Accessory maker Nomad has taken the wraps off its latest accessories — a modern leather Apple Watch band and an AirPods case both in a new natural leather finish.

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The first collaboration between Apple and film studio A24 will be “On the Rocks,” directed by Sofia Coppola with stars Bill Murray and Rashida Jones.

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Apple’s security processor gets in the way when you’re trying to use external drives to boot from. Fix this now because if you wait until you need to restart from one, you’ll have problems.

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A new set of “iPhone XI” renders emerged on Tuesday, claimed to depict one of the rear camera designs Apple is considering.

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Court testimony from Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams has laid out that Qualcomm has repeatedly flexed its monopoly control over the cellular industry in its dealings with Apple, demanding that Apple not only pay to license its patents, but also cross-license all of its own intellectual property above and beyond requiring a 5 percent cut of the total cost of Apple’s products plus exclusivity in sourcing all of Apple’s mobile chips.

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Two new Mac-compatible and upgradable eGPU enclosures have been announced, the PowerColor Mini Pro Thunderbolt 3 eGFX Box 240FU, and the VisionTek Thunderbolt 3 Mini eGFX.

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Users of the privacy-focused DuckDuckGo will be seeing local search results with Apple Maps integration, the search engine has confirmed, with the integration of MapKit JS being used both for location-based searches as well as the Maps tab.

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When Apple released the iPhone XR, it didn’t include 3D Touch as a feature due to the technical challenges of implementing an edge-to-edge display, but did introduce an alternative: Haptic Touch. AppleInsider explains how the haptic-based version fares compared against the well-known and well-loved feature it replaces.

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Netflix on Tuesday announced higher prices for its Standard and Premium tiers, potentially putting the loyalty of its viewers to the test. [Corrected Basic pricing info]

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Mid-January Apple specials are in effect now with instant and coupon savings of up to $250 off. Save on 2018 MacBook Airs, 11-inch iPad Pros, 2018 MacBook Pros and more, with prices starting at just $769.

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