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Apple boasted about how efficient its new MacBook Pro laptops are during their debut Monday, but it takes Apple’s most power-hungry laptop charger, a beefy 140-watt brick, to top up the biggest of the new laptops. Apple’s previous 16-inch MacBook Pros, which use the Intel processors Apple is kicking out of its Mac family, came with …

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AirPods 3 unveiled: Apple’s new 2021 earbuds look a lot like the AirPods Pro

The long-rumored third-gen AirPods — or AirPods 3 as everyone will likely call them — are official. Apple just unveiled its latest true wireless headphones as part of its Oct. 18 Unleashed event. They’re available for preorder today at $179 (£169, AU$279) and will ship next week. (Fun fact: You can engrave your new AirPods case for free — here’s …

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Apple’s new MacBook Pro is a step backward. As a photographer, I love it.

With a slew of critical ports around the edge, no Touch Bar and the return of MagSafe charging, Apple’s new 2021 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, announced at its October event Monday, have more in common with its 2015 MacBook Pro lineup than more recent laptops. But as a professional photographer, this is the step backward I’ve been hoping for. …

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Move over, AirPods 3: Apple reportedly set to launch new Beats Fit Pro earbuds

Apple on Monday unveiled its new AirPods 3 as part of its Oct. 18 Unleashed event. But the tech giant might have another pair of true wireless headphones right around the corner. Apple plans to unveil new Beats Fit Pro earbuds next month, according to a report from 9to5Mac.  The Beats Fit Pro will reportedly feature active noise cancellation and use Apple’s H1 …

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Apple Store offline ahead of Unleashed event

The Apple Store was inaccessible Monday, ahead of Apple’s Unleashed event. The virtual event begins at 10 a.m. PT Monday (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. GMT, 4 a.m. Tuesday AEST) and is likely to reveal next-generation Mac computers, powered by the company’s own Apple silicon chips.  “Be right back,” Apple’s message said. “We’re making updates to the Apple Store. Check back …

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MacBook Pro 2021: Every rumor we’ve heard ahead of today’s Apple event

Update, Oct. 25: At Apple’s fourth product launch event of 2021, the company unveiled Apple Music’s “Voice” plan, new HomePod Mini colors, the AirPods 3, an upgraded MacBook Pro M1 16-inch and 14-inch model with MagSafe charging, HDMI ports and updated cameras. The new laptop also ditches the Touch Bar. Here’s how you can buy Apple’s new MacBook Pros. Original story follows.  If …

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Apple really gave the MacBook Pro an HDMI port (and an SD card reader)

Now playing: Watch this: New MacBook Pro: MagSafe returns 4:44 Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops mark the return of the HDMI port and SD card reader, the company said during its Unleashed event Monday. Apple removed the SD card slot and HDMI port in 2016, to the dismay of some users.  Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted the comeback earlier this year, after …

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Apple event 2021: Today marks a critical moment for Apple’s next M1 Macs

Update, Oct. 18: Apple is hosting a launch today to show off its latest devices. You can follow CNET’s live blog here. So far we saw the AirPods 3, an Apple Music ‘Voice’ plan, new HomePod Mini colors and new MacBooks with Apple’s M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Apple’s new MacBook Pro laptops will ditch the Touch Bar but bring back MagSafe, add …

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Apple gave us a MacBook Pro camera upgrade remote workers have been asking for

During Apple’s October Unleashed event, the company announced an updated camera for its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro computers. The laptops are powered by new Apple Silicon chips called M1 Pro and M1 Max. Normally, the biggest news would be the new processor and GPU upgrades Apple made to its pro-level laptops. But many creative types, artists, photographers and …

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Buy a ‘free’ iPhone 13 with trade

The iPhone 13 lineup arrived last month, and as usual carriers rolled out tempting trade-in deals to entice people to switch over to Apple’s latest and greatest. (Here are some of the best iPhone 13 deals around.) AT&T came out of the gate essentially giving away the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Mini for a starting price that can …

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