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iPhone will be interest

Apple will begin allowing customers to buy iPhones and pay them off over two years interest-free, CEO Tim Cook said Wednesday. But it only works if you buy the handset with the new Apple Card. This will also give customers 3% cash back on the total cost of the phone. “I’m very pleased to announce today …

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How to delete the Siri recordings Apple has saved of you

Apple on Monday released iOS 13.2 shortly after announcing the new AirPods Pro, the biggest upgrade to AirPods ($100 at Amazon) we’ve seen. Included in the mobile software update are new features that give you the ability to opt into sharing your Siri recordings with Apple and delete recordings from Apple’s server.  In July, Apple admitted it had been storing and listening to users’ …

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Avoid speed traps: Google Maps on iPhone finally gets Waze’s most controversial feature

Millions use Google Maps instead of the default Apple Maps every day on their iPhones ($500 at Best Buy) to estimate their commute, plan road trips or otherwise just bum around town. This week, Google finally pushed an update to the Google Maps iOS app that allows those users report road incidents — like car accidents, speed traps and other obstacles — right …

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Apple reportedly pauses HomePod update after claims of bricked speakers

Apple’s rollout of iOS 13.2 doesn’t seem to be going smoothly for HomePod users. In posts on Reddit, Twitter and on forums at websites like MacRumors it HomePod owners are noting how the latest update seems to have bricked their speakers.  As spotted by MacRumors, the issues for some have popped up immediately after installing the new software while others …

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Apple’s TV app is on Roku, Fire TV and Samsung, but only Apple devices get every feature

Apple has its own app for streaming TV shows and movies, and in typical Apple fashion the name is dead simple: It’s called the TV app. But how it works can be surprisingly complex. One basic thing about the app is the same on every device: You’ll need it to stream Apple TV Plus, Apple’s Netflix rival that launched Nov. 1 …

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Fitbit stock surges on report that Google parent Alphabet may buy company

Fitbit shares surged Monday on a report that Google’s parent company Alphabet is looking into buying the wearable company.  Alphabet has “made an offer” to buy Fitbit, Reuters reports, though terms weren’t disclosed. After briefly being halted, shares of Fitbit resumed trading late Monday morning, with the company’s stock price rising by nearly 28% to $5.51 at time of writing.   …

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Apple warns iPhone 5 users to update iOS or risk not having a working phone

Still rocking an iPhone 5? Then you should open up Settings and make sure you’re running iOS 10.3.4 this week. In a support document published over the weekend, Apple warns that those with the older iPhone will need to update their devices to iOS 10.3.4 by Nov. 3 at 12:00 a.m. UTC (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Nov. 2) if …

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Apple’s iOS 13.2 brings Deep Fusion, AirPods Pro compatibility

iPhone users can now download iOS 13.2, the latest version of Apple‘s mobile software, and explore a slew of new features. With the update, iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max users will have access to a new Deep Fusion camera mode. The new image processing system taps into the A13 Bionic Neural Engine to capture images with better …

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Mario Kart Tour races to 129m downloads in first month

Mario Kart Tour has already reached 129.3 million downloads on the Google Play store and Apple App Store, a Monday report by Sensor Tower says. It was outraced only by Pokemon Go, which amassed 163 million downloads in its first 30 days and has since crossed the 1 billion threshold. Nintendo announced the Mario Kart mobile game back in January …

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MacOS Catalina’s iPad apps for the Mac are here, but the story is just getting started

Apple’s efforts to bring iPad apps to the Mac are beginning to pay off, but there’s still a long way to go before Mac users are able to find many of their favorite apps on their desktop the same way they do their iPhone or iPad.  Apple first gave a sneak peek at Mac Catalyst — formerly known as Project …

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