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Black Friday Tips: Score deals on Apple iPhones, Watches, Macs & more
'You can save $100 on HomePod." "Wait, what?" "And get a $300 gift card back on a brand new iPhone XS or XR." "Are you kidding me?" "iTunes Gift Cards for 20% off?" — Me living the Thrifter life.
My bad
I was wrong about the iPad Pro (2018): Re-review
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Can an iPad Pro (2018) replace your laptop, and does iOS 12 do enough to make the new hardware sing?
Transitions
How the Mac will go ARM
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Over the decades, Mac has transition from Motorola to PowerPC and on to Intel. Now, as Intel is faltering and Apple's own custom silicon is firing on all cylinders, it could be time for a third major transition. But how?
Where are the MFI-certified 3rd party Lightning to USB-C cables?
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Three and a half years after Apple introduced USB-C on the 12-inch MacBook and a couple weeks after introducing it on the iPad Pro, and there are still no Apple-certified, USB-PC power delivering 3rd party Lightning cables on the market. Why is that?
HIt Play
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.4 brings Workflow Extensions, Comparison Viewer, more!
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Apple has just released Final Cut Pro X 10.4.4, Motion 5.4.4, and Compressor 4.4.2, all new versions of all its pro video editing apps.
Why Apple stopped reporting unit sales
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A narrative involving Apple's capital strategy rather than any one story based on a particular product like iPhone or Apple Watch will end up doing a better job of describing the company's design story. - Neil Cybart
BDC's iOS apps revolutionize loans for Canadian entrepreneurs
BDC Express Loan for iOS has not only increased the efficiency of its workforce and decreased its environmental impact, it's drastically sped up the loan process and improved the user experience for BDC's entrepreneurial customers.
Take a breath
Regarding T2 security chips 'blocking' independent Mac repairs...
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Is Apple's T2 chip 'blocking' independent repairs of new Macs, or is it providing hardware based tamper protection to keep those Macs secure?
Locked out of your iCloud account? Here's what to do!
If your iCloud account has been locked, don't panic, just follow these steps to get it back up and running as fast as possible!
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This Apple Pencil (2018) review was drawn with... the Apple Pencil!
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New gesture area, new flattened side, and new magnetic charging and storage solution combine to make the new Apple Pencil (2018) the new state of the art.
Get your touch back
iPhone X got 'touch issues'? Check Apple's new DM Replacement Program
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If your iPhone X hasn't been properly registering your taps and swipes, or has been registering taps or swipes you never made, Apple has a new replacement program for it.
New iPad Pro and Apple Pencil torn down, secrets revealed
iPad Pro (2018)'s slightly smaller battery, Apple Pencil (2nd Generation)'s capacitive grid, and the A12X all laid bare for the internet to see.
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Mac mini (2018) review
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Up to 6-core Coffee Lake. Up to 64GB of memory. Up to 2TB of storage. All the ports. All of them. And in Space Gray. This is the new Mac mini (2018).
MacBook Air (2018) Review
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Retina display. New design. Amber Lake Processor. T2 Security Chip. USB-C. This is the new 13.3-inch MacBook Air.
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iPad Pro (2018) Review
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Edge-to-curved-edge Liquid Retina display in 12.9- or 11-inches, Face ID and True Depth Camera, A12X Bionic notebook-crushing processor, new Apple Pencil, and new Smart Keyboard Folio — this is the new iPad Pro.
Vector
The Mac, with Apple's Tom Boger
Tom Boger is Sr. Director of Mac Product Marketing at Apple, talks new MacBook Air, new Mac mini, the design goals, how to choose the right Mac for you, and the future of the Mac.
Throttled
iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X now added to performance management with iOS 12.1
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Apple has updated its knowledge base article, adding last year’s iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X to the list of devices that, as of iOS 12.1, are included in Apple’s performance management system
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New Mac mini (2018) Hands-On Video
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Quad- or 6-core Intel Coffee Lake. Up to 64GB of memory. Up to 2 TB of SSD. And Space Gray. Same Mac mini shape and size, all new internals.
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New MacBook Air (2018) Hands-On Video
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MacBook and Air had a baby and it’s the all new 13-inch MacBook Air.
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New iPad Pro (2018) Hands-On Video
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Apple’s new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPads Pro have an all new edge-to-edge design, USB-C connector, No. 2 Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard Folio, and A12X engine.