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Apple today announced that four additional games will be added to the Apple Arcade library throughout October, including NBA 2K26 Arcade Edition. On Thursday, October 2, three existing App Store games will be added to Apple Arcade, including the classic tile-matching game Dominoes by MobilityWare, puzzle game Piffle by Hipster Whale, and kids game Thomas …
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The iPhone 16e joined the lineup as a cheaper alternative to the iPhone 16 earlier this year. Despite sharing most of their features, there are still more than 25 differences between the devices to be aware of. Following the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup and the iPhone Air, Apple discontinued the iPhone 15 and …
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Amazon and Best Buy are both discounting Apple’s 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro to record low prices this week, offering $300 off select models of the computer. In this article we’re focusing on the 10-core configurations of the computer, but you’ll also find sales on other M4 MacBook Pros at both retailers. Note: MacRumors is an …
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Apple today announced a new investment in the restoration and sustainable management of California’s Gualala River Forest, expanding its global Restore Fund initiative. The project is conducted in partnership with The Conservation Fund and seeks to protect and manage coastal redwoods in Mendocino County while generating carbon credits that contribute to Apple’s climate goals. The …
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A grand reopening date has been set for Apple Ginza. The new Apple Ginza Apple today announced the store will reopen on Friday, September 26, at 10 a.m. local time, at its original corner in Tokyo’s shopping district. The store has returned to the Sayegusa Building, which was demolished and rebuilt in recent years. The …
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The iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max come in just three color options, so which should you choose? With a new aluminum unibody design, glass cutout, two-tone design, and full-width camera plateau, the ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ models look very different to their predecessors. Unlike previous years, there are no gray, black, or gold …
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In iOS 26, Apple has introduced several new features for its Messages app, and this one in particular is long overdue. The ability to create polls in conversations has been a mainstay of rival messaging platforms. And now, Messages finally has it too. You can add up to 12 choices in a poll, and then …
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Apple for its 20th anniversary iPhone will adopt a Samsung-made OLED technology called COE (Color Filter on Encapsulation) to make the display brighter and thinner than previous panels, reports ETNews. In a traditional OLED panel, a polarizing film sits above the display to cut reflections and improve contrast. The drawback is that this film also …
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Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is available in Estonia, Lavia, Lithuania, Monaco, and Norway, providing a way for independent sellers, small businesses, and larger merchants in these countries to use an ‌iPhone‌ as a contactless payment terminal. Tap to Pay first arrived in February 2022 in the US, and allows iPhones …
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