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Apple announces updated 13-inch MacBook Air with Retina display, Thunderbolt 3 ports, reworked trackpad, other features

Over at the Brooklyn media event, Apple announced its new 2018 MacBook Air, complete with a Retina display, Thunderbolt 3, a redesigned trackpad and other new features. The notebook now arrives in three finishes, and incorporates a pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports on the left side and a headphone jack on the right side. The […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.1 update, introduces Group FaceTime, 70+ new emoji, Dual SIM with eSIM support for 2018 model iPhones, etc.

You’ve been hankering for the iOS 12.1 update and it’s here. The update, which is available via iTunes or over-the-air, delivers on previously promised features and adds the following fixes and changes: Group FaceTime: – Adds support for video and audio calls with up to 32 participants simultaneously – Encrypted end-to-end so your conversations remain […]

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Rumor: Apple reaches accord with Simply Mac, allows chain to perform official iPhone screen repairs

Even after Apple cracked down on gray market and some Apple Authorized Service Provider chains years ago, Simply Mac seems to have passed the test. After a period of time offered essentially unauthorized iPhone repairs from Apple’s viewpoint, it’s rumored that the two companies have now reached a deal. Apple is paying to fit the […]

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Glyphs/icons found within iOS 12 beta hint at “iPhone X Plus”, bezel-less iPad for release this fall

Once again, it’s the resources within the beta that have the best nuggets/clues as to what’s to come. An iconographic glyph in Apple’s latest iOS 12 beta, released on Friday, revealed what appears to be an iconographic representation of the company’s widely rumored “iPhone X Plus” handset, a larger-screened version of the current iPhone X. […]

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Chase Bank announces Apple Pay functionality on 16,000+ ATMs in the United States

Chase Bank on Wednesday announced that customers can now use Apple Pay, as well as other mobile wallet services, at nearly all all of the company’s 16,000 ATMs, which have been upgraded with card-free access. To access an ATM and withdraw money, customers no longer need a physical debit card or access code for authentication, […]