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Supply chain sources have expressed concern about pricing of the new MacBook Air, fearing that it may limit sales of the latest machine …

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[VIDEO] This was a bit tough for me to watch. Chris Cornell was an immense talent who took his life last year. This is a chance to see him up close, talking about and playing his signature song. The video is embedded in the main Loop post.

Despite apologies, updates, and a $5.7 million fine in Italy, Apple's Batterygate woes refuse to go away. The tech giant previously told Congress there was no need to throttle last year's iPhones to preserve battery due to their advanced hardware, bu...

Take a look at the FlexPai folding phone product page. This is the first folding phone concept I’ve seen that made me see a path to the future.

If you scroll about 3/4 of the way down the page, you’ll see the phone folded in half (sort of), showing three displays, with an interior and exterior display as well as one for the spine.

The design feels clunky to me, the folded phone too bulky for my pocket, but I can absolutely see the value of a phone thin enough to fit in my pocket that unfolds into a full size tablet. Best of both worlds.

I can’t help but imagine such a device from Apple. Someday.

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Sketch is an innovative and fresh look at vector drawing. Its intentionally minimalist design is based upon a drawing space of unlimited size and layers, free of palettes, panels, menus, windows, and controls. Though simple to use, it offers powerful vector drawing and text tools like perfect Boolean operations, symbols, and powerful rulers, guides, and grids.

Note: price showin in the listing is for a 1-year subscription.

Version 52.3:
Bug Fixes

• Improved the appearance of various icons and controls in the Inspector for non-Retina displays as well as for those using the Graphite macOS highlight appearance
• Fixed a bug where the link for a shared document in Sketch Cloud could change unexpectedly when updating the document
• Fixed a bug where disabling a Data plugin would disable all other Data plugins
• Fixed a bug where filtered objects in the Layer List couldn’t all be selected at...

Sandwiched between the new MacBook Air and iPad Pro during Apple’s “More in the Making” event was an update to the Mac mini, a computer most of us thought was dead. It’s not just that it had been more than four years since Apple last updated its mini PC, it had also been twice as long since it had anything resembling a redesign.

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The United Kingdom is planning to launch an app that allows European Union citizens to apply to stay in the country after Brexit next year, but while it will work with Android devices, officials are reportedly having issues running it on iPhones and iPads.

Specifically, Apple should adopt USB 3.1 type C or Thunderbolt 3 on every device it sells and let us put this mess behind us. AppleInsider examines just how it could be down to Apple to make this a success for everyone.

When I ordered my 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I placed my order for the Smart Folio case separately, in the hope that it might arrive earlier – and give me a sneak preview of the size. That paid off, as I took delivery a few minutes ago.

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According to the Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article), Apple may invest in iHeartMedia to drive more users to Apple Music.

iHeartMedia specializes in radio broadcasting through its iHeartMedia division and subsidiary iHeartMedia and Entertainment, Inc. The company owns more than 850 full-power AM and FM radio stations in the U.S., making it the nation's largest owner of radio stations. The company also leases two channels on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and has expanded its online presence through the iHeartRadio platform.

iHeartMedia is $20 billion in debt and filed for bankruptcy in March. It’s been talking with potential investors ahead of a deadline later this month to file a reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court. 

According to the Financial Times, an Apple-iHeartMedia partnership “could see Apple Music’s...

A new supply chain report has gone negative on the prospects of Apple's new MacBook Air being successful. It's not based on fact but rather fear and discontent. If you leap towards the end of the report first, you're able to see where the negativity is coming from loud and clear.

Geekbench tests put the new 1TB iPad Pro in sight of the $3,000 15-inch MacBook Pro's single core and multi-core speed, which may restart the conversation about Macs with ARM chips in the future.

In iOS, any photo you take with the front-facing camera (some people call it the selfie cam) is automatically sorted into an album called Selfies. But what if you don't want photos taken with the selfie cam to appear in Selfies? (The Selfies album in iOS 12 is located in the Photos app, under a section called Media Types.)

There is a way to suppress images from appearing in the Selfies album or remove them without deleting them, though it takes some effort. You can't disable the album nor can you modify images within Photos in iOS to make this happen, but you can use a round-trip export: transfer the photos to your Mac, modify them, and then transfer the pictures back to your iPhone. When the photos are on your Mac, you modify the photo's metadata-the details about how a picture was taken.

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The UK government is set to launch an app that will help EU citizens apply for residency in the UK post-Brexit. The process involves filling out a short form, taking a selfie, and scanning the chip inside their passport using their phone’s NFC reader.

