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| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple debuts $999 6.1" iPhone 12 Pro and $1,099 6.7" iPhone 12 Pro Max with flat-edge design, 5G, LiDAR, three rear cameras with 5x zoom, and 128GB base storage — Apple today unveiled the new 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max at its pre-recorded “Hi, Speed” digital event.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple unveils iPhone 12 with 6.1" OLED display and 460ppi, A14, thinner and lighter design, 5G, improved durability, and five color options, starting at $829 — The right iPhone for most people gets a new design, OLED screen, and 5G — It might be happening a bit later than usual, but Apple has just announced the iPhone 12.
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| Apple: |
iPhone 12 Pro pre-orders start on October 16, shipping on October 23, while iPhone 12 Pro Max pre-orders begin November 6, shipping on November 13 — Best iPhone ever features the powerful A14 Bionic, all-new design with Ceramic Shield, pro camera system, LiDAR Scanner, and the biggest Super Retina XDR display ever on an iPhone
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| Apple: |
iPhone 12 pre-orders start on October 16, shipping on October 23, while iPhone 12 mini pre-orders begin November 6, shipping on November 13 — iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini introduce a beautiful new design packed with innovative features, including A14 Bionic, an advanced dual-camera system …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple announces the $729 iPhone 12 mini with 5.4-inch OLED display, five colors, and similar specs to the iPhone 12 — The iPhone mini has arrived — Apple is announcing a new iPhone 12 mini today. It's the first time Apple has used the “mini” moniker on its iPhone line …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Support for high-frequency mmWave 5G bands in the iPhone 12 lineup is limited to models sold in the US, with models sold outside US limited to sub-6GHz bands — As expected, the entire iPhone 12 lineup is compatible with faster 5G networks, but Apple's website confirms that support …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Apple announces MagSafe for iPhone 12, letting users magnetically attach chargers, wallets, and other accessories — The magnetic charging brand is back — Apple has revived its MagSafe charging brand with a twist: it's no longer for its MacBook line but instead for the new iPhone 12 line.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Apple debuts HomePod mini with spherical design, S5 chip, fabric mesh exterior, black and white options, a small screen on top; pre-orders start Nov. 6 from $99 — Apple finally offers an entry-level HomePod — Apple has announced a new version of its HomePod smart speaker …
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| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott: |
Microsoft says backward compatible titles on the Xbox Series X and S will support Auto HDR, alongside better visuals and faster frame rates — We already knew that Xbox Series X and Series S users will be able to play thousands of previous-generation games at launch.
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| CNBC: |
Facebook announces a global policy banning anti-vaccination ads but will allow ads that advocate for legislation around vaccination policies — - Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines.
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| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : |
Documents show how Clear, which lets its members skip security lines at 35 US airports, is building a digital ID system for storing health care info and more — 'You are your driver's license, your credit card, your health care card, your building access card' — In March, the air travel industry ground to a halt.
Tweets: @turnernovak, @alexhcranz, @yeahyeahyasmin, @elankiderman, @kcoxdc, @melt_dem, and @davegershgorn
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Dropbox says it will be a “virtual first” company and will set up “Dropbox Studios” in SF, Seattle, Austin, and Dublin for employees to meet in-person — - San Francisco-based Dropbox announced Tuesday that will stop asking employees to come into its offices and instead make remote work the standard practice.
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
Sources detail how Google, under intense scrutiny, has limited discussion of antitrust issues among employees, executives, and potential recruits — A company operating in the shadow of government regulators has some very particular rules about what workers can say about it.
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @alexjamesfitz, @gregbensinger, @willcritchlow, @jacknicas, @jenn_elias, and @shiringhaffary
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Messenger gets a visual update, custom reactions, chat themes, and more, as cross-app communication between Instagram and FB rolls out to North America — Facebook Messenger is getting a visual update and a number of new features, including support for chat themes, custom reactions, and soon, selfie stickers and vanish mode.
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Messenger News, About Facebook, XDA Developers, Social Media Today, and Financial Times
Tweets: @messenger, @soleio, @martinsfp, @tonyromm, @wongmjane, @wongmjane, @richontech, @alexvoica, and @alexvoica
| Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable: |
Netflix has stopped offering its 30-day free trial across all markets — It's either you're all in or you're all out with Netflix as the streaming giant has removed their free trial. — As first spotted by Phil Swann, the streamer is no longer giving users a chance to try the service for free.
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Tweets: @ashleyrreports and @red2_standingby
| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Fitness tech company JAXJOX raises $10M Series A as it gets ready to ship its InteractiveStudio workout system to BestBuy stores — JAXJOX, the Redmond, Wash.-based fitness technology company, has raised $10 million in a new funding round to help pay for the research and development … Sponsor Posts
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