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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
Apple execs Greg Joswiak, Dan Riccio, Phil Schiller on why audio jack was ditched: space for camera tech, processors, battery, and to improve water resistance — Apple VP Greg Joswiak is grinning as he holds up what is easily the smallest iPhone adapter I have ever seen. iPod white …
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| Susie Ochs / Macworld: |
Apple AirPods hands-on: stay securely in place, feel more comfortable to wear than EarPods, auto-pausing effect works well — I really thought I'd hate the AirPods, but guess what? They rock! — I didn't want to like the AirPods, I really didn't. But in the hands-on area …
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| Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
Apple: removing headphone jack took “courage” and “ancient analog” 3.5mm jack is bad use of space; new peripherals can use Lightning, and wireless is the future — New wireless $159 AirPods available in October, won't be paired with new iPhones.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
iPhone 7 is $649 for 32GB, $749 for 128GB, and $849 for 256GB; iPhone 7 Plus is $769 for 32GB, $869 for 128GB, $969 for 256GB, ships Sept. 16 in 28 countries — Now that Apple introduced the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, it's time to look at this year's iPhone lineup.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google's think tank Jigsaw develops program to dissuade aspiring ISIS recruits by redirecting them away from propaganda; 300K people averted in two-month pilot — Google has built a half-trillion-dollar business out of divining what people want based on a few words they type into a search field.| Eben Upton / Raspberry Pi: |
Raspberry Pi passes 10M in sales in four and a half years, launches Starter Kit with select peripherals and accessories for £99 plus tax — When we started Raspberry Pi, we had a simple goal: to increase the number of people applying to study Computer Science at Cambridge.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Store offers “Notify” button to alert users when Super Mario Run goes live; it's unclear if ordinary developers will be able to use this feature — Apple surprised everyone this morning at its iPhone press event with its announcement that Nintendo's iconic character Mario …
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| Matt Krantz / USA Today: |
Nintendo stock jumps 25%+ in US trading after company announces Super Mario Run for iPhone 7 and Pokémon Go for Apple Watch — Jefferson Graham goes hands on with the new iPhone 7, showing off new features at an Apple event in San Francisco. Produced by Theresa Chong. Video by Theresa Chong
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Scott Belsky is no longer GP at Benchmark after just seven months on the job, plans to focus on a pre-launch Benchmark-backed startup he co-founded — Scott Belsky is no longer a general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark, just seven months after taking the job.| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Fire HD 8 gets upgraded with Alexa integration, larger battery, more RAM and storage, starting at $90, available for preorder today, ships September 21 — If I were Amazon, I would definitely lead with the whole $90 bit. Granted, there are a few key upgrades to talk about here …
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| Andrew Dalton / Engadget: |
Apple silently discontinues the gold Apple Watch Edition, which retailed for $10K+ — With today's launch of the Apple Watch Series 2, Tim Cook and company added the sleek new Ceramic Edition, but quietly did away with the more ostentatious, solid 18-karat gold version.
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HPE says it will spin off and merge non-core software assets with Micro Focus; HPE shareholders get $2.5B in cash and 50.1%, about $6.3B, in Micro Focus stock — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) Wednesday announced its plan to spin-off and merge its non-core software operations … | Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Intel spins out McAfee unit; the newly formed company is valued at $4.2B, including debt; TPG will pay $1.1B for a 51% stake — SAN FRANCISCO — McAfee, once one of the household names in computer security software, is poised to become an independent business once more.
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple updates iPad lineup, increasing storage of all tiers, now starting at 32GB; iPad Pro prices drop, with 9.7" model starting at $599 and 12.9" model at $799 — Although the focus of today is on the iPhone 7 and the new Apple Watch, the company has refreshed its iPad lineup slightly.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google to acquire API management provider Apigee for $625M — Google has announced plans to acquire Apigee, a company that offers software for predictive analytics and management of application programming interfaces (APIs). — Google will pay $17.40 per share in cash to acquire the company … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
iOS 10 will be available on September 13th — Apple will release iOS 10 to existing devices on September 13th. iOS 10 is the biggest update to Apple's mobile operating system so far, and it includes a significant update to the Siri digital assistant. Siri has been overhauled to improve image searches …
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