The problem is Apple does not give developers full access to the NFC chip inside iPhones. NFC reading APIs only support the NDEF data format. The government’s plan is simply not possible with iOS as it stands today.

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Oh no, we're not done with Chinese slider phones just yet. Following the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and Honor Magic 2, today Lenovo unveiled the Z5 Pro which is another notch-free Android slider made for China, but with the main difference being its price point...

The Tarah Pro is liable to become a go-to set of Bluetooth earbuds for runners, weightlifters, and other fitness enthusiasts, handily beating out most of the competition -- including Apple.

Apple’s Beats 1 streaming radio station could expand to become a traditional broadcast radio show if a suggested partnership with iHeartMedia comes off.

iHeartMedia is America’s largest radio group, operating more than 850 stations across the US …

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Apple announces its quarterly results today so that means it’s time to get your shots in to try to drive the price of its stock down so you can buy it cheaper before people realize the company isn’t actually going out of business.

Seeking Alpha isn’t the only place where such stock shenanigans go on but they are here for it!

Author “Long Term Tips” wants you to know that “Apple's Foundation Is Crumbling.”

Apple started to fade after the death of their CEO.

It faded right up to a trillion dollar valuation. That’s a Kid ’n Play-style fade.

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Ready or not, holiday shopping season begins soon. Here's what you should know before you part with your cash during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is exploring a tie-up with iHeartMedia, the Largest US radio group that announced on Monday that it had expanded into Mexico. The company filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 back in March 2018. Creditors of iHeartMedia have been contacting potential investors ahead of a deadline later this month to file a reorganization plan with the bankruptycy court.

Apple has held talks with iHeartMedia to buy a stake in the U.S. radio company, according to a new Financial Times report citing people familiar with the matter.

iHeartMedia is currently $20 billion in debt, with audiences gradually turning away from radio in favor of digital music services like Spotify and Pandora. The radio group filed for bankruptcy in March, and has been in contact with several potential investors ahead of a deadline later this month to file a reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court.

iHeartMedia is hoping Apple will take an equity stake worth millions of dollars, according to FT sources, although discussions between the two companies are still in the early stages and no deal has been agreed. Apple declined to comment, while iHeartMedia did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

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If you’ve been hankering for the first major update to macOS 10.14 Mojave, it’s here.

Apple on Tuesday released its macOS 10.14.1 Mojave update.

The update, a 6.00 gigabyte download through the App Store’s “Update” tab, offers the following fixes and changes:

– Added support for Group FaceTime video and audio calls, which support up to 32 participants simultaneously, are encrypted end-to-end for privacy and can be initiated from a group Messages conversation or joined at any time during an active call.

– Added over 70 new emoji characters, including new characters with red hair, grey hair and curly hair, new emoji for bald people, more emotive smiley faces and additional emoji representing animals, sports and food.

– The macOS 10.14.1 Mojave update improves the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.

If you’ve had a chance to try the macOS 10.14.1 Mojave update and have any feedback to offer, let us know what you make of it in...

This HomeKit-enabled accessory tracks indoor temperature, humidity, and volatile organic compounds over time.

After Tuesday’s “More in the Making” event, Apple has officially rolled out its full suite of products for 2018 and beyond. It’s an impressive slate of Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and they will no doubt top many a wish list during the holiday season.

Now that we know exactly what Apple will be selling for the next 12 months, a disturbing trend has emerged, one that gives new meaning to the word “more.”

First, let’s take a look at last year’s entry-level pricing for new products:

• iPhone 8: $699
• iPad Pro 10.5-inch: $649
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch: $799
• Apple Watch Series 3 with GPS: $329
• Apple Watch Series 3 with GPS + Cellular: $399
• Mac mini: $499
• MacBook Air: $999

Those are all expensive for sure, but not necessarily luxury. And now take a look at this year’s prices:

The Wallet app in iOS 12 allows you to store data from rewards cards, passes, and more, along with your Apple Pay info.  Some passes automatically appear at the right time or place because they include information based on time or location. 

For example, when you arrive at the airport, your boarding pass should appear. Slide to unlock your device to display and scan your pass. There are two quick ways to use a pass:

If you have a credit, debit, prepaid, or store card in Wallet, or a rewards card that works with Apple Pay, open Wallet by double-clicking the Home button. 

If you turned on Automatic Selection for a rewards card or store credit card, use that pass by holding your iPhone near the merchant's contactless reader with your finger on Touch ID.

