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iOS 10: 23 hidden features

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 …

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How to prepare your iPhone for iOS 10

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 …

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​iOS 10: 10 new features worth the upgrade

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 …

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Get to know iOS 10’s new Music app

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 …

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​Apple’s Swift Playgrounds app will lure your kid into coding

“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. The app is free. So …

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Widgets in iOS 10: Notifications, streaming videos, 3D Touch and more

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 …

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5 ways Apple just did its iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch buyers a solid

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 …

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Super Mario is coming to iPhone at last

Now playing: Watch this: Mario jumps onto Apple’s iPhone 1:24 Mario. On an iPhone. It’s happening. Enlarge Image GIF by Morgan Little/CNET Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto just showed off Super Mario Run, a official Nintendo game coming to iPhone and iPad this December, at Apple’s San Francisco event. Miyamoto declares: “Now, Mario is running toward his next goal: iPhone.” The …

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What Apple didn’t tell you today: MacBooks, iPads, wireless charging

No new MacBooks. No new iPads. No wireless charging. No “one more thing,” unless you count a Sia concert! As expected, the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were the stars of Apple’s San Francisco event today, with better cameras and battery life, more storage and no headphone jacks. Apple threw in a new set of Apple Watches and …

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Apple iOS 10 is coming September 13

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 …

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