It all started with two trips to China. The first, in August 2019, brought Jason Keats to Hong Kong just as protesters took over the airport. The head of R&D for the once-buzzy startup Essential Products was there to work on the company’s upcoming Project Gem, an eye-catching new smartphone with an unusual, skinny design. …
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Apple and Verizon are holding an event Thursday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET to pitch the iPhone 12 and 5G wireless networking to businesses. Verizon said Monday that the event will “showcase how business customers can use the new iPhone 12 lineup and Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband to power innovative solutions,” which is about as business-sounding as you can …
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A couple years back I was lucky enough to take a trip to Italy (and hope to again, if this vaccine news pans out). It was breathtaking, but the language barrier did make things difficult at times. How I wish I’d had a Pocketalk in my pocket. This insanely convenient device allows for fast and easy translation of 74 different …
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At a virtual event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled new Macs that run on its new M1 chip for Macs, which will bring major improvements to app performance on its new operating system, MacOS Big Sur. With MacOS Big Sur running on Macs with the new Apple silicon-based M1 chip, launching apps is nearly instantaneous, Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software …
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Apple has always sold its computers like luxury cars, highlighting sex appeal while promising they can get the job done too. Now, with new innards it custom-built itself, Apple is hoping to kick that appeal into overdrive. This week Apple began preorders for its new $999 MacBook Air and $1,199 MacBook Pro laptops, as well as its revamped $699 Mac Mini no-frills …
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Apple’s custom-built M1 processor and the new MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros and Mac Minis that use it are a problem for Intel. The divorce proceedings will last about two years as the prestigious customer gradually ejects Intel’s chips from its personal computers. But Intel isn’t doomed. The Santa Clara, California, company has some advantages and options in the PC market …
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Game consoles. Apple hardware and software. Those were the two big themes of the week gone by. Those of you who’ve been hankering to dive into the next generation of gaming got your wish. First, after months of teasing, Microsoft made its Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S available in stores and online. A few days later, Sony followed …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Every fall, Apple fans dependably line up at marquee stores like Manhattan’s famed Apple Fifth Avenue Cube, spending days in folding chairs for a chance to be one of the first to get their hands on a new iPhone. But with the launch …
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With Apple‘s introduction of its new M1 chip, the company is giving a few Mac apps a makeover to take advantage of the new technology. Apple users can expect updated versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, Logic Pro, Logic Remote, MainStage, GarageBand and iMovie, all coming Friday. Some notable changes include GarageBand’s new design for MacOS Big Sur, with 1,800 …
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If you’re trying to update your MacOS software to Big Sur, you may have encountered installation delays of hours or even days. People have been reporting problems on Twitter, with Apple now confirming a download issue starting at 10 a.m. PT Thursday. Servers seem to be very slow, with the update failing completely for some customers. After saying it had …
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