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Apple is investigating reports iPhone 8 Plus devices bursting open
Apple fans finally have their hands on the iPhone 8, but two owners in Asia have already busted their new phones under strange circumstances. An iPhone 8 Plus owner in Taiwan says that her five-day-old 64GB device split open while charging, according to …
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Apple iPhone 8 Plus review blog: For now, this is the fastest iPhone ever
As journalists from across the world trouped out of the Steve Jobs Theatre in the demo zone just outside as the Apple keynote ended, there was one clear trend: the lines were visibly longer for a hands-on with the Apple iPhone X in comparison to the iPhone …
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The iOS 11 32-Bit Appocalypse Isn’t Actually That Bad
The latest version of your iPhone’s operating system comes with plenty of upgrades, and also a poop emoji that can frown when you do. But iOS 11 also thins the App Store herd, obsoleting older 32-bit apps with a single update. In other words, certain …
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Google Drive documents are now accessible in iOS 11’s Files app
It’s a minor, but welcome improvement. What good is the Apple Files app that came with iOS 11 anyway? Well, now that Google Drive plays nicely with it, the possibilities are… okay, they aren’t endless, but you get the idea. Now that iOS has a central …
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I really didn’t expect this to be my favorite thing about the iPhone 8 Plus
A really, really boring smartphone. It looks just like the iPhone 7 Plus, which looked just like the iPhone 6s Plus, which looked just like the iPhone 6 Plus. Four consecutive years with the same smartphone design is about two years too many. New features …
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Apple Loop: New iPhone X Secrets, iPhone Speaker Problems Confirmed, How Tim Cook Killed iPhone 8
Taking a look back at another week of news from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes how the iPhone X reflects Apple’s attitudes, dealing with the lack of a home button, problems with the iPhone 8 sales and speakers, Touch ID vs FaceID, the …
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Friday 5: Awesome Apple Watch apps to try this weekend [Video]
My hands-on look at the Apple Watch Series 3 is still forthcoming, but I have to say that I’ve been extremely impressed by the potential and speed of this device. The Series 3 is, in my opinion, what the original Apple Watch aspired to be. The hardware …
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Apple iPhone X production woe sparked by a parts imbalance
BEIJING—Apple Inc. has hit another production snag on its new iPhone X, say people familiar with the situation—this time over a pair of components dubbed Romeo and Juliet. The star-crossed complication is adding to concerns about extended shortages …
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Apple iPhone 8, 8 Plus on Flipkart: Price as low as Rs 6000, but there’s a catch
Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus will go on sale today in India starting at 6pm and Flipkart is offering some massive deals on the two phones, which can bring down the price to an effective cost of Rs 6000. Of course, this massive price cut only comes if you …
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Apple releases public beta version of iOS 11.1 as customer complaints continue over everything from fast-draining batteries to app crashes
You can check installed apps for compatibility using a built-in checker tool including in iOS 10.3 or later. You can find that by clicking: Settings > General > About > Applications. This will give you a list of all apps that won’t be supported in the …
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How to Make iPhone Camera Shoot JPEG Pictures in iOS 11
The iPhone camera will now default to taking pictures in a new HEIF format, rather then JPEG. This camera formatting change to HEIF came in iOS 11, but some iPhone users may prefer to have the camera continue to snap photos in JPEG format for broader …
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How your iPhone can save your life
Yesterday we learned that iPhones don’t have an FM chip inside them Apple can use to enable radio reception on its smartphones, but there are several ways mobile iOS handsets can save … access FM frequencies on their iPhone to help them survive.
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Apple Investigating Reports of iPhone 8 Plus ‘Splitting Open’
If you’ve decided to hold out for an iPhone X rather than picking up an iPhone 8 Plus, you may have made a very wise decision. Apple is currently investigating reports of the iPhone 8 Plus splitting open, with the reason as to why remaining unclear.
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Turn on iPhone FM radio chips, urges FCC. But iPhone 7, 8 don’t have any, says Apple
The FCC argues that having FM enabled on the iPhone could be a life-saver during natural disasters. (Image: James Martin/CNET) Following hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Apple is facing renewed calls to activate the iPhone’s FM radio, which the Cupertino …
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What you can do with the iPhone 8 that you couldn’t do with the iPhone 7
The iPhone 8 has officially been released to the world. But before you upgrade, take a minute to consider what you’re actually getting with the new model that wasn’t possible with the iPhone 7. — Producer/video by: Jason Lederman Research: Stan Horaczek …
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OJ Simpson getting latest iPhone, says lawyer
He could choose one of Apple’s cheaper models that are still on sale. An 128 GB iPhone 7 can be had for a mere $499.99. Yes, it’s a refurb, but is OJ rolling in money? Some say his net worth is between $250,000 and $3 million. He is also said to owe tens …
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