So, deal with it: there's no new MacBook Air. But Apple really, really wants you to consider the cheapest MacBook Pro as your alternative. There's just one problem: it costs $1,499. You do get 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM in that ...
Tags: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, battery
Sure, Apple could make software that powers both Macs and iPads. Yes, it could put touchscreens in its laptops. And yeah, it could make a hybrid device that's both a tablet and a notebook. But that would be taking the easy route. At ...
You're probably wondering if the new MacBook Pro's fancy new secondary screen will eat away at the laptop's battery life. We are, too. But I wouldn't worry -- it's an OLED screen, and OLED screen technology can be surprisingly efficient ...
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"We are the company that stands for the builders, the makers, the creators." Sounds like a thing Apple might say, no? But those are the words of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella -- the guy who just ate Apple's lunch. I'm not saying the new ...
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Someday we'll live in a truly wireless future, where everything is interconnected. Speeds will be so fast -- 5G and WiGig -- and the chipsets so cheap and plentiful that everything from your coffee maker to your garage door opener will have ...
Tags: Apple, MacBook Pro, iPhone 7
The first time I saw the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro laptops, I thought: hey, there's a little strip of an iPad grafted onto that Mac. Macs don't have touch. At this point, they're the outliers in the computing world. Windows and ...
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Apple's MacBook Pro, the company's newest model for power users, is generating vastly more revenue than the company's ultralight laptop that debuted a year and a half ago, an e-commerce tracking firm says. The MacBook Pro revenue in its ...
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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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Apple has a cure for iPhone 6 Plus devices with so-called touch disease, but it'll cost you. On Thursday the tech giant launched a new repair program for the iPhone 6 Plus. Some iPhone 6 Plus devices may "exhibit display flickering or ...
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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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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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Oops, you did it again -- you dropped your iPhone 7 on the sidewalk and now the screen is a mess. Good news: Apple's (sort of) got your back. Broken iPhone screens are so ridiculously common that the company has apparently decided they ...
Tags: Apple, iphone 7, iphone 7 Plus
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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My heart pirouetted and then skipped right out of my shirt. I don't always know genius when I see it, but when I heard that Tinder was bringing out an Apple TV app, I felt sure this was the breakthrough that so many (didn't know they) ...
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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