Apple Inc. introduced new versions of its Macintosh personal computers Thursday, betting that smaller, thinner models and a touch screen on the keyboard will reverse declining sales. Apple refreshed its MacBook Pro laptops, adding a thin touch screen on …
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Apple launches "TV" app, long-awaited updates to products at Calif. event
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about Apple TV during an announcement of new products Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, in Cupertino, Calif. CUPERTINO, Calif.– At an event in Cupertino, California, on Thursday, Apple said it wants to unify television viewing on its …
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Apple adds keyboard touch functions to Mac in major refresh
It will offer a variety of controls that change according to the app or website that’s open. It also has functions that will be familiar to many iPhone users — showing word suggestions as you type, for example, or letting you scroll through a library of …
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Apple debuts new MacBook Pro, TV app, and more at today’s special event
Earlier today, Apple hosted one of its trademark special events — just a matter of hours after Microsoft’s rival briefing on the future of its Surface line and Windows 10. Tim Cook opened the show in understated style, presenting a slideshow of …
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Apple's MacBook Pro gets a touch-sensitive panel
It adapts and offers different controls for whatever app or website you’re using. The Pro will also come with a fingerprint sensor, similar to one in the iPhone, to unlock the device. It can recognize different users and offer quick switching based on …
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Apple's new TV app puts all the shows and movies you want to watch in one spot
For years, Apple has been trying to solve the biggest problem with television today: cable providers that sell expensive bundles of channels we’ll never watch. The fourth-generation Apple TV took a step toward making cord-cutting easier with an App Store …
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Seven Must-Have Apple TV Apps for Cord Cutters in India
For months, this popular app didn’t support the big screen. But since August this year, Hotstar has finally enabled Chromecast support and launched a standalone app for the Apple TV, making it one of the essential apps to have. Why? Because for the …
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Apple's plan to own your TV is becoming clear
This week, Apple will announce a new Apple TV feature that allows people to discover new TV shows from a single app, USA Today reports. This feature, reportedly known internally as “the Watch List,” will “recommend shows based on the content viewers …
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Apple to help viewers discover TV shows through an app
LOS ANGELES — Apple plans to announce this week a new way for viewers to discover TV shows through an app, people with knowledge of the project told USA TODAY. The people could not be named because of the confidential nature of the negotiations.
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9 paid iPhone apps on sale for free for a limited time
Following yesterday’s killer post, we’re back with yet another list of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We’ve got a terrific list for you today but like always, these sales could be over at any minute so be sure to hurry and grab …
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You can now make WhatsApp VIDEO calls: App rolls out test version of the service on Android
So far, the feature on the Facebook-owned app is limited to the beta version of the Android app, with iPhone users left out of the loop. The ability to make video calls means that WhatsApp can go head to head with Apple’s Facetime. Last week, WhatsApp and …
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Investors don’t appreciate Apple Inc’s software and services business – analyst
Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter expects Apple’s management will spend more time highlighting services and the App Store growth to investors, and believes they have good reason to do so. “We continue to believe that the software and services at Apple …
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Best Apple Watch apps
Almost a year after the Apple Watch was launched, it seems smart watches have finally hit the mainstream for use outside the sport space. Not only are they popular for personal usage – like keeping track of health or our activity through the day, reading …
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The 10 best paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
Dozens or even hundreds of paid iPhone and iPad apps go on sale for free every day, and we always try to select the best of the bunch to share with our readers. Today’s list might be the best one we’ve had in quite some time though. It’s packed full …
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China’s Apple App Store passes US iOS revenue by 15%, demolishes records
China’s App Store has broken quarterly records for iOS revenue and become the world’s biggest market for revenue on Apple’s iPhones and iPads. The Asian country’s App Store earned $1.7 billion during Q3 2016 in terms of App Store revenue for iOS devices.
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China overtakes US in Apple App Store spending
NEW YORK: Chinese consumers spent $1.7 billion on Apple-sanctioned mobile apps in the third quarter of this year. That is about 15 per cent higher than the Americans’ spend of nearly $1.45 billion during the same period, a report said. According to mobile …
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China spends more on mobile apps in Apple App store, leaves US behind in spendthrifting
New York, October 23: Chinese consumers spent $1.7 billion on Apple-sanctioned mobile apps in the third quarter of this year. That is about 15 per cent higher than the Americans’ spend of nearly $1.45 billion during the same period, a report said.
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