We’re still a ways away from Apple announcing the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, or whatever they end up calling the new phones, but a new leak suggests to show the pricing of those upcoming devices. And a Pro model, too. Over on the Chinese social network Weibo, what is said to be the…
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Lots of apps have free and paid versions — here’s which ones are worth your money
The App Store is full of opportunities to throw money down the digital drain. And it doesn’t help when your favorite free apps try to hard sell you premium subscriptions. Spotify What’s included in the free version? Spotify’s free mobile app allows you to listen to your playlists on the go — but only on…
The 5 most important things we learned about Apple this week
Apple’s 2016 WWDC event. The dust has settled from WWDC, Apple’s big event for developers. Although there aren’t any new products immediately on the horizon, everything that was announced this week will eventually change the way you use your Apple devices. Here are the five most important things we learned from Apple this week: iOS…
Apple is laying the groundwork to kill passwords
You’ll be able to automatically log into your Mac if you’re wearing your Apple Watch. Apple One of the small, overlooked Mac features Apple announced at WWDC last week also happens to be one of its most impressive. With macOS Sierra, the new operating system coming to Mac in the fall, you can automatically log…
Here’s how the OnePlus 3 compares to the best smartphone camera in the world
It’s time to compare the OnePlus 3 camera to the Samsung Galaxy S7.Whenever an exciting new smartphone comes out, we like to run it through its paces and see where it fits in the pocket-computer pantheon. And, given that all our phones serve double duty as point-and-shoot cameras these days, one of the most important tests…
Apple explains why it totally redesigned how the Apple Watch works
Apple is completely changing the way the Apple Watch works.Users will receive a free update to WatchOS 3 this fall, which is essentially a wholesale redesign of the Apple Watch interface. For example, Apple has added the ability for Watch apps to be updated in the background, a new control center, and a new “app…
These are the thinnest laptops in the world
Laptops are shrinking. No, not just in terms ofyearly sales, but physically too. Years after the MacBook Air and its Ultrabook counterparts shrunk the mainstream laptop down to manila envelopelevels, a new wave of notebooks have set out to make those devices look positively tubby. There’s a rejuvenated effort to make the high-end laptop an object…
New leak highlights how boring the iPhone 7 really is
Some of the main changes coming to the 2016 iPhone concern the headphone jack, antenna lines and rear cameras, and now a new report says there will be other tiny modifications. According to Japanese Apple blog Macotakara, this year’s iPhones will pack a larger cutout for the ear speaker, the ambient light sensor will be…
Xiaomi just launched an affordable, foldable electric bike
Xiaomi’s latest gadget has a massive 5,800mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, IPX5 water resistance rating, a 1.8″ screen with 160 x 128px resolution and costs CNY 3,000 ($455/€400). Did I forget to mention it’s an electric bike? It is. The Xiaomi QiCycle features a patented folding design that’s based around a main beam that…
Today in Apple history: Power Mac G5 goes on sale
Sometimes affectionately called the “cheese grater,” the original Power Mac G5 first went on sale on June 23, 2003 — offering what was then Apple’s fastest-ever machine and the world’s first 64-bit personal computer. Check out the video of Steve Jobs introducing the computer 13 years ago today. [wpdevart_youtube]iwsn27J_tlo[/wpdevart_youtube] Internally, the Power Mac…
Boston Dynamics made a giraffe robot
[wpdevart_youtube]tf7IEVTDjng[/wpdevart_youtube] Boston Dynamics — the (for now) Alphabet-owned company behind BigDog and other impressive machines — has just unveiled its latest robot: SpotMini, an all-electric, smaller version of its Spot robot. One notable change: the ‘bot can now be equipped with an elongated neck, which it shows off in a demonstration by helpfully picking up a glass…
32 photos that show how obsessed Japan is with minimalism
Minimalism is taking over. Figures like Marie Kondo are becoming famous by spreading the gospel of throwing everything out and keeping just what you need. The movement is most prominent in Japan, where the influence of Zen Buddhism instills a desire for simplicity. For them, less is more. There’s also practical concerns: It’s cheaper to be a minimalist….
