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Rumor: Next-gen AirPods could include “Hey, Siri support, debut sooner rather than later

There’s a decent chance that the next-gen AirPods will feature “Hey, Siri” support. Per the iOS 12.2 beta release for developers, an updated AirPods setup screen indicated that users will be able to talk directly to Siri using the next generation AirPods. As such, the updated AirPods could be configured for Siri in the same […]

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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 may have killed an assortment of third party extensions in Safari 12

Every time Apple overhauls its Safari web browser, there’s always a few days, weeks, or months of kerfuffle as developers catch up. In the case of Safari 12, it appears that a number of third party extensions within Safari may be disabled for the time being. A series of reports on Reddit and GitHub have […]

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Apple settles Irish tax dispute via $15 billion lump sum payment

Getting ahead of an upcoming 2016 tax ruling, Apple has paid the equivalent of more than $15 billion to the Irish government to settle claims of underpayment of tax to the European Union. The company’s 13.1 billion euro outstanding balance of its disputed balance to the government of Ireland, according to the country’s finance mirror. […]

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Hardware Mac mini MacBook Rumor

Rumor: Apple to release upgraded Mac mini centered at the pro community, revamped MacBook with Retina display, this fall

It’s small, but it shall be updated. The rumor mill has it that Apple’s cool-but-out-of-date Mac mini is getting a hefty refresh this fall. In addition, Apple is apparently targeting the pro user community with the new machine, which saw only minor improvements four years ago, and its last major changes came back in 2010. […]