A 6.1-inch Face ID iPhone for just $550. That’s one welcome rumor after 2017 became the year of the thousand-dollar iPhone X. But to achieve a modern-looking “midprice” iPhone with Face ID and an edge-to-edge screen, Apple would have to cut many of the iPhone X’s top-notch features. Let’s back up a bit. The going rumor-fueled …
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A new hint has surfaced to support the rumor that Apple will release an iPhone SE 2 in the near future, but it’s a roundabout one, so bear with us. I promise, this will all make sense. Apple recently registered several unreleased iPhone model numbers with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a Russian-language regulatory organization. As spotted by French site Consomac, the …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Hot on the heels of the iOS 11.3 update, Apple has released its first iOS 11.4 public beta. Version 11.4, which CNET has downloaded, includes some big features that didn’t make it into the iOS 11.3 release, including perks that’ll come to Messages, music and …
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The replacement for the “trash-can” Mac Pro you can buy today won’t see the light of day until sometime in 2019. That was the big takeaway from an exclusive TechCrunch story story by Matthew Panzarino earlier this week, chronicling Apple’s strategy for making up years of neglecting the professional creative market. Read more: Meet the new Mac Pro The other big reveal from the …
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iOS 11.3, the latest version of Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system, is available now — and it offers more features than you might expect from a “.3” release. Whether you’re interested in augmented reality, cute Animoji or just a way to keep Apple from throttling your old iPhone, damn it, there’s something in this update to pique your curiosity. …
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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 …
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Apple’s education event in Chicago delivered the expected new (though not exactly cheaper) iPad with support for the Pencil stylus, as well as a slew of education-related apps and services for students and teachers. But that was basically it. Given the education tilt of the event, most of us didn’t expect to see much more. Still, there are plenty of …
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The iPhone X may be getting some extra pizzazz, according to a rumor that the iPhone X could come in “blush gold.” Pictures of the pinkish iPhone were shared on Twitter by Benjamin Geskin, who is known for posting renders of upcoming phones. It’s worth noting that the blush gold iPhone X is actually an old rumor, but Geskin claims that the new iPhone …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced Tuesday that its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is kicking off June 4 in San Jose. The confab is a one-stop shop for software developers across Apple’s varied and growing universe of products, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac computers and the new HomePod speaker. …
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Several features for iOS 12 are supposedly getting pushed back to 2019 as Apple turns its focus to security and performance. “Project Marzipan,” however, is still on track to bring iPad apps to Macs this year. iOS 12 features such as a redesigned home screen and CarPlay are being delayed, tech site Axios reports, so the company can focus on …
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