If Apple made one thing clear during Tuesday’s iPhone 13 launch event, it’s that the cameras and processors on these new phones are going to be a big deal. Apple’s keynote even included a short film by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer Greig Fraser that was shot on the iPhone 13 Pro to show …
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Better iPhone cameras and faster chips are great, but one of the biggest improvements Apple could make on the iPhone is adding a USB-C port. That’s why I was cheered this week to see signs Apple might someday make that change. Apple introduced the iPhone 13 on Tuesday with the same old Lightning port the company has used since 2012. Lightning …
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Apple’s iPhone 13 line is now available for preorder, and the most exciting thing is clearly the trade-in offers. While this year’s phone is more of a refinement of last year’s iPhone 12 line, those that crave staying on that bleeding edge might essentially get a free iPhone 13 Pro Max by doing a trade-in that includes up to $1,290 toward …
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Apple’s new iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are now available for preorder, but those looking for a new Pro or Pro Max who haven’t ordered yet may need to prepare to wait a little longer. After the start of preorders at 5 a.m. PT Friday, CNET editor Lisa Eadicicco noticed that by 6:04 a.m. PT several iPhone 13 Pro models …
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Some Apple Card users ran into problems when trying to pay for iPhone 13 preorders, which kicked off Friday morning. Numerous people said on social media that they got error messages when they tried to use their Apple Card to pay for an iPhone 13 preorder. So much so, that it became a trending topic on Twitter. Some CNET staffers also …
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Apple is expanding its 5G adoption. After first bringing the new cellular connection to the iPhone 12 line last year and the updated M1 iPad Pro in April, the company announced on Tuesday that its redesigned iPad Mini will also have a version that connects to the latest 5G networks from wireless carriers. As with the iPad Pro 5G update, …
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For over two years, TCL has been showing prototypes of possible foldable phones to reporters. One had a 10-inch screen that bent into thirds. Another featured a screen that wrapped around the wrist. Yet another had a large screen that closed like a book, one featured a screen you pulled out to expand it into a tablet and a more futuristic model included foldable and …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S20 phones are both excellent Android phones, so much so that a prospective buyer might consider buying one of Samsung’s older phones, rather than waiting for the S22, to save some cash. The Galaxy S20 in particular has had quite the price drop, launching at $999 right as the coronavirus pandemic hit back in March …
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Editors’ note: An earlier version of this story misstated the storage capabilities of the Galaxy S21 line. The S21 phone line does not include a microSD card slot. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phone line is the latest version of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy phone, released earlier this year (here’s where to order one.) It’s also the successor to the Galaxy S20 line, which came …
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A new study from Opensignal has broken down 5G performance across the US according to a variety of metrics, offering a window into mobile internet access across a massively diverse country — geographically and by population. The study included all 50 states and as many as 250 cities, measuring availability, download speeds, video and gaming performance. Although the study doesn’t …
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