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Verizon launches 5G Home Internet service in four markets, offers choice of Apple TV 4K or Chromecast Ultra for

Verizon has launched the first wave of its 5G Home Internet service in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston, and Indianapolis. The service, which accuses limited markets, boasts speeds of up to 300Mbps with Verizon throwing in an Apple TV 4K as an incentive to sign up. Verizon is offering three months for free, then the service […]

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Some users cite sporadic charging issues with iOS 12

A number of reports have indicated that iOS 12 could have a bug that causes periodic and random issues with devices not charging when plugged in to a power source, or placed on a wireless charging pad without user interaction. Approximately 108 users have comments on the issue with either the iPhone XS and iOS […]

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Apple receives approval to sell the iPhone XR, will take pre-orders as scheduled on October 19th

Apple received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to sell the iPhone XR in the United States, ahead of pre-orders slated from October. The company can now remove the following fine print from the iPhone XR product page on its website, although it has yet to do so: iPhone XR has not been authorized as […]

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The first Yale/August Home locks will arrive in October, complete with HomeKit, auto-unlock, and Siri-based features

This qualifies as pretty nifty. When Yale’s parent company purchased August Home in 2017, it promised to ‘create the future of smart residential doors.’ Yale is currently taking the first step in that direction with two new Yale locks incorporating August technology. The nifty bit: While Yale has made HomeKit-compatible smart locks for a while […]

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iOS 12.1 to allow iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR units to use eSIM features

Apple’s latest iOS 12.1 beta apparently introduces support for the eSIM, or a digital SIM that lets you activate a cellular plan from your carrier without needing to use a physical SIM card. In the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, the eSIM pairs with the included nano-SIM to enable dual-SIM functionality. The eSIM feature […]