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Apple looking to hopefully resolve Qualcomm dispute, partial iPhone sales injunction via iOS update this week

Amid the ongoing legal kerfuffle between Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm, which has in turn led to the ban of some iPhone model sales in China, Apple looks to be moving to settle this with a software update. The legal issue, which concerns Apple suing Qualcomm over royalty payments, has been ongoing for some time now, […]

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Second watchOS 5.1.2 beta hints at Smart Battery Case for 2018 model iPhones

Once again, it’s the beta builds that reveal when interesting new hardware is around the corner. Per an icon located in the second beta of watchOS 5.1.2, Apple looks set to release a Smart Battery Case that is compatible with the latest iPhone models. A new icon within the battery widget in watchOS 5.1.2 beta […]

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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 reveals second-gen Apple Pencil, complete with gesture support and wireless charging, at Brooklyn media event

If you liked the first Apple Pencil, you’ll like this. The second-gen Apple Pencil was revealed today at Apple’s “There’s More in the Making” media event in Brooklyn, the new stylus for the iPad Pro featuring support for gestures developers can assign in their apps. The new Apple Pencil has a swipe and tap area […]

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Apple announces updated iPad Pro models with Face ID feature, USB-C charging

2018 iPad Pro has been announced and it appears that most of the rumors were true. Over at the media event in Brooklyn today, Apple announced the new iPad Pro models, which don’t feature a Home button, support Face ID, and replace the Lightning port with USB-C. The new iPad Pro models have Liquid Retina […]