This week Apple released major updates to three of its products: two new iPads (Air and Mini) on Monday, an upgrade to its iMacs on Tuesday, and second-generation AirPods on Wednesday, all this before its actual launch event set for Monday March 25. With hardware out of the way, it would seem like the Cupertino giant …
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Just when you thought it was a near-extinct dinosaur, the Apple iPad Mini comes roaring back to life in a new, updated edition. It’s the first entirely new iPad Mini since the Mini 4 launched in 2015 (although that’s been updated over the years). Still, it looks the same from the outside, and the main differences include a big jump …
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Turn off the TV and shed your winter hermit shell because spring is right around the corner. If you haven’t thought about spring cleaning yet, it’s not too late. Use these helpful cleaning apps to inspire you to sweep last year’s mess out the back door and get your house tidied up. FlyLady FlyLady (download for iOS), based on the …
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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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Not everyone has a green thumb or an eye for landscaping. Some people don’t even get to try because they’re so busy. Others watch HGTV over and over again and still never achieve the yard of their dreams because it’s easy to forget most of what you learned by the time you get outside. But since you can take your …
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Editor’s note: Apple has unveiled a refreshed version of the AirPods with a new H1 chip and a wireless charging option that costs extra. Read the AirPods 2019 review. If you’re in the market for Apple’s AirPods — or another pair of truly wireless headphones — you may want to wait a bit. Apple’s is expected to release a new set …
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Apple clapped back at Spotify’s “misleading” complaints that Apple’s App Store abuses its power to stifle competition, accusing the music-streaming giant of wanting a free ride to the disadvantage of smaller developers now that it’s grown into a powerhouse. “Spotify wouldn’t be the business they are today without the App Store ecosystem, but now they’re leveraging their scale to avoid contributing …
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Google’s Gboard for iOS can speak a few more languages this week. Version 1.42 of the keyboard app, released Thursday, added translation support for more than 100 new languages, including Thai and Mongolian. Once you update the app, Gboard will automatically detect the language you’re typing or pasting in and offer a translation in the suggestion bar. The translation feature …
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Apple wields its powerful App Store as a cudgel to stifle innovation, weaken competition and unfairly tax its rivals, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said Wednesday, after the world’s biggest music streaming service filed a complaint with European regulators. “In Apple’s case, they continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn,” Ek said in a post. The conflict pits Apple, a …
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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) …
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