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‘AT&T is Spying’ report gets social media up in arms

Social media is wringing its hands over another potential spying scandal hitting AT&T. This comes almost a decade after the carrier first faced lawsuits over a National Security Agency spy program — and amid a general atmosphere today of privacy worries that wasn’t helped by this month’s accusations that Yahoo had been spying on its …

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If this is Apple’s new MacBook Pro, it may change computers forever

Apple’s October 27 “hello again” event is just around the corner, and the leaks keep coming. We already anticipate Apple will unveil a new MacBook Pro during the San Francisco event, but details about a rumored OLED touch bar are emerging. The latest pieces of evidence are images obtained by MacRumors, which show a narrow strip above the keyboard. Rumored …

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Will new MacBooks finally make it easier to pick the perfect Apple laptop?

Now that invites for the October 27 Apple event have seen sent out, there’s much speculation about what we will, and won’t, see from a purported new generation of MacBook Pro laptops. Thus far, the generally agreed-upon predictions — as rounded up by Macrumors — are: New MacBook Pros with a thinner, lighter design and a secondary touchscreen at the …

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Apple to debut new Macs at October 27 ‘Hello Again’ event

Get ready for Apple event, round 2. The company on Wednesday sent out invites for its second event in a little over a month, taking place October 27 at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The invitation reads “Hello again” with an image of the Apple logo. Apple didn’t host a second event last fall, instead opting to announce everything from …

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The WalkCar is like a MacBook

Need to get somewhere and don’t want to use your legs like a sucker? Move over Hoverboard, Walkcar’s got this. The WalkCar is a laptop-sized transporter similar to the Segway, as you’ll use body control to operate the powerful yet compact platform. Tilt left and it’ll turn left, tilt right and it’ll turn right, and so on. If you lose …

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Apple’s new Macs may be unveiled October 27

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s future MacBooks may have e-ink keyboards 2:03 Apple may be getting ready to launch new Macs. The tech giant plans to introduce new Macs at an October 27 event, Recode reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. The event will reportedly take place at or near Apple’s Cupertino, California, campus. Apple’s line of Mac laptops and …

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‘Safe’ Samsung Galaxy Note 7 explodes in China

The tendency of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 to catch fire has led to the company’s global recall of around 2.5 million of the phones, to be replaced with new, safe units. Samsung could have another problem on its hands, though, as a Chinese man says a brand new Note 7 exploded on him, Bloomberg reported. Samsung had previously said …

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USB

Still shocked by Apple killing off the headphone jack in the iPhone 7? The beloved HDMI port on your laptop and TV may be next on the chopping block. That’s because starting in 2017, the new USB Type-C will have the ability to work like an HDMI port, which up to now has been the lifeline for getting what’s displayed …

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MacOS Sierra has arrived

Now playing: Watch this: Testing Siri and more on Apple’s new MacOS 3:18 Apple’s next Mac operating system, MacOS Sierra, is here. Siri integration headlines the new features Sierra introduces, but the update also features optimized storage via iCloud Drive, a universal clipboard, a picture-in-picture video player, auto unlock via Apple Watch and Apple Pay on the Web. MacOS Sierra: …

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MacOS Sierra’s universal clipboard is awesome

MacOS Sierra understands you have multiple devices and the occasional need to share data across them. Apple’s desktop software now lets you easily share files via iCloud Drive, but for bits of text or even a photo or video, you can now use the universal clipboard to copy something on one device and paste it using another. Sierra’s universal clipboard …

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