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iPhone 11's ultra-wideband chip helps you AirDrop with the right person

September 11, 2019
Apple introduced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro with nary a mention of its rumored tracking tags, but the underlying technology appears to be present and accounted for. True to earlier reports, all iPhone 11 models include an ultra-wideband chip, the U1, that should eventually have a variety of uses for highly precise location finding. Apple’s product pages mention one feature that will…
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All the important news from Apple’s iPhone 11 event

September 10, 2019
Apple premiered its vision of the future today at its big September event in Cupertino, California. As expected, the company unveiled three new smartphones: the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. New to the iPhone is the “Pro” naming…
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Toshiba will use Android TV with some models in its 2020 lineup

September 10, 2019
At IFA 2019 last week, Toshiba announced that it would be offering models in its 2020 lineup using Google’s Android TV platform alongside other options built with Alexa in mind. While details are a bit scarce, some of Toshiba’s 2020 TV models will include Android TV onboard. The TVs will be based on Android Pie and come with typical…
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Watch Apple's 2019 iPhone launch in under 15 minutes

September 10, 2019
On Tuesday, Apple held its annual fall hardware launch. With it came the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, as well as the Apple Watch Series 5 with an always-on display. A new $329 iPad with 10.2-inch display is on the way as well. The company also shared…
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Apple's iPhone event by the numbers

September 10, 2019
Apple had a full slate of announcements ready for its iPhone event in Cupertino on Tuesday. The company showed off updates to its flagship phones and tablets, revealed pricing for its upcoming streaming services, and gave the assembled crowd a deep dive into the inner…
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iPhone 11 hands-on: Still cheap and cheerful

September 10, 2019
Personally speaking, the iPhone XR was my favorite of the three iPhones released last year. It’s bigger than the too-small (for me at least) iPhone XS, and didn’t require the hand contortion that the XS Max did. It came in some fun colors. It had the best battery life of any iPhone I tested in 2018. It might not have been the most exciting device Apple has ever released, but it took…
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Where’s my USB-C iPhone?

September 10, 2019
Over the years, reports have come and gone on the notion that Apple will swap from Lightning to USB-C on its iPhones — matching rival Android phones, and its own MacBook range. But it was unlikely to happen and then it didn’t happen. The Lightning port arrived before USB-C, back in 2012. It was a fraction of the size of its 30-pin predecessor, reversible (unlike rival port micro-USB on…
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