Apple and Verizon are holding an event Thursday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET to pitch the iPhone 12 and 5G wireless networking to businesses. Verizon said Monday that the event will “showcase how business customers can use the new iPhone 12 lineup and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband to power innovative solutions,” which is about …
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Apple has always sold its computers like luxury cars, highlighting sex appeal while promising they can get the job done too. Now, with new innards it custom-built itself, Apple is hoping to kick that appeal into overdrive. This week Apple began preorders for its new $999 MacBook Air and $1,199 MacBook Pro laptops, as well as its revamped $699 Mac Mini no-frills …
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Game consoles. Apple hardware and software. Those were the two big themes of the week gone by. Those of you who’ve been hankering to dive into the next generation of gaming got your wish. First, after months of teasing, Microsoft made its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S available in stores and online. A few days later, Sony followed …
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The first 5G phones from Apple and Google may only just be hitting the market, but that hasn’t stopped those companies from working with others on developing what 6G might look like. As spotted by Mobile World Live, tech giants Apple, Google and LG have joined the industry group “Next G Alliance,” whose goals include advancing “North American global leadership …
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On Tuesday, Apple announced its first personal computers powered using chips that are more like those in an iPhone than those in a typical PC. The machines are the $999 13-inch MacBook Air, the $699 Mac Mini and the $1,299 MacBook Pro. That alone is exciting to tech fans, but it’s also a sign of what’s possibly to come, whether you buy …
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The Xbox Series X and Series S came out Tuesday, and iFixit wasted no time in opening up the more expensive Series X. The repair site’s teardown revealed that Microsoft included plenty of parts to keep the next-gen console cool, including a sizable fan, a heat sink and thermal paste. It found that the console’s modular design should make the …
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On Tuesday, Microsoft rolled out its monthly Patch Tuesday security update for Windows 10, fixing 112 vulnerabilities across the OS, as well as in Microsoft Office, Edge and other products. One of the biggest issues Microsoft patched was a Windows zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in the wild, our sister site ZDNet reported. The vulnerability — first disclosed on Oct. …
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Next year, 5G won’t just be for pricey handsets, thanks to a push by the companies making chips for the devices. MediaTek on Tuesday joined Qualcomm in introducing 5G processors for less expensive smartphones. The Taiwanese company’s Dimensity 700 will enable 5G phones that cost less than $250. And it likely will address an important market: prepaid smartphones in the …
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Update, Nov. 10: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The day has come: The Xbox Series X and the smaller, cheaper Series S have officially launched. This is exciting news, particularly if you’re one of the lucky ones who actually snagged a preorder. The new Xbox was meant to launch alongside a new Halo, but the delay of Halo …
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This week, the attention of the country — and the world — has been on the US presidential election. While the results were up in the air, we kept you informed on key topics: how election officials and others were tackling cybersecurity, what social media companies were doing to fight misinformation, and how tech is slowly making elections more accessible. …
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