iPhone/iPad

USB-C is slowly, but surely, replacing all the cables in our lives and is trying to be the ubiquitous solution to power all our gadgets. The one holdback before the format can accomplish this task, is insistence on maintaining the USB-A connector, and our old friend, Apple’s Lightning cable. One of them has to go, and it isn’t Lightning.
Source: macinsider

Stolen iPhones are in the news, ranging from warehouse thefts, to getting lifted off the doorstep, or from a Miami nightspot. The latest in an occasional series — a look at the world of Apple-related crime.
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Amazon will be expanding the selection of Apple products sold in its online store in the coming weeks, following an agreement with Apple to allow the online retailer to sell Apple’s newest iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models.
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On Friday at its annual Blizzcon event, Activision Blizzard announced “Diablo Immortal,” the first iteration of the Diablo series to come to mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad.
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Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley has taken a look at Apple’s App Store numbers in China, and while there does appear to be a combination of factors provoking a short-term stall in growth for Apple’s iOS App Store, earnings will still be massive, and long-term Services revenue won’t be impacted much, if at all.
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With iPhone XR preorders beginning in mere hours (and rumored new hardware announcements during Apple’s Oct. 30 event), we’re rounding up where to get the most money for your used iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac with an exclusive cash bonus on all trades.
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Netflix may be set to drop in-app payments for iPhone and iPad owners, giving the streaming service a greater revenue cut from people who still want to subscribe.
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Going hands on with the 15-inch MacBook Pro, Apple rolling out a fourth beta release set, and loads more, this week on AppleInsider.
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“Love Notes to Newton,” which premieres this week, looks at the rise and quick fall of Apple’s John Sculley-era personal digital assistant, and talks to both the original Newton team plus the small fanbase of enthusiasts that still remain.
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A group of consumers suing Qualcomm over alleged antitrust practices on Thursday filed a motion to prevent the chipmaker from obtaining a U.S. International Trade Commission exclusion order targeting iPhones with Intel modems, saying an import ban would simply amplify anticompetitive behavior.
Source: macinsider