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Apple Store down ahead of Chicago education event

The Apple Store website went down on Tuesday ahead of the company’s press conference in Chicago. It’s common for the company to pull its web store offline ahead of events, only to put it back online during or shortly after it announces new products. So, what can we expect to see when the store goes back online? It could be …

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Amazon’s Fire 10 is still half the price of the new iPad

CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Enlarge Image Meet the new iPad price; same as the old iPad price. (Unless you’re a school, in …

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How to order the new iPad

Seeking to reverse the trend of schools moving away from iPads and toward cheaper Chromebooks, Apple on Tuesday introduced a revamped 9.7-inch iPad at its education event in Chicago. The updated iPad includes Apple Pencil support and a discounted price for schools. Now playing: Watch this: New budget iPad: First hands-on 1:58 How much does it cost? The new iPad …

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OnePlus 6 benchmark scores may speed ahead of Galaxy S9

OnePlus’ next phone, the OnePlus 6, could be actually be faster than Samsung’s just-released Galaxy S9. A speed test allegedly for the OnePlus 6 was spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench showing some pretty impressive single-core and multi-core scores.  Enlarge Image The NS P7819 model number can be seen in this possible OnePlus 6 leak. GizmoChina Geekbench is one of many …

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Google’s Android copyright battle with Oracle could cost $8.8 billion

Google just suffered what could be a nearly $9 billion blow in its long-running legal battle against Oracle. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court revived a multi-billion dollar copyright case that dates back to 2010. The court said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java software went beyond the bounds of fair use when the Android mobile operating system was created, according …

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Apple’s Chicago iPad event: What we didn’t get

Apple’s education event in Chicago delivered the expected new (though not exactly cheaper) iPad with support for the Pencil stylus, as well as a slew of education-related apps and services for students and teachers. But that was basically it. Given the education tilt of the event, most of us didn’t expect to see much more. Still, there are plenty of …

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