Any time a new gadget comes out like the new iPad Pro, it’s exciting. But let’s take a step back and analyze what we saw beyond the slick hardware and snazzy demos. Here’s why you should maybe hold off on getting the new iPad Pro. (There are plenty of reasons to upgrade, of course, but …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Chatter on Gab, a fringe social media site, has gone silent. Before he allegedly shot and killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday, Robert Bowers spewed hatred for Jews on Gab, which has become in its two-year existence an echo chamber of racists, white nationalists, Islamophobes and anti-Semites. In one post, an account in Bowers’ name reposted a …
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Sliding into an October already full of watches and wearables, the Fitbit Charge 3 — which hits stores today, starting at $149 (£130, AU$230) — promises to be the company’s best general fitness tracker. And yet: Fitbit already has a watch, the Fitbit Versa, that does a lot of the same things (and a bit more) for just $50 more. …
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Students now will be able to get into their dorms and pay for meals in the university cafeteria using just their iPhones or Apple Watches. Starting Tuesday, students from three US universities will be able to add their student IDs to the Apple Wallet on their devices. That lets them use their phones and watches to pay for items or …
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A new batch of iPhones has landed, and with it comes the expansion of Apple’s Face ID and the ability to make your face your password. Face ID is incredibly advanced facial recognition biometrics. Just glance at the phone, and it unlocks. When it works, it is pretty smooth — but it’s got its quirks. Especially for new users. Now …
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Go ahead, call your new iPhone XS the iPhone “excess” — no one’s judging. But get a brand-new iPhone and miss out on some of its best features? Now we’re side-eyeing. If you got an iPhone XS or XS Max, there’s a good chance this is your first home button-free iPhone. It’s also the first time you’ll get into features …
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Here’s one new feature Apple didn’t share at its product event on Wednesday: the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR will allow users to scan NFC tags in the background, meaning you won’t need to launch an app to pair it with other devices or initiate data transfers between devices. After finding and scanning an NFC tag, a notification will pop up …
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