If you want automatic notifications for things like flight updates or coupons and sales for nearby stores, follow these steps:

• Tap Settings > Notification Center >...

QuickBooks helps you manage your business easily and efficiently. Organize your finances all in one place, track money going in and out of your business, and spot areas where you can save.

• Built for Mac OS - Looks and works like you'd expect
• Create invoices, pay bills, and manage expenses
• Gain insight into your business with over 100 reports
• New tool lets you easily track mileage
• New multi-user options offer simultaneous access to QuickBooks data

Note: the price shown reflects the "Essentials" monthly subscription. To view more pricing options, go here.

Version 17.2.29.702:

Note: Currently available for $10.

• 1099 Report calculations
• PAID Stamp on Invoices
• Stability / Performance
• Upgrade to Latest menu item

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While true wireless earbuds might be all the rage in 2018, a lot of folks still prefer their audio gear to be tethered. For those people, companies like Jaybird continue to roll out new products with improved features. Today, that company is introduc...

When you teach language to AI systems, you typically use annotations that describe how words work. But that's not practical in many cases -- even if everybody agrees on those annotations, they often take a lot of time to produce and can still seem un...

Xcode includes everything developers need to create great applications for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Xcode provides developers a unified workflow for user interface design, coding, testing, and debugging. The Xcode IDE combined with the Cocoa frameworks and Swift programming language make developing apps easier and more fun than ever before. Xcode includes the Xcode IDE, Swift and Objective-C compilers, Instruments analysis tool, simulators, the latest SDKs, and hundreds of powerful features.

Version 10.1:

• Xcode 10.1 includes Swift 4.2.1 and SDKs for iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, tvOS 12.1, and macOS Mojave

Xcode 10 features:

• Dark mode in macOS Mojave
• All-new dark appearance throughout Xcode and Instruments
• Asset catalogs add dark and light variants to customize colors and image assets
• Interface Builder easily switches between dark and light variants of the app's interface...

Espionage offers state-of-the-art encryption and plausible deniability for your confidential data.

Sometimes, encrypting your data isn't enough to protect it. That's why Espionage 3 goes beyond data encryption. You can create multiple master passwords, each protecting an isolated set of folders. Every protected folder can also advertise completely different data, depending on whether it's locked or unlocked. Espionage 3 is also the most secure Espionage yet, featuring AES-256 encryption by default, and scrypt to protect your passwords from even the most powerful of adversaries.

Features

• Source code available for security professionals.
• Designed for plausible deniability. Multiple master passwords through Folder Sets. Want two versions of your email? Espionage can handle that.
• Enhances deniable encryption by creating fake Folder Sets and fake disk images.
• Laptop-theft tracking apps (like Undercover)...

iExplorer is an iPhone browser for Mac lets you view the files on your iOS device. By using a drag and drop interface, you can quickly copy files and folders between your Mac and your iPhone or iTouch. It works with both jailbroken and non-jailbroken iPhones and works quickly with a standard USB cable.

Features

• All the best technology from Phone to Mac, Phone Disk, and iExplorer 3, and then some
• One-click recovery of music and videos straight to iTunes
• Explore and export photos and videos (even from older iPods)
• Mount any folder or category, including playlists and photo albums, then browse in Finder and open with other apps
• Browse any iTunes backups (encrypted too). Export: Messages (including attachments), notes, voicemail, call history, contacts, calendars...
• Works with all types of iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch, and regular iPod

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As October comes to close, we ended with Apple’s second and final fall hardware event. Yesterday, the company took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music to unveil a new Retina MacBook Air, the first update to the Mac mini in over four years, and a pair of new iPad Pros.

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Yesterday Patently Apple posted a report titled "Apple's Enthusiastic Keynote in Brooklyn Hit a Grand Slam with their new MacBook Air, Mac Mini, iPad Pro & Accessories." In a follow-up report we present the full Apple Event Keynote clearly marking where each major segment begins so that you advance to any segment you want in the order you want to watch it in. For Lana Del Rey fans, there's a segment marked to get you there pronto. Our report also includes a collection of 15 jumbo photos of various segments of the Keynote.

On November 12, 2018, a new certificate for server-based Game Center Player ID verification will be available via the publicKeyUrl property of generateIdentityVerificationSignature, and the previous certificate will expire.

Make sure your app always retrieves and uses the current publicKeyUrl value so it automatically uses the new certificate. If your app caches the certificate or hardcodes the certificate URL, it will require an update.

