Apple on Monday announced CareKit, an open source framework that will help developers build apps that aid in improving health and wellness of users. These will be different from the current crop of health and fitness apps that are available in the App Store. CareKit apps will be designed to help patients better understand and …
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21 March
iPhone SE is the iPhone your wallet has been looking for
People love Apple’s iPhone, but not its hefty price tag. Looking to address that issue, Apple on Monday unveiled the iPhone SE, a smaller, cheaper smartphone that could endear the iPhone to even more folks. “This is the most powerful 4-inch phone ever,” Greg Joswiak, vice president for product marketing, told a crowd at the company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters. He …
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21 March
Apple hopes smaller iPad Pro will get you excited about tablets again
Apple’s new strategy for grabbing business customers: go small. That doesn’t seem like the obvious choice when dealing with giant corporations and other groups who might want a tablet focused on productivity. But Apple has shrunk its hulking 12.9-inch iPad Pro, released in November, to 9.7 inches to appeal to more people. The device will start at $600 for a …
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21 March
Apple’s small iPhone still a big deal
Apple is getting bigger by going smaller. The tech behemoth unveiled its iPhone SE, a new 4-inch version of its popular phone line, during an event Monday at its corporate headquarters in Cupertino, California. The reason for the break from its big-screen iPhone 6 and 6S: Apple sold 30 million 4-inch iPhones last year. “Some people simply love smaller phones,” …
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21 March
iPhone 5/5S cases fit new iPhone SE
Apple’s iPhone SE may be new on the inside, but aside from some minor design and cosmetic differences it has the same chassis as Apple iPhone 5/5S. And that means all those “old” iPhone 5/5S cases will fit the new iPhone SE, an Apple rep and several case manufacturers have confirmed. Not only does this mean iPhone SE owners will …
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21 March
Apple’s iPhone SE specs vs. the iPhone 6, iPhone 6S and iPhone 5S specs
Apple just announced the smaller, budget-friendly iPhone SE. Switching gears from its larger phones, Apple’s going back to the popular 4-inch size with the new iPhone. Just because it’s smaller doesn’t mean it’s weaker. The iPhone SE has the same 64-bit A9 chip and M9 motion co-processor as the iPhone 6S. It’s also got a 12-megapixel camera, TouchID and Apple …
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21 March
How to update your iPhone or iPad to iOS 9.3
You can now download iOS 9.3 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system will run on any iDevice from 2011 or later. That means if you have an iPhone 4S or later, an iPad 2 or later, or a fifth- or sixth-generation iPod Touch, you are good to go. One new feature …
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21 March
Apple’s iOS 9.3 goes live today, so you can get a good night’s rest
Night owls, you can stop counting sheep. Apple’s latest mobile software update, available Monday, makes reading on your iPad or iPhone easier on your eyes. Enlarge Image One of the biggest new features of Apple’s iOS 9.3 is a feature called Night Shift, which alters the tone on the display to make sure your gadget doesn’t keep you up at …
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21 March
What’s new with the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch wasn’t a focal point during a press event on Monday at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters. The company instead shone the spotlight on two new products: a smaller 4-inch iPhone called the SE and a 9.7-inch version of its iPad Pro tablet. Apple CEO Tim Cook spent only a minute discussing the company’s first smartwatch, which was released last …
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21 March
Video roundup: Meet a smaller iPhone, iPad Pro
As expected, Apple unveiled smaller versions of its iPhone and iPad Pro at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, California, March 21. Not surprisingly, CEO Tim Cook also addressed Apple’s fight with the feds over the encryption of a phone owned by a terrorist involved in last year’s San Bernardino shootings. We’ve rounded up the top videos from today’s event below. Our …
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