Despite some advantages for USB-C over Lightning, Apple is likely to stick with its own protocol for the foreseeable future. AppleInsider takes a closer look at some of the factors behind retention of Lightning, as well as areas where it has a leg up on USB-C.
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Business news service Bloomberg on Wednesday launched an updated app for the fourth-generation Apple TV, with a slate of features such as a live data dashboard echoing its onscreen shows.
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Both Google’s iOS application and mobile web search results are being updated to offer event data from services like Meetup and Eventbrite, making it easier for users to find something going on in their neighborhood.
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If you’ve had an iPhone for a very long time, there is a pretty decent chance that you’re also still on AT&T — and you get battered with spam phone calls. AT&T has an app to help deal with that, and AppleInsider has taken a look at it.
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Microsoft on Wednesday officially launched Visual Studio for Mac, bringing the development suite out of a months-long preview period.
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After selling out at AT&T and Verizon this week, Abt Electronics now has inventory of Apple AirPods with free shipping, beating Apple’s 6-week wait.
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In a new report, Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus claimed the number one and two most sold smartphones, during the first calendar quarter of 2017.
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The European Commission is preparing new regulations that could reduce some of Apple’s absolute control over the App Store, in light of the company’s position as a “gatekeeper” for customers.
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Prolific electronics leaker OnLeaks has posted a rendered video of the “iPhone 8” that was crafted off of an alleged CAD schematic of the casing of the phone.
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An image leaked on Wednesday appears to depict rear shells for an upcoming iPhone, using Ion-X glass — the same material found in the displays of non-sapphire Apple Watches.
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