Apple has appointed a new leader for its business in South Korea, the home of its biggest rival, Samsung. And it’s none other than a top executive from that very company. Former Samsung Corporate Vice President Brandon Yoon has left his post to join the iPhone maker at its South Korea office this month, his …
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Apple is replacing batteries on a number of MacBook Pro laptops. As first spotted by MacRumors, Apple said on Friday that certain 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops without the Touch Bar, made between October 2016 and 2017, have a component that could cause the computer’s built-in battery to swell. Apple said it’s not a safety issue, but anyone with an affected …
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AT&T and Time Warner are done making their case that the US government needs to get out of the way of their marriage. AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, and John Stankey, the AT&T executive in charge of the merger, all took the stand this week to defend the $85 billion media deal, which the …
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Apple is looking to an iPhone-chomping robot to help save the planet. On Thursday, the consumer electronics maker introduced Daisy — a new robot in Apple’s Austin, Texas, factory that disassembles old iPhones to make it easier to reuse and recycle their parts. It replaces the previous robot, Liam, and uses some of the older machine’s components. Daisy’s unveiling is …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus have come to fight for Apple’s phone crown with new features and supercharged cameras. But the iPhone X won’t go down easily, and deciding between the newest Galaxy and iPhone may prove tougher than ever. Now that we’ve reviewed both phones, we can help break down how each performs to help you decide which …
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A new hint has surfaced to support the rumor that Apple will release an iPhone SE 2 in the near future, but it’s a roundabout one, so bear with us. I promise, this will all make sense. Apple recently registered several unreleased iPhone model numbers with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a Russian-language regulatory organization. As spotted by French site Consomac, the …
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When you sign up for Apple Music, the streaming service comes with a free trial. If, after your time is up, you decide you don’t want to start paying for the service, you’ll need to take a couple of minutes to cancel your subscription before it autorenews and you’re charged for it. Now playing: Watch this: Cancel your Apple Music …
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You may be willing to pay Apple every month for music or iCloud storage, but would you pay it for news? The tech giant is planning to launch a subscription news service following its purchase of magazine app Texture last month, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Texture is a kind of Netflix for magazines, which provides access to around 200 publications for $9.99 …
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Another Star Wars movie, another opportunity to deck out your phone in a Star Wars case. As it did before last year’s release of The Last Jedi, OtterBox has introduced a new collection of Star Wars Symmetry Series cases in advance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The three cases show the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca and a design called All or …
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More than 15 years ago, Tony Fadell played an instrumental role in the development of the iPod, and went on to become one of Apple’s top executives before leaving the company in 2008. Now, he’s joining other high profile figures by arguing that Apple ought to help its users use their devices a little less. “There is no consensus on …
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