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iPod touch 2019: Release date rumors, spec speculation, and analysis
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It's been almost 4 years since Apple last updated the iPod touch. Nothing last year. Nothing this year. At least not so far. But there are rumors. And any time there are rumors, there are possibilities...
And the winner is...!
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.
More cores. More boosts!
New MacBook Pro 2019 updates are here!
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Early 2019 MacBook Pro updates are here and they include a tweaked keyboard and up to 8-core, 9th generation Intel Coffee Lake Refresh processors with Turbo Boost up to 5 GHz.
Lock it down
Pitch: Apple should re-launch AirPorts and a range of Apple Home products
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Apple is one of the few companies that can be trusted with privacy and security and that's why I'd love to see them make Apple Home products: routers, locks, doorbells, and cameras.
Apple: Accessibility is a Human Right
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“When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.” — Tim Cook
XR 2.0
iPhone 11 XR (2019): Rumor analysis
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You know the iPhone XR? The one biz pubs like the Wall Street Journal insisted on calling “struggling” but then turned out to be best-sellers for reasons obvious to pretty much everyone else on the planet? Yeah, that one.
Watch Out
Apple's new TV app: The deep dive
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Apple has a whole new TV app coming today and I managed to get a sneak preview of it up and running on Apple TV, iPad, Samsung TV, and over AirPlay 2 to some other TVs, and get a feel for not just how but, how well, it all works.
click. click. click.
iPhone 11 Camera: Rumor Analysis
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iPhone 11 rumors that have been floating around since… well, roughly 42 nanoseconds after the iPhone XS was introduced. But this year, the iPhone 11 rumors just keep coming and almost all of them focus on the new camera.
Pro means Pro
16-inch MacBook Pro: Release data, specs, rumors, and analysis
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16-inch edge-to-edge display, fixed keyboard with escape key and inverted T arrow keys — will all our nerd wishes come true?
Booming systems
Powerbeats Pro: 48 hours later
If you just want audio quality, stick to wires. If you want truly wireless, next-generation convenience and, yeah, coolness, and you want more than what AirPods currently provide, then you want Powerbeats.
Tick tock
watchOS 6: Rumors, release date, and analysis
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Part rumor rundown, part wishlist, this is everything we may see — and I want to see — in watchOS 6 this June!
Oopsie
Linus is wrong about Macs being slower than PCs. Here's why.
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Linus is wrong about almost everything in the video and the one thing he's right about, that the thermals prevent maximum performance, applies to similarly designed PCs as well, which makes it decidedly not a Mac thing at all.
The Wrap
Facebook's fake pivot, Apple wrong on repair, Q2 2019 aftermath
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On deck for today are Facebook’s F8 conference, Apple and right to repair, and Q2 2019.
Framewerk
iOS 13: Developer rumors you'll actually care about
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Siri intents, visual AR studio, more taptics, direct photo and scan capture, and more! It's an iOS 13 developer rumorpalooza!
Rumor roundup
macOS 10.15: Rumors, release date, and analysis
macOS 10.15 with more Marzipan, Siri and Shortcuts, Screen Time, and more!
Why Apple pulled screen time apps from the App Store
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Is Apple engaging in anti-competitive behavior by removing parental control apps from the App Store, or is it protecting the security and privacy of children by removing apps that misuse mobile device management?
I'll do you one better...
So... What is VECTOR?
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So, wait… what is Vector? It’s a question I’ve gotten a few times about this column specifically and about my work in general. What’s the intention behind it, the mission, the goal?
Have a plan
iPhone, app, and tech tips to help you survive a disaster
you never know when a natural disaster may strike so get your iPhone and get prepared now.
Rumor roundup
AirPods 3: What's coming next
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Rain and sweat resistance, noise-cancelation, maybe even health sensors — here are all the rumors around AirPods 3.
Tim Apple on Apple
Tim Cook: Apple will engage in social issues where it can make a difference
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Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, sat down with TIME for an interview on technology and social responsibility, everything from security to privacy, tech addiction to where Apple can make a difference.