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Greg Joswiak talks iPhone Duo in-store availability and demand ahead of launch
Friday is iPhone Duo launch day, and there are a lot of eager customers hoping to walk into an Apple Store and get one after a messy pre-order launch. In a new interview with TechRadar, Apple marketing SVP Greg Joswiak offered insight into demand and in-store availability for the first foldable iPhone. On in-store availability, Joswiak said: “You know, we didn’t ship them all away during the pre-order, we have them available at the…
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Retro game emulator Delta looks great on the iPhone Duo
The popular retro game emulator Delta has today launched a big new 2.0 version, most notably featuring a refreshed Liquid Glass interface and support for the iPhone Duo. The app now has specially-designed controller skins that are optimized for all the different iPhone Duo poses, including some beautiful Nintendo DS layouts that use the full size of the inner display, and cleverly spans the crease when partially folded in book mode in portrait. The…
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iPhone Duo Launch Begins as First Orders Reach Customers
It's already Friday, October 23 in Australia and New Zealand, which means customers who pre-ordered an iPhone Duo are beginning to receive their devices. We are seeing first impressions and early photos from actual customers on the MacRumors forums, Instagram, Reddit, and other social networks. If your iPhone Duo has been delivered, let us know what you think of it in the comments below. MacRumors reader Boardiesboi is always one of the first to…
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Samsung reiterates that Galaxy Z Fold 8 is a hit, and that iPhone Duo puts a spotlight on it
In a post in its UK Newsroom, Samsung reiterates that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series has been a huge hit, including in Europe. Samsung says that the Galaxy Z Fold 8 series is performing considerably better than the Galaxy Z Fold 7, with a 45% increased in sales in Europe when focused in to the first nine weeks post-launch. Over the month of September, Samsung adds that searches for the Galaxy Z Fold…
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iPhone Duo 24 Hours Later: Your Questions Answered
MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera got his iPhone Duo a day early, so he spent today answering some of the questions people are asking about the new device. On app optimization, some apps scale to fill the Duo's screen, and others have been updated for the actual Duo form factor with unique features for the different positions. Netflix has a special mode for a half-fold, for example. There are apps that haven't been updated at…
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Google explains how to fix time zones on Android amid changes in Canada
As Canada makes changes around Daylight Savings, Google is explaining how to deal wiith the time zone change on your Android phone. When Daylight Saving Time comes to an end next month, parts of Canada will not be rolling back their clocks as the time change becomes permanent. Manitoba announced the change in September, with other parts of the country, including Alberta and British Columbia, also no longer changing their times twice a year,…
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iPhone Duo hands-on review, Apple announces MacBook Pro and Tell event
Ahead of its official launch, Chance has spent a week with the iPhone Duo and he is here to tell us all about his experiences with Apple’s new foldable phone, including the various poses, state of the software, Touch ID versus Face ID, battery life and more. Also, Apple announces yet another product event, so we preview what the company is preparing to ‘Pro and tell’ us. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin tests…
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Motorola’s Android 17 rollout reaches another flagship foldable
TL;DR Motorola has started rolling out stable Android 17 to the Razr Ultra 2025, also known as the Razr 60 Ultra outside North America. The update includes a refreshed design, smarter notifications, improved multitasking, and enhanced security controls. The release is rolling out to unlocked models in the US, but availability appears limited for now. While all eyes are on when Motorola will bring its Signature 27 flagship to the US, the company is…
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Some Galaxy S24, S25 owners say Samsung’s latest update is wrecking battery life
