Apple is backing three nonprofit organizations with media literacy programs in an effort to battle fake news, the company said Tuesday. The iPhone maker will support the News Literacy Project and Common Sense in the US, and Osservatorio Permanente Giovani-Editori in Italy. The programs are geared toward teaching young people critical thinking skills for the …
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In case you missed it, Apple announced new tablets yesterday: A $399 iPad Mini and a $499 iPad Air. As always with new Apple product launches, don’t expect any kind of sale pricing for at least– Hang on, what’s this? For a limited time, Best Buy is offering $25 off any of the new iPads when you preorder. To get …
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings confirmed that his company won’t be playing a role in Apple’s upcoming video streaming service. “We want to have people watch our content on our service,” he said Monday. “We’ve chosen not to integrate into their service.” Apple is expected to reveal its offering at an event next Monday, but Hastings’ comments hint that the TV …
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Games that use augmented reality could involve layers on top of the real world, maps that bend our reality into new universes. Or sometimes it’s just launching birds into pigs. Apple’s next big AR game get for iOS is Angry Birds… which, while it isn’t exactly Harry Potter or Pokemon, has an established universe of its own. Rovio’s augmented reality game …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple unveiling a new iPad Air and iPad Mini. How facial recognition software is being used by law enforcement to solve petty crimes. What to expect from the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPad family welcomes back refreshed iPad Air,… 5:27 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …
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Here’s a surprise: A full week ahead of its scheduled product-launch event, Apple just released new tablets: a new 10.5-inch “iPad Air” (really just an update of the now-discontinued 2017 iPad Pro) and — for fans of small tablets — the first iPad Mini update in years. See iPad Mini (2019) at Apple Many observers once thought Apple would drop the …
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One week before it’s expected to lift the curtain on a long-rumored video streaming service at an event on March 25, Apple announced two new iPads. Starting at $499 (£479, AU$779), the new iPad Air features a 10.5-inch Retina display and the same A12 Bionic processor used in the iPhone XS. The new $399 (£399, AU$599) iPad Mini will replace …
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The fresh iPad Air has pushed the 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 2017 into the dustbin of Apple history. It disappeared from the Apple Store this morning after the debut of the more powerful new iPad Air, which is the same size and offers similar or better specs than its Pro predecessor. Plus, the modern update of the 10.5-inch Pro — with …
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Walmart will reportedly bring out its own tablet to rival Apple’s iPad. The Android tablet will be cheap, designed to withstand kids and come from a Chinese supplier, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, based on photos discovered in a database of wireless product applications filed with the US Federal Communications Commission. It’ll be sold under Walmart’s ONN store brand, which focuses on …
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Editor’s note, March 18: Apple has announced two new iPads. Starting at $499 (£479, AU$779) for the 64GB model, the new iPad Air features a 10.5-inch Retina display, an A12 Bionic processor and support for the Apple Pencil. It replaces the 10.5-inch iPad Pro from 2017, which is no longer sold. The new iPad Mini, starting at $399 (£399, AU$599) for the 64GB version, also …
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