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iPhone 14 is eSIM-only in the US: Here’s what you need to know

September 11, 2022
In the United States, the new iPhone 14 lineup won’t ship with a physical SIM card slot. Instead, Apple is pivoting entirely to eSIM technology. While some iPhone users may have already made the transition to eSIM, most have not. Ahead of the first iPhone 14 orders arriving on September 16, here are some details on eSIM support from Apple. What does eSIM mean for iPhone 14? The iPhone lineup has…
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iPhone 14 orders ‘Preparing to Ship’ a day after pre-sale started

September 10, 2022
Apple started the pre-sale of the iPhone 14 series this Friday. While many faced issues with the Apple Online Store and estimated delivery dates slipped up to October, some customers already get the message that their iPhone 14 order is preparing to ship. A few 9to5Mac readers have shared with us that their iPhone 14 order changed from “Order Placed” and “Processing” to “Preparing to…
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Weird Alibaba: Stop me from buying this $2,100 electric army tank complete with cannon

September 10, 2022
“Speak softly and carry a big stick” may have been Teddy R’s shtick, but how about, “Drive quietly and carry a main cannon”? With today’s big trucks and SUVs turning into an arms race of their own, that’s how I plan to commute now that I’ve found that you can buy your own electric army tank on Alibaba. This week’s entry in our Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week…
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What apps support the new Android 13 media player [Updated]

September 10, 2022
Android 13’s most obvious UI change is a redesign of the lockscreen and notification shade media player. However, not all music, podcasts, and audio apps have been updated to support them yet, and here’s our running list of what controls have been modernized. Original…
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T-Mobile’s iPhone 14 Pro images mistakenly show the separate pill + hole punch design

September 10, 2022
In the months leading up to the iPhone 14 Pro announcement, we were all expecting a new version of the notch with two physically separated cutouts. One of those cutouts was said to be a hole-punch, while the other would be pill-shaped. As we all know by now, Apple had a surprise in store: a new Dynamic Island cutout for the iPhone 14 Pro. T-Mobile’s listings for the iPhone 14 Pro, however…
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