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Apple Is Moving Into an Abandoned Power Plant in the Middle of London
You might recognize the four chimneys of London’s iconic Battersea Power Station from Pink Floyd’s Animals album cover or from Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film The Dark Knight—but you may soon begin to associate them with Apple’s brand new London offices. Apple announced today it plans to relocate 1,400 employees to a new campus inside London’s … Continued
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Hillary Clinton Alienates the Spotify Vote
Hillary Clinton appears to be Apple Music’s new spokesperson. This may cost her much of the streaming vote, but for Apple it’s a huge step up from James Corden. For that, we are grateful. https://gizmodo.com/james-cordens-apple-music-ad-is-so-bad-im-cancelling-m-1786784884
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This Adapter Lets You Use Modern Wireless Controllers With Your Classic Apple II Computer
To date, Analogue has released adapters allowing nostalgic gamers to use modern wireless controllers on both their classic NES and Super Nintendo consoles. But the company, working with 8Bitdo, is turning the clock back even further with a new wireless adapter for the 40-year-old Apple II and IIc computers. Neither computer is remembered as a … Continued
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The Verge’s Deputy Editor Chris Ziegler Was Secretly Working for Apple for Two Months
Late this afternoon, Nilay Patel, the editor-in-chief of The Verge, published a post detailing the circumstances around the departure of Chris Ziegler, a founding member of the site. As it turns out, according to Patel, Ziegler had been pulling double duty as an employee of both The Verge and Apple. “The circumstances of Chris’ departure … Continued
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Apple’s Answer to the Amazon Echo Sounds Creepy
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is moving forward with plans for a smart home hub, joining the Amazon Echo and the upcoming Google Home device in the battle to take over your house. Like the Echo, this device would let users control their lights, locks and other smart-homey stuff using voice activation. … Continued
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You Can Try the iPhone 7 Plus’ Coolest Camera Feature Now
Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 10.1. In addition to fixing some niggling bugs, it adds a beta version of the new “Portrait” feature for owners of the iPhone 7 Plus. Portrait mode uses both then normal wide-angle lens from the iPhone 7 Plus and its secondary “telephoto” lens to create a … Continued
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Why Apple Should Buy McLaren
Earlier today, The Financial Times reported that Apple was interested in buying supercar maker McLaren . Since then, McLaren has denied those rumors—though the Financial Times stands by its reporting—but that doesn’t mean the idea is without merit. When I first heard the rumor, I thought “this is insane,” but the more I thought about … Continued
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Your Battery Usage Is the Only Authentic You
Everything we do online is a performance. Tasked with artificially representing ourselves, it’s pretty much inevitable. The best way to get to know someone is IRL. But who has time for that? Luckily, there’s an easy hack for figuring out someone else’s interior life. Buried deep inside their phone are dark secrets that reveal the … Continued
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Go Download MacOS Sierra Now For Free
The latest version of OS X, now called macOS, is available to download! MacOS Sierra brings a lot of new features to the Mac, the most notable being Siri integration. You can now use Siri on the desktop, asking for directions, upcoming appointments, and for access to documents or stuff on the web. https://gizmodo.com/macos-sierra-first-impressions-what-its-like-to-use-si-1782023959 There … Continued
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It Feels Like It’s Been 27 Years Since We Got a New MacBook Pro
Twenty-seven years ago today, Apple introduced its first battery-powered Mac, the Macintosh Portable. I could take this time to reflect on 27 years of portable Macs and all they have given to us (the cameos in Sex and the City alone are life changing), but instead I’m just reminded that if feels like it has … Continued
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Apple Unveils Bag
Silicon Valley is the capital of disruption. It’s the epicenter of the innovation earthquake. It’s the leader of the new way forward. And Apple, as the industry’s Think Different darling, is at the forefront of the revolution. So much so, in fact, that it decided a patent a sweet bag. The patent was filed in … Continued
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How a ‘Boring’ iPhone 7 Put Samsung on the Path to Self-Destruction
To some commentators, the familiar design of the latest iPhone is a serious misstep, solid proof that Apple has run out of ideas. However, the phone’s unexciting appearance may have inadvertently given the company a major advantage over the competition—albeit one few would wish for. According to a new Bloomberg report, it was early rumors … Continued
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James Corden’s Apple Music Ad Is So Bad, I’m Cancelling My Subscription
Apple Music isn’t the most perfect music streaming service, but I like it fine. What I cannot tolerate, however, is shelling out $9.99 each month to a company which does business with the offensively mediocre James Corden. So with a heavy heart, I must announce that I am cancelling my Apple Music subscription. I just … Continued
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The Secret iPhone 7 Weaknesses Apple Doesn’t Want You to Know
While consumers can learn a lot about a product by reviewing specs and features, it takes hands-on experience to know how something like the iPhone 7 holds up in the real world. We’ve previously covered how Apple’s new smartphone withstands some of the most common stress scenarios, but Gizmodo recently found that the device has … Continued
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How to Break the iPhone 7 in GIFs
Hordes of people will soon have a brand new iPhone 7 in their hands, and you know what that means: a lot of people will immediately screw it up. But while there will always be ways to completely destroy a new iPhone, Apple has designed the new device to withstand at least some physical stress. … Continued
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What the iPhone 7 Gained By Losing the Headphone Jack
The cool people at iFixit have torn apart the new iPhone 7 Plus. As expected, there are a lot of new changes, like the new camera system, waterproofing, and, of course, the death of the headphone jack. Getting rid of the headphone jack actually meant that Apple had more room for other stuff in the … Continued
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This is the ‘Rape Joke’ That’s Rocking Apple
On Wednesday, Mic published an extensive report on leaked internal emails from Apple employees that discussed the “sexist, toxic work environment” at the company. The anchor of the story, and the incident that apparently sparked an internal email thread among 12 employees, was an account by “Danielle” (a pseudonym), who started a recent workday with … Continued
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Apple Is on a Moderation Rampage After Porn Was Found in iOS 10 [Update]
Earlier today, our colleagues at Deadspin discovered something strange about the new gif search in iOS 10’s iMessage: Inadvertently do the wrong search, for, say, the word “huge,” and you could be looking straight at a stranger’s genitals (or a cartoon horse’s, as the case may be). Now, it appears that Apple is frantically banning … Continued
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People Are Already Trying to Put Headphone Jacks Back in the iPhone 7
The headphone jack had to die, and Apple fans have known the 7 was going to ditch the 3.5mm port well in advance of the official announcement. That hasn’t stopped lots of people from being mad about it—and a few others from finding a quick and dirty solution. Earlier today, Redditor DungJohnson posted images of … Continued
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