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New iPhone 11 or 11 Pro: Do these 5 things first

After unboxing your new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max, and setting it up using Apple’s new transfer tool, you may be asking yourself… What now? Well, there are a couple of settings you should double-check before test-driving the iPhone 11’s most important update, the camera. We’re going to walk you …

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How to install Android 10 right now

Google recently announced that Android Q would be called Android 10, doing away with its habit of naming updates after desserts in the process. On Tuesday, Google announced that Android 10 is officially rolling out. As is usually the case, Google releases Android to its own devices first, so Tuesday’s launch is for Pixel phone users.  Android 10 includes several new …

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Use your phone camera to translate languages on the fly

Street signs, menus, newspapers, pamphlets. It’s hard enough to travel and even harder when you can’t read the signs. You might try typing each word into Google Translate, but it’s much faster to point your phone’s camera to the words you need to instantly translate and let Google do the rest. The Google Translate camera tool got an update that …

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6 things you should know about the new Google Pay app

Today, Google rolled out a new app, Google Pay for Android. In case the name doesn’t give it away, it’s designed to let you pay for things and track purchases via your phone. But that’s just the beginning; Google has loftier plans for Pay down the road. Ready to check it out? Here’s everything you need to know about the …

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How to use the new Portrait mode on the iPhone 7 Plus

Now playing: Watch this: Master the bokeh effect on the iPhone 7 Plus 2:09 The upgrade to iOS 10.1 lets Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus take full advantage of its dual lens camera to create a greater sense of depth in portraits. The result? That signature blurry-background effect of dSLR photos. In the new Portrait mode, the iPhone uses the 12-megapixel …

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