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The new iPad Pro can charge your iPhone

Apple unveiled new iPad Pros at its product event in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The new tablets came with a surprise: you can use them to charge your iPhone. Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air 2018 gets Retina display, Touch ID for $1,199, available Nov. 7 …

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Apple says there are 100 million Macs out in the wild

While kicking off the Apple Event Tuesday, Tim Cook noted Macs hit a new milestone.  The Mac now has an active install base of 100 million, Cook said. He also said that more than half of Mac buyers around the world are new to Mac.  This is a developing story. Follow CNET’s live blog for real-time coverage. New iPad Pros, …

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5G video that changes according to your reactions: Scary or awesome? (The 3:59, Ep. 479)

Now playing: Watch this: 5G video that changes according to your reactions. Scary… 4:17 On this podcast, we talk about: How movies and shows could be more interactive with 5G Apple CEO Tim Cook’s views on data privacy CNET’s exclusive interview with the FCC on rural broadband The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of …

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Apple’s Jony Ive says he still has a lot to do there

Jony Ive isn’t done with Apple yet. Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour on Monday asked Ive if he’s planning to stay at Apple for another 25 years or if he plans to go into politics or putter around on his boat. In a characteristically long-winded answer, Ive said he’s still learning a lot and has more to do. “I’m actually feeling …

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Apple TV service will reportedly provide free original content to device owners

Owners of Apple devices will have free access to Apple-owned content through the company’s TV application, according to a CNBC report on Wednesday.  “Owners of Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV will find the still-in-the-works service in the pre-installed ‘TV’ application,” according to CNBC. The service will also reportedly include subscription channels to digital video services. The …

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Netflix has no idea what Apple is doing with $1B worth of shows (and doesn’t really care)

Netflix is pretty well versed in the art of burning through money to make internet TV. But like just about everyone else, the streaming service has no clue what Apple is doing with $1 billion of television programming.  “I don’t have any idea what that Apple product is going to be,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said Tuesday. “I don’t think …

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Apple to host 2,000 free coding lessons at European stores

Apple will offer more than 2,000 free coding lessons for EU Code Week, which runs Saturday through Oct. 21. The company will host at least one session each day at every Apple store throughout Europe, and they’re open to anyone. The sessions include: How To: Get Started with Coding Teacher Tuesdays: App Design & Coding Basics Kids Hour: Sphero Maze …

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Apple’s Wallet makes room for college student IDs

Students now will be able to get into their dorms and pay for meals in the university cafeteria using just their iPhones or Apple Watches. Starting Tuesday, students from three US universities will be able to add their student IDs to the Apple Wallet on their devices. That lets them use their phones and watches to pay for items or …

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Tim Cook says some tech regulation likely needs to happen

There’s more information on our phones than in our homes, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, and we may need government regulations to protect our privacy. Cook, long a vocal proponent of user privacy, noted that our phones know about our relationships, what we look at online and what photos we take. All of that could be at risk if the …

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How to use iOS 12’s fun new Memoji feature

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 12, iOS devices with Face ID are gaining a fun new feature called Memoji. Currently, the list of supported devices includes the iPhone X, iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon) and iPhone XS Max ($427 at eBay).  The Memoji feature …

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