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Update: Twitter also now says that starting today, some users will see a new option to view the latest tweets first. We previously reported on this change here.

Twitter is rolling out a new compose button design to its iOS app, the company announced this afternoon. The new compose interface is based around a floating action button, similar to many Android applications.

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Apple has today expanded its AppleCare+ for Mac accidental coverage program to several more countries. The program was previously available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand but is now available in new countries across Europe, North America, and more.

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The embargo has lifted on first look videos of Apple's redesigned 2018 MacBook Air, meaning the web is awash with obligatory unboxing content just a day after the laptop was revealed at a special event in New York.

This is brilliant.

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Following the introduction of new iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini models at yesterday's event, Apple provided some YouTubers with MacBook Air review units, and the first unboxing videos are now available.

For its last several product releases, Apple has been providing early review units to smaller YouTubers, a strategy that lets us get opinions on the new device from less mainstream sources. Today's unboxing videos provide some interesting MacBook Air tidbits and a first look at Apple's newest notebook.

The MacBook Air features a Retina display with slim black bezels like the MacBook or MacBook Pro, three color options, a slimmer body, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a 1.6GHz Core...

Following Apple’s Brooklyn event yesterday with hands-on time for the press, the first 2018 MacBook Air unboxing videos have started to hit YouTube. While these aren’t full reviews, they offer a good first look at what customers will get out of the box when orders begin arriving next week.

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AppleCare+ for Mac with accidental damage coverage is now available in Canada, Mexico, and many countries across Europe and the Middle East, including Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Sweden,...

Apple has just published the entire video of this week’s “There’s more in the making” event on YouTube. During the two-hour event held in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday, Apple announced the new iPad Pro with its edge-to-edge display, a much-anticipated new generation of the Mac mini, the new MacBook Air and more.

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Apple released watchOS 5.1 on October 30, in conjunction with iOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1, and macOS Mojave 10.14.1. The update added the same 70 new emoji found in iOS 12.1, audio Group FaceTime, and a new “color” watchface.

Today, Apple has pulled the 5.1 update after reports from some users that it is “bricking” their Apple Watches. A small percentage of users are getting stuck in an endless boot loop when applying the update.

Apple has acknowledged the problem and issued the following statement:

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The inclusion of Thunderbolt 3 on the MacBook Pro and iMac has created an entire industry of docks and other accessories that take advantage of Thunderbolt 3's high bandwidth and power delivery capabilities, by providing more ports that can expand a Mac's connectivity. AppleInsider compares some of the best options on the market.

Apple acquired Israel's PrimeSense for technology that ultimately led to Face ID now on Apple's premium iPhones and new iPad Pro. The other related technology PrimeSense had a great number of patents on (01, 02, 03, 04, 05 and more) was using their depth camera to allow users to control a UI with in-air gesturing that could be used with a computer desktop, notebooks and future mixed reality headsets. Apple has tried to acquire another leader in this field but have hit a wall.

Roku Streaming Stick vs. Amazon Fire Stick vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV, and more. Which streaming device is best for cord cutters? Our buying guide will help you pick the right accessories for your TV.

After Mophie announced its convertible stand and pad Qi wireless charger a couple of months ago, its Charge Stream Desk Stand is now available for purchase.

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Apple has recommenced its beta testing cycle following yesterday's release, with new versions of iOS 12.1.1, tvOS 12.1.1, and macOS 10.14.2 available for testing by developers.

There are a lot of Apple developers out there these days. And it often seems like few groups like to share information more than those who work in the Apple space. So where can you go to learn more about Apple development? There are a lots of websites and code camps, but what about annual conferences?

• WWDC: San Jose, CA – This is the grandaddy of them all. Hear from the people who build the frameworks and IDEs directly! But registration is limited and no everyone can go to that one place at that one date and time of the year. Also, different conferences can give different perspectives, so even if you go to WWDC every year, it’s worth looking at some of these other conferences as a +1!
• AltConf: San Jose – Everything from iBeacons to how to name a product. The big thing is that it’s held alongside WWDC so I mention it first. By developers for...

This latest portable does not slot neatly into Apple's existing Mac portable range -- the mix of power and price mean we can expect to see other models change or even die. AppleInsider examines which of Apple's current products are most threatened by this machine.

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A new article by Business Insider today takes a look into failed talks that occurred between Apple and startup Leap Motion, which the Cupertino company tried to acquire twice in less than five years. Leap Motion is a company that focuses on making advances in the fields of virtual reality, augmented reality, and hand tracking technology.

