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These Apple rumors didn’t come true at the iPhone 12 event

Apple’s virtual event kicked off Tuesday with the launch of four new iPhone 12s with 5G and potentially massive camera improvements, plus HomePod Mini speaker. However, not every buzzy new feature or product from the rumor mill made it into the big event.  Here’s everything we didn’t get at the event today that we could …

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iOS 14 compatible devices: All the iPhones that support Apple’s new OS

Apple’s September event included, among a slew of new product releases (see everything announced here), the announcement of iOS 14’s release date. As of last month, owners of compatible iPhones are able to install Apple’s newest operating system, which was originally announced in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Among the new features coming to iOS 14, Apple previewed a new app …

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Should I buy a new MacBook now or wait for Apple silicon?

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The question I most often get from CNET readers is some version of: “Should I buy a 13-inch MacBook Air or a 13-inch MacBook Pro?” That’s a pretty easy one to field, depending on the questioner’s budget and needs. But what happens when …

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Apple WWDC: Developers can order Arm

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s virtual Worldwide Developers Conference for 2020 started Monday, and while it was a given the online-only WWDC would bring updates to the company’s operating systems such as iOS 14, new hardware announcements are rare. This year, though, we got news about Apple’s …

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If Apple’s splitting with Intel’s processors for MacBooks, we have questions

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The big buzz right now, at least in the tech community, is that Apple may be ready to discuss shifting the brains of its Mac systems — away from CPU heavyweight Intel to under its own proprietary wing — with its developer community …

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Hands

I’d love nothing more than to say the iPad is truly a laptop. It’s so close now, I can taste it. The latest version of iPadOS supports trackpads and mice now, and that means you just need a killer trackpad/keyboard case to add on. The problem is, there aren’t a lot of options. Apple’s version for the newest iPad Pro …

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If the iPhone 9 is truly small, I’d pay $999 for it. Here’s why

Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. Rumors of an iPhone 9, also known as the iPhone SE, have percolated to a boil. Apple was expected to announce the follow-up to the iPhone SE at an event in March, which didn’t take place because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Instead, on March 18 the company announced updates …

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Apple’s modest Mac Mini update: Twice the storage for the same price

Alongside a new MacBook Air and iPad Pro, Apple has introduced a new version of its diminutive desktop computer, the Mac Mini. The update is modest, basically a storage bump: The base model now comes with twice the solid-state capacity — 256GB, up from 128GB — for the same starting price, $799. The new Mac Mini is available for preorder online …

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Deep Fusion rises and the 2020 MacBook Pro could get a key new technology

The dust has barely settled on the iPhone 11 event, but already we have an idea of what to expect from the next Apple keynote, which could be held as soon as this month. In this week’s Apple Core roundup, we cover the Deep Fusion feature coming to iOS 13.2 plus reveal rumors about the next generations of iPad Pro …

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The AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt digital converter: The cure for the Bluetooth blues?

If you find most audiophile gear too bulky and too expensive but you’re still interested in good headphone sound, may I direct your attention over to the AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt? It’s a tiny USB digital converter and portable headphone amp, and it sells for $299 in the US, £269 in the UK and AU$549 in Australia. More good news: the …

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