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Sprint fixes smashed phones for cheap with AppleCare

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 …

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No iPhone SE? No problem: This is the ‘budget’ iPhone to get

With all the hubbub surrounding the launch of the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, it was easy to overlook another Apple development: No more iPhone SE. In other words, no more “budget” option. The SE debuted at $399, but was cut to $349 with the arrival of the iPhone X and iPhone 8 last year. See also …

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This wireless FM transmitter solves a bunch of problems for under $10

It’s a first-world problem, no question, but a car without a Bluetooth-compatible stereo is a car without joy. How else can you listen to music, audiobooks and podcasts streamed from your phone? The AUX-in jack? Sorry, your phone doesn’t have an output jack anymore. It’s Bluetooth or nothing! For years now, the workaround has been the old-standby FM transmitter, which …

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Walmart’s Jet will soon hawk Nike gear as it fights to stand out

Jet will start selling Nike products in October as part of an effort to draw in more young, urban customers. The new deal coincides with the Walmart-owned online retailer’s brand relaunch that debuted Thursday. The Jet website got an overhaul and its grocery service was revamped as the company aims to double down on urban customers, its target audience. The Nike partnership will “bring …

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How to preorder the Apple Watch Series 4

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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Those iPhone XS and Apple Watch photos? Here’s how 9to5Mac found them

Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT, the world is not only expecting Apple to reveal three new iPhones, but specifically the iPhone XS*.  Why so sure? Because 9to5Mac’s noted Apple leaker Guilherme Rambo was the one to bring us the picture you see above — a picture that looks like it could have been pulled directly from Apple’s marketing materials.  And because …

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The best cheap Apple Watch 4 alternative: The Amazfit Bip for $80

Today is more of a public service announcement than an outright deal, though it certainly is a deal. As you may know, Apple is expected to take the wraps off the Apple Watch Series 4 in just a few hours. The specs are still a mystery, but the price is not: If it follows the Series 3 model, it would …

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Bring your iPhone XR, iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max to US Mobile and get a $400 service credit

The new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR have arrived, and carrier US Mobile is dangling one seriously tasty “switch carrot.” As in, “Switch to US Mobile and we’ll give you $400.” It works like this: Activate a new line of service (with a new or ported-in number) for your iPhone XR, iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max and US …

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New iPhone XS, iPhone XR names and colors reportedly confirmed by Apple website leak

A leak reportedly confirmed rumors about the new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR names ahead of Apple’s Wednesday event. The company’s product sitemap — a file that lists URLs of a website — includes the two rumored OLED phones, the XS and XS Max, and the cheaper LCD option, the XR, according to Allthings.how.  The new iPhone XS and XS …

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Samsung could reportedly save Apple from Korean investigators

Apple and Samsung are tremendous rivals. Even if they finally managed to settle their long-running patent dispute this June and continue to do other forms of business, they’re still duking it out in ads and new device announcements as they strive to eat one another’s lunch.  So it’d be a little weird if Samsung were to save Apple from losing loads …

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