Apple's fingerprint tech, Touch ID, is no longer limited to its iOS devices. The new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar features a Touch ID reader embedded in the power button, just above the Delete key. Using Touch ID, you can do things like ...
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Recent political thought has shown us that one of the best ways of selling is to say it loud, say it extravagantly and people will believe you. The truth, in all this, can hang. It's all about the simple words and the uplift. Apple ...
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Words can come back to haunt you. Sometimes, they even slap you about the chops while sniggering: "Heh, heh, heh." And so it is that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has taken some of Tim Cook's words and gently wafted them right back at ...
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.Apple's long-awaited update to the popular MacBook Pro series laptops was met with mixed reactions. While the 13- and 15-inch models come with thinner, lighter chassis, a much larger trackpad, improved specifications and four USB-C ports, ...
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Apple's new iPads may ditch the home button and become almost bezel-less when they hit this upcoming spring, according to a recent report by Japanese Mac blog Macotakara. Macotakara has previously reported Apple's plans to unveil three ...
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Becoming a star means everything to your children. How else are they going to make any money when robots do almost everything else? Moreover, being a star allows you to say anything you want to anyone you want. Just ask Kanye. Apple ...
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For the past six months I've been in the market for a new laptop, and like a lot of people, I put off making a purchase until Apple unveiled its redesigned MacBook Pros, which were officially introduced in late October and shipped last ...
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Face it, connecting devices to your new Mac laptop, be it the new MacBook Pro (the 13-inch version of which pretty much replaces the MacBook Air as the new budget, compact, full-featured notebook) or the 12-inch MacBook, can be annoying.. ...
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When Dean Hudson was 12 years old, he'd bribe his brothers and sisters to read computer manuals to him. Hudson's vision was muddled by glaucoma, and he wanted to learn how to code on the computer his dad brought home. "At that age, I'd ...
It's that time of year when companies crow about what a wonderful year it's been. Why, only last week Apple CEO Tim Cook insisted that Apple Watch sales are so very "hot." He didn't offer any Fahrenheit, Centigrade or sales numbers to ...
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If you thought Apple's last couple of years were big, just wait for 2017. The launch of the large-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in late 2014 sent Apple's fortunes soaring. Apple became the most profitable company in the world, and the ...
A new MacOS update from Apple will be available starting today. The MacOS Sierra 10.12.2 update includes a wide variety of fixes and tweaks, but also a couple of new features, including one of special interest to owners of the new Touch Bar ...
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If I asked you to tell me about all the tech ads you've seen this year, I wonder how many you'd remember at all. Our attention spans are even shorter than our tempers these days. We block ads. We mute them. We disdain them. How many ads, ...
Tim Cook is apparently trying to dispel the feeling that Apple has abandoned the desktop. Though the company released an overhauled MacBook Pro laptop in October, it's been years since much of its Mac lineup of desktops has been updated. ...
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As they drift off for their one- or two-day vacations shortly, will Apple's senior executives be patting themselves on the back? Or will they be slapping themselves on the forehead? Apple's 2016 was garlanded with the usual hype, but not ...