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MacBook vs. Air vs. Pro: This is the one you should buy!
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The old grid is gone. The old grid is dead. But I’d argue there’s a new, almost as simple grid that’s taken its place and can help you whittle down to your ideal MacBook pretty quick.
Super-oh-no
Super Micro: No 'Big Hack' malicious chips found in motherboards
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A third party audit of Super Micro motherboards, old and new, has found zero evidence of the 'big hack' hardware spy chips Bloomberg alleged were sold to Amazon, Apple, and dozens of other tech companies.
Apple Watch
Doctor: Buy Apple stock, the ECG app probably just saved your life...
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“You should buy Apple stock. This probably saved you. I read about this last night and thought we would see an upswing this week. I didn’t expect it first thing this morning.”
Click. What.
Blind smartphone shoot-out burns my brain out
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Why do the worst cameras get the most votes on social media?
Electron-cuted
How Microsoft killing Edge could help kill native apps
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The end of EdgeHTML as a sign of the Electron-apocalypse.
Must Read!
iPhone XR Review: One Month Later
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This time I did something different: Used an iPhone XR side-by-side, and alternating with an iPhone 6s, so I could get a better, more real-world look at whether it's worth the upgrade.
Surface deep
Microsoft insults its own customers in bewildering anti-iPad ad
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Ad geniuses: Yeah, I know we prioritized Office for iPad and have tons of users on those devices, but why not insult and infantilize them for a poppy holiday Surface spot!
Say Aaaaaaaple
Apple Health: The next big thing
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Apple doesn't have health services in its DNA. Not like it does the relentless democratization of computing technology or Music. And it never set out to revolutionize health either. Instead, Apple almost fell into health.
Samsung shows off the near-future of massive 5G notches
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By skipping the first generation of 5G, it looks like Apple might just be missing out on something else: The massive notch necessitated by the RF windows on early adopters.
AirPods 2 Rumors
Kuo 'predicts' AirPods update in 2019, next-gen AirPods in 2020
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What's the word on Apple's next version of the AirPods? Are they changing, getting new colors, going on sale? Here's the latest news on Apple's AirPods 2!
Time Flies
Apple Watch Hermès Series 4 review: Two months later
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State of the art Apple industrial design and material science in stainless steel, black ceramics, and sapphire crystal, strapped in classic, hand-crafted, old word Hermes leather.
More like Crapps
App Store's continuing problem with scams
Over ten years later and Apple still can't seem to shut down even basic, obvious App Store scams.
More than meets the app
Bumblebee Overdrive transforms Montreal game studio Budge
With 47 apps and 170 million downloads on iOS, kids developer Budge Studios launches the all new, all grown up Budge Games to bring big-screen action to gamers of all ages.
Charge It
So... Where is AirPower?
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AirPower was sneak previewed in 2017 as Apple's extension of Qi inductive charging, capable of replenishing up to two iPhones or an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. So, where is it?
Can't touch this
Where are the touch screen Macs?
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It's 2018. Why don't we have multitouch screen Macs?
Tap. Shake. Press.
Secret iPhone & iPad Typing Tips: Trackpad Mode and more!
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Whether you’re using an iPhone on the go or an iPad Pro to get your very real work… or play… done, the more efficient you can be, the better. Including typing. Especially typing.
Can touch this
iPad Pro: Revolutionizing music mixing and engineering
Making music with the iPad Pro.
Just stream it
The case for the Apple TV... dongle
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What if, instead of just a box, Apple also made an Apple TV streaming stick?
Apple swaps Siri to web results when Trump prank whacks Wikipedia
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For a while, Wikipedia was serving a penis instead of the president. Apple switched away from it quick, but what happens next time?
Share Your Gifts — Apple's 2018 holiday video will make you cry happy
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Every year, Apple puts out a video for the holidays. Every year, they're beautifully designed and rendered, lit and acted, staged and scored. Some years, though, they hit the heart much harder. This is one of those years.