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Rene Ritchie: What Apple *could* do with Apple silicon on the MacBook Pro
I’m beyond super excited about the potential for a new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro — running Apple Silicon, with mini LED, Face ID, USB4, 5G, WiFI6, and much, much more. Here's why!
Expect it when you see it
Rene Ritchie: What does Apple's iPhone 12 delay really mean?
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“Last year we started selling new iPhones in late September. This year, we project supply to be available a few weeks later." — Luca Maestri
Big Sur — Bigger Deal
macOS Big Sur preview: A breath of fresh pixels
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macOS Big Sur has just gone into Public Beta. So, if you’re considering a test-drive before the general release later this fall, then wow but is this the preview for you!
Hold... hold!
Should you get an iPhone SE now or wait for the iPhone 12 'mini'?
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If you need a new iPhone now, should you get the new iPhone SE right now, or should you try and hold out for the rumored smaller iPhone 12 'mini' coming later this fall?
Smaller on the outside
Imaging an Apple Silicon 12-inch MacBook Air
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I kinda all-shades-of-want the first Apple Silicon Mac to be a new 12-inch MacBook Air. And here's what I want it to be...
Big Mac Moves
Rene Ritchie: Why Apple Silicon is not ARM
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The Mac isn't moving to ARM. It's moving to custom Apple Silicon. And the difference is both subtle and significant.
DELETE EVERYTHING
Rene Ritchie: Why the iPhone might lose its Lightning port
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There are rumors going around — because there are always rumors going around — that Apple is going to kill the Lightning port on the iPhone. Not to replace it with USB-C, no... just kill it to watch all the wires die.
Public Access
Rene Ritchie previews iOS 14 — A better experience to come
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The iOS 14 public beta is just going live now so if you're interested in test-driving Apple's next-generation software for the iPhone, strap yourself in. Because here's everything you really need to know.
Tap that Mac
Rene Ritchie: Making the Apple Silicon Mac ... multitouch
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Will the Apple Silicon Mac also be the multitouch Mac?
But those icons...
Rene Ritchie explains the macOS Big Sur redesign and what it means to us
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macOS Big Sur is getting new silicon powerful as the mountains but also a redesign Apple hopes is as beautiful as the coast. But is it though?
Intel Outside
Rene Ritchie: What Apple Silicon means for the Mac and You
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The Mac's transition from Intel to Apple Silicon will take a year or two — but what does this all mean for you?
Rene Ritchie: Will Apple iPhone fold — or hinge?
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Once again, rumors about folding iPhones are in the news, but what does that even mean?
Give it to us now
watchOS 7 wishlist — What's next for Apple Watch
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While the current watchOS 6 bits are, of course, the best ones yet, there's still a lot more I'd like to see with watchOS 7.
Rene Ritchie: iOS 14 could be the iPhone refresh we need
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WWDC 2020, Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference, is less than two weeks away. That means our first look at iOS 14, Apple’s next-generation operating system for the iPhone, is also less than two weeks away.
iOS 14
iOS 14 Wishlist: What the iPhone needs next
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What I'd love to see from Apple for iOS 14 this June at WWDC 2020.
More Like Air Pro
Rene Ritchie: The iPad Air 4 could make 'pro' features mainstream
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Rumors are swirling about a new 11-inch iPad Air with an iPad Pro-style redesign. But which Pro features will it actually get?
Smol
iPad mini 6 or iPad Pro mini: The future of Apple's tiny tablet
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Mini LED and a larger display doesn’t sound like an entry-level, even mid-range product to me. But, 8-inches is below the current 10-inch minimum for a Smart Keyboard and 11-inch minimum for a Magic Keyboard, so my best guess is we’ll get something premium but still just short of Pro.
Security How
How to protect your iPhone privacy and security while protesting
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If you’re at home, you probably want to keep your iPhone set to maximum convenience. If you’re putting yourself in harm's way, if you’re on the front lines as press or health care or to protect the rights, civil liberties, and simple dignity of your family, community, and country, then you should absolutely lock your iPhone down. Hard.
Failure to connect
Why iPhone 12 still won't be going USB-C
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Will the upcoming iPhone 12 finally, finally see Apple ditch the Lightning connector like it's a headphone jack and go all-in on USB-C?
Screen time
Rene Ritchie explains the truth about all-OLED and 120Hz ProMotion
Rumor has it Apple is going all-in on OLED across the full range of iPhone 12 devices. Also, 120Hz, or ProMotion, on the high end, which means that will become the exclusive, Pro-only feature. But how?