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Mission: Impossible spoof opens Apple iPhone event

Here’s one last leak for you: Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared to have accidentally tweeted what was meant as a private message.  But it wasn’t really. The company had planned it all along, as part of the opening act for its September iPhone event, spoofing the Mission: Impossible movies. For those wanting to read last-minute …

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Apple iPhone XS/iPhone XR event: Watch live here at 9 a.m. PT, noon ET

Apple took to the stage today to announce three phones and a brand new smartwatch. Read about the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, Apple Watch 4 here.  You can watch (or rewatch) Apple’s livestream here. Today’s the day. The biggest iPhone release ever — both literally and figuratively — is just hours away.  Apple will kick the proceedings …

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Apple Watch Series 4 starts at $399, packs larger displays and EKG sensor

If your heart’s beating faster, the new Apple Watch Series 4 will be able to tell. The latest Apple Watch packs several new features, with the most obvious change on its surface: a redesigned face to put much more screen on your wrist.  It’s about time.  The tech giant on Wednesday unveiled its new Apple Watch Series 4 from the …

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Apple’s rumored low

A year after Apple made huge — but pricey — changes to its smartphone lineup with the iPhone X, it may finally have a redesigned, cheaper phone for the rest of us. The company plans to host an event at 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California. During the event, it …

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Apple warns of iPhone 8 hardware defect

Apple has identified a manufacturing defect in the iPhone 8 that’s causing some of them to malfunction. Faulty logic boards are causing a “very small percentage” of the model to unexpectedly restart, freeze the screen or not turn on at all, the company said late Friday. Apple says it will repair the iPhone logic boards for free. The disclosure comes as Apple is reportedly …

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Apple sets Sept. 12 for its next big event, new iPhones on deck

You won’t have to wait much longer for the next iPhones: Apple has sent out invites for an event at 10 a.m. PT on Sept. 12, once again at Apple’s new Steve Jobs Theater at its campus in Cupertino, California.  The company, as usual, didn’t specify what it will announce, but it tends to show off its newest iPhones in …

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With new iPad support, Google Duo takes another stab at FaceTime

Steve Jobs never honored his promise to make FaceTime an open standard, so Apple enthusiasts must download alternative apps in order to video chat with friends on Android, and vice versa. But on Monday, Google’s Duo just got one step closer with official support for Apple’s iPad, on top of previous support for iPhones and Android devices. Google issued the …

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Apple becomes a trillion

It’s official. Apple on Thursday became worth over $1 trillion. Yes, that’s right, $1 trillion. As in $1,000,000,000,000.  Shortly before 9 a.m. PT on Thursday, Apple’s stock hit $207.05 a share, giving it a market capitalization at that trillion-dollar mark.  Apple — the biggest public company in the world — had 4,829,926,000 shares outstanding as of July 20, which meant its …

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Hear Steve Jobs nail the future of mobile a decade ago

“The phone of the future will be differentiated by software.” A decade later, in the era of iOS and Android, that prediction by Steve Jobs has come true. Jointly published Wednesday by The Information and Wall Street Journal, an audio interview from 2008 reveals the Apple CEO’s thoughts on the future of mobile phones when Apple’s App Store was barely …

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Here are 5 ways Apple’s App Store changed how we use smartphones

Without Apple’s App Store, your iPhone may well have just stayed a phone. The App Store has been around so long, it’s easy to forget that it wasn’t always a core part of the iPhone concept. The store came a year after the introduction of original iPhone, arriving with the iPhone 3G. It debuted with 500 apps from developers like MLB …

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