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The new iPhone X is a very expensive phone, costing $999 for the 64GB version and $1,149 for the 256GB model. So, if you were planning on getting AppleCare+ — Apple’s extended warranty program for its products — for your new, $1,000-plus smartphone, that won’t be cheap either. Apple is set to charge $199 for the program on the iPhone X.
That’s a big jump from the $129 price that Apple currently charges for AppleCare+ on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. (It will conti

Today, Apple introduced a new flagship phone — the iPhone X — with a powerful new login system. Because phone’s all-glass front leaves no room for a home button, Apple is ditching Touch ID in favor of a facial recognition system powered by a new camera array and a specially modified A11 chip. Alongside the new technology, the new Face ID system raises serious questions about surveillance and user privacy. Until the phone goes on sale in November, some of those questions will be

Hate to be that guy, but the "X" in iPhone X is spoken aloud in the following way:
"Ten."
Like the Roman numeral.
Of course, about three in 10 people (or should I say “III in X”) will actually say it correctly. But there really is a correct way to say it. This isn't a "GIF" vs. "JIF" debate. Apple pronounced it "iPhone 10" exclusively onstage at the launch event and in its promotional film. Also, Apple has been using the roman numeral X as a sneaky, edgy 10 for well over a decade. Be

Apple announced a ton of hardware at its annual September keynote event, which meant it was a long keynote with tons of demos of the latest technology. From the latest iPhone(s) to the Apple TV and new Watch device with LTE, we sat through two hours of the event and summarized it in a 15-minute video, so you don’t have to watch the whole thing (if you don’t want to). Let’s take a look at what Apple unveiled this year!
Developing. Check out our Apple event live blog for the late

A year after the U.S. Department of Transportation first announced guidelines for self-driving cars, an update of those parameters has been announced following months of scrutiny on how the technology is working on public roads.In a widely expected move, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao continued with the Obama Administration’s set of guidelines, rather than enforceable rules, that has been the preferred path of companies testing autonomous driving technologies. The 36-page report, rev

Apple just announced its iPhone X. It’s the new flagship iPhone that will be released in November, weeks after the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus go on sale on September 23rd. Apple says you’re supposed to pronounce the iPhone X as “iPhone ten,” and it’s designed to mark 10 years of the iPhone. While the iPhone 8 is an iPhone 7S in all but name, the number jump across all the new iPhone models means we’re now officially missing an iPhone 9.
Apple’s typical S

This summer, the US has had several record-smashing natural disasters: over 110 large fires are burning throughout the country, especially in the West; California recently had a deadly heat wave that set all-time heat records in several towns, including San Francisco; and after Hurricane Harvey brought unprecedented raining and flooding to Texas, Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean and Florida — the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean outside of the Caribbean and the

GUEST: PR is critical for startups. The profession is always been one part relationship manager, one part storyteller — a sales and marketing gig rolled into one. But with billions being poured into artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning over the next 30 years, the tech PR industry is next in line for a serious AI upgrade. Every PR person who manages to surf the new AI wave will get instant superpowers, including the ability to predict the future.Source: Data Source: T

 Last week, the world’s most popular YouTuber said the n-word while live-streaming on a Twitch channel. Backlash was immediate and while his fans managed to make excuses for him, the YouTuber told his more than 57 million subscribers that he had no excuses for his language. The apology came in a video posted today, titled “My Response,” “It’s not that I think I can… Read More

Although it’s a hurdle the tech industry has long failed to clear, high-profile incidents this year have put the battle for gender diversity in Silicon Valley in the spotlight. In February, Uber engineer Susan Fowler published an explosive blog post detailing allegations of sexism at the company, an incident that contributed to Travis Kalanick’s ousting as CEO and may even inform new legislation. In June, a prominent venture capitalist was accused by multiple women of making unwanted

During the inaugural iPhone event at the Steve Jobs Theater, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple employees will be occupying the new Apple Park campus a bit later than expected.
“We’ll start moving into Apple Park later this year,” Cook said. “Of course, such a large move, it’s really more of a process, and the first step is the opening today of the Steve Jobs Theater.”
Apple announced in February that employees would start moving in this past April. And publicl

T-Mobile was well prepared for today’s iPhone reveal, as the carrier has already publicly announced trade-in deals for Apple’s latest smartphone refresh. The carrier says it’s giving $300 to any customer who trades in an iPhone 6 or newer in good condition for an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or the iPhone X. For those interested in the latter, extra-costly device — which costs $999 for a 64GB model, or $1,150 for a 256GB model — a $300 credit should help ease the pain a

 The Telecom Infra Project (TIP), the Facebook-backed open-source hardware and software group of over 450 telecom stakeholders like Broadcom, Intel, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefonica, SK Telecom, Juniper Networks, today announced a new project group that will focus on millimeter wave networks. The appropriately named “Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group” (mmWave) will be… Read More

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting a new voice technology that could help give players better positional awareness. The Battle Royale shooter is massively successful, but many of its 10 million owners still struggle to figure out how to convey information about their positions and enemy movement to their teammates. Bluehole Studio announced today that the developer is introducing Vivox’s positional 3D audio for voice communications in Battlegrounds.
With Vivox, a person next to

