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Apple just announced this HUGE event: Will Apple release a new iPad and Macs?

10/18/2018, 10:28:42 PM
APPLE is holding a major event later this month, as many in the tech world wait with baited breath for the introduction of new iPad and Mac models and perhaps the long-awaited AirPower charger? ✔ Apple event: Apple could release new iPads and Macs later this month (Image: Getty ) There are reports this year’s iPad Pro will switch over from Lightning to USB-C and be available in 11 and 12.9 inch display sizes ✔ The invites use difference graphics to highlight the iconic Apple logo, some more abstract and one taking a retro look, mirroring the very first Apple computer logo which used a rainbow scheme



Lots of rumors about Apple's Oct. 30 event

10/18/2018, 8:01:12 PM
But the loudest buzz is around new iPad Pros. ✔ An iPad battery usage icon found in Apple's iOS 12 beta suggests that the upcoming models will look quite a bit different -- with no Home button, slimmer bezels, rounded corners and a bigger display ✔ The best tablets you can buy right now: Hand-picked by CNET's experts



Apple gives users tool to see what data it has collected

10/19/2018, 3:56:30 AM
Apple Inc on Wednesday rolled out an online tool to users in the United States and several other countries to download, change or delete all the data that the iPhone maker has collected on them. Apple updated its privacy website with the tool, which was unveiled earlier this year for… ✔ But Apple's practice has been to keep much of that data on the devices themselves and encrypt it with the user's pass code, meaning that Apple does not possess the data and cannot unscramble it if asked to do so by law enforcement officials ✔ For example, Apple's default settings allow some advertising tracking in is App Store and Apple News, but it explains how users can limit that tracking



Here's How to Buy Apple's iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR | Digital Trends

10/19/2018, 7:14:05 AM
After months of rumors and speculation, Apple has finally taken the wraps off of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Now that the phones are out, you might be wondering how you can get them for yourself. Here's everything you need to know about pricing and availability for the new iPhones. ✔ First, you’ll need to figure out which new iPhone is right for you ✔ iPhone XS 512GB:  $1,350, or $30 per month with a $630 down payment on EIP ✔ If you’d rather not deal with monthly payments, Mint Mobile also allows you to purchase the phone outright ✔ Updated on October 19, 2018: The iPhone XR is now up for pre-order



Apple iPhone Xr pre-orders are now open

10/19/2018, 7:42:10 AM
You can now pre-order Apple's more affordable iPhone variant. ✔ Apple Apple opened pre-orders for its more expensive iPhone models shortly after they were announced, leaving the more affordable iPhone Xr out of the lineup ✔ Verizon owns Engadget's parent company, Oath (formerly AOL) ✔ Rest assured, Verizon has no control over our coverage



Apple, VMware added to 'best ideas' list at Wedbush

10/18/2018, 8:59:20 PM
undefined ✔ Based on our analysis we believe 350 million iPhones are in the 'window of opportunity' to upgrade over the next 12 to 18 months with Apple needing to capture a majority of these units as part of this upgrade cycle to make a clearly successful iPhone product cycle in 2019 and lay the groundwork for future services/software growth and steady iPhone demand over the coming years, Ives wrote ✔ He said that the features and pricing for the new phones help put Chinese consumers front and center ✔ Ives rates the stock a buy with a $310 price target



Black Friday iPhone deals in the US: how to get a good price on new iPhone

10/19/2018, 6:42:59 AM
The iPhone doesn't have to cost you that much thanks to deals ✔ They're screens are vibrant and they have home buttons, something we miss when it comes to the newer all-screen iPhone X models ✔ But the best tariffs and SIM-free prices in the US can all be distilled from our custom-made price comparison below, featuring over one million individual deals!



Apple's TV app gets live and on-demand shows with PS Vue integration

10/18/2018, 11:51:42 PM
Sony’s streaming TV offering will be available across Apple platforms. ✔ The new support runs through Apple's TV guide-like aggregator that brings in videos from different providers into a single, unified platform ✔ Seeing as Sony has been significantly expanding Vue's offerings in recent months (with a price bump to match), there should be plenty of programs to watch



iPhone XR hands-on: Colorful phones make a great first impression

10/19/2018, 3:52:04 AM
We take an early look at what sets the iPhone XR apart from the XS. ✔ The colorful new sibling in the iPhone family shaves a few features from the XS spec sheet ✔ But its price -- starting at $749 (£749, AU$1,229) -- is considerably less, too ✔ The iPhone XR is available for preorder starting tonight at midnight PT (12:01 a.m. PT), and it hits stores on Friday, Oct. 26



An IT repairman is selling off more than 1,000 rare, vintage Apple computers — here's a look at his impressive collection

10/19/2018, 12:53:09 AM
An Austrian computer repairman has amassed what he believes could be the world's biggest collection of old Apple computers. But it might all soon be destroyed unless someone can take it off his hands. Take a look at the roughly 1,100 computers items he has in his collection. ✔ An Austrian computer repairman has amassed what he believes could be the world's biggest collection of old Apple computers ✔ Since he began working for a company that repaired Apples in Vienna in the 1980s, Roland Borsky's collection has grown to roughly 1,100 computers ✔ Leonhard Foeger/Reuters 5/ This is Newton, a personal digital assistant that came out in 1998



Apple supplier TSMC cuts growth target again on trade worries

10/18/2018, 8:29:49 PM
Cryptocurrency downturn adds to troubles for world's top chip foundry ✔ Net income, however, fell by 0.9% over last year to NT$89.1 billion due to additional costs from a computer virus ✔ The revision of the annual growth target follows warnings from camera lens maker Largan Precision and electronic components provider Lite-On Technology last week ✔ They have declined 10.75% from its recent peak of NT$265 a share on Sept



Cramer's 5 favorite tech stocks right now, including Apple, Salesforce and Adobe

10/18/2018, 10:46:12 PM
Jim Cramer reveals his top "power" players in the information technology space, including consumer tech plays, software giants and a fintech kicker. ✔ CNBC's Jim Cramer wanted to reaffirm his faith in the technology sector as the tech-heavy Nasdaq index took Thursday's sell-off pain head-on, dropping 2.1 percent amid marketwide weakness ✔ I'd be more worried about the marketwide sell-off if not for one thing: we already know that Adobe's business is on fire, Cramer said



Rebel CEO of defunct Livedoor still shoots for the stars

10/19/2018, 7:10:26 AM
Fails and jail have yet to deter the colorful entrepreneur and his space startup ✔ Take Takafumi Horie, poster boy for Japan's cocky yet savvy high-tech entrepreneurs of the early 2000s who rose to riches on the back of the internet boom ✔ Amid the Livedoor furor, Apple had kicked off the mobile era with the release of the iPhone ✔ By then, however, Horie had turned to his other ambition ✔ Nikkei staff writer Mitsuru Obe contributed to this report



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