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People don’t get Apple’s Face ID, says Conan

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. He wants to know whether the Apple executive remembers “Face Off.” Team Coco/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Apple’s executives stand on stage and make everything seem so simple.  At least they think they do. Conan O’Brien isn’t so sure too …

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iPhone X price, features widen gap between haves and have

This wasn’t the typical start to an Apple event. Rather than a loud, slickly produced marketing video, Apple played an audio clip of late co-founder Steve Jobs speaking about creating “wonderful things” as his way of showing appreciation for humanity. Later on, an image flashed of Jobs holding the original iPhone during its launch 10 years ago. Apple CEO Tim …

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Apple Watch 3 vs. Fitbit Ionic, Gear Sport and Garmin Vivoactive 3

With its Watch 3, Apple’s flagship wearable is now capable of making calls over an LTE cellular signal. It also lets you talk directly to Apple’s Siri voice assistant, and stream music directly from Apple Music. Now playing: Watch this: Apple Watch Series 3 lets you make calls, stream music… 2:26 But there are tons of other smartwatches and fitness …

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Get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus for $515

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Galaxy S8 Plus is a big beauty — and the price on this refurb is even more …

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iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus will get wireless charging

Wireless charging is coming to the iPhone, Apple said Tuesday at a big event to unveil the latest models of the famous device. The iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will feature a glass back that enables wireless charging, the company said during a presentation at its new headquarters in Cupertino, California. Users can simply place their phones …

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Apple’s iPhone event: Join CNET today for a live blog

Now, it’s Apple’s turn.  For the past eight months, we’ve watched a parade of flagship phone launches, from power players like Samsung with the Galaxy S8 to scrappy players like Motorola with its family of Moto phones. Premium phones with not-so-premium prices like the OnePlus 5 have also competed for our attention. Meanwhile, rumors about the next iPhone kept trickling out …

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Apple iPhone X finally brings a badly needed makeover

Say hello to the iPhone X. Now get ready to enter the scrum to actually buy one. Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone X (which Apple execs pronounced “10,” not “ex”), its pricey, super premium phone that’s expected to be in limited supply. That’s a recipe for a phone that’s going to be hard to get — even if you …

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Samsung expects foldable phone in 2018

You could be able to buy a foldable phone as soon as 2018, says Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung Electronics. As reported by the Associated Press, Koh told Korean reporters on Tuesday that once the company surmounted “some problems,” it would launch the product. He did not say what the problems were. Samsung has been experimenting with …

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iPhone X vs. Galaxy Note 8: Note 8 ain’t dead

Weeks before Apple announced the iPhone X, Samsung threw down its own top-tier challenge: the Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8 is a tremendous phone, powerful and packed with features that include a dual-camera setup, a pretty good portrait mode and the signature S Pen stylus. But it also plays it safe, blending last year’s disaster-stricken Galaxy Note 7 and this …

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The costly iPhone X tries to reinvent the phone

Ten years ago, Steve Jobs stood on a stage in San Francisco and promised, “Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” That turns out to have been the understatement of the decade. Though Apple certainly wasn’t the first to make a mobile phone, or even the first to use touchscreen technology, the iPhone’s blend of slickly designed hardware and software …

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