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Analyst Claims That Apple’s iPhone 12 Will Have Charger Sold Separately
Apple fans, it’s time to start mentally preparing your wallet for a new possibility. When the iPhone 12 comes out later this year, the packaging may be considerably different when compared to previous models. Why is that, you ask? Well, Apple purportedly will not include a charger with the iPhone 12, and will instead sell … Continued
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Apple Recloses 10% of US Stores Following Spike in Covid-19 Cases
After shuttering all of its U.S. retail locations in mid-March to prevent the spread of covid-19, Apple began reopening stores last month in May. But now, due to a recent spike in covid cases, Apple has decided to reclose 10% of its stores, primarily in southern states such as Florida. According to Bloomberg, when combined … Continued
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Ex-Intel Engineer Claims Skylake Quality Assurance Was the Reason For Apple’s Big CPU Transition
Earlier this week, after years of rumors, Apple finally announced its third major CPU transition for the Mac by moving away from Intel to custom-designed Apple processors. But now that the dust has settled, a lot of people are asking why. On a broader level, the reasons are clear: Not only does switching to custom … Continued
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So Just How Powerful Are Apple’s New Laptop Chips Gonna Be
Apple officially confirmed in its WWDC keynote yesterday that, yes, it would be using its own processors in its laptops and desktops. Not a terribly surprising announcement considering the rumor mill had been churning for months prior to that, but it’s nice to have Apple formally acknowledge the existence of its A12Z Bionic computer processor. … Continued
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Boot Camp Is Dead on New Macs and 8 Other Things Apple Didn’t Say at WWDC
You’d be forgiven for missing every change to iOS, macOS, and more that Apple execs speed-talked through during Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. But even after catching up on all the announcements, there are more useful features coming to iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches, and more—and some big shifts that Apple didn’t even mention. Developers are … Continued
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The iPad Will Soon Allow Gamers to Play Using a Mouse and Keyboard
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference gets under way, we’re starting to see more and more features of its updated operating systems not revealed during yesterday’s opening keynote. That includes the ability to play games on the iPad using a mouse and keyboard instead of the touchscreen or a gamepad. Mouse support was first introduced to … Continued
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Someone, Please, Explain: WTF Are App Clips Exactly?
The lack of applause breaks during this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote meant updates to Apple’s new operating systems whizzed past us at a carpal tunnel-inducing speed. It also meant that Apple zipped through the huge changes coming to iOS 14. Specifically, we were left wondering: Wait, what the fuck are App Clips? App Clips, … Continued
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The Biggest Privacy Changes Coming to iOS in 2020
Apple never misses a chance to brand itself as a tech company that puts our privacy before its profits—and this year’s annual developer conference was no exception. By the time the virtual keynote wrapped up earlier today, the company announced a slew of new privacy-protective tech that’d be rolled into the newest updates to its … Continued
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Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2020
Apple has no problem taking its sweet time developing its take on popular software and hardware features. And, WWDC is usually when Apple takes the stage to let its competitors know it’s got its sights set on murder. Step right up folks, this is Gizmodo’s seventh annual roundup of stuff Apple’s trying to kill. Intel Apple … Continued
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All the Stuff Coming to Apple Home in the Fall
Apple’s super-stuffed developer’s presentation today brought new announcements for wearables, an overhauled iOS interface, and a new macOS with the debut of Big Sur. But Apple dropped a bunch of updates coming to the Apple tech we use in our homes—a place we’re now spending more time than ever. The big push here was the … Continued
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It’s Official: The Mac Is Transitioning to Apple-Made Silicon
Apple officially announced that it will move away using Intel processors in its computers and to its own custom-designed chips, and it says those processors will be faster than Intel’s and consume less power. The company is designing a family of SoCs for their Mac product line, so there will now be a common architecture … Continued
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Apple and Basecamp Reach an Uneasy Truce—For Now
On the day Apple’s annual developer conference officially kicks off, it looks like the tech giant has chosen to settle a recent high-profile scuffle with its developer community—at least for the time being. The news comes courtesy of a blog post dropped today by Basecamp CEO Jason Fried, who’s spent the past week openly feuding … Continued
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AirPods Pro Are Getting a Very Powerful Software Upgrade
Apple just announced that it’s bringing spacial audio to its AirPods to simulate a surround sound audio system, and will support 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos. Apple will use AI plus a built in accelerometer and gyroscope to better sync the audio according to the position of your head or your screen. It will only … Continued
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Here Are All the New Features Coming to Your Apple Watch
If you want a hint at the big changes coming to the Apple Watch this fall, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote is the event to watch. Kevin Lynch took the main stage today to detail all the updates coming in watchOS 7, which gives us a pretty good idea of what’s in store for the … Continued
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iPadOS 14 Could Solve A Bunch of Little Problems We Have with iPad
It seemed like Apple completely reinvented the way we used iPads with the recent iPadOS 13 update that added support for trackpads and mice. But now iPadOS 14 is here. It’s not quite the overhaul that iPadOS 13 was, but the update adds a few useful features that could make it easier to get work … Continued
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Here’s What’s New in iOS 14
After 13 versions installed across more than a billion devices, Apple’s iOS has become a very well-rounded and mature platform. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement, and at WWDC 2020, Apple is giving us a peek at all the new features and tweaks it has in mind for iOS 14. Due for … Continued
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We’re Liveblogging the Apple WWDC 2020 Keynote Right Here
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote is normally a huge event: Thousands of developers crowd into San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center hours before the keynote, waiting to make a beeline for the auditorium as soon as the doors open. Usually, I’m right there with them. But today, we’re all tuning in from home. Apple moved WWDC … Continued
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How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2020
It might seem a little strange not having a physical Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this year, but considering the state of the world there’s nothing wrong with participating from the safety of your own home. You don’t have to change out of your pajamas, sweatpants, bathrobe, or whatever sleep-time attire you put on the night … Continued
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What Apple’s Rumored Big Change Could Mean for the Future of the Mac
Apple’s Mac computers have gone through just two major CPU architecture transitions in their entire history: moving from Motorola 68k to PowerPC processors in 1994, and then switching from PowerPC to Intel x86 chips in 2005. Based on recent reports (and nearly half a decade of rumors), it appears Apple is on the precipice of … Continued
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Apple’s Rejection of Facebook’s Gaming App Conveniently Leaks Just When Everyone’s Mad at Apple
Facebook released a stand-alone gaming app in April, but, try as it might, the company can’t convince Apple to allow it in the iOS App Store. Facebook has submitted the app five times, in fact, according to the New York Times. The reason? Apple doesn’t allow apps that are essentially storefronts for distributing casual games … Continued