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The iPhone X, may have the most famous “notch”, but the best notch-screen design doesn’t come from Apple at all.  Today, that honor goes to Huawei, whose P20 and P20 Pro let you quickly and oh-so-easily hop into the Display settings to toggle the notch off. It’s that simple. What’s the big uproar over the notch anyway? Found …

Apple is making a big push to get students to use its products in the classroom. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker unveiled several new education tools during an event at Chicago’s largest public high school, Lane Tech College Prep, in which it launched a new iPad.  Here’s a brief look at the new tools and programs. Apple School Manager: Lets teachers …

Apple has brought augmented reality to its Swift Playgrounds app designed to teach kids the basics of programming and maybe even groom them into the next generation of iPhone developers. The move means kids can incorporate Swift Playgrounds’ cartoon characters — protagonists who follow students’ programming instructions — into their Swift Playgrounds projects. The technology uses Apple’s ARKit technology. Apple …

Google just suffered what could be a nearly $9 billion blow in its long-running legal battle against Oracle. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court revived a multi-billion dollar copyright case that dates back to 2010. The court said Google’s use of Oracle’s Java software went beyond the bounds of fair use when the Android mobile operating system was created, according …

Apple’s heading back to school, and it’s taking us with it.  The company will host an event today (Tuesday, March 27) at the Lane Tech College Prep High School on Chicago’s north side. “Let’s take a field trip,” the invitation says, asking media to “join us to hear new creative ideas for teachers and students.” Now playing: Watch this: Apple event …

It’s back to school for Apple with a brand-new iPad. Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its iOS-powered tablet at its education event in Chicago, which it hosted at the Lane Tech College Prep High School. The school is the largest public high school in Chicago. “Macs and iPads are used throughout schools by students for everything from …

Expect new iPads to be the centerpiece of Apple’s big education event this year. That was my guess in the hours after Apple announced its March 27 press conference more than a week ago, and all the news since then continues to point in that direction. >> Follow CNET’s Apple live blog here But let’s back up a bit. Apple’s surprise announcement …

Perhaps this is a new Apple, one that’s kinder and gentler to your wallet. The Cupertino, California, consumer electronics on giant on Tuesday unveiled a new iPad. While the $329 price tag (£319, AU$469) is identical to last year’s model, the new version comes packed with more features — notably support for the Apple Pencil stylus. As CNET editor Scott …

Apple has a new perk to attract customers in the education business: 200GB of iCloud storage, a major step up from the 5GB ordinary Apple customers get. Apple announced the deal at an event Tuesday at the Lane Tech High School in Chicago, where it also unveiled a new, more powerful iPad in an effort to re-establish itself in the classroom. Better …

You could already draw all over the iPad with the Apple Pencil, but how about crayon?  Logitech just announced a $49 alternative to Apple’s $99 Pencil called the Crayon, which lets you write and draw as you would with a pencil and paper. The digital pencil promises not to roll off the desk, and claims 8 hours of battery life — …