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Apple’s a lot of egregious crime in current memory– a subpar bagel emoji– has been corrected, as very first identified by Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia. In the fourth beta release of iOS 12.1, it appears that the bagel has actually been replaced with a brand-new icon that includes both cream …

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have both released, and if the early data is any indication both phones are a robust successor to the Pixel 2 — but not without a few caveats attached. We’ve rounded up reviews from PCMag, The Verge, CNBC, Mashable, Wired, and Ars Technica, so let’s …

Everyone wants a laptop that’s thin and light because we often need to haul these things around. Apple shaved a few more millimeters off its already slim laptops several years ago with the custom “butterfly” switches. Owners soon complained of defective switches and expensive repairs because of a few specks …

We all probably know someone who just can’t seem to look up from their phone to have a face-to-face conversation. Perhaps, a tiny phone will help them connect more? That’s the angle smartphone maker TCL and Verizon are taking with the new Palm Phone. This device leaked a few weeks …

We don’t talk much about graphene these days. After a furious round of excitement and research half a decade ago, the topic has largely cooled off. Part of the reason why is because it proved incredibly difficult to manufacture in quantities that were useful. Research into the material has been …

Intel’s Core i9-9900K launch is right around the corner — the launch is this Friday — and we’re seeing some price movement from AMD as a result. Some maneuvering on this front is to be expected, given that AMD has had the eight-core market more-or-less to itself as far as …

Whatever you think of the idea of subscription software, Adobe is doing its best to make sure those who pay up for its Creative Cloud subscription get their money’s worth. This week at its annual MAX event, Adobe has rolled out dozens of new features that span quite a few …

Samsung may have scored a one-time coup over TSMC for Apple’s business at 14nm, but that increasingly appears to have been a lucky strike. TSMC has been Apple’s sole supplier since the A10 in 2016, including this year’s A12 Bionic with the Apple iPhone XS, XS Max, and Xr. Combined …

Last week, Principled Technologies, under contract from Intel, released a whitepaper that claimed to profile the performance of AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700X and several Threadripper CPUs. Such documents are always assumed to be taken with a grain of salt — whenever a company performs an analysis of its competitive advantage …

Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note and Galaxy S series phones get most of the attention, but in many parts of the world, it’s the A-series phones that people choose to buy. These phones cost a little less but still offer many of the same features as the high-end versions. In this …