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“This is cool.” With those three words from my 11-year-old son, I knew Apple had a hit on its hands with Swift Playgrounds, its iPad app for learning the company’s Swift programming language. We didn’t exactly have to pry him away, but he had reached that just-one-more-level-before-dinner type of self-motivation that warms an educator’s heart. …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Apple’s use of the term “widgets” may not match what Android users consider a widget, but at the end of the day the two distinct approaches serve the same purpose: To provide snippets of information at a glance. With iOS 10, widgets are still displayed in the Today …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 10: Five hidden features you may have missed 1:49 Apple doesn’t tout every new feature in iOS 10. There are the obvious add-ons, like Messages now has its own App Store, and Siri can work with apps, but there’s much more to iOS 10 than that. Control Center now has 3D Touch, read receipts can …

On Tuesday, Apple is set to release iOS 10, the next version of its mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. It adds many new features, including a more interactive Messages app, an entirely new lock screen, and redesigned Maps and Music apps. Apple has also opened up Siri to other developers, so expect many of your favorite …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Apple’s latest upgrade to iOS is packed with useful features that will give your iPhone or iPad a much-needed refresh. But if you’re still not sure whether to take the plunge, here’s a look at some of our favorites and how to find them. Raise to wake The …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 Last year, Apple Music launched alongside a redesigned Music app on iOS, and let’s just be honest: the app was horrible. It was difficult to navigate, confusing and it lacked key features (Shuffle All, anyone?). Apple has improved the app here and there throughout the year, but with …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 7 wants you to cut the cord 1:49 Apple’s just-unveiled iPhone 7, dual-camera iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch 2 and AirPod headphones give buyers plenty of ways to spend money, but the company also announced some products and pricing that cut us some slack. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: No-headphone-jack solutions in the box …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 reasons to upgrade to iOS 10 2:30 The new version of the software that runs the iPhone and iPad will be out in six days. Apple CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday during the tech giant’s annual late-summer event in San Francisco that Apple’s newest mobile software, iOS 10, will be available September 13. The release …

Apple finally doubled the storage capacity of its entry-level iPhone 6S/6S Plus and iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models to 32GB, but the memory boost isn’t just limited to its phones. On Wednesday, the company stealthily replaced all 16GB options for its lineup of older iPads as well, upgrading the iPad Air 2, the iPad Mini 4 and the iPad …

The good news is that iPhones with foolishly small 16GB amounts of storage are mostly vanishing from the market. The bad news is that it won’t be long before 32GB is the new 16GB. When Apple began selling the first iPhone in 2007, it came with what now seems a laughably inadequate 4GB supply of flash memory. That’s where you …