Disney just pushed back the release of Star Wars: Episode IX from May 2019 toDecember 2019, Deadline reports. The news comes after an announcement today that J.J. Abrams is taking over from Colin Trevorrow as director of the movie.
Episode IX, originally slated to premiere on May 24th, 2019, was supposed to be a return to May release dates for the Star Wars franchise. Back in 2015, The Force Awakens was also originally supposed to be released in the summer, but was moved to a December release af

It’s official: The iPhone X is the most expensive iPhone to date. Starting at $999, the iPhone X is basically the price of two original iPhones.
Smartphone prices have been on the rise for years, and Apple’s announcements today are merely the latest example of this trend. There are a variety of reasons behind these price increases, with the biggest one of course being increasing costs (more premium materials, more features, and more research and development). The debate over whether

Apple’s newest mobile operating system, iOS 11, will be released on September 19th, right alongside the new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.We’ve actually known what to expect from iOS 11 for a while now, as Apple originally showed off the mobile OS back in June at the company’s developer conference. It’s one of the biggest upgrades to iOS in years, and all that stuff we already knew about is still here: Siri translations, Apple Pay in iMessage, split screen mode on iPad, drag and dr

Apple announced High Sierra, the latest version of macOS, back in June at WWDC, and early adopters have been testing out the beta version for months. It’s now finally ready and Apple will ship out the final version on September 25th. Like all macOS updates, High Sierra is free. It runs on just about any Mac made since 2009, but there are some changes to this OS that could break compatibility with older apps. Old versions of Apple’s own Final Cut and Logic programs, for instance, aren

The iPhone X is here, and it might be the most dramatic update to Apple’s flagship smartphone in years. Gone are mainstay features like the iconic home button and Touch ID, replaced by a bezel-free OLED display and a new Face ID feature that relies on 3D face-scanning technology to unlock your phone and process Apple Pay purchases.
The most dramatic update to Apple’s flagship smartphone in years
And that’s not counting other upgrades to the iPhone X — like the faster A11

Apple just rolled out the golden master build of iOS 11 to developers and public beta testers today ahead of its official launch on September 19th. This version of iOS 11 should be very close to finished with most of the bugs ironed out, but there’s still a chance you’ll need to download an update on release day. This is the same software build that leaked over the weekend when, so the story goes, an Apple employee emailed public download URLs to 9to5Mac and MacRumors, resulting in n

It’s September, and that means that there are some new iPhones in town.Specifically, there were three new phones announced today at Apple’s fall event today: the high-end iPhone X, which was the star of the show with a new bezel-less design, OLED screen, and 3D face scanning tech. There’s also the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, the Apple Watch Series 3 (i.e., the Apple Watch Series 2 with LTE), and the Apple TV 4K (a, um, Apple TV with 4K). Oh, and everything is more powerful and faster,

Apple announced its new iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X devices today. And like every year, that means… Discounts!
Apple has lowered the starting price of last year’s flagship devices by $100. The current iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus now start at $549 and $669, respectively.
Furthermore, instead of discontinuing the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, as the company typically does with models from two years ago, Apple has also cut their prices by another $100 (they were discounted by

As Apple moves toward a wireless charging future, the company has announced that it will be developing a mat to charge multiple Apple devices at once — called the AirPower.
Apple revealed the news on Tuesday at its annual keynote event, after revealing that the upcoming iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X would all have wireless charging capabilities, as expected. The Apple Watch has always had wireless charging.
Users will also be able to charge AirPods on the AirPower, using what Apple

Apple just announced a third version of the Apple Watch, the smartwatch it first launched in 2015. Since then, the Apple Watch has evolved into a product that’s really only great at a few things — notifications, fitness, and authentication like payments — but has still largely been an accessory to the iPhone (and iPhone only, since it doesn’t sync with Android phones or desktop computers).But that could all change, now that Apple’s newest Watch has LTE built in. Thi

Destiny 2 is finally out, and that means … you have to keep waiting before you can play it. Bungie is performing server maintenance on the studio’s new sci-fi shooter, and that means a massive crowd of frustrated Guardians cannot get into the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems. On PS4, however, you can begin downloading a 4.8 GB update.
Updated on September 12 at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time: Desitny 2 is back online. Destiny server maintenance continues. Expected completion

Last week, everyone was mad at GamesBeat for posting a video of Dean playing Cuphead poorly. This week, it’s PewDiePie’s turn for … worse things. On this week’s episode of the GamesBeat Decides podcast, hosts Jeffrey Grubb and Mike Minotti talk about why PewDiePie is bad, why he keeps doing this, and why other YouTubers are sick of him. As part of the fallout from PewDiePie discussion, the podcast tries to figure out what this means for the future of copyright, DMCA law,

Moments after Phil Schiller got done extolling the accuracy of the iPhone X’s brand-new, ultra-sophisticated Face ID authentication system, Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi came onstage to show how easy and fast it is to actually use. Unfortunately, Federighi’s initial attempt to unlock the onstage demo iPhone X was unsuccessful. The passcode screen popped up. He then picked up a second iPhone X and the feature worked successfully.
For all we know, this was a one-off fluk

Apple has announced the iPhone X, a top-of-the-line smartphone with an edge-to-edge display. Announced alongside the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, it will actually be on the market more than a month later than the other two. The premium version of Apple’s latest smartphone will start at $999 and come in two configurations: 64GB and 256GB.
Preorders for the iPhone X will begin on October 27th with shipping planned to begin November 3rd.
As expected, there’s no home button; Touch ID has been di