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Apple says it trained the iPhone X’s signature feature not to be racist

October 17th, 2017

The iPhone X brings over a facial recognition system that has no rival in the mobile business. Made possible by a complex array of front-facing cameras and sensors, Face ID should be a lot more secure than anything available on competing devices, as it comes with 3D depth sensing features. Unlike handsets from the competition …

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OnePlus isn’t doing enough to fix its data collection problem

October 16th, 2017

Chris Smith

A report last week echoed what some OnePlus users have known for a long time: the company collects plenty of user data which could be used to identify a user. A security researcher discovered that OnePlus phones collect information including phone numbers, IMEIs, and Wi-Fi data, as well as details about a user’s interaction with …

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Huawei’s new flagships might be better iPhone competition than the Pixel 2

October 16th, 2017

Chris Smith

Google just unveiled the first Android devices that will run Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. But they’re not going to be the only new Android devices running Google’s latest operating system right out of the box this year. That’s right, the first iPhone “killers” with Oreo …

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Is the iPhone 8 being outsold by the iPhone 7?

October 16th, 2017

Yoni Heisler

While it’s typically easy to gauge the popularity of a new iPhone model, current demand for Apple’s recently released iPhone 8 models is something of an enigma. Depending on who you ask, iPhone 8 sales are either disappointing or exactly where they should be in light of the forthcoming iPhone X release. A recent analyst …

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T-Mobile’s fantastic Note 8 deal only has one day left

October 16th, 2017

Chris Mills

The Galaxy Note 8 has barely been on sale for a month, but that constitutes approximately 12 years in smartphone lives. T-Mobile has had the best deal on the Note 8 ever since it came out: a buy-one-get-one-free that lets you get two Note 8s for $900, or a free phone if you play your …

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Uh oh: It looks like the iPhone X’s sky-high price is actually scaring away Apple fans

October 16th, 2017

Zach Epstein

When Apple first unveiled the iPhone X during last month’s big press conference, fans around the world immediately fell in love. The new hardware and display are stunning, and that all-screen design is a breath of fresh air after three consecutive years without any significant changes in the iPhone lineup. But many of those smiles …

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The first iPhone X units have shipped from China, but things aren’t looking good

October 16th, 2017

Chris Smith

Some lucky buyers will get their iPhone X on November 3rd when the handset is set to launch in initial markets, but most Apple fans will have to wait weeks or even months to have one shipped to their door. A new report says that Foxconn has started shipping the iPhone X, but only 46,500 …

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It’s official: iPhone X is the first new iPhone I’ve been excited about since 2014

October 16th, 2017

Zach Epstein

I’ve been an iPhone owner since the very first model was released back in 2007. I was working the Nokia beat at the time, but I knew immediately when I saw the iPhone unveiled that my favorite Finnish phone company had been outclassed. I bought myself a new iPhone when it was released that June, …

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Behold: The first high-quality photos of Apple’s iPhone X in the wild

October 16th, 2017

Yoni Heisler

If you’re itching to get your hands on Apple’s upcoming iPhone X, you’ll probably want to be ready to hit the “buy” button at the exact moment the clock turns to 12:01 a.m Pacific Time on October 27, the date and time when iPhone X pre-orders are slated to open up. Otherwise, you may have …

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This is probably Razer’s first Android phone

October 16th, 2017

Chris Smith

Razer a few days ago started teasing a product announcement for November 1st, and it quickly became clear the gaming company actually build its own Android smartphone. That’s hardly surprising considering that Razer acquired Nextbit, a smartphone startup that released a great Android phone a few years ago. Then, a benchmark listing revealed the Razer …

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