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Here’s my short list of awesome gifts for dads and grads: If you need a smartphone today… HTC One M8 (MSRP $199 w/ 2-Year Contract) Apple and Samsung have held the “best smartphone” crown for several years, but the best all-around phone on the market right now is the HTC One M8. It’s got an Continue Reading →

Apple’s move into the smart home isn’t actually the grand experience I had hoped for. Instead, it is a much simpler program that will basically certify a bunch of connected devices on the market or set to be launched as products that are certified under the Made for iPhone label. My sources, who spoke only Continue Reading →

OS X users digging through Thursday’s beta update to the system have discovered what appears to be a reference to an as-of-yet unannounced version of the iMac. The model, dubbed iMac 15,1 could be shown off next week at Apple’s WWDC conference, where we’ve heard that there will likely be some new hardware announcements. The Continue Reading →

Apple iWatch wearers might be able to charge the device wirelessly — at least if the latest rumors from Chinese media prove true. Insiders at Chinese electronics maker Luxshare say the company has sent wireless charging coils to Apple to be certified and approved for inclusion in the iWatch, according to the G for Games Continue Reading →

Apple confirmed the frenzy of speculation around its rumored acquisition of Beats when it announced plans to buy the company for $3 billion. But why is it making the move? Eddy Cue, Apple’s executive in charge of its iTunes business, told the audience at Recode’s Code conference that there are three primary reasons behind this Continue Reading →

The Apple/Beats Electronics deal is now official, and Apple says it will spend up to $3 billion to buy the headphone-maker and streaming music company. Why? Because Apple likes the businesses Beats has already built, and wants to make new stuff with the help of its employees, says CEO Tim Cook. “We could build about Continue Reading →

The iPad is graduating; to Apple’s discount Education store, that is. The tablet now gets a price cut for qualifying education shoppers looking to buy either an iPad Air or iPad mini either in-store at its retail locations or online at Apple.com. The discounts aren’t massive, but they still get you $30 off the Air Continue Reading →

I’d like to think I know most of what my iPad can do, but every once in a while I’m pleasantly surprised by a new feature. To kill time on a recent road trip, I wanted to load up my iPad with movies and comic books, but I wasn’t sure how. I figured, based on Continue Reading →

Owners of Apple devices across Australia are having them digitally held for ransom by hackers demanding payment before they will relinquish control. iPad, iPhone and Mac owners in Queensland, NSW, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria have reported having their devices held hostage. One iPhone user, a Fairfax Media employee in Sydney, said she was Continue Reading →

According to noted KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to embed Touch ID in every non-iPod iOS device launched this year, including both iPhone 6 versions, the second-generation iPad Air and refreshed iPad mini with Retina display.  In a research note obtained by AppleInsider, Kuo goes on to say that Apple will switch Continue Reading →