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Report: iPhone 12 may support new short-range WiFi standard, AirTags to charge wirelessly like an Apple Watch

February 24, 2020
According to Macotakara sources, the iPhone 12 lineup may support a new WiFi spec, 802.11ay, which is currently in the draft phase and expected to be finalized at the end of the year. 802.11ay uses 60GHz spectrum (separate from the 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands used in standard home router WiFi) to offer high-bandwidth device-to-device data transfer. It would be a perfect technology for Apple to use to…
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Security demo reminds iOS users that any app (or widget) can read the clipboard silently

February 24, 2020
A new demo from researchers at Mysk shines a light on the free, unrestricted, access all apps have to the iOS clipboard. In the video, the developers create a dummy app that simply prints out the information gleaned from the clipboard. When the user copies an image, the app can immediately see the image content and the metadata like the location of where the photo was taken. This becomes a little…
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Five staple iPhone apps that I use each day

February 23, 2020
I have quite a few third-party apps installed on my iPhone, but there are several staple apps that I use regularly that I’d have a hard time doing without. These apps include Apollo, the excellent full-featured Reddit client, NetNewsWire, a legendary RSS reader reimagined…
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Apple’s latest Shot on iPhone video highlights the iPhone 11 Pro’s Ultra Wide lens

February 22, 2020
Apple continues to showcase the iPhone 11 Pro camera through its Shot on iPhone series of videos. In a new video today, Apple showcases the Ultra Wide camera capabilities of the device. The video was shot with an iPhone 11 Pro and is called “A journey into the Valley of Fire.” Here’s what Apple says about the video: See how iPhone 11 Pro captured the otherworldly 4K video using the Ultra…
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The best Android and iPhone gimbal

February 22, 2020
By Signe Brewster If you like filming video with your smartphone and are comfortable spending a little more than $100 to achieve more professional-looking results, a smartphone gimbal might be right for you. A gimbal is a handheld mechanical stabilizer that can help you…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: Admire it, don't buy it

February 22, 2020
To date, every foldable you could buy has been the subject of at least some drama. Royole’s FlexPai felt barely finished. The original Galaxy Fold wasn’t much more than a prototype, with glaring design issues that were fixed in later production runs.
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Galaxy Buds+ review: Samsung finally has a worthy AirPods alternative

February 22, 2020
I really wanted to like the original Galaxy Buds. They’re some of the best-designed true wireless earbuds I tested last year. They’re tiny, which makes them comfortable (well, as much as earbuds can be), and they came with a wireless charging case at a time when that still wasn’t a standard feature. However, the audio quality was disappointing, call performance was subpar, and…
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