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Apple Pay is expanding to mobile websites

Using Apple Pay to buy items has been limited to physical retail stores and apps, but Apple is reportedly planning to rollout the service soon to mobile websites, putting it in closer competition with PayPal and other platforms. The mobile website version of Apple Pay will allegedly be ready in time for the 2016 holiday […]

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How to decide which iPad is best for you

With the iPad lineup now verging on unwieldy, it’s harder than ever to decide which Apple tablet to buy. Which iPad is best for you? That’s going to depend on your needs, desires and budget — but your iPad buyer’s guide can help! Do you go for the massive appeal of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro […]

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Apple’s full iPhone SE keynote is now on YouTube

If you didn’t have time to catch up pn Apple’s event on Monday, you can relive all the glory anytime you want, now that the company has posted the entire iPhone SE keynote on YouTube. The 63 minute event contains everything from yak-friendly solar farms in China to all the details on the smaller iPad […]

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How to control your home media with 3D Touch and Launch Center Pro

While some apps haven’t quite figured out best use cases for 3D Touch yet, a handful of apps have gotten it right. One of those apps is Launch Center Pro, which lets you choose what apps you get access to through 3D Touch actions. I’ve chosen to take advantage of this by using Launch Center […]

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Google Photos now smartly sorts your snaps automatically

Taking lots of photos when you’re doing some fun is great, but sorting them when you go home is not. But now you don’t have to. Use Google Photos and it takes care of organization for you, with smart albums that are made up of your best images from every event. “Starting today, after an event […]

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Apple Music partners with Vice for music documentary series

Apple is teaming up with Vice for a new six-part documentary that will stream exclusively on Apple Music. The Score will spotlight music scenes from around the world that are lot more diverse and rich than your typical five-day outdoor EDM rave. The first episode called “Reservation Rap” debuts this week and covers Minnesota Red […]

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FBI teams up with Israeli firm to hack San Bernardino iPhone

The mysterious party that is assisting the FBI in its quest to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone 5c may have finally been revealed today, and contrary to previous theories, it’s not the NSA. Cellebrite, an Israeli tech firm specializing in mobile forensic software, has reportedly offered to help the FBI unlock the iPhone. Citing […]

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For Google’s iPhone keyboard, search will be key

The world’s biggest search engine is planning a new way to get its software onto Apple products, The Verge is reporting. It’s a Google iPhone keyboard that developers hope will trump the stock iOS one. Third-party keyboards are nothing new, but very few actually have a shot at replacing Apple’s as the go-to typing tool […]

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YouTube adds iPad multitasking so you can get less done

This is either bad news for your workload or great news for your procrastination, but as of today, YouTube’s iOS app has full support for two of the iPad’s multitasking features. Now, you can run the video app alongside other, probably more useful things. You can even control YouTube while you’re working on other stuff […]

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Cool new things you can do after your iOS 9.3 update

iOS 9.3 is out now for everyone, and the upgrade delivers some great new features that make Apple’s mobile platform better than ever. With sweet additions like password-protected Notes, sleep-saving Night Shift and data-friendly Wi-Fi Assist, iOS 9.3 might be Apple’s biggest “dot” release yet. Here’s a quick rundown of all the coolest things you […]

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