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Apple’s War on Upgrades Continues With the New Touch Bar MacBook Pro
Apple’s quest to make its laptops ultra slim and ultra light have led to the company increasingly soldering upgradable parts into the guts of its notebook computers. For instance, with the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar notebooks, you’ll need to be sure to configure it with the SSD size you most desire out of … Continued
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Report: Apple Explores the Idea of Making Its Own Google Glass
According to a new Bloomberg report, Apple is exploring making digital glasses: Apple has talked about its glasses project with potential suppliers, according to people familiar with those discussions. The company has ordered small quantities of near-eye displays from one supplier for testing, the people said. Apple hasn’t ordered enough components so far to indicate … Continued
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Tech CEOs Respond Like a Bunch of Helpless Robots to Trump’s Election
We’ve had a little over a day to process the reality that yes, Donald Trump is our new President-elect. We’ve already talked about what this means for women’s bodies, education, public health, space, and the environment, and the short answer is that we’re all scared. https://deadspin.com/the-new-movement-starts-now-1788749992 But what do tech CEOs have to say for … Continued
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iPhone Bug Can Force Phones to Repeatedly Call 911
Last month, we covered the arrest of a teenager who utilized a bug to spread a malicious link on Twitter that forced iPhones to repeatedly call 911. And now, we finally know how the bug actually works. https://gizmodo.com/teen-arrested-after-forcing-phones-to-call-911-nonstop-1788329521 The bug works after users click a link that forces an iPhone to dial a pre-determined number … Continued
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Apple Finally Sells Refurbished iPhones
For years, Apple has offered good deals on refurbished MacBooks, iPads, Apple TVs, and even routers. Now, you can get refurbished iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus directly from Apple.com. There have been plenty of other ways to buy refurbished iPhones over the years, including retailers like Glyde, Gazelle, and Best Buy—not to mention bidding … Continued
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Benedict Cumberbatch Presents the Apple Toilet on SNL
Apple haters rejoice! SNL and Dr. Strange himself took Apple’s history of over-the-top marketing of (occasionally underwhelming) iterative design to task and yeah, it was actually funny. Calling back to the famous 1984 ad that announced Apple was here to smash the competition with true innovation, the sketch quickly fast-forwards to the present state of … Continued
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Simple Adapter Lets You Carry the iPhone 7’s Headphone Dongle on Your Keychain
If you’ve upgraded to the iPhone 7, but refuse to upgrade your headphones, then congratulations, you get to carry a tiny dongle with you wherever you go. It won’t take long for you to lose it, unless you keep it securely tethered on your keychain using this clever $6 adapter. The Uncourage is a non-functional, … Continued
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New App Turns Play-Doh Creations Into Animated Characters
Most kids’ toys are designed to survive years of abuse during playtime. But the toys they make themselves? Like a dinosaur made from Play-Doh? The odds of it surviving longer than ten minutes are slim, unless it gets preserved forever inside Hasbro’s new app that turns even abstract Play-Doh creations into animated characters. The Play-Doh … Continued
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Apple Patent Reveals Its Latest Foldable iPhone Concept
A new patentawarded to Apple today, uncovered by Patently Apple, shows the company is exploring a foldable iPhone concept, confirming what rumors have longs suggested. Apple was believed to be researching foldable iPhone designs starting back in 2013, but new evidence suggests the company is still serious about making this concept a reality at some … Continued
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The Next iPhone Will Probably Have a Beautiful, Curved OLED Display
The next iPhone will reportedly have a beautiful OLED display. Sharp executive Tai Jeng-wu essentially confirmed the next iPhone’s hardware upgrade in a recent trip to his alma mater, Tatung University in Taiwan, according to Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review. Mr. Jeng-wu also happens to be an executive at Sharp’s parent company Hon Hai Precision Industry … Continued
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Apple’s New Campus Is Suddenly Enormous
Apple’s has been building its huge new “spaceship” campus for some time now, but the most recent drone video showing off the latest construction really makes you realize how huge this thing is. It was hard to grasp the size beforehand, but the latest footage does a good job of showing off how massive this … Continued
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End of an Era: Goodbye Mac Startup Sound
Anyone who’s ever owned a Mac probably remembers the first time they booted it up and heard that sound. It announced that you were about to begin a relationship with your computer that would probably last for many years. With the new MacBook Pro, Apple is replacing the iconic chime with cold, unforgiving silence. Pingie … Continued
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The Cheapest Way to Buy the New MacBook Pro
If you’re in the market for a new laptop, there’s a good chance you’re already considering the new MacBook Pro. It looks fantastic with that curious Touch Bar right above the keyboard, and the machine’s specs are finally (almost) up-to-date. The new MacBook Pro is also even more expensive than its predecessor. But lucky for … Continued
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I Just Stroked the New MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
The first thing I did, when presented with the new Macbook Pro, was reach for that dimly lit display just above the keyboard. The new Touch Bar is the most exciting part of the new MacBook Pro. It’s a Retina strip that sits on top of the keyboard (Retina commonly denotes a super high DPI) … Continued
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Microsoft Will Pay You Not to Use a MacBook
In the lead-up to the holiday season, Microsoft is throwing down the gauntlet. Got an Apple-branded laptop? The tech giant will give you up to $650 to part ways with it, just as long as you spend that cash on a shiny new Surface Pro 4 or a Surface Book. Microsoft’s “trade in and trade … Continued
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Apple’s New TV App Is Worthless Without Netflix and Amazon Video
Apple just announced a new TV app for Apple TV, and it’s basically going to be useless. The TV app is supposed to keep track of all the shows you watch across apps available on Apple TV, but there’s a huge catch. The TV app will not include Netflix or Amazon Video, two of the … Continued
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The Best Stuff From Apple’s MacBook Pro Event
Today’s Apple event was, uh, shockingly similar to Microsoft’s live event yesterday. Both opened with a montage of each brand’s products helping differently abled users experience the world through technology and then focused almost entirely on a single piece of expensive, touch-sensitive hardware. And what a piece of hardware Apple rolled out. The New MacBook … Continued
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RIP MacBook Air?
The MacBook Air is likely dead. Despite being Apple’s most popular current computer, used by programmers, bloggers, and coffee shop patrons everywhere, the MacBook Air appears to have been put to pasture. It’s never going to get a super high resolution Retina display or a super thin bezel. Instead according to Tim Cook, MacBook Air … Continued
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Apple Partnered With LG to Make a 5K Monitor Powered by USB-C
During its special media event today, Apple announced it’s partnering with rival LG Electronics to launch a new high-resolution 5K display. The monitor is designed specifically to work with the new USB-C port included on all of the newest MacBook Pro models. The monitor itself will be branded as an LG Electronics device, an unusual … Continued
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All the Stuff You Can Do With the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
The crown jewel of Apple’s live event today is the brand new Macbook Pro—the company’s first big update to the product line since 2012. It’s thin, light, and sports a giant trackpad, but the flashiest change by far is the Touch Bar. Replacing the function keys, Touch Bar is a retina touchscreen strip which changes … Continued
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