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User uploads 3D print model for Mac Pro wheel stop

When in doubt, 3D print the solution. Following up on the mild controversy that the mucho expensive Mac Pro’s wheels don’t arrive with locks, a user has uploaded plans for the “Apple wheel chock,” or Apple wheel lock, on Thingiverse. This is pretty nifty, and allows you to hash out an easy means of stopping […]

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Apple patent application highlights active shutter system to protect devices from spills, contaminants

Somewhere down the line, this could really come in handy. An Apple patent application published Thursday describes a powered shutter system that automatically blocks access to speaker, microphone and other iPhone and iPad port openings, protecting the sensitive components within. The patent application, known as Apple’s “Electronic devices with housing port shutters” application, describes a […]

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PowerPoint for iOS updated to 1.8, allows Apple Watch to be used as a remote control

This is actually pretty interesting. The newest version of Microsoft PowerPoint for iOS includes a feature that allows you to manage your live presentation on your Apple Watch, progressing through each slide without having to pick up your smartphone, tablet or Mac or Windows PC.

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Apple updates iWork to version 9.3, offers substantial updates for iOS versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps

You can’t knock a hefty update. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Tuesday refreshed the iOS versions of its productivity suite, with Pages, Numbers and Keynote, all of which boast improved compatibility with their Windows counterparts. iWork: The latest version 9.3 of iWork Mac lends support to the concurrently released iOS updates, including improved compatibility for Pages, […]