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iPhone 14 satellite comms will be hard for rivals to copy – here’s why

September 12, 2022
The iPhone 14 satellite comms feature will be hard for rivals to copy, even though other smartphone makers may be able to offer more limited services. Our sister site SpaceExplored last week revealed that Apple was expected to use 85% of Globalstar’s capacity for the service, and a new report today says that this is a contractual agreement dating back to negotiations in 2019 … iPhone 14…
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First iPhone 14 pre-orders now shipping ahead of Friday’s release

September 12, 2022
The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max are set to launch to the public on Friday. Ahead of that, the first pre-orders have started shipping to early shoppers. As always, this doesn’t mean you should expect your iPhone 14 pre-order to arrive any earlier than the September 16 release date. First iPhone 14 pre-orders now shipping If you check your order status via the Apple Store…
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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 is already $200 off at Amazon

September 12, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 is the pinnacle of its foldable smartphone lineup, but it’s also the company’s most expensive phone at $1,800. If you’ve been eyeing one but find the price hard to stomach, there’s good news. You can already grab one…
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Android 13 QPR1: Rotate button gets easier to tap

September 12, 2022
For the past several versions, Android has let you quickly rotate with a shortcut that appears at the corner of the screen. Android 13 QPR1 makes the smallest of tweaks by making the rotate button bigger. As seen in the screenshots below, Android 13 QPR1 (at the right)…
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iPhone 14 battery capacity: Here’s how the numbers compare to iPhone 13

September 12, 2022
When the iPhone 14 lineup was announced last week, Apple touted that you can expect improved battery life across the board compared to the iPhone 13. Now, we have more details on the battery inside each iPhone 14 model, including the iPhone 14 Plus… which Apple says has the “best battery life ever in an iPhone.” iPhone 14 battery sizes In a filing on the Chemtrec website, Apple has…
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How Steve Sasson Invented the Digital Camera

September 11, 2022
Steve Sasson is an electrical engineer who invented the digital camera while working for Kodak. The Rochester, New York, company, which had made its fortune by selling photographic film and paper for most of the 20th century, did not think that Sasson’s digital camera had any place in photography, and that lack of foresight ironically put Kodak out of business. In July 2022, Kodak announced that…
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