Month: October 2015

These Mac, iPod, & Beats products are losing Apple repair support, moving to ‘obsolete’ status in December

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As it does regularly with older products, Apple is about to move a bunch of Macs, iPods, and accessories to obsolete status, meaning the products will no longer be eligible for service or repair support through Apple retail stores or authorized third-party channels. So if you happen to have one of these products and need…

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Hands-On With the New Apple TV: An Overview of Siri and Search

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Along with an App Store, Siri voice integration and universal search are important software-based features available on the new Apple TV. With Siri voice integration, it’s possible to search for content and control video playback, while universal search allows users to look for movies and TV shows across a range of different apps. In the…

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Select Apple Stores offering $50 discount on iPhone + Apple Watch purchases, but may not be best deal

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Apple seems to be trialling small discounts on Apple Watches purchased with iPhones in certain stores. Through a store-only deal running today through November 15th, Apple is knocking $ 50 off the price of Apple Watches and Apple Watch Sports when bought with new iPhones, MacRumors notes. Not only is the promo not available online but it’s also…

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Apple Stores and Best Buy Begin In-Store Sales of New Apple TV

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Apple Store and Best Buy locations have begun selling the new fourth-generation Apple TV in the U.S. and first wave launch countries. Apple is also offering Personal Pickup in the U.S., while Best Buy is allowing customers who pre-ordered for in-store pickup to pick up their set-top boxes starting this morning as the stores open…

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Apple TV 4 Orders Begin Shipping for October 30 Delivery

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Roughly 24 hours after orders for the new Apple TV began shifting to “Preparing for Shipment” status, Apple has begun notifying customers that their orders have shipped. Early reports so far all appear to be from Australia where it is currently the afternoon of October 29, and deliveries are scheduled for Friday, October 30. Shipment…

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Walgreens Gearing Up for Apple Pay-Linked Loyalty Rewards Cards

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One of the Apple Pay features touted with iOS 9 was support for new types of cards including store-branded credit cards and loyalty rewards cards from retailers. Just yesterday, department store chain Kohl’s became the first retailer to launch Apple Pay support for its store-branded credit card, and it now appears Walgreens is preparing to…

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Apple debuts amusing new ‘Hey Siri’ iPhone 6s ad featuring Bill Hader

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Apple today has continued its barrage of new advertisements for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. This company this evening shared yet another new video to its YouTube channel promoting the device. This ad, called “Prince Oseph,” features SNL star Bill Hader. Much like the ads debuted over the weekend, this ad focuses on the…

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Apple releases first iOS 9.2, Xcode 7.2 betas to developers

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Just the week following the public release of iOS 9.1 with bug fixes and new emojis, Apple has seeded the first beta of the upcoming iOS 9.2 to developers. The new download for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is available via the Developer Center. We recently noted that internal Apple testing of iOS 9.2 has increased over the past couple of weeks.

The first indications from testers are that this upgrade includes notable bug fixes and changes to how third-party apps handle embedded Safari views:

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Apple has also released the first beta of Xcode 7.2, which includes iOS, OS X, watchOS, and tvOS SDKs. We’ll keep updating this post as we learn more about the new software update.

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Apple Shares New ‘Half Court’ Ad Showing Off Live Photos on iPhone 6s

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Just a day after debuting three new iPhone 6s ads focused on the iPhone’s camera and wireless “Hey Siri” functionality, Apple has shared a new short 15-second ad in the same series, this time focusing on Live Photos. In the “Half Court” ad, the iPhone 6s is used to capture a half-court shot made by…

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