Samsung’s latest Android 17-based One UI 9 update seems to be causing headaches for some Galaxy S24 and S25 owners, as battery life has gotten considerably worse following the “upgrade.” It’s an age-old story. Major update on a last-gen device and battery life, at least for some users, gets worse. It’s something you hate to see, but it’s a pretty established pattern at this point. Reports have popped up since the update started rolling…
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Google tells Android users to update as parts of Canada adopt permanent daylight saving time
Google suggests a few fixes if your Android device is showing the incorrect time as a result of clocks not turning back. Google suggests a few fixes if your Android device is showing the incorrect time as a result of clocks not turning back. As the US gets closer to permanently adopting daylight saving time following the House advancing the Sunshine Protection Act in July, there could be some unforeseen consequences to getting an…
Lire l’article completYour first look at the Galaxy S27 Ultra and Pro batteries is here, sort of
TL;DR Batteries believed to belong to the Galaxy S27 Ultra and S27 Pro have appeared in South Korea’s Safety Korea certification database. Earlier regulatory filings suggest the phones could feature 5,700mAh and 5,200mAh batteries, respectively. The batteries are pre-production units, and Samsung has not yet confirmed the phones’ final specifications. Is Samsung about to make a battery breakthrough with the Galaxy S27 series? We’ve heard rumors about everything from a massive 7,000mAh prototype for…
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Giant iPhone Duo Displays Coming to Four Apple Stores
To celebrate the launch of the iPhone Duo this Friday, Apple has set up oversized iPhone Duo promotional displays at Apple Fifth Avenue in New York City, Apple Covent Garden in London, Apple BKC in India, and Apple Jing'an in Shanghai. The installations were already spotted under wraps, and Apple CEO John Ternus has since revealed what they look like in a photo of Apple Jing'an shared on his Weibo account today. The oversized…
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Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Android-powered foldable phones have been available for years, but most people never paid attention to them. As predicted, that could be changing now that Apple has entered the folding phone market with the iPhone Duo. Analysts have speculated that Samsung's Z8 foldables were seeing a boost from the iPhone announcement, and now Samsung has seemingly confirmed that. In a new blog post, Samsung UK crows that the company's 2026 foldable lineup is moving much…
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Apple TV is adding two new features with iOS 27.2
iOS 27.2 is coming next week and brings two new features for Apple TV subscribers. Here’s what’s new. Apple TV is currently the only major streaming service that doesn’t offer user profiles on iPhone and iPad. But that’s about to change with iOS and iPadOS 27.2. Profiles already exist in tvOS for big-screen viewing of Apple TV content, but now they’re coming to Apple’s other platforms too. When you create user profiles on one…
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Vite, cet iPhone passe à moins de 150 €, et ça n’est pas une erreur de prix !
À chaque sortie de nouvel iPhone, les reproches pleuvent sur internet sur les prix prohibitifs pratiqués par la marque à la pomme. Et avec un iPhone Duo à partir de 2339 €, c’est bien compréhensible. Pour autant, il est possible en 2026 de s’acheter un iPhone à moins de 150 €. Et pour ce prix, vous avez un iPhone qui supporte le tout nouveau système d’exploitation présent sur l’iPhone 18 Pro, iOS 27. Certes,…
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Actualité : Notre avis sur GoogleBook OS : l’ambition d’un PC, les frustrations d’un grand smartphone
© Les Numériques - Interface principale de GoogleBook OS. Nous avons pu éprouver GoogleBook OS en conditions réellessur un Asus Googlebook 14, couplé à un Pixel 10, lors de notre récent voyage de presse à San Francisco pour le lancement des RTX Spark. Pendant plusieurs jours, cette machine est devenue notre outil de travail principal pour couvrir l'événement. Si sur le papier, la promesse de Google d'offrir une expérience unifiée et fluide est séduisante…
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Someone built iPhone Duo’s tent mode for Android foldables, but made it even better
