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iPhone X: 5.8" edge-to-edge OLED “Super Retina” display without home button, A11 SoC, Face ID, dual OIS 12MP rear cameras, Qi wireless charging — ‘The future of the smartphone’ — The long-awaited and extensively leaked special edition iPhone is finally upon us …
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iPhone X is priced at $999 for 64GB, $1,149 for 256GB; preorders start October 27, ships November 3 — Packed with Innovative Features Including a Super Retina Display, TrueDepth Camera System, Face ID and A11 Bionic Chip with Neural Engine — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced iPhone X …
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iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: 6-core A11 “Bionic” SOC with Apple-designed GPU, glass back, Retina HD True Tone display, 12MP cameras, Qi wireless charging — Apple just unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at its press event. It looks a lot like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a glass back.
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| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
iPhone 8 is $699 for 64GB, $849 for 256GB, and iPhone 8 Plus is $799 for 64GB, $949 for 256GB; preorders begin September 15, ships September 22 — At Apple's big event today at the Steve Jobs Theater, Apple unveiled three new iPhones, the iPhone 8, the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X.
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New iPhones support 4K video at 60FPS and 240FPS 1080p slow-motion, larger sensors, “Portrait Lighting” and f/1.8 and f/2.8 apertures on 8+, more — An iPhone 7S in all but name — Apple has officially announced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which are updated versions …
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Apple says it's partnered with Mophie, Belkin, Incipio, and more on wireless charging accessories for iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X — Apple today revealed the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X, all of which will support Qi wireless charging. Although Apple's own wireless charging accessory … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple announces Apple TV 4K, with 4K HDR video, powered by A10X Fusion chip; preorders open Sept. 15 starting at $179, ships Sept. 22 — Apple's streaming box is now a better match for the latest and greatest TVs — Apple has just unveiled a long anticipated upgrade to its Apple TV set-top box …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
4K HDR movies on iTunes to cost same as HD cost previously; past HD purchases to get free upgrade to 4K; 4K streaming from Netflix, Amazon Prime coming — Apple is now selling and renting digital 4K movies via iTunes, in addition to its HD and SD resolution versions.
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Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE built-in for $399+, same size casing as Series 2, new colors, W2 networking chip; preorder Sept. 15, ships Sept. 22 — The new Apple Watch is now official, offering one big highlight upgrade over the previous version: Built-in cellular support.
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Samsung says it aims to launch a foldable smartphone next year under its Galaxy Note brand and is working with Harman on speaker assistant — https://www.apnews.com/195363f168574a13 9fa9c703bdc214f7 — Link copied! — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
“BlueBorne” Bluetooth exploit works on unpatched Android, iOS 9 or earlier, Linux, Windows devices; Google to release patch today; other OSes have patches — BlueBorne exploit works against unpatched devices running Android, Linux, or Windows. — Over the past decade …
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FireEye report says hackers with ties to North Korea have been targeting South Korean crypto-currency exchanges to obtain funds for the Pyongyang regime — Over the past several months, threat actors believed to have ties with North Korea have been targeting crypto-currency exchanges … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Equifax's credit report monitoring site, which was set up in the wake of security breach, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks — The site has at least one vulnerability that allows a hacker to trick users into turning over sensitive data. — Equifax's site used to set … | Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
AT&T now offers free HBO on its cheaper $60/month Unlimited Choice plan, in addition to its premium Unlimited Plus plan — AT&T announced this morning it's adding free HBO to all customers on its unlimited wireless plans, including both Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Choice.
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NTSB says causes of fatal Tesla crash in May 2016 included driver's over-reliance on Autopilot, approves safety recommendations for automakers, DoT, and NHTSA — The National Transportation Safety Board met on Tuesday to determine the cause of May's fatal Tesla crash.
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