According to multiple unnamed insiders, the most recent deal was nearing completion in spring 2018 before poor management, "swirling negatives," and "eccentric behavior" of Leap Motion's young co-founders Michael Buckwald and David Holz halted the talks.

Prior to that, in 2013 the first meeting was held between the two companies and things reportedly went very poorly after Holz -- then 24 years old -- said he had no interest in joining Apple. Sources say Holz was insulting to Apple's staff, told the company representatives...

Apple was close to acquiring augmented reality startup Leap Motion earlier this year, its second attempt to buy the firm, but a report claims the deal fell through days before it was due to close, with the company's co-founders' opinions of Apple likely to have caused the purchase to fail.

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for macOS that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. It is a powerful digital toolset that helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world get the most out of their computers every day.

The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a clean and easy to use interface. Cocktail's features are arranged into five categories that helps you manage various aspects of your computer. It also comes with an automatic Pilot-mode that allows you to simply press a button and relax, knowing that Cocktail will take care of the rest.

Version 12.0.2:

• Addresses compatibility issues with macOS Server
• Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver may stop working after clearing audio components cache
• Addresses compatibility issues with Radeon graphics drivers
• Added macOS Mojave 10.14.1 compatibility
• Resolves a...

Espionage offers state-of-the-art encryption and plausible deniability for your confidential data.

Sometimes, encrypting your data isn't enough to protect it. That's why Espionage 3 goes beyond data encryption. You can create multiple master passwords, each protecting an isolated set of folders. Every protected folder can also advertise completely different data, depending on whether it's locked or unlocked. Espionage 3 is also the most secure Espionage yet, featuring AES-256 encryption by default, and scrypt to protect your passwords from even the most powerful of adversaries.

Features

• Source code available for security professionals.
• Designed for plausible deniability. Multiple master passwords through Folder Sets. Want two versions of your email? Espionage can handle that.
• Enhances deniable encryption by creating fake Folder Sets and fake disk images.
• Laptop-theft tracking apps (like Undercover)...

A new report from Business Insider today reveals that after making its first stab at acquiring Leap Motion back in 2013, Apple may have made another offer between $30m-$50m for the augmented reality start up this year.

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Although all of Apple's new iPad Pros are nominally supposed to offer the same performance as they all boast the same A12X processor, 1-terabyte models may actually have superior RAM, according to one developer.

We all know the pain of having a sluggish computer or—worse—running out of drive space, but today, you can boost your storage and performance with a sweet SanDisk deal on Amazon. The spacious...

A day after Apple’s iPad Pro and MacBook Air event, and one day ahead of AAPL earnings for fiscal Q4, both investors and analysts seem pretty optimistic …

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Apple has pulled an update for its smartwatches after some owners complained the software -- watchOS 5.1 -- had caused their devices to stop working. From a report: The problem appears to have baffled the firm's repair staff, and there appears to be no way at present for owners to restore the products themselves. Several have said they have been told they need to send in the devices for a fix. Apple said it intended to release a revised update soon. Those affected reported that their watches had become stuck in a state showing the Apple logo -- but nothing else -- on their screens. One owner of a newly released Series 4 model said he had been told it would take the firm's repair staff up to a week to decide whether his device needed to be repaired or replaced.

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For island nations and countries without the infrastructure for reliable transportation, drones can do more than take photos or collect data: they can transport supplies to save lives. The Pacific island country of Vanuatu, for instance, has teamed u...

With an "all screen" design, TrueDepth with Face ID, A12X Bionic processor, next-generation Apple Pencil and more, Apple's newly unveiled iPad Pro is more revolution than evolution. AppleInsider breaks down all the details.

Google first launched its bot-detection reCAPTCHA system in 2007, which means that for over 10 years we've been deciphering garbled text, identifying street lights and clicking tiny boxes in a bid to prove we're human and subsequently access the site...

mophie has been the go-to company for battery cases and external battery packs to keep your iPhone or iPad going strong, but with the powerstation USB-C series of battery packs, there’s plenty of power to keep even a MacBook Pro charged up and going well beyond the capacity of the built-in batteries. In this review, we’ll take a look at the mophie powerstation USB-C 3XL ($199.95), the latest and most powerful of mophie’s USB-C battery packs.

Design

Beginning with its first mophie battery cases for iPhone, the company has always kept an eye on the looks of its products. That’s the first thing that hits you when you see the powerstation USB-C 3XL — it looks more like a fabric-wrapped book than a battery pack.

