Eighteen months after announcing a device that would simultaneously and wirelessly charge multiple Apple products, Apple has officially killed AirPower. The company released a short statement, saying that “AirPower will not achieve our high standards, and we have cancelled the project.” In retrospect, it’s easy to see the red flags. Apple introduced its AirPower wireless charging mat …
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Apple has three new ways to get you watching more TV shows and movies. Unfortunately they all have very similar names, and all start with “Apple TV.” On March 25 in Cupertino, Apple CEO Tim Cook finally took the wraps off his company’s latest “service” ambitions. It was an Apple event without any new gadgets. Instead we saw a news …
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The MacBook Air has achieved icon status. When Apple introduced it in 2008, it redefined what a laptop could be — and set the bar for style and portability. I love the MacBook Air, and for many years vigorously recommended it as the best laptop for most people. But since Apple reworked the design in 2018, things have become more …
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The hot new thing in payments is… plastic? Apple on Monday introduced the Apple Card, a credit card that exists as both a virtual card in Apple’s Wallet app and a physical card (to be fair, it’s titanium not plastic). Apple’s card comes out after digital money companies PayPal, Square and PayPal-owned Venmo all introduced their own physical credit, debit …
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After its successful debut in the US this past September, the ECG app on the Apple Watch Series 4 arrived Thursday in Hong Kong and 19 European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. The new regions are part of the watch OS 5.2 update. “We’ve seen the ECG app and irregular rhythm notifications on Apple Watch …
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Apple News Plus, the new premium news service the company announced at a star-studded Apple event on Monday, gives you unlimited access on the iPhone, iPad and Mac to more than 300 magazines and a few newspapers, and is loaded with features designed to help you uncover articles you’ll be interested in. The premium subscription service is available in the US …
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Cable TV network Epix said Thursday that it’s expanding the reach of its subscription streaming-TV service Epix Now with support for Roku devices and Amazon Fire TV. The MGM-owned TV network launched the video-on-demand service in February, but the offering was available only on iOS and Android devices and Apple TV. The $6 per month service gives access to the …
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These days, it’s nearly impossible to find the entry-level 9.7-inch iPad ($170 at Amazon) for more than $250 ($80 off MSRP). And the new 7.9-inch iPad MIni ($169 at Amazon) and 10.5-inch iPad Air ($134 at Amazon) will set you back $400 and $500 respectively for their 64GB starting models. But if you want to step up to the iPad …
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The next public appearance by Apple CEO Tim Cook could be as a witness at his company’s upcoming trial against Qualcomm. The executive is one of many possible witnesses listed in a joint filing from Apple and Qualcomm on Thursday as they prepare to face off in court next month over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The list includes top executives from Apple and Qualcomm — …
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Activists pushing for changes to Apple’s repair policies may notch another win soon. An internal Apple presentation from last year, leaked to Motherboard, details how the iPhone maker plans to allow outside technicians access to diagnostic apps and more parts for its devices. The result, according to the report, would be that Apple device owners wouldn’t have to send their …
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