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iPhone 13 pre-order process broken for many Apple Card, Apple Pay, and iUP shoppers

iPhone 13 pre-orders are now live, but for many buyers paying with Apple Pay, Apple Card, or using the iPhone Upgrade Program, the experience has been anything but seamless. According to reports on Twitter, the Apple Store Online and Apple Store app presented a variety of errors for users trying to complete the iPhone 13 checkout process. The iPhone 13 pre-order experience worked well for many…
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iPhone 13 vs. iPhone 13 Pro: Which should you buy?

The all-new iPhone 13 lineup is officially here. As has become the norm, the lineup is split into the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro. On the surface, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro are very similar phones. They both feature a 6.1-inch display and the A15 Bionic processor inside, but look closer and you’ll notice some key differences. If you’re trying to make a buying decision between the iPhone…
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Google Maps and Calendar are the latest to get animated splash screens on Android 12 [Updated]

Every app open on Android 12 is accompanied by a launch animation to make “startup a more consistent and delightful experience.” One aspect of this is an animated icon on the splash screen, with Drive being the first Google app to support this on Android 12. Update 9/17: Following an almost month-long pause, Google Calendar now has an animated splash screen. It was introduced alongside the…
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Stadia for Android TV bug freezes controls when you pause a game, Google is aware

Google Stadia makes it pretty easy to stream games on your TV, thanks to its new Android TV app, but some users are reporting a pretty frustrating issue. For some reason, the Stadia app for Android TV is leaving controls temporarily broken if a game is paused for too long. As reported on Reddit and Stadia’s community forums, this Stadia for Android TV bug sees the controls to a game freeze if…
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