That gray fabric wrap does more than just make the 3XL look good; it helps you to...

Apple on Tuesday released iOS 12.1 following six weeks of beta testing. As mentioned in the release notes, the software update extends Apple's performance management feature to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.

From the release notes:Adds a performance management feature to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down, including the option to disable this feature if an unexpected shutdown occurs, for iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.Apple has reflected this change on its iPhone Battery and Performance website, noting that performance management "may be less noticeable" on those iPhone models due to their "more advanced hardware and software design."

The performance management system was...

Apple said in the keynote that the 2018 12.9-inch iPad is ‘the ultimate iPad,’ combining that deliciously huge screen with something that is – thanks to the much smaller casing – still very portable. I’m hoping that it lives up to that description for me.

I wrote last time that I already knew Apple would be selling me a new iPad, my only question was whether it would be the 11-inch model, the 12.9-inch model or – most scarily of all – both …

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Apple's latest iOS update brings battery management routines including throttling phones that have chemically depleted batteries to the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X, though the company is optimistic most people won't notice any difference.

Apple on Monday again urged the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a Ninth Circuit decision reviving an antitrust suit from app buyers accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the iPhone, reports Law360.

It was in January 2017 that the tech giant first asked the Ninth Circuit on Friday to reconsider a published decision that revived a suit claiming that the Cupertino, California-based company monopolizes the market for iPhone apps. Apple argued in its petition that the panel hadn’t properly considered whether the consumer class could allege that they were directly harmed by distribution fees.

The panel's decision in January 2017 revived a California federal lawsuit. Earlier that month the 9th...

Kyle Wiens, iFixit:

This is the kind of tale that you don’t hear every day. Erik Wooldridge is a Systems Specialist at Morris Hospital near Chicago. During the installation of a new GE Healthcare MRI machine, he started getting calls that cell phones weren’t working. Then, some Apple Watches started glitching.

This is just an incredible read. Don’t want to give anything away, just dig in. Great story, well told.

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[VIDEO] Terrific, densely detailed, hands-literally-on look at the new iPad Pro from Rene Ritchie, part of his excellent Vector series. Lots to absorb here, 5 minutes well spent. Video embedded in the main Loop post.

The developers behind the popular image editing application Pixelmator are planning to release a new iPad app, Pixelmator Photo, which aims to provide all of the tools needed to perform desktop-class alterations to photographs on Apple's tablet.

Screen recording is a necessity whether you’re putting together a tutorial on how an app works, or just trying to record your favorite streaming shows. The best tool we’ve found for screen recording on Mac is Screen Grabber Pro from Acethinker, available from the Apple World Today Deals Shop for $28 (down from $59.95). And we’ll let you in on a little secret… use coupon code BOO15 when you’re checking out, and you can take another 15% off of that already low price!

This highly-rated app is sure to make your screen recording tasks easier to accomplish:

• Create professional recordings w/ tools for editing in real time

• ...

You don't have too many choices in the US when it comes to tall-ratio smartphones on a budget -- the Moto E5 series is on the short list. ZTE believes it can expand your options a little further. It's launching the Blade Max View (above) and Blade Ma...

Emil Protalinski, VentureBeat:

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during the company’s “More in the Making” event in New York City that Apple has hit a new milestone: 100 million active Mac users. He added that 51 percent of Mac buyers are “new to Mac” and noted that in China that figure is 76 percent, highlighting growth in the world’s most populous country.

And:

By comparison, there are about 1.5 billion active Windows PCs.

Consider this point, made on Twitter by Horace Dediu:

40% of all Macs ever sold are still in use.

I wonder if you ignored the first 10 years of Mac purchases, if that 40% number would drop, even to 39%. To me, this says a ton about the impact the success of the iPhone and the evolution of the Apple ecosystem has had on the Mac.

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While local competitors like Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi and Honor have been trying various sliding mechanisms to achieve all-screen, notch-free smartphone designs, Nubia decided to take the easy approach: Getting rid of the front cameras and forcing you to u...

UK MPs are doubling down on their campaign to get Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before them to answer questions on data privacy. Zuckerberg has previously refused MPs' requests, instead sending a representative to hearings. This time, though...

