Gadgets

By Darrell Etherington Apple’s newest MacBook is clearly designed to set the stage for all Apple notebooks to come – it has a dramatically thin body, which measures only 13.1-inches deep at its thickest point, and a 12-inch display with an very small surrounding bezel. The screen has Retina resolution of 2304×1440, with a 16:10…

By Kyle Russell After nearly half a year of suspense, we finally have all the details about the Apple Watch, including when it’ll launch, how much it’ll cost, and what the user experience will be like. That means we can take step back and take a look at how it compares to the rest of…

By Matt Burns Apple introduced the radical new MacBook today. For better or worse, it only sports one port. The tiny USB Type-C port handles everything from data transport to recharging the notebook. That’s right, the new MacBook is the first portable Mac in generations to not utilize MagSafe. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch…

By Jordan Crook Today served up quite a bit of information around the Apple Watch, the new MacBook, and the introduction of ResearchKit, HBO Now, and much more. And as tech nerds, we can’t help but talk about it until our minds have shut down entirely. If you want to listen in on the babble……

By Kyle Russell Among the many apps demoed on stage at today’s event, few demonstrated how the Apple Watch will cut down on unnecessarily getting out your iPhone as well as Apple VP Kevin Lynch’s quick run-through of what it’ll be like to use Uber from your wrist. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Jordan Crook While we saw a few awesome surprises (HBO Now and the new MacBook) at Apple’s Spring Forward event, much of it was a recap of things that we already knew about the Apple Watch. Except the price. Today Apple has revealed that the Apple Watch (the upper-midrange model with stainless steel casing…

By Darrell Etherington,Kyle Russell Apple’s iOS 8.2 update has now been made official by the company, as it brings support for the upcoming Apple Watch. 8.2 will bring the Apple Watch companion app, and will offer a number of other new features besides building in support for communicating with Apple’s wearable. Read More …read more…

By Matt Burns Apple just announced its latest MacBook. It’s tiny. It makes the Macbook Air look like a Dell Inspiron circa 2002. But hopefully you’re not one of those jerks that actually uses the ports on the side of your computer. This MacBook only has a single USB-C and it does everything from charging,…

By Romain Dillet In addition to today’s new 12-inch retina MacBook introduced during the Apple keynote, Apple is keeping the existing lineup, and upgrading the specs across the board. First, the existing MacBook Air was updated with Thunderbolt 2 and faster Core i5 processors. The 13-inch MacBook Air will also get better flash storage —…

By John Biggs Years ago, when Steve Jobs decided that mice needed only one button, Apple had a problem. While Mac users were busy clicking on things