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Apple begins surveying users as to headphone jack, other port use on products

The 3.5 millimeter headphone jack on the Retina display MacBook Pro could be next on the chopping block. A number of users have reported Apple asking “Do you ever use the headphone port on your MacBook Pro with Retina display?” There are several other reports on Twitter from users who have been asked similar questions […]

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Apple jumps gun on iDay, announces new, waterproof, GPS-enabled Apple Watch via Twitter

Apple may have jumped the gun on iDay thanks to Twitter in a tweet that has since been nixed. The company announced its next-generation smartphone in a promoted tweet shared at the beginning of its annual press event on Wednesday. The device, which is available for pre-order on Friday Sept. 16, is water resistant. This […]

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WWDC 2016: Apple Pay coming to online transactions this fall

Apple’s looking to bring Apple Pay to the Web. Among the mucho announcements during the WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, announced that the company will begin incorporating “Pay with Apple Pay” buttons. The new feature will be available when the latest version of macOS, Sierra, becomes available to Mac […]

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Kohl’s adopts Apple Pay, links service to charge, reward cards

You can now use Apple Pay at some Kohl’s locations. Which isn’t a bad thing. Kohl’s has stated that the department store chain now accepts Apple Pay and that Apple Pay users can now pay with a Kohl’s Charge card and earn Yes2You Rewards points at the same. This makes it the first Apple Pay […]

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Rumor: Apple may switch away from Qualcomm for next-gen iPhone modems, could source from multiple vendors

It looks like Apple may be switching away from Qualcomm modems for its next-gen iPhones. During Wednesday’s conference call to analysts, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said he is “assuming” a major Qualcomm customer will be giving modem orders to another company. While Mollenkopf didn’t mention Apple by name, Apple and Samsung are Qualcomm’s largest clients, […]