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Apple iPhone X: Tracking the launch around the world

sudshr47 November 2, 2017

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SYDNEY > SINGAPORE > LONDON > PARIS > NEW YORK > LOS ANGELES > SAN FRANCISCO

It’s finally here. The iPhone X lands globally Friday and we’re meeting the first people to get their hands on the coveted device.

From Sydney to Singapore, London, Paris, New York and finally San Francisco and Los Angeles, follow along as we join in the fun. And if you’re still wondering whether to buy the iPhone X, our hands-on review may make up your mind. Read more…

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Revolutionary ultrasound smartphone gadget helped a doctor diagnose his own cancer

sudshr47 November 2, 2017

Butterfly Network Inc., a medical technology company that aims to revolutionize current ultrasound systems, just announced that it got clearance from the FDA to put the ‘Butterfly iQ’ ultrasound smartphone gadget on the US market.
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Why Best Buy charged so much for the iPhone X

sudshr47 November 2, 2017

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Best Buy was marking some iPhone X pre-orders to $100 over Apple’s price — but no longer. 

The electronics retailer announced today that it will no longer allow customers to pre-order the iPhone X unactivated and with upfront payment. Apple aficionados will now have to order the phone tied to a specific carrier, and with an installment plan. 

When you purchase an unactivated phone, you’re essentially purchasing a clean slate: a phone that has yet to be associated with a carrier or a data plan. Best Buy claims that there was high customer demand for unactivated phones because people with employer-financed data plans often need their phones approved before they’re activated.  Read more…

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The real reason you want an iPhone X

sudshr47 November 1, 2017

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I never planned to get the iPhone.

When the original iPhone went on sale on June 29, 2007, I was rocking a Samsung A900 “Blade” flip phone, the company’s actually-pretty-decent copy of the storied Motorola RAZR phone. I was editor of a tech blog for NBCUniversal at the time, and my reporter, Stewart Wolpin, was at New York City’s flagship Apple Store covering the launch of the so-called “Jesus phone.”

Shortly after the doors opened and he got in, my phone rang.

“They’re letting me buy two,” Stewart said. “Want one?”

The original iPhone cost $600 — a lot of coin for a tech blogger, especially in an era where carrier subsidizing meant most phones cost $100-$200. I hesitated, but only for a couple of seconds. Read more…

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I finally understand what the iPhone X ‘notch’ is for

sudshr47 October 31, 2017

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I had an epiphany the other day. 

I was finalizing my review of LG V30, which would be my third review of a “bezel-less” phone in a row. And as I struggled to find the words to describe the V30’s design, which is so similar to all the other big-screened Android flagships that came out lately, I finally realized that the iPhone X’s “notch” is not only a good design choice — it’s a necessary one. 

With the notch, the iPhone X has one extremely important advantage over most other flagship smartphones: It’s different. 

Don’t get me wrong, I still don’t like the notch. I’d still prefer the iPhone X without it — the idea of a phone that’s essentially just a screen is so wonderfully futuristic that I’d be the first in line to buy one (I’ll actually be the first in line to buy the iPhone X anyway, but that’s because it’s kinda my job).  Read more…

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