Apple needs to examine the problem of smartphone addiction, former Apple executive and ‘father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell believes, suggesting the iPhone producer should come up with a way to combat unhealthy levels of device usage, potentially by informing users just how much time is spent looking at their screens every day.
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Apple on Monday published the latest entry into its Machine Learning Journal, explaining further nuances of the “Hey Siri” wakeword for devices like iPhones and iPads.
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In a surprise development, Consumer Reports has named the two newest Samsung smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, to the number one spot in its smartphone rankings.
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Retailers have just issued instant and coupon savings on a variety of ultraportable Macs this week, starting with the 2016 12″ MacBook with 512GB of storage for $999 with no tax outside NY and NJ. Apple’s current Mid 2017 13″ MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are also on sale, with prices starting at $709.99.
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Although it may feel like the iPhone X launched just recently, Samsung is reportedly kickstarting OLED panel production for two of this fall’s iPhone models, including a 5.8-inch “iPhone X 2” and a 6.5-inch “iPhone X Plus.”
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Former FBI director James Comey is extremely critical about Apple, other tech companies, and their policies when it comes to encryption in his new book “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership.”
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Though Apple featured the India-developed Froggipedia at its March 27 iPad event, the company may need to ramp up its outreach to foster more iPhone and iPad apps in the country, a report suggested on Monday.
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For a lot of people, Apple may have scratched off a major wishlist item with the addition of LTE to the Apple Watch Series 3. There are still plenty of things we’d like to see in the inevitable Apple Watch Series 4, though.
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Smartphone docks have been around since well before the original iPhone launched in 2007, but Apple’s handset helped turn the accessory category into one of the largest for third-party manufacturers. AppleInsider has been using the CordDock for a few weeks now, and it stands out from most we’ve tested before.
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An Australian murder was solved using Apple Watch data, a scuffle broke out in an Apple Store over headphones, and an unfounded accusation of iPhone theft made against an Apple Store employee during a flight feature in this roundup of Apple-related crime reports.
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