Widely respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes that sales of Apple’s new iPhone XR are slightly below expectations, corroborating a handful of previous reports we’ve seen over the past few days. In a new investor note obtained by MacRumors, Kuo lowered his estimate for iPhone XR sales by upwards of 20% for the current holiday quarter.

Now is this reason to panic? Not necessarily. To this point, Kuo articulates that lower demand for the iPhone XR may be offset — in a financial sense — by sales of Apple’s pricier iPhone XS models. Indeed, Apple’s most recent quarterly report illustrates that Apple — with more margin friendly devices in the mix — can easily generate more revenue even in the face of stagnating iPhone sales.

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Apple selling fewer iPhone XRs than projected, but can make up for it with iPhone XS sales originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 22:04:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony is the latest retailer to get a jump on revealing its Black Friday 2018 deals, which include everything from a $199 PS4 bundle to discounted PS VR systems, and more. The company revealed its deals lineup today, also teasing a TV spot that will start airing on Friday (which you can see in this post) and a slew of discounts that hopefully give gamers stuck inside and hiding out from the cold — or those who are eager to shop during this busy retail season and will be hunting for value — plenty of goodies to capture their attention.

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PlayStation’s Black Friday deals include a new PS4 bundle and discounted VR systems originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 21:02:03 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A few weeks ago when OnePlus confirmed that it’ll launch a Qualcomm-powered 5G phone in the first half of the year, we assumed the company was talking about the OnePlus 7. That’s because OnePlus only makes two smartphones every year. Or, better said, that’s what OnePlus used to do. Apparently, the company’s first 5G phone is indeed coming in early 2019, but it won’t be the OnePlus 7.

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OnePlus will release a 5G phone early next year, but it won’t be the OnePlus 7 originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 20:08:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel has decided to accelerate the timetable for the launch and deployment of its new XMM 8160 5G modem, which the company says it’s going to make available to manufacturers six months earlier than planned. They’ll get the modem sometime in the second half of next year, according to an announcement today, with the modem expected to provide 5G connectivity to phones, PCs and broadband access gateways sometime in the first half of 2020.

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Intel just told us when its new 5G modem is going to start showing up in phones originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 19:37:08 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re shopping for Samsung gear this holiday season like the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S9 smartphones, gorgeous Samsung TVs, Samsung PCs, or even accessories, then you should definitely check out Samsung’s Black Friday sale, which is already available online. All of the details were announced on Monday and while some of the bargains are mediocre, there are definitely a bunch of killer deals to be found.

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Samsung’s Black Friday deals revealed: Deals on Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9, TVs, and more originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 19:06:14 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SpaceX gets a whole lot of press for leading the charge in the private spaceflight industry, but there’s a number of other companies also vying for their share of the pie. One of them is Rocket Lab, and it demonstrated its growing prowess over the weekend by launching a half dozen satellites into orbit.

As Spaceflight Now reports, the company’s Electron rocket took off from its private launch facility in New Zealand on Sunday, successfully dropping six satellites into place. Company CEO Peter Beck took to Twitter to describe the accuracy of the launch as “exquisite,” while the official Rocket Lab account posted a nice video of the whole thing, including the Electron’s ability to scare the living crap out of some birds.

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Rocket Lab successfully sent a whole bunch of satellites into orbit and scared some birds originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 18:35:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While many of the major US retailers have already unveiled their full Black Friday 2018 ads, GameStop is taking its sweet time showing us everything it plans to offer on Friday. On Monday, the video game retailer shared what seems to be a limited preview of its selection of Black Friday deals, with a full ad still to come.

We’re going to have to wait at least a few more days before we know the full extent of GameStop’s Black Friday 2018 plans, but we do know that sales will begin on November 18th and last until November 26th.

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GameStop’s Pre-Black Friday 2018 ad has deals on consoles and games originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 18:04:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Every year, when Apple introduces its new iPhone lineup, the company naturally focuses on forward-facing features that make for strong selling points. So whether it’s a brand new display or a much-improved camera, Apple hones in on certain features that, taken together, tend to make a compelling case for users to upgrade. At the same time, new iPhone models invariably feature a bevy of behind-the-scenes improvements that improve the overall user experience. And sometimes, new iPhones include new technology that ultimately helps bolster Apple’s bottom line.

To this point, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with yet another research note regarding Apple’s 2019 iPhone lineup. In a note originally obtained from AppleInsider, Kuo articulates that Apple’s iPhone models will incorporate MPI antenna technology as opposed to Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) antenna technology exclusively.

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World’s top Apple insider claims 2019 iPhones will feature new antenna technology originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 17:33:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Without the Sun, none of us would actually be here, so we should be pretty thankful that it exists at all. That being said, tumbling through space around a star isn’t always a walk in the park, especially when that star has a temper.

Every once in a while, the Sun gets restless and spews solar material out into space at incredibly high speeds. These events, coronal mass ejections, follow solar flares and result in what we experience on Earth as a solar storm. As LiveScience reports, a new investigation into a particularly brutal solar storm back in 1972 has revealed just how devastating such an event can be, and explains how that particular event had explosive consequences here on Earth.

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Apple’s AirPower wireless charger that’s meant to simultaneously charge the iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods is still not ready, which is why Apple never mentioned it during its iPhone and iPad press events.

As a result, the AirPods 2 upgrade, meant to bring over a new AirPods case that can be recharged wirelessly, is still unofficial, although we saw a few reports lately that suggested a launch is imminent. A new rumor from a trustworthy insider also says the new AirPods are set to arrive this year.

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New AirPods are ‘definitely’ coming this year, according to one leaker originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 at 16:28:38 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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