Apple ventured far from its Cupertino home to deliver its annual Mac and iPad news, staging its Tuesday hardware event in Brooklyn, New York. The theme: creativity. The company demonstrated the new faster, more powerful iPad Pro running Adobe Photoshop for iPad and Project Aero, as well as the newly revealed full version of AutoCAD. …
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MacBook Air 2018 adds Touch ID and gets a new security chip
Editors’ note, Nov. 1: We’ve added hands-on impressions of the new version of the MacBook Air, which starts at $1,199 and features a Retina display, Touch ID and USB-C ports. Apple introduced its biometric Touch ID feature for the new MacBook Air on Tuesday. The tech giant unveiled the latest version of the MacBook Air at its event at the …
Read More »Apple pulls Watch OS 5.1 update
Apple has suspended its Watch OS 5.1 software update after some users on Twitter and Reddit reported the update was “bricking” their Series 4 watches, causing an endless boot loop. The software update had gone live only hours earlier, alongside iOS 12.1. The problem wasn’t happening to everyone: I was able to update the Series 4 without issue. But enough users were experiencing problems that Apple …
Read More »How to preorder the new MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro
The death of the MacBook Air ($1,400 at eBay) was greatly exaggerated. Instead of folding the MacBook Air into its MacBook ($445 at Amazon) line or MacBook Pro ($575 at Amazon) line, Apple kept the MacBook Air name and introduced a redesigned MacBook Air on Tuesday at its late October product announcement event in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, Apple …
Read More »What we didn’t get from Apple’s iPad Pro event
Apple’s second fall event is in the books and there were plenty of announcements. The iPad Pro moved to a nearly all-screen design. The MacBook Air and Mac Mini both got much-needed updates. There was also lots of talk about the Apple Store that may not seem as exciting, but gives Apple a leg up as it educates its customers …
Read More »Apple Store down ahead of iPad event
The online Apple Store went down ahead on Tuesday ahead of the company’s iPad event in Brooklyn, New York. Apple pulling down its offline store is part of its standard launch day procedure — when it pops back up it’s sure to list all the newly announced products. The company unveiled its 2018 lineup of iPhones back in September, and …
Read More »iPhone XR early presale demand and the next Apple event is almost here
Our full review of the iPhone XR is here. How does it compare to the iPhone XS and Pixel 3? We answer that and much more in our exhaustive review. The iPhone XR goes on presale, Apple sends out invites for another launch event and the drama over the new bagel emoji in iOS 12.1. Here’s a closer look at what you …
Read More »How to prepare your Mac for MacOS Mojave
Apple will release the latest version of its Mac operating system on Monday, Sept. 24. MacOS Mojave will introduce a number of new features and enhancements to your Mac. Stacks will help you keep a tidy desktop. You’ll also get an honest-to-goodness Dark Mode along with an awesome dynamic wallpaper that slowly changes its lighting throughout the day. Also onboard …
Read More »No new Macs, iPad Pros, AirPower or AirPods 2: What we didn’t get from Apple today
Apple’s Sept. 12 iPhone event has come and gone and — no surprise — it was about iPhones. Or mostly anyway. Apple also introduced the Apple Watch Series 4, but what about all those other rumored products that Apple supposedly has in the works? The event was otherwise bereft of product news. Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone 2018 event: …
Read More »Apple says Trump’s tariffs would make Watch, AirPods and Macs more expensive
The United States’ proposed $200 billion tariff on Chinese-made products might not affect your next TVs or phone purchase directly, but Apple now says that a whole lot of other Apple products would get hit by the 25 percent increase in import tax — including the Apple Watch, AirPods headphones and HomePod smart speaker. Here’s the whole list of products …
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