Google Maps users can now share their real-time location with friends and family as part of a new update to the app. Available on both iOS and Android, the option is conveniently located inside the menu, or by tapping on the blue dot ...
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Future Apple Macbook models could get their power from the iPhone in a novel idea that would put the smartphone at the centre of everything. Filings that turned up at the US Patent and Trademark Office cover a variety of new ideas, but ...
The future of TV is apps, says Apple. And its latest app for the Apple TV box is called "TV." The app showcases TV shows and movies from apps that a customer subscribes to, shows content you've purchased from iTunes, and surfaces new apps ...
Apple on Thursday introduced a new MacBook Pro design for the first time in over four years. As rumored, the new models -- available in 13- and 15-inch sizes -- offer an all-new design, an OLED "Touch Bar" that replaces the function key ...
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The release of new MacBook Pro models makes it a good time to review how to back up your Mac. See also: How to trade-in or sell your current MacBook. If you are planning to bring home one of Apple's new MacBooks, then you have two ...
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If you're planning to trade in your old MacBook Air or slot-loading MacBook Pro for a shiny new Apple computer, you're going to see a major difference as soon as you open the lid. All of Apple's latest machines come with a "Retina Display." ...
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Rumor had it that the focus of Apple's October event would be on its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, and sure enough it was, with a new, entry-level 13-inch MacBook with standard functions keys thrown in as a bonus. But if you were hoping ...
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Apple on Thursday revealed its newest MacBook Pro laptop, which includes a new interactive, customizable touch strip above the keyboard called Touch Bar. "The Mac is more than a product to us," CEO Tim Cook told the crowd at the Town Hall ...
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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 ...
Apple unveiled a swish new MacBook Pro on Thursday that came complete with a hefty price tag of $1,799. There's nothing unusual about high prices on Apple's newest, most sophisticated tech. But if the MacBook seems expensive to Americans, ...
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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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The demand for tablets is still taking a tumble. Despite accounting for nearly a quarter of the market with the iPad, Apple saw a decline of more than 6 percent in tablet shipments during the third quarter, research firm IDC said Monday. ...
David Grissam was worried he'd have to quit his job. Grissam had steadily been losing his hearing, which was a serious problem for the 911 dispatcher based in Norman, Oklahoma. It had gotten to the point where normal hearing aids didn't ...
The Apple TV box has only gotten better since its debut in 2015, with thousands of new apps and plenty of usability improvements via software updates. Even more improvements -- single sign-on for some cable and satellite providers and the ...
The iPhone 7 is easily one of the best phones of 2016. It delivers peppy performance, more storage capacity than its predecessors, water resistance, a resilient battery, exceptional cameras (especially the iPhone 7 Plus model) and a host of ...
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