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Still want to install iOS apps with iTunes? You’re in luck

Apple recently removed the option to download and install apps using iTunes on your computer. The move makes sense as most of us never even connect an iOS device to a computer, let alone install apps through iTunes. But if you’re one of the people liked the option and were upset about its removal, you’re …

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Jony Ive on Jobs, creativity and why old cellphones sucked

A central, driving force for Jony Ive and Apple’s team to create the iPhone was the pedestrian lousiness of cellphones 10 years ago. “When we worked on the iPhone, certainly a significant part of our motivation was the loathing we had for the phones that we were using,” Ive, Apple’s chief design officer, said during a rare public interview at …

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Hey Apple: Let’s bring Face ID to Macs

One of the key selling points of Apple’s new iPhone X is Face ID, the facial recognition system for logging users in. Apple claims it’s fast, easy and secure, and on paper, it sounds like a step up from similar facial recognition tools on other phones — but Face ID still has to prove itself in the field.  Potential buyers have …

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iPhone 8 Plus’ camera hyped by Apple in new ad

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Now, that looks professional. Apple; YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET There’s no point waiting for people to get excited about the iPhone X. You have to keep selling the phones you already have. Especially as — so I was told by an Apple store employee …

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Apple MacBooks at risk from flawed updates, Duo Security says

Maybe it isn’t sexy, but it stops hackers from using well-known bugs to break into your computer. In fact, it’s the most important thing you can do to keep your computer safe. Say it with me: Update your software. But there isn’t much you can you do if the update doesn’t work the way it should. That’s what’s happening with …

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MacOS High Sierra has arrived: here’s how to download and install it

Now playing: Watch this: How to download and install MacOS High Sierra 1:48 Apple‘s next Mac operating system, MacOS High Sierra, is here. As with past OS X and MacOS releases, MacOS High Sierra is a free update and available via the Mac App Store. Learn if your Mac is compatible with MacOS High Sierra and, if so, how to …

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7 things to know before upgrading to MacOS High Sierra 10.13

Now that they’re free, operating system updates are often just as much about fixing the underlying plumbing of a device as they are about adding new and notable features. That’s largely the case with MacOS 10.13, otherwise known as High Sierra.  For the most part, don’t expect jaw-dropping changes or totally new interfaces. Instead, you get new features such as …

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Amazon reviewing its recommendations for bomb

Amazon said Wednesday it’s reviewing its website after a British TV station found the company may have been helping people buy bomb-making ingredients through its “frequently bought together” feature. The report from Channel 4 News said Amazon’s site would recommend customers buy together combinations of elements required for making crude bombs. In one instance, Amazon cued up a recommendation for …

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Australian streaming options fall way short of US options

Australia, we’ve long thought we’re getting ripped off when it comes to what media we can legally access online. Now we have the stats to prove it. When it comes to what we can watch on streaming services, new research conducted by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and ACCAN, shows Australians are massively losing out compared to Americans. Only …

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iPhone X price, features widen gap between haves and have

This wasn’t the typical start to an Apple event. Rather than a loud, slickly produced marketing video, Apple played an audio clip of late co-founder Steve Jobs speaking about creating “wonderful things” as his way of showing appreciation for humanity. Later on, an image flashed of Jobs holding the original iPhone during its launch 10 years ago. Apple CEO Tim …

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