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Apple releases iOS 11.3 update

You’ve been hankering for it and it’s here. On Thursday, Apple released its long-awaited iOS 11.3 update. The update, a 783 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Augmented Reality – ARKit 1.5 allows developers to place virtual objects on vertical surfaces like walls and doors in addition to horizontal surfaces – Adds support […]

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Rumor: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro in June

If you’re hankering for a somewhat more affordable 13-inch Retina Display MacBook, it ships in June. Per the mighty DigiTimes, Apple will release a new 13.3-inch Retina Display MacBook with the same 2,560 x 1,600 resolution display as the current 13.3-inch MacBook Pro. The panel will come from LG Display. This sounds similar to KGI […]

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Apple patent explodes ideas as to how to prevent keyboard crud accumulation in future notebooks

Apple could be looking to fight keyboard chow/keyboard debris in its forthcoming keyboard designs. A recently published patent from 2016 shows how Apple could make its Butterfly keyboard technology more resistant to various crumb and dust particles that make their way underneath the keyboard design. The company refers to this as “ingress prevention” and explains […]

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Enlight photo editing tool arrives on App Store for free

It’s free, it’s spiffy and it’s now available for iOS. Lightricks, Ltd. has just released Englight, its powerful photo editor for iOS. The program, a 104.9 megabyte download through the App Store, offers the following features: Image Perfection: • Precise & selective control over tone, color, and details • Create and save your own unique […]

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Patent application highlights ideas for next-gen Apple Pencil, including ability to write on almost any surface

The next-gen Apple Pencil could be capable of writing on any flat surface or in the air. A recently-published patent application, numbered 62/363,172 and titled “Content Creation Using Electronic Input Device on Non-Electronic Surfaces” describes the use of an Apple Pencil-like device, in conjunction with some form of motion or orientation sensor external to the […]