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A filtration reveals the successor of iPhone X

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A filtration reveals the successor of iPhone X Promotional images of Apple's new phones and watches appear, confirming its presentation on September 12 The margin of surprise is less than two weeks from the presentation of the new iPhone and Apple Watch, which the company confirmed yesterday through one of its enigmatic invitations to the press. The expected  keynote in which each year announces its main releases will finally take place on Wednesday September 12, as analysts had anticipated. The annual ritual with which Apple seeks to enthuse its followers has a date. And although the call -whose slogan "Let's get together in a circle" sounds both mystical and self-parody-left a door open to suspense, the specialized website 9to5Mac unveiled a leak of  the first real images of the successor of the iPhone X, and also those of the  Fourth generation Apple Watch. This time they are not photos of components obtained from the factories that are already produci...

Fitbit Versa, a 'smartwatch' that monitors the menstrual cycle

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Fitbit Versa, a 'smartwatch' that monitors the menstrual cycle The Fitbit smart watch keeps track of activity and sleep, analyzes sports practice and even helps control the menstrual cycle Do you have a smart watch? A wristband to monitor the activity? More and more people can respond affirmatively to one of these questions. And its number will continue to grow in the next few years if the forecasts are met: consultants such as  International Data Corporation (IDC) predict that the market for wearables (devices to carry positions) will double in 2021 to reach the figure of 240.1 million units around the world. Of all the products that are part of the catalog of wearables , smartwatches or smartwatches are some of the most desired among users and firms such as Fitbit , a reference in the segment of activity monitoring, do not want to miss the train . His weapon for it is , a very attractive device for its price that also stands out for its beautiful design and its s...

Fitbit sports wristband company buys Pebble smart watches

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Fitbit sports wristband company buys Pebble smart watches Fitbit disburses about 37 million euros for the 'software' and the engineers of the 'startup' Fitbit, the leading company in sports bracelets , has confirmed the purchase of Pebble, a startup born on the web of micromanagement Kickstarter and that put on the market the first smart watch that was connected to both Android phones and iPhone. Fitbit has disbursed a figure, still unconfirmed, close to 40 million dollars (about 37 million euros) for the  software and engineering team, which, although integrated into the company, will not produce more watches. At the beginning of the year, Pebble received an offer from the Intel technology company worth 70 million dollars (about 65 million euros), but rejected it. Now change hands for something more than half. The Pebble Time 2, Pebble Core, and Pebble Time Round models, which were in the production phase, will never reach the market, but the company ha...

5 steps to ask Instagram to verify your account

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5 steps to ask Instagram to verify your account Having a verified account on social networks is a status symbol. That little blue circle with a white popcorn (chulito, visto, tic) is one of the most coveted badges of celebrities, brands and influencers . In addition, in times of false news , the badge indicates that we are following a legitimate account and not a fake or imposter Until now, getting the prized icon was practically impossible on Instagram. According to the managers of the application itself, it was not possible to request the verification badge. On Facebook, however, for several years it is possible to request the badge. Twitter also offered the option, but many people interpreted it as if Twitter approved the contents that the user published, so since November 2017 he suspended the request for verifications. That is, the social network was the only one that decided who to anoint with that sign of authenticity . He explained that the icon was granted only to public figur...