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Rumor: Apple to transition to new scissor-action keyboard for upcoming MacBook notebooks

The rumor mill currently has it that Apple may be removing the infamous butterfly keyboard from its MacBook. Per a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple may at last be reverting to the scissor-switch design for this year’s MacBook Air and 2020’s MacBook Pro. Instead of bringing back the scissor-switch keyboard from older MacBooks, […]

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AirPlay 2 support added for macOS, iOS Sonos apps

This is a marriage of two pretty nifty things. Recently, the Sonos app for macOS and iOS was updated to include Apple’s AirPlay 2 protocol. The change is perhaps best described via Sonos’ blog: Last October we shared that we would be bringing Apple AirPlay 2 to Sonos. With AirPlay 2 you can play any […]

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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 […]

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Lisa OS to be released as open source project in 2018

This definitely qualifies as nifty… Come 2017, the Computer History Museum will release the Apple Lisa OS as a free, open source project. Apple’s Lisa, which was the first computer with a graphical user interface, debuted in 1983. The computer was considered a flop, selling only 10,000 units on an R&D investment of US$150 million. […]

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Rogers Wireless to support Wi-Fi calls under iOS 8

If you’re up north and a Rogers customer, this might come in handy once iOS 8 is released. Per MacNN, Rogers Wireless has announced that it will be supporting iOS 8’s new Wi-Fi calling feature when it debuts. Wi-Fi calling within iOS 8 will skirt the issue of roaming fees while a Canadian user is […]