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Try not to get too excited, MacBook owners, but your beloved MagSafe charging cables might be coming back from the dead — albeit via dongle. The magnetic-attaching charging cables were a fan-favorite feature from the MacBook Pro because of how easily they’d disconnect when accidentally yanked, a design that no doubt saved countless laptops from …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple tweaks Mac Pro, says new desktops coming 1:16 The cylindrical Mac Pro hasn’t seen much change in more than three years. Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET Mac Pro fans will finally get their wish. They just need a little patience. Apple confirmed Tuesday that it is working on a big refresh of the Mac Pro, its …

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Monday that officially repeals Obama-era broadband privacy rules. Trump’s signature comes a few days after both houses of Congress narrowly voted to stop the rules, which were adopted last year but had not yet taken effect. The rules would have required broadband and wireless companies to get your permission before sharing sensitive information …

Now playing: Watch this: 4 features the iPhone 8 needs to one-up the Galaxy S8 2:30 The Galaxy S8 set a pretty high bar for phones with it’s edge-to-edge infinity screen and powerful octa-core processor, but Apple seems up to the challenge. The Cupertino company is rumored to be working on its own bezel-less smartphone for it’s 10th anniversary iPhone …

Don’t expect your next viral video of a boxing kangaroo to be sponsored by the Australian Government — at least not on YouTube. The Australian Government has announced it’s suspending “all non-corporate campaign advertising” from YouTube. That includes everything from public messages from the Department of Health to Defence Force recruiting ads (though not ads for Government owned corporations like …

Take a handful of budget phones. Cut their price even more. Voila — you’ve got another hit on Amazon. The online retailer said Thursday that it’s building on the popularity of its discounted phones program, called Prime Exclusive Phones, by adding two more devices to the lineup. Prime customers in the US can now preorder the Motorola Moto G5 Plus …

AT&T’s 911 service outage earlier this month affected thousands of customers across the country, according to a preliminary report from the Federal Communications Commission. On March 8, roughly 12,600 callers throughout the US were unable to reach 911 emergency dispatchers for five hours, Lisa Fowlkes, acting chief for the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security bureau, told commissioners at the …

You’ve had a problem with getting your NBN connected. You’ve set up a dozen appointments to get the problem resolved. The NBN says it’s a retailer issue, your ISP says it’s a problem at the NBN end. It’s a complaint we’ve heard again and again as the NBN rolls out across the country. But exactly how many issues are there? …

If the roads are terribly congested and there’s just no way to get home fast, perhaps hopping on a flying drone taxi may be the best way to get home in Singapore in 2030. That’s at least the plan for the island state’s Ministry of Transport, who has been in talks with companies to start trials on drones that can …

Now playing: Watch this: All of Apple’s new hardware announcements 1:22 No, the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus aren’t blushing. They’re now available in red. Apple on Tuesday unveiled a variant of its flagship phone as part of the Product Red program, which funds programs that combat HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The special edition of the …