix some of its products yourself with official parts, but it’s always been possible to open your iPhone and do a DIY fix with third-party components. I did exactly that, replacing the old battery …
Read More »Apple Store Down Ahead of Today’s iPhone 14 Reveal
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s fall product launch event is almost here, and the first sign is that the Apple Store’s website is down. When the store comes back online, the company is likely to have the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series …
Read More »Verizon’s New One Unlimited for iPhone Plan Bundles in Apple One
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple fans on Verizon who would prefer an Apple One subscription as a perk now have a new option: the One Unlimited for iPhone plan. On Wednesday, ahead of Apple’s iPhone 14 event, the wireless carrier’s website revealed that …
Read More »