Well, that didn’t take long. As Apple’s iPhone Duo starts to land in the hands of early customers, copycat apps for the Duo’s most well-known features and apps are already landing on Android foldables – not that that’s a bad thing. One iPhone Duo feature that isn’t widely used on Android is the ability to show information while in “Tent Mode.” The Motorola Razr Fold is one of the few book-style foldables with this…
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Xiaomi 18 Pro et 18 Pro Max : les prix français fuitent, la hausse s’annonce spectaculaire
Xiaomi n’a encore annoncé aucun prix, mais la grille française de ses deux prochains haut de gamme a déjà fuité. Ce jeudi 22 octobre, billbil-kun, spécialiste des fuites de prix chez Dealabs Magazine, a publié les tarifs, les coloris et la fiche technique européenne des Xiaomi 18 Pro et 18 Pro Max. En février, il avait déjà donné les bons prix européens des Xiaomi 17 et 17 Ultra, ce qui rend cette fuite très…
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Pourquoi le successeur de l’iPhone Duo pourrait rendre le premier modèle très vite obsolète
L’iPhone Duo d’Apple sort ce vendredi 23 octobre, à partir de 2 339 euros en 256 Go. Nous avons déjà pu le prendre en main et vous donner nos impressions, sans omettre les sacrifices que le premier pliable d’Apple a dû faire. Parmi eux, l’absence de Face ID, le système de reconnaissance faciale d’Apple. Pour atteindre une épaisseur de 5,2 mm une fois ouvert, il a fallu amputer l’appareil du module TrueDepth nécessaire au…
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Le Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ met tout le monde d'accord avec cette à offre à -42 % sur Amazon
Avec son capteur photo de 200 mégapixels et son écran AMOLED 120 Hz , le Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G réunit plusieurs caractéristiques habituellement présentes et recherchées sur les appareils haut de gamme. Cette version noire avec 256 Go de stockage, qui mise aussi sur une recharge rapide de 120 W et des outils d’intelligence artificielle, met à mal la gamme supérieure en s'affichant à moins de 290 € sur Amazon. Prendre des…
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Premier pliable d’Apple, l’iPhone Duo résiste-t-il à un usage intensif ? 10 000 pliages plus tard, voici le verdict
On ouvre et on referme un smartphone pliable des dizaines de fois par jour, et chaque pliage use un peu le mécanisme. Pour vérifier la résistance de l’appareil sans attendre des mois, le vidéaste Tim Pan a confié son propre iPhone Duo à un robot de pliage. Publiée ce mercredi 21 octobre par le fondateur du studio chinois MediaStorm, à la levée de l’embargo des premiers tests, l’expérience se veut bien plus méthodique que…
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Actualité : Xiaomi 18 Pro : les Européens vont payer le prix fort… pour en avoir moins ?
© Xiaomi - La batterie fond, les prix s'envolent ! Après leur lancement en Chine, les Xiaomi 18 Pro et 18 Pro Max s'apprêtent à conquérir le marché international. Puces ultra-performantes, volet photo ambitieux et écran supplémentaire au dos : tout semble réuni pour impressionner. Seulement voilà, les acheteurs européens pourraient avoir droit à quelques mauvaises surprises. Selon les révélations du média indien YTECHB, appuyées par des informations issues du registre énergétique européen EPREL,…
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En vidéo : on a pris en main l’iPhone Duo, le premier smartphone pliant d’Apple
Après avoir reçu l’iPhone Duo à la rédaction, l’équipe de Frandroid partage ses impressions après le déballage et la première mise en route du très attendu iPhone Duo. Facturé 2339 euros, ce modèle marque l’entrée d’Apple sur le segment très disputé des smartphones pliants. Face au Samsung Galaxy Fold 8, la proposition californienne adopte une philosophie différente, que ce soit dans l’ergonomie physique ou dans la gestion logicielle de l’affichage. Ce qui frappe dès…
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Actualité : Bon plan – Le smartphone Samsung Galaxy A57 5G 128 Go à 359,00 € (-18%)
Samsung mise sur un cocktail éprouvé de confort, d’autonomie et de menues concessions avec son Galaxy A57 5G. Un terminal à la fois équilibré et rassurant sur bien des points, mais qui doit composer avec des rivaux parfois plus agressifs. Avec le Galaxy A57 5G, Samsung signe un milieu de gamme sérieux, bien fini et globalement très convaincant. Son bel écran, sa bonne endurance, ses performances solides au quotidien et son support logiciel longue…
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