There are multiple T-Mobile iPhone 15 deals available on launch day. One can get you up to $1,000 off, or the equivalent of a free iPhone 15 Pro. You can also get $700 off a second iPhone if you add a line. The iPhone 15 series became official this week, and carriers are ready to
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Read MoreTim Cook has confirmed which iPhone 15 Pro he carries and the color might surprise some people.
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Read MoreiPhone 15 Pro made a bit more room for battery in there. | Image: Apple Apple has given its iPhone 15 lineup minor battery capacity bumps by as much as 2.3 percent. The slight upgrade, which Apple has not officially published on its site, was uncovered from a Chinese regulatory database and published by MySmartPrice
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Read MoreiPhone 15 Pro Max Credit: Apple The iPhone 15 series battery capacity appeared in a Chinese regulatory database. The listing reveals each model received only slight improvements. When unveiling new products, Apple tends to shy away from presenting certain specs. For example, Apple refrained from telling us the battery capacity of the iPhone 15 during
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Today, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a €345 million (around $367 million) fine on TikTok for how the company processes the data of children. The fine follows an investigation by the DPC announced in 2021 that looked at TikTok’s compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Read MoreThe iPhone 15 comes in a small rainbow of pastel colors — and black. | Image: Apple Apple officially announced the new iPhone 15 at its Wonderlust event earlier this week, which is now up for preorder and expected to ship on September 22nd. Much like last year, there’s a baseline iPhone 15, a larger
Read MoreAlthough the iPhone 15 series is now available, the iPhone 14 series is still a capable and cheaper alternative. If you plan to spend a little less on your next phone, why not use the extra cash to get a MagSafe-compatible case to protect that investment and take advantage of wireless charging? Here are the
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Ireland’s DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding it in breach of GDPR in relation to how it handles children’s data and gives the company three months to comply — It’s been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation
Read MoreCredit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority A new report has shed more light on how the upcoming Watch Unlock feature will work. This Wear OS feature will allow you to unlock your phone with your smartwatch. You’ll need to hold your watch less than four inches away from your phone to unlock it. Google
Read MoreArtifact co-founder Mike Krieger. | Photo: Artifact Artifact co-founder and CTO Mike Krieger will be onstage at the Code Conference this month, where he’ll discuss his new AI-infused news app in an interview with Platformer founder Casey Newton. The new company from Krieger and Kevin Systrom, the two founders of Instagram, is trying to build
Read MoreUsers who choose to verify their X accounts using government-issued IDs will get a separate badge alongside their blue check. | Image: X / The Verge Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) will now let paid users verify their accounts using a government ID in a bid to prevent impersonation and “maintain the
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Read MoreImage: Samsung Samsung is expanding the art selection available on its Frame TVs with the help of a renowned museum. Today, the company and New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced a partnership that will bring 38 pieces from the Met to Samsung’s Art Store. The new artwork is available through a subscription costing
Read MoreImage: Digital Eclipse Fresh off the launch of The Making of Karateka, retro game studio Digital Eclipse has announced a remaster of the original action RPG title Wizardry. Even better — it’s out now in early access on both Steam and GOG. First released in 1981 and developed by Sir-Tech Software, the first Wizardry —
Read MoreApple’s iPhone 15 is now available for pre-order, but Apple’s online store was having none of it.
Read MoreBuying a new iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max for launch day delivery just got harder.
Read MoreCredit: Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The iPhone 15 series has landed and brings some of the longest-awaited changes to the world’s most popular smartphone. Unlike the previous-gen iPhone 14, Apple has introduced a bevy of new features and usability improvements to not just the premium Pro models but also the base models. That said,
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