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You can get a free year of Apple TV Plus if you buy an iPhone, iPad or Mac

Those who buy a new iPad, iPhone or Mac will get one year of its streaming service, Apple TV Plus, for free, Apple CEO Tim Cook said at the company’s iPhone event, Tuesday. Apple TV Plus launches in Nov.1 and will otherwise cost $4.99 per month for a family subscription. It will be available in more …

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Win a free phone with our Apple Core giveaway*

Sign up for a chance to win a new iPhone 11 Pro Max! Yes, we are partnering with Speck so three readers can get one iPhone with three cases each (Presidio Stay Clear, Presidio Pro and Presidio Grip.) The iPhone 11 Pro Max comes with a 6.5-inch Super Retina XDR display supporting HDR10 with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. On …

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Apple’s iPhone 11 drops ‘X’ and ‘R’

It turns out the iPhone does go to 11. Apple is dropping the “X” for its latest iPhone, and returning to its naming roots with the iPhone 11, much to the disappointment of Roman numeral fanatics everywhere. Instead of relying on letters like the 5C and the XR did for Apple’s entry-level iPhone, the $699 iPhone 11 will now be …

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Facebook really hopes iOS 13 won’t scare you off using its location tracking

Facebook appears to be trying to get ahead of a new iPhone privacy feature that gives you far more control over how often apps can access your location. The social network on Monday detailed the ways it uses location data and outlined how users can control location settings in Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 for the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Max Pro, …

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New AirPods, 16

Apple’s annual iPhone launch event is in the books and, as usual, the company announced a solid, if expected, round of product updates: new iPhones that Apple wants to make must-haves, a new entry-level iPad and the Apple Watch Series 5. But there were a bunch of rumored new items in the Apple pipeline that didn’t make their debut today. Here’s a …

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Apple Watch Series 5 gets always

Update, Sept. 18: Read our full rated Apple Watch Series 5 review here. Apple lit up an “always-on” display for its new Series 5 Apple Watch on Tuesday. The tech giant announced its latest smartwatch will now be able to have a display that’s constantly turned on. That means no more taps or wrist raises to see pings, notifications or… the …

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Why Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro is the safest iPhone yet

The checklist of new features in Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro reads like a rundown of been there, done that. Three cameras? Huawei put them on the Mate 20 last year. A special low-light mode? Google’s Night Sight for the Pixel 3 did it first a year ago. Then there’s 5G, or the lack thereof. While Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus and a …

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Apple’s new U1 chip hints at future Tile

Apple’s long-rumored Tile tracker rival didn’t materialize at the company’s iPhone 11 event Tuesday, but the company is seemingly laying the groundwork for the new product inside its latest iPhones.  Apple has added the new chip, called the U1, to its iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max phones. While it wasn’t mentioned onstage, on both phones’ respective product …

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Google teases Play Pass is ‘coming soon’

Google is getting ready to throw the doors open on Play Pass, a mysterious offering that could be subscription service for Android apps and games found in its Play Store. The first hints about the service surfaced last year, but things seem to be picking up steam with the rival Apple Arcade looming. “It’s almost time,” the web giant tweeted …

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iPhone 11 models won’t have support for Apple Pencil, Kuo says

A day before Apple is expected to unveil new iPhone 11 models, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a new report on what you can expect from the latest handsets, including a lack of support for Apple Pencil input. The phones also won’t be able to switch to USB-C, according to Kuo’s report, a copy of which was obtained by …

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