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Apple Card users get 24-month interest-free financing on iPhones

November 1, 2019
Apple is giving Apple Card users an extra perk with the introduction of interest-free, 24-month financing on iPhone purchases. It announced the move on its earnings call. Along with the three percent cashback Apple Card offers on purchases from the company, that may seem a solid deal for folks who upgrade their devices often — the people Apple is targeting with the financing…
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Incognito Mode for Google Maps has arrived on Android

November 1, 2019
Earlier this month Google announced that its new Incognito feature for Maps had started to roll out, and now it should be here on your Android devices. Android Police points out a post on the support page from yesterday indicating that the rollout has begun in earnest. While…
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Now Hulu subscribers can download and watch offline on Android

November 1, 2019
Apple TV+ is just hours from debuting and Disney+ will be here in a couple of weeks, giving Hulu less time to catch up with the pack in terms of streaming features. The video service finally added the ability to download shows for offline viewing earlier this month, but until now it only worked on iOS devices. If you use Android or Amazon’s FireOS instead of an iPhone or iPad, then we have…
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Messages trick for enabling RCS breaks on some Android phones

November 1, 2019
A hack that enabled Rich Communication Services on any Android phone and carrier emerged last weekend. According to reports over the past 24 hours, the RCS trick has stopped working for some users. Oddly, the first wave of reports consistently came from OnePlus owners. The…
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Apple promotes several senior directors to VP positions, early iPhone marketing exec returns

November 1, 2019
Apple has made several changes at the executive level recently. Bloomberg reports today that Apple has promoted a handful of employees to the vice president level, which is described as “a key title reserved for the most influential players.” Paul Meade has been named a vice president of hardware engineering, while Jon Andrews is now the vice president of software engineering. According to…
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Google Podcasts rolling out Material Theme player on Android

November 1, 2019
Back in September, we first enabled a Material Theme redesign of Google Podcasts for Android. A revamped player that’s larger and fits in with the company’s current design language is now rolling out. The first change is apparent before you expand audio controls. From…
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More Motorola Razr images leak w/ specs: Snapdragon 710, 2,730 mAh battery, more

October 31, 2019
When it rains, it pours. Just minutes after the first official-looking image of the folding Motorola Razr phone hit the web, another leak reveals more images of the device, as well as some of its key specs. posted a gallery of images of the upcoming Razr smartphone, which pretty much bares all when it comes to the design of the device. Based on one of the images, we’re…
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