While kicking off the Apple Event Tuesday, Tim Cook noted Macs hit a new milestone. The Mac now has an active install base of 100 million, Cook said. He also said that more than half of Mac buyers around the world are new to Mac. This is a developing story. Follow CNET’s live blog for …
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Apple‘s newest iPad Pros unlock more capabilities for the apps on the tablets, the company touted at its “There’s more in the making” event Tuesday in Brooklyn, New York, as it introduced new iPads and Macs. Among the apps discussed: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is coming to the iPad for the first time, with flashy visuals such as sunlight piercing through a window and atmospheric …
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Samsung just turned its biggest quarter ever — no thanks to smartphones. The South Korea electronics giant on Tuesday reported its biggest operating profit ever as it benefited from strong demand for its memory chips and other components. Samsung not only uses processors it manufactures in its own devices but also sells them to customers like Apple. Samsung said its …
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Apple has introduced more than 70 new emoji that are on deck for release, opening up a new world of communicative possibilities for your texts and social media posts. It won’t be long before these emoji are used in multiple ways beyond the obvious to make a point or a punchline. And not to go all predictive text on you, …
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While it was promoting its new MacBook Air and iPad Pro models onstage, Apple stealthily updated its larger 15-inch MacBook Pro model with an option to upgrade to AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 and 16 discrete graphics in addition to the last-generation Radeon Pro 560X. The new graphics won’t be available until late November, though, and we don’t yet know …
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Apple unveiled new iPad Pro models at an event in Brooklyn on Tuesday, and nearly everything followed the rumors that we expected: slimmer bezels, Face ID, smaller bodies and much faster processors. But the bigger news may be what’s not in the new iPad Pros: 3.5mm headphone jacks and Lightning connectors are gone, replaced by a single USB-C port. The …
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Apple is betting the same design changes that helped the iPhone X captivate fans last year will rejuvenate some of its lower-profile products. The iPad Pro on Tuesday received a heavy makeover, drawing in iPhone X elements like a slimmer bezel and integration of the Face ID facial recognition system instead of Touch ID and the traditional home button. It …
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Apple just made its iPad Pro a lot more like a personal computer by giving it a USB-C port, a connector that can be used not just to charge it fast but also to link it to monitors, cameras and other gear. Apple helped push the PC industry toward USB-C with its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, but its iPhones …
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Apple ventured far from its Cupertino home to deliver its annual Mac and iPad news, staging its Tuesday hardware event in Brooklyn, New York. The theme: creativity. The company demonstrated the new faster, more powerful iPad Pro running Adobe Photoshop for iPad and Project Aero, as well as the newly revealed full version of AutoCAD. The company’s new hardware for …
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Apple’s iOS 12.1 update arrives today iPhones and iPads, the same day the company announced its newest iPads and Macs. With iOS 12.1 you’ll be able to video chat with up to 32 of your closest friends (or not so closest, I guess) using Apple’s Group FaceTime. You’ll also be able to send more than 70 new emoji such as a llama, a face with hearts, …
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