Now playing: Watch this: Apple patent application points to iPhone-powered laptop 1:30 Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need. A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot …
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Now playing: Watch this: All of Apple’s new hardware announcements 1:22 Say goodbye to the iPad Air. It’s just the iPad now. Apple announced Tuesday morning that it’s replacing the aging iPad Air 2 with a new 9.7-inch model that’s simply called “iPad.” The new iPad, which features a faster processor than the Air 2, starts at $329, £339 or …
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Psst! Did you hear that Apple released a new iPad? You’d be forgiven if you didn’t. After all, Apple didn’t bother to hold an event to introduce its newest 9.7-inch tablet, which drops the Air name and gets a $70 price cut along with a faster processor and brighter display. Instead, Apple made the announcement in a press release issued …
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Apple has replaced the iPad Air 2 with a very similar model, now simply called the iPad. Rather than adding new features, this new iPad instead gets a price cut, to $329 in the US, £339 in the UK and AU$469 in Australia. (There’s a small processor jump as well, to Apple’s proprietary A9 chip.) Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad is …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a classy and glassy Android… 1:25 Samsung has finally dished the details on how much the Galaxy Tab S3 will cost and when you’ll be able to buy it. The 9.7-inch tablet will be available on March 24 for $600 — preorders on Best Buy, Amazon and Samsung’s website start today. …
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It’s one of the great philosophical debates of our time: Can an iPad replace a laptop? From day one, way back in 2010, we’ve been trying to turn Apple‘s iconic tablet into a computer replacement, with mixed success. If you’re a media consumer and online reader, then it’s a fairly simple transition, as long as the apps you want are …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a classy and glassy Android… 1:25 Samsung recently debuted its beautiful, all-glass iPad Pro competitor, the Galaxy Tab S3, without announcing price or availability. However, it looks like Best Buy just prematurely spilled the beans. A listing on Best Buy’s website shows the tablet priced at $600, the same starting price …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a classy and glassy Android… 1:25 With all due respect to the Google Pixel C, the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 ($160 at Amazon) is one of the best Android tablets we’ve seen. The slim 9.7-incher stands out next to the Pixel C and Apple iPad Pro 9.7, with a luxe …
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Apple products have created major cottage industries for accessory makers over the years, but it always seems a little strange when a company makes an accessory for an Apple accessory. That’s the case with Pad & Quill’s Leather Apple Pencil Grip, which is exactly what it sounds like: a leather cover for the Apple Pencil (for the iPad Pro). It …
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Samsung’s big news at Mobile World Congress isn’t the Galaxy S8. It’s two revamped tablets. The only trouble is, nobody’s really buying tablets anymore. Just ask Apple. People are holding onto tablets longer (viewing them more like PC upgrades than phones). Ever-larger phone screens are making tablets less compelling. On top of that, many US consumers would rather spend their …
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