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An Insanely Long List of Ways to Deal With the iPhone 7 Headphone Jack Apocalypse
When Apple stopped including disk drives on its desktop computers, the world barely batted an eye. When DVD-ROMs were removed from the MacBook, few cared. But the loss of the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 is a clear indicator that the apocalypse is upon us. But don’t freak out just yet, we’re going to … Continued
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Everything Apple Announced Today
Apple just wrapped up its special media event in California, where it launched the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and some other new hardware. This was easily one of the biggest technology events of the year and there were plenty of huge announcements you’ll want to know about. In typical form, Apple worked closely … Continued
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Apple’s AirPods Are the Tiny Wireless Earbuds of the Future
The 3.5mm headphone jack that has existed in audio players for 100 years is no more. Apple ditching the headphone jack had been rumored for some time, but it was unclear what the company was going to do to replace it. In part, it’s all about the lightning port—and lightning buds will ship with the … Continued
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How the New iPhone Camera Will Make Your Photos Better
For nearly a decade, the iPhone has been the gold standard of mobile photography. No other company has come close to making a phone camera as consistently great as the iPhone’s. Now, Apple has once again established its dominance with the iPhone 7’s new camera. The iPhone 7’s camera can now take DSLR-quality photos thanks … Continued
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The iPhone 7 Is Here: Everything You Need to Know
After more than a year of speculation, Apple’s new iPhones are finally here. Predictably named the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, Apple’s twin gadgets are glass-and-aluminum reflections of what has come before. But in the few places where Apple does makes some changes, it makes them count. https://gizmodo.com/everything-apple-announced-today-1786299295 For the first time ever, the new … Continued
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The Apple Watch Series 2 Is ‘Swimproof’
The Apple Watch was destined to be a disappointment when it launched in 2015. Many prophesied that it’d usher in a golden age of wearables, much like the iPhone did for smartphones. But that didn’t really happen. Maybe the Apple Watch Series 2 can change the narrative. To kick things off, Tim Cook spent tons … Continued
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Apple Just Accidentally Tweeted the Latest iPhone
Here’s the new iPhone 7. Apple just tweeted it out before Tim Cook had the chance to announce it during the keynote taking place right now. An hour earlier, Amazon blew the lid off the iPhone 7 by releasing its specialized accessories page. Apple has since deleted the tweet. Another tweet saying that the iPhone … Continued
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Amazon Just Blew the Lid Off the iPhone 7
It seems like Amazon just accidentally released its specialized page for iPhone 7 accessories—an hour before Apple was set to announce the new phone. The pictures include one iPhone with the rumored dual back-facing cameras. It also includes a link for Bluetooth headphones, which probably confirms the long rumored removal of the headphone jack. The … Continued
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Our Apple iPhone 7 Event Liveblog Is Right Here
Hello! Happy Apple day. Today, we’re getting our first look at Apple’s latest iPhones. Follow along with us during the event for the latest info on the iPhone 7 with our livebloggers Adam Clark Estes and Christina Warren. Our coverage kicks off at 11AM ET/ 8AM PT. We’ve got a pretty good idea of what … Continued
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How to Watch Today’s Apple iPhone 7 Event
In a few short hours (1pm EST/10am PST), Apple will surprise absolutely no one with the announcement of the iPhone 7. But Apple could have other announcements in store: official release dates for iOS 10 and Mac OS, the long-rumored Apple Watch 2, and even (it’s a long shot) refreshes to the MacBook Pro line. … Continued
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Legendary Apple Engineer Gets Rejected For Genius Bar Job
This weekend’s New York Times op-ed about the ageism people over 50 face in the workplace includes a charming anecdote via JK Scheinberg, the esteemed Apple engineer who got Mac OS running on Intel processors. A little restless after retiring in 2008, at 54, he figured he’d be a great fit for a position at … Continued
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Apple’s App Store Is About to Get Soooooooo Much Better
The App Store is about to get some much-needed cleanup. Apple sent a letter to developers today warning them that as of Sept. 7 (the same day as the big iPhone event), Apple will start reviewing apps already in the App Store and removing apps that don’t follow content guidelines or no longer work. Apple … Continued
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Steve Jobs’ Old Stuff Is Up For Auction (Including One Very Special Turtleneck)
A bunch of old shit that used to belong to Steve Jobs is going up for auction later this month. The auction is being held by Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles, as part of a bigger collection of belongings from “Hollywood’s most private stars.” Steve Jobs was certainly private. We’re sure he would be thrilled … Continued
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Apple’s Decision to Cast Jessica Alba in Its Reality Show Is an Outrage
Some things are sacred. Some things should only be touched by the meaty, all-knowing fingers of the men who know them best. Some things are just so pure and sacred and special that they’re worth getting all worked up over. Planet of the Apps, Apple’s extremely promising new reality show about apps, is a great … Continued
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Popular BitTorrent Client Transmission Gets Infected With Malware Again
For the second time in five months, the Transmission BitTorrent client for Mac has been infected with malware. The malware, dubbed OSX/Keydnap, is pretty nasty. It’s designed to steal the contents of the OS X system keychain and maintain a permanent backdoor. And for a few hours, that malware found its way into the popular … Continued
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What Apple’s $14.5 Billion Tax Bill Really Means
The EU’s Executive Commission just ordered Apple €13 billion ($14.5 billion) plus interest for back taxes it owes Ireland. So what does that bill really mean? For the most valuable company on Earth, not much. To put that in perspective, that’s 24,369,747 iPhone devices, at an average selling price of $595 a unit. Apple sold … Continued
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Apple’s Big iPhone Event Is September 7
Apple just sent out press invites for its next major event. As expected, the event will take place on September 7. Like last year, the iPhone event will be at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The company is expected to unveil the iPhone 7. There are also reports we could see an … Continued
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Spotify Is Burying Artists That Give Exclusives to Apple: Report
According to a new report, Spotify really hates artist exclusives so much that it’s penalizing acts that put their jams on Apple Music first. Bloomberg cites “people familiar with Spotify’s strategy” as saying that if an artist releases an album exclusively on Apple Music—as Frank Ocean just did—they can expect that their tracks won’t be … Continued
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Apple Will Reportedly Kill the Home Button and That Sucks
According to a new report from Mark Gurman, Apple will kill the iPhone’s physical home button in 2017. Don’t get it twisted, this isn’t the iPhone we’re going to see in a few weeks; it’s the iPhone after that. And killing the home button is a very sad idea. We’ve heard the rumor that Apple … Continued
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Israeli Cyber Weapon Dealers Figured Out How to Hack Every iPhone
NSO Group, a company that sells hacking services to governments so they can spy on journalists and dissidents, exploited gaping security holes in iPhone software, according to a report byLookout Security and Citizen Lab. But don’t worry: Apple just pushed a fix. The New York Times reports: The NSO Group’s software can read text messages … Continued