You’ll just have to wait like the rest of us. As it does before every major product announcement, Apple has taken its Store offline. At Wednesday’s event, which is about to begin, Apple is widely expected to announce new iPhones and a new Apple Watch, among other things. But, in case you didn’t already know …
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7 September
Specs off: Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 7, LG V20 and OnePlus 3
Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts iPhone 7 2:42 Apple has just announced its latest large-screen phone the iPhone 7 Plus. Not surprisingly, the company calls it the “best iPhone ever created,” with dual cameras, an all new jet-black color (yay!), the elimination of the headphone jack (alas!) and a new processor called the A10 Fusion. But how powerful exactly …
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7 September
Apple’s AirPods may look weird, but they’ll change the headphone market
Now playing: Watch this: Up close with Apple’s wireless AirPods 1:17 When Apple launched the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, a lot people were expecting it to announce new wireless headphones from Beats, which it acquired last year, and a wireless version of its EarPods that rumor had it would be called AirPods. The new Beats did indeed materialize in …
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7 September
Pokemon Go is coming to Apple Watch
Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go coming to the Apple Watch 2:17 It’s not just Mario for iPhone. The mega-hit mobile game Pokemon Go is coming to the Apple Watch as well, by the end of the year. If your pocket monster hunting habit wasn’t already helping you burn calories, Apple and game developer Niantic are hoping the Apple Watch …
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7 September
iPhone 7 Plus appeal: Apple just made its jumbo phone more irresistible
Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with the iPhone 7 Plus 2:03 Apple didn’t exactly pull out all the stops with its latest iPhone. Sure, the company’s latest iPhone 7 flagship product is faster, water-resistant and comes in more colors to boot. But with a body and look that is essentially two years old, it’s a bit tough to get excited …
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7 September
Apple iWork: It’s about time for real
You open a document or spreadsheet, start throwing in some new information, and then notice someone else is doing the same thing. You’re editing it together! That’s Google Drive. Wait, no, that’s iWork. Apple announced its new collaborative editing tool at its product event Wednesday, giving users an alternative to the Google service first announced in 2007. iWork will work …
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7 September
Twitter launches NFL hashtag emojis
Hey football fans, Twitter and the NFL just made it easier to cheer on or chastise your favorite team by launching hashtag emojis for all 32 of them. Unlike regular hashtags, these particular ones surface a team’s logo when you use them. Some teams are trying creative hashtags with mottos or catchphrases like #KeepPounding (Carolina Panthers), #SiegeThe Day (Tampa Bay …
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7 September
Apple Music hits 17 million subscribers
Apple Music has recruited another 2 million subscribers, hitting 17 million people, the gadget giant said Wednesday. Spotify said last month it has 39 million subscribers, and it had more than 100 million total listeners as of June. Competition between streaming music services has grown bitter this year. Services like Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal are battling for supremacy in …
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7 September
Apple Pay comes to Japan in October
Consumers in Japan will soon be able to use their iPhones to pay for things just like Apple fans in the United States and other parts of the world. Apple announced Wednesday at its iPhone event in San Francisco that it will include new technology in the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2 to expand availability of its …
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7 September
Amazon joins food delivery fray in UK
Londoners can now turn to Amazon for yet another fast delivery option: restaurant meals. As with the US service that started a year ago, UK customers of Amazon Prime, which costs £79 annually, can use the Amazon Now same-day delivery to get meals delivered in an hour with no additional charge, according to a report on Bloomberg. The online retailer’s …
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