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You can use some iPhone 8 parts inside an iPhone SE

It’s cliché to say the new iPhone SE is a recycled iPhone 8, but how many parts do the two share in common, really? It’s at once more and less than you think. iFixit has tried swapping parts ahead of its customary teardown report, and it’s clear that… Source

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iPhone SE can take portrait photos of non-humans using an app

The iPhone SE offers many things for the money, but a powerful portrait mode isn’t one of them. Much like the iPhone XR, you’re stuck taking portrait photos of people if you use the default camera app — a problem at a time when you’re supposed to avo… Source

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Contact tracing apps are coming whether we like it or not

The University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute advised the NHS this week that “a contact-tracing app could help stop the coronavirus pandemic, but 80 percent of current smartphone owners would need to use it.”Can you imagine trying to get 80 percent o… Source

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Apple Watch designer reveals the device’s origins on its fifth birthday

In his two decades at Apple, Imran Chaudhri worked on many of the company’s most iconic product lines, including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. The designer left the company back in 2017 (landing on Microsoft’s HoloLens team two weeks back), but today he’s offering up some fun insight into Apple…

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The iPhone SE and other midrange phones worth your money

I’m all about the midrange phones. I’m sick of seeing flagship prices climb to exorbitant levels year after year. While I’m not sure if anything that costs less than $200 will be powerful enough for my needs, the sub-$500 midrange presents a sweet sp… Source

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The best deals we found this week: the iPad, Google Nest WiFi and more

Now’s a great time to buy an Apple or a Google product. This week brought a number of deals on wearables, smartphones, smart home products and other devices from the two tech giants. You can still get $30 off the base iPad and $100 off an Apple Watch… Source

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