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Apple hits some snags with iPhone 7, 7 Plus preorders, offers number to try to sort this out

Preordering an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus might be a little harder than it should be. Last week, a number of customers looking to preorder the new handset via Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program encountered issues selecting the correct model because a lot of them were already sold out. Apple is attempting to smooth this […]

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Facebook Messenger begins incorporating payment tools into chatbot windows, releases beta of new feature to developers

Facebook chat moved into the financial sphere today. The company’s messenger bots can now accept payments natively without sending users to an external website, Facebook’s head of Messenger David Marcus announced today onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. The web site uses stored credit card into to instantly make purchases that are part of the […]

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Phil Schiller answers email, confirms identical sizes for iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus camera sensors

Ask of the Phil and you might get an answer. A user apparently sent an email to Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing, the mighty Phil Schiller, regarding the actual physical size of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus camera sensors. Phil, in return, offered the following reply, confirming that the sensors were […]

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Leaked photo hints at $29 repair fee for iPhone 7 Plus screen damage with AppleCare+ plan

It apparently pays to have AppleCare+ on your upcoming iPhone 7 Plus handset. A leaked image shows the AppleCare+ screen replacement price for an iPhone 7 Plus being a mere $29 with prices for more extensive damage being listed alongside it.

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Sports Illustrated gets chance to play with iPhone 7 Plus camera at Vikings-Titans game, posts results online

The new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus cameras could be pretty damn spiffy. Over the weekend, Sports Illustrated got a chance to try the new camera out on the iPhone 7 Plus. The pictures, taken at the Titans-Vikings game, show what the new 12-megapixel telephoto lens, complete with zooming capabilities, can do.