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Apple Launches New M2-Powered MacBook Air and MacBook Pro

Apple has announced a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro powered by the new M2 processor. MacBook Air with M2 The new air is 11.3mm thin, or under half an inch, and weighs only 2.7 pounds. It comes in four finishes and MagSafe which keeps the two Thunderbolt ports free for peripherals instead of needing to use one for charging. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack that supports high impedance headphones, just like Apple’s other recent computer announcements. The 2022 MacBook Air also has a new liquid retina monitor that is expanded closer to the edge for a larger 13.6-inch display area. Apple says it is 25% brighter (500 nits) with support for one billion colors, too. The design of the display mirrors the MacBook Pro and features the polarizing camera notch. In that notch, the MacBook Air features a new 1080p camera that Apple says has twice the...

6 June 2022

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Father’s Day 2021: 7 Gadgets & Toys For Dad

By Chong Jinn Xiung May 31, 2021 Scratching your head for the perfect gift this Father's Day? We have a great selection of ideas from brands like Apple, Samsung, Agresti, Stow and more to help you decide. Newsletters Sign up for our newsletters to get all our top stories delivered. Newsletters You've Successfully Subscribed With Father’s Day around the corner, you may be wondering what to get for dad this year. Chances are he has enough neck ties, socks, wallets and shoes to last him a lifetime. If you're...

31 May 2021

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6 Worst Wearable Tech Gadgets That Failed

Nowadays, when you hear the term “wearables”, you probably think of smartwatches like the Apple Watch, fitness trackers, and VR headsets like the Oculus Rift. However, these gadgets didn’t just appear out of the ether. Several other devices had to crash and burn so modern wearables could flourish. While the 2010s was the first decade where wearables really took off, these devices actually have a long, storied history. They date all the way back to 17th century China, when scholars invented a tiny wearable abacus—or you know, the world’s first smart ring. Since then, there’s been a lot of trial and error in creating wearable technology that the average person would actually use. But we’re not here to talk about the successes. Some devices just had unlucky timing—revolutionary technologies that were simply ahead of their time. Others...

26 May 2021

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Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

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By Mark Bergen Justin Millman has always fixed things. He tinkered with gadgets before opening a repair shop in Westbury, N.Y., a few blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Students from a nearby school started trickling in with their busted devices, and business was brisk enough that Millman worked only on those. Each month he now fixes about 2,000 iPads and Chromebooks, computers that, since the pandemic, have become education essentials.Sometimes, though, Millman cannot fix them. It's not that he's technically incapable. It's that the parts and schematics are not available, usually because device manufacturers, including the world's richest companies - such as Microsoft and Google - do not share them. Several students recently came to Millman with defective WiFi cards on their Chromebooks, laptops designed only to work when connected to...

24 May 2021

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Most fancy Apple gadgets and accessories – Flipboard

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22 May 2021

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Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right to repair laws

Justin Millman has always fixed things. He tinkered with gadgets growing up before opening a repair shop in Westbury, New York, a few blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Students from a nearby school started trickling in with their busted devices and business was brisk enough that Millman worked only on those. Each month he now fixes some 2,000 iPads and Chromebooks, computers that, since the pandemic, have become education essentials. Sometimes, though, Millman can’t fix them. It’s not that he’s technically incapable. It’s that the parts and schematics aren’t available, usually because device manufacturers, including the world’s richest companies – like Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google – don’t share them. Several students recently came to Millman with defective WiFi cards on their Chromebooks, laptops...

20 May 2021

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Microsoft and Apple Wage War on Gadget Right to Repair Laws

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(Bloomberg) -- Justin Millman has always fixed things. He tinkered with gadgets growing up before opening a repair shop in Westbury, New York, a few blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Students from a nearby school started trickling in with their busted devices and business was brisk enough that Millman worked only on those. Each month he now fixes some 2,000 iPads and Chromebooks, computers that, since the pandemic, have become education essentials.Sometimes, though, Millman can’t fix them. It’s not that he’s technically incapable. It’s that the parts and schematics aren’t available, usually because device manufacturers, including the world’s richest companies—like Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google—don’t share them. Several students recently came to Millman with defective WiFi cards on their Chromebooks,...

20 May 2021

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Microsoft and Apple Wage War on Gadget Right-to-Repair Laws

Justin Millman has always fixed things. He tinkered with gadgets growing up before opening a repair shop in Westbury, New York, a few blocks south of the Long Island Expressway. Students from a nearby school started trickling in with their busted devices and business was brisk enough that Millman worked only on those. Each month he now fixes some 2,000 iPads and Chromebooks, computers that, since the pandemic, have become education essentials.Sometimes, though, Millman can’t fix them. It’s not that he’s technically incapable. It’s that the parts and schematics aren’t available, usually because device manufacturers, including the world’s richest companies—like Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google—don’t share them. Several students recently came to Millman with defective WiFi cards on their Chromebooks, laptops designed...

20 May 2021

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Apple launches US$29 AirTag gadget for tracking physical items

Apple Inc. launched a new accessory called AirTag that will find physical items like bags, wallets and keys, entering a market with competitors including Tile Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The accessory, announced Tuesday at Apple’s product event, looks like a small white-and metal puck and can attach to a key chain by way of a leather sleeve with a clip. The company said it would sell an individual AirTag for US$29 or in packs of four for US$99. The gadget will be available April 30, Apple said. The accessory will work with an updated version of the Find My app on all of the company’s major devices, adding third-party items to Apple’s service for tracking the location of iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and other products. AirTags have been in development at the Cupertino, California-based technology giant for more than two years and have...

20 April 2021

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