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Get discounted tech with Amazon’s ‘Certified Refurbished’ service in the UK

Struggling to save up for that new iPhone? Amazon might have the answer for you with the UK rollout of its Certified Refurbished service. The service, which is already available in the US and Germany, sees tech partners like Apple, Dell, Samsung and Microsoft refurbish pre-owned products to an ‘as new’ state, which will then …

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MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and a TV app for Apple TV: Everything Apple just announced

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s Touch Bar or Microsoft’s Dial? One outshines… 2:01 It seems like only yesterday that Apple hosted its iPhone 7 circus, and now we’re back for the company’s MacBook 2016 launch, a much smaller event at the company’s headquarters. The event started with a video highlighting the accessibility features of Apple’s products, and announced a new …

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Apple brings Touch ID to the MacBook Pro

Now playing: Watch this: MacBook gets Touch ID fingerprint scanner 1:00 Apple on Thursday introduced a new MacBook Pro design for the first time in over four years. As rumored, the new models — available in 13- and 15-inch sizes — offer an all-new design, an OLED “Touch Bar” that replaces the function key row, and the Touch ID sensor …

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Xiaomi’s Mi Mix shows the company isn’t just a copycat

Xiaomi‘s latest phone, the Mi Mix, has definitely kicked up an online storm. It certainly caught me by surprise. Not only did Xiaomi manage to keep the device a complete secret — tech journalists were gathered at a Beijing event expecting only the Mi Note 2 — the company initially introduced the phone in vague terms, calling it a concept …

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Apple unveils the new Touch Bar

Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 Apple on Thursday revealed its newest MacBook Pro laptop, which includes a new interactive, customizable touch strip above the keyboard called Touch Bar. “The Mac is more than a product to us,” CEO Tim Cook told the crowd at the Town Hall auditorium at the company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters. “It’s a …

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Retina vs. non

Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 If you’re planning to trade in your old MacBook Air or slot-loading MacBook Pro for a shiny new Apple computer, you’re going to see a major difference as soon as you open the lid. All of Apple’s latest machines come with a “Retina Display.” Exclusive interview Does the Mac still matter? …

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Apple delays AirPods release

You’re just going to have to wait a little longer to look ridiculous in Apple’s new wireless headphones. The company on Wednesday said it needs “a little more time” to finish its AirPods before it starts selling them to consumers. Apple previously said the headphones would be available in late October. Many people expected the company to talk about availability …

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Why buy a new iPhone when you can dress your old one to look like the 7?

If you couldn’t justify spending the money to replace your old iPhone with an iPhone 7 ($190 at eBay), you’re not alone. And if you feel somewhat left out because of it, you’re also not alone. Giving your old phones an iPhone 7 makeover is reportedly on the rise in China. Are you jealous of that jet black, but not …

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Bring back the badass black MacBook

We’re getting new Macs tomorrow. And boy, are they late. It’s been 526 days since Apple released the last MacBook Pro. 597 days since the last MacBook Air. The Mac Mini hasn’t been refreshed for over two years. You could point to any number of reasons as to why. Supply. Demand. Components that aren’t that much more powerful than they …

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iPhone sales slump. Apple still raking in billions

The heyday of Apple’s lights-out iPhone growth has passed. Since introducing the hugely popular iPhone 6 two years ago, the tech giant has labored to spark the intense consumer passion it has counted on to make the iPhone an even-better seller year after year. Apple is still struggling to reignite interest. The iPhone 7, which went on sale last month, …

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