B&H is offering $300 off the latest 15 and 13-inch MacBook Pros with prices starting at $1,699 shipped. Also available at Adorama. Apple’s 2018 13-inch MacBook Pros are also being discounted by up to $300 at B&H and Adorama. Today’s deal is a match of our previous mention and within $50 of the best price we’ve seen all-time. The standout deal for us is the entry-level 15-inch model at $2,199...

Sony has signed a two-year patent licensing agreement that allows Lenovo to use the PSVR design for its Mirage Solo VR headset. Some virtual reality enthusiasts might have expected that from the moment Lenovo launched its standalone Daydream device....

When Apple launched the iPhone X, it did more than just change the design language of the iPhone: it also offered a whole new pricing level. Not just for iPhones, but for any smartphone. It was a move that has significantly boosted the average selling price (ASP) of the iPhone range as a whole.

This is a trick Apple is now repeating with the 2018 MacBook Air …

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Facebook is banning accounts and groups associated with the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group linked to political violence in the US. Facebook has confirmed the move to TechCrunch, indicating that the group now meets the company's definition of...

The biggest surprise at yesterday’s Apple event was what wasn’t announced. No new iMac? I was expecting a 20th anniversary all-in-one — you can read about what I want by clicking here — but not even a speed bump was announced. 

I can’t imagine that Apple won’t even update the specs of the desktop all-in-one ASAP and add a TrueTone display. After all the company has updated the MacBook Pro, the MacBook Air, and the Mac mini with the promise of a new modular Mac Pro in 2019.

Intel’s 9th-generation Coffee Lake refresh chips arrived earlier this month. So, the iMac is currently two generations behind the competition.

As for the graphics department, there’s a chance the 2018 iMac might use AMD’s Vega graphics cards. In case Apple goes for one of the newest AMD card or one that is about to be released, then the iMac 2018 could...

The new MacBook Air is pretty neat, soo why does Apple even need the MacBook line? Just make a less expensive (under $1,000), 11-inch Air.

Right now Apple’s laptop line-up makes no sense. There’s the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro, the 12-inch MacBook, and the 13-inch MacBook Air. The last two are both consumer models. Why two consumer models? A streamlined laptop line-up of MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs makes more sense.

Then there’s the iPad Pro. Apple specifically touted it as the “best selling computer of all time,” so it seems like it’s the “laptop” the company really wants you to buy.

Speaking of which, the MacBook Air’s FaceTime camera is only 720p compared to 1080p on the iPad Pro. Interesting.

Apple is celebrating the upcoming completion of its newest retail location in France. A new webpage highlights creative sessions arriving soon in Paris. The flagship store was mentioned onstage yesterday by retail SVP Angela Ahrendts during the special event keynote in downtown Brooklyn. An earlier report had confirmed the store would open sometime in November.

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Alongside Apple’s release of iOS 12.1, the company also released watchOS 5.1.

The update, which can be downloaded and installed via an Apple Watch and a paired iPhone, offers the following changes and fixes:

– Apple Watch Series 4 automatically contacts emergency services if you are immobile for about a minute after detecting a hard fall. The watch will now also play a message that informs the responder that Apple Watch has detected a fall and shares your location coordinates when possible.

– Fixes an issue that could cause an incomplete installation of the Walkie-Talkie app for some users.

– Resolves an issue that prevented some users from being able to send or receive invitations on Walkie-Talkie.

– Addresses an issue where some previously earned Activity awards were not showing in the
Awards tab of the Activity app for some users.

If you’ve had a chance to try out watchOS 5.1, please let us know about your experience in the...

Provided you ignored the awful charging process, the Apple Pencil was a marvel of design—a stylus that looked, felt, and wrote much like an actual pen or pencil. That’s not to say it didn’t need some improvements (as we outlined in a wishlist earlier this month), but adding them seem to run the risk of overcomplicating the simple elegance that made the Pencil such a joy to draw and write with.

But with the Apple Pencil 2, Apple shows that it can significantly improve one of its trademark minimalist products without sacrificing much of its design’s power. Almost every new feature counts as an improvement over the previous model (although with some caveats). The only real drawbacks are the $30 price boost and the inability to use the Apple Pencil 2 with any device save the...

There's another reason to be disappointed with the latest Apple watchOS 5.1 release besides the missing ECG feature. Some users have reported that the update has bricked their Apple Watches, according to a Reddit thread and 9to5 Mac. After the update...

Samsung has posted a 17.57 trillion Korean won (US$15.45 billion) operating profit for Q3 2018 like it expected, setting a record high for the Korean corporation. As has been the case over the past years, its chip business is the company's top earner...

iClock replaces the old Apple's default menu bar clock with more features, customization and increases your productivity.

