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Apple’s AirPods may look weird, but they’ll change the headphone market

Now playing: Watch this: Up close with Apple’s wireless AirPods 1:17 When Apple launched the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, a lot people were expecting it to announce new wireless headphones from Beats, which it acquired last year, and a wireless version of its EarPods that rumor had it would be called AirPods. The new …

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Jim Beam Apple Watch puts wearable whiskey on your wrist

Choo-choo! All aboard the Apple bandwagon, everybody! I see you, Jim Beam! Jump on up here and let’s catch this train to infamy. Jim Beam is known for its expansive lineup of whiskeys, but now it also wants to be known for an entertaining marketing stunt hitched to Apple’s much-hyped iPhone event on September 7. The company announced its Apple …

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Apple Watch Series 2 Australian pricing and details

Yes, the new iPhone is here. No, it doesn’t have a headphone jack. But in addition to the next generation of phones, Cupertino also took the stage earlier today to unveil the Apple Watch 2 (officially the Apple Watch Series 2), and it’s faster, brighter and water resistant. There are half a dozen models on offer — while the hardware …

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Earbuds or hair dryers? 15 of the snarkiest Apple AirPods tweets

Today was a big day for Apple and for people who still cling to the tenuous cords of their earphones. The just-announced iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are ditching the standard headphone jack. Apple is trying to make that omission up to you by debuting AirPods, wireless earbuds with a rather unique-looking design. As expected, Twitter has it hot hands …

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How the iPhone 7 is different from the iPhone 6S

It’s a classic dilemma: Buy the new iPhone, or save some money by going with an older model? If the recently announced Apple iPhone 7 has spun you into this predicament, fret not dear CNET reader — we got you. We parsed through the slight differences between the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6S so you don’t have to. Below is …

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Apple intros totally wireless AirPods and 3 new Beats wireless headphones that use new W1 chip

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7: So long, headphone jack; hello, AirPods 3:16 As part of its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus launch, Apple’s cut the cord on four new headphone models: its new AirPods ($159/£159/AU$229), which are totally wireless earbuds, plus three new Beats headphones, called the Powerbeats3 ($200/£170/AU$260), Solo3 Wireless ($300/£250/AU$400) and all-new BeatsX ($150/£130/AU$200). They all work …

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​Specs off: Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 7, LG V20 and OnePlus 3

Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts iPhone 7 2:42 Apple has just announced its latest large-screen phone the iPhone 7 Plus. Not surprisingly, the company calls it the “best iPhone ever created,” with dual cameras, an all new jet-black color (yay!), the elimination of the headphone jack (alas!) and a new processor called the A10 Fusion. But how powerful exactly …

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Apple quietly updates iPads: More storage for the same

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 …

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Apple Pay comes to Japan in October

Consumers in Japan will soon be able to use their iPhones to pay for things just like Apple fans in the United States and other parts of the world. Apple announced Wednesday at its iPhone event in San Francisco that it will include new technology in the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2 to expand availability of its …

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Did the new iPhone 7 blow your mind? (The 3:59, Ep. 102)

OK, so that happened. Apple on Wednesday unveiled a pair of iPhones, as well as a new Apple Watch. There were few surprises, as the rumor mill got most of the new features correct. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus got minor physical changes to the design, instead getting improvements in the camera, a water-resistant body and the usual …

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