Blog Layout

How to tell if that Black Friday deal is really a deal

Get a 75-inch TV for $99! Get a Roku Ultra and double-lifetime Netflix subscription for £12.75! Take this drone for just AU$50! OK, maybe Black Friday hype isn’t that extreme, but this is definitely the time of year when stores fall all over themselves to whip customers into a buying frenzy. This includes not only …

Read More »

Here’s what all the new iPhone emoji really mean

Apple has introduced more than 70 new emoji that are on deck for release, opening up a new world of communicative possibilities for your texts and social media posts. It won’t be long before these emoji are used in multiple ways beyond the obvious to make a point or a punchline.  And not to go all predictive text on you, …

Read More »

Samsung posts record quarterly profit despite smartphone slump

Samsung just turned its biggest quarter ever — no thanks to smartphones. The South Korea electronics giant on Tuesday reported its biggest operating profit ever as it benefited from strong demand for its memory chips and other components. Samsung not only uses processors it manufactures in its own devices but also sells them to customers like Apple. Samsung said its …

Read More »

Updated Apple Pencil charges wirelessly

The second generation of the Apple Pencil debuted Tuesday at Apple’s “There’s more in the making” event in Brooklyn. The company has redesigned the product and added a new charging method.  Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air 2018 gets Retina display, Touch ID for $1,199, available Nov. …

Read More »

New iPad Pro has Face ID, USB

As expected, Apple revamped and expanded its iPad Pro lineup at Tuesday’s event in Brooklyn. The premium tablets now come in three sizes: a brand-new 11-inch model that starts at $799 (£769, AU$1,229); a redesigned 12.9-inch version that now starts at $999 (£969, AU$1,529); and the 10.5-inch model from 2017 that remains priced at $649 (£619, AU$979).  The new iPad Pros …

Read More »

The new iPad Pro can charge your iPhone

Apple unveiled new iPad Pros at its product event in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The new tablets came with a surprise: you can use them to charge your iPhone. Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air 2018 gets Retina display, Touch ID for $1,199, available Nov. 7 ​Apple’s new offerings: Can features, …

Read More »

iPad Pro 2018 vs. Pixel Slate vs. Surface Pro 6: All specs, compared

Apple has given the iPad Pro its biggest makeover since first introducing the premium tablet back in 2015.  After souping up the entry-level iPad in March, adding Pencil support and a faster processor but keeping the price at $329, Apple desperately needed to put the “Pro” back into the iPad Pro. Today’s update achieves that — though it also pushes the devices’ prices …

Read More »