Features:

• Have your Apple or Google calendar instantly available from the menubar
• 2 types of calendars (tiny or big calendars) accessible from the menubar to help you see and easily edit your schedule and events
• From the menubar tap the Time to see the local time and important info for any cities in the world in a handy customizable menu
• 'Take 5' is a break or pomadoro timer to remind office workers to take a few minutes to get up and more around or exercise for health
• Have the day, date, and time in different fonts and colors in the menu bar
• Global Scheduler: helps you arrange the timing of international meetings to fit everyone's schedule
• Set alarms instantly from the menubar for cooking eggs, making meetings, errands or anniversaries
• Countdown timer, stopwatch...

SpamSieve is a robust spam filter for major email clients that uses powerful Bayesian spam filtering.

SpamSieve understands what your spam looks like in order to block it all, but also learns what your legitimate messages look like to avoid confusion. SpamSieve only marks spam in your email client so you never lose any mail.

Version 2.9.34:

• Made a variety of changes to work better with Apple Mail on macOS 10.14:
  • SpamSieve now uses a variety of heuristics to better detect when Mail finished launching before checking that its plug-in is enabled. This helps avoid annoying dialogs and prevents unnecessary rule deactivations if Mail takes a really long time to launch, e.g. on a slower Mac that has rebooted and is restoring all the previously open applications at once or if a utility such as iLock has halted Mail during the launch process.
  • SpamSieve can now protect you from a disabled plug-in when Mail launches...

Pinegrow (was Pinegrow Web Designer) is desktop app that lets you mockup and design webpages faster with multi-page editing, CSS and LESS styling, and smart components for Bootstrap, Foundation, Angular JS, and WordPress.

Version 4.91:

• Visual control for CSS gradients and a library of gradient presets
• Improved Visual CSS Grid Editor
• Bootstrap 4.1.3
• Automatically save the CSS file when the SASS or LESS source file change outside of Pinegrow
• Bug fixes

• OS X 10.9 or later

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iExplorer is an iPhone browser for Mac lets you view the files on your iOS device. By using a drag and drop interface, you can quickly copy files and folders between your Mac and your iPhone or iTouch. It works with both jailbroken and non-jailbroken iPhones and works quickly with a standard USB cable.

Features

• All the best technology from Phone to Mac, Phone Disk, and iExplorer 3, and then some
• One-click recovery of music and videos straight to iTunes
• Explore and export photos and videos (even from older iPods)
• Mount any folder or category, including playlists and photo albums, then browse in Finder and open with other apps
• Browse any iTunes backups (encrypted too). Export: Messages (including attachments), notes, voicemail, call history, contacts, calendars...
• Works with all types of iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch, and regular iPod

Version 4.2.6:
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Apple Safari is Apple's web browser that comes bundled with the most recent macOS. Safari is faster and more energy efficient than other browsers, so sites are more responsive and your notebook battery lasts longer between charges. Built-in privacy features are stronger than ever. It works with iCloud to let you browse seamlessly across all your devices. And it gives you great ways to find and share your favorites. Put it all together, and no other browser offers such a rich web experience.

Version 12.0.1:
Safari Reader:

• Impact: Enabling the Safari Reader feature on a maliciously crafted webpage may lead to universal cross site scripting
• Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved validation

• Impact: Enabling the Safari Reader feature on a maliciously crafted webpage may lead to universal cross site scripting
• Description: A cross-site scripting issue existed in Safari. This issue...

Tonight the Fallout 76 beta was supposed to unlock for a few hours so players on Xbox One, PS4 and PC could test it out. Unfortunately for players on PC, for some reason many people saw the 50GB beta installation suddenly begin to redownload instead...

Another Apple event day has come to a close. This time, Apple took over Brooklyn in New York to unveil a brand new MacBook Air, an updated Mac mini, and new iPad Pros. Read on for our full Apple event recap.

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Apple held a second hardware-centric fall event this morning in New York City, where the company launched updated iPad Pro models, a refreshed version of the MacBook Air, and a new Mac mini.

Prior to the event, though, there were rumors suggesting we'd also see some other products that didn't end up making an appearance.

iMac

Rumors suggested Apple was working on updated iMac models with new processors, but it doesn't look like the iMac lineup is going to get a 2018 refresh at this point.

There wasn't a lot of detail on what to expect from a new iMac, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo did say Apple was working on a version with an upgraded processor and a "...