Initial agreement for T-Mobile and Sprint merger may happen soon
A report this morning from Reuters shares that T-Mobile is “close to agreeing tentative terms” for a merger deal with Sprint after months of talks. News of a T-Mobile and Sprint merger have been floating around since May. The details of this year’s merger would give T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom a majority stake (T-Mobile is now the #3 carrier, followed by Sprint). Back in 2014, Sprint was looking at acquiring T-Mobile, but abandoned those plans.
IKEA riffs on Apple slogans to promote furniture with built-in wireless charging
Uber to be banned from London, found to ‘pose a threat to safety and security’
Uber has been told by London’s taxi regulatory authority that it will not be renewing the company’s license to operate when it expires in just over a week’s time.
Transport for London (TfL) says it concluded that the company was ‘not fit and proper to hold a private hire operator licence,’ citing four reasons …
Verizon creates AR-based scavenger hunt for free iPhone 8 in eight U.S. cities, today only
PSA: Free upgrades of iTunes movies to 4K only allows you to stream, not download
Those who’ve bought a lot of movies from the iTunes Store got a pleasant surprise during last week’s keynote. Any movies which iTunes makes available in 4K will be available at that resolution to existing HD purchasers at no extra cost …
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus top DxOMark smartphone camera rankings
Apple’s iPhone is back at the top of the DxOMark camera rankings, after the Google Pixel and HTC U11 beat out the iPhone 7 series.
The sensor improvements and new features in the iPhone 8 gave it a score of 92, whilst the dual-camera iPhone 8 Plus scores 94 …
iPhone 8 faster than a Core i5 13-inch MacBook Pro in Geekbench; leaves Samsung S8 for dead
We noted in our iPhone 8 review that the Geekbench scores of the new iPhone were equivalent to a MacBook Pro.
To put it simply, the iPhone 8 line has a MacBook Pro Intel level processor inside.
Fresh tests provide a direct comparison to prove the point – and show the astonishing performance lead the iPhone 8 has over Samsung’s flagship devices in a real-life video editing task …
iFixit offers closeup look at what’s inside the iPhone 8
As it does every year, the folks at iFixit are tearing apart Apple’s latest and greatest devices to see what exactly has changed beneath the surface. Kicking off this year’s series of teardowns is the iPhone 8, and while not a lot has changed, there are a few things worth noting…
Watch the iPhone 8 go through speed and durability tests [Videos]
As the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus start to arrive to customers, early videos offer a closer look at features and capabilities. A pair of YouTube videos put the device to the test when it comes to durability as well as speed. As you might expect, there aren’t huge differences between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7, but the videos are nevertheless worth watching…
iPhone 8 launch sees ‘bleak’ turnout in Australia as iPhone X looms
As we highlighted earlier this evening, the iPhone 8 is already available for purchase in several countries around the world as time zones shift into September 22nd. It’s no secret that much of the typical iPhone launch day excitement this year is tapered by the looming iPhone X, however, and Reuters says the effect was crystal clear in Australia…