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Still using an iPhone 5? iOS 10.3.4 is required to keep your phone working

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You may remember that, back in July, Apple released rare bug-fix updates for older versions of its operating system: iOS 10.3.4 and iOS 9.3.6. This was necessary to help keep older iPhones and iPads maintain accurate location functionality as the GPS network goes through a time rollover transition. However, the problem is even more serious…

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iPhone XS versus iPhone X – which phone unlocks faster with Face ID

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The iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max are all packing Apple’s second-generation Face ID, an updated version of the biometric authentication system which is supposed to be faster than the version introduced with the iPhone X. Is there actually a noticeable difference between the already-fast and the potentially faster versions in the real world? AppleInsider…

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Snapchat adds CallKit integration, bringing calls to the stock Phone app on iOS

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Snapchat’s app for iOS has been updated today to make it much easier to make calls through the app. Today’s update adds CallKit integration, meaning Snapchat calling now integrates with the stock Phone app and interface on iOS. more… The post Snapchat adds CallKit integration, bringing calls to the stock Phone app on iOS appeared…

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With iOS 12.1, the phone emoji finally loses the home button to reflect modern iPhone design

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The iOS 12.1 update will bring more than 70 new emoji to iPhone and iPad users. Apple has also tweaked some of the existing set, most notably the iPhone device emoji. Despite the iPhone X being around for almost a year, the emoji demonstrated a silver iPhone 6. That has finally changed in the latest…

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Plaintext Apple ID passwords included in teen phone monitoring app’s data breach

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According to a new report from ZDNet, a popular app used by parents to monitor their teens has suffered a data breach. The app, TeenSafe, touts that it’s a “secure” monitor app for iOS that allows parents to monitor text messages, location, calling history, web history, and more. Included in the data breach, the report…

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Phone from ‘The Matrix’ resurrected in the modernized Nokia 8110 Reloaded

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Continuing a pattern of reviving older designs in an attempt to stay relevant in the mobile phone industry, Nokia has resurrected one of its more famous designs, bringing back the Nokia 8110 as a feature phone with a bigger screen and a sleeker appearance, while still retaining its well-known physical slide-out design. AppleInsider – Frontpage…

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T-Mobile to Simplify Phone Bills With Single Unlimited Data Plan and No Additional Fees

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere today hosted a T-Mobile “Un-carrier Next” event at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he announced that T-Mobile is only going to sell its unlimited T-Mobile One plan going forward. Existing customers will be able to keep their current plans, but new customers will only be able…

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Google Reportedly Working on Own-Branded Phone Set for Release This Year

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Google is set to launch its own smartphone by the end of the year in an effort to compete more directly with Apple and Samsung devices, according to The Telegraph. Citing “senior sources” familiar with the matter, the report claims that the company plans to unveil a Google-branded handset that is separate from its Nexus…

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Apple finally gets US sales ban on some Samsung phone features, but the ruling is practically meaningless

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Apple has finally managed to secure a sales ban over some Samsung phone features that infringe on its patents and intellectual property. However, the victory is effectively manginess despite the milestone in its continuing patent litigation suit with Samsung in ever-longer court battles. Apple’s ban resides over three features encumbered by its patents: the controversial ‘slide to unlock’ patent, predictive…

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Microsoft developing iPhone version of its Swype-like Word Flow keyboard for Windows Phone

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Microsoft appears to be planning to port its Windows Phone keyboard called Word Flow to the iPhone as a third-party keyboard, according to WinBeta. The company is currently reaching out to enlisted software testers to recruit iOS users with iPhone 5s or later to test the Windows Phone keyboard. Word Flow works similarly to gesture-based third-party…

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Sprint Stops Offering Two-Year Phone Contracts

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Sprint will stop offering two-year phone contracts to customers who are activating a new account starting today, according to an internal document procured by AndroidCentral. While phones will not be available with subsidies on a two-year contract, tablets will. As outlined by the document, two-year contracts will still be offered to select customers on a…

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AT&T to Stop Offering Two-Year Phone Contracts Starting January 8

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Starting on January 8, 2016, AT&T plans to introduce a “pricing simplification effort” that will see the end of device subsidies and two-year contracts. According to an internal training document shared by Engadget, new and existing AT&T customers will only be able to purchase a smartphone at full price or with an AT&T Next payment…

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