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Force Touch trackpad analyzed, first hands-on experiences posted

The Force Touch trackpad is apparently the trackpad that clicks back at you. That’s the way it’s being described, as the new trackpad isn’t the usual button that’s pressed during use, but a set of electromagnets that move enough to feel like there’s a click happening. The end result feels like a regular click, which […]

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Developer MacBook Pro News Software Yosemite

Apple releases third OS X 10.10.3 beta to developers, focuses on Force Touch, other features

It’s the operating system betas that predict the way the wind if blowing. Apple on Thursday issued a number of new beta releases for developers, including an OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite beta with Force Touch trackpad support for third-party apps, as well as new betas of iOS 8.3, Xcode and OS X Server. The pre-release […]

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iTunes Store Rumor

Rumor: Sony attempted to place “The Interview” on iTunes Store for Christmas

Sony could have wanted to go the iTunes route for release of “The Interview”. Per AppleInsider and the New York Times, in attempt to make its controversial film “The Interview” available to view on Christmas Day, Sony Pictures reportedly pursued a deal with Apple that was brokered by the White House itself, but the timetable […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Additional leaked details indicate iPhone 6 “Phosphorous” sensor may serve barometric function, not health-related function

A few new details have surfaced about the apparent “Phosphorous” sensor mentioned yesterday. Per MacRumors, Weibo user GeekBar continued his leaks of claimed wiring schematics of iPhone 6 components with a new “Phosphorus” component that was interpreted as the next-generation version of Apple’s M7 co-processor. The M7 collects and tracks motion data from various sensors […]

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Effort to release a Steve Jobs action figure halted by pressure from lawyers, family

Not to start your day on a down note…but a Steve Jobs action figure won’t be hitting the shelves any time soon. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Tandy Cheung of In Icons Productions has announced that the product is no more on the company website saying the item won’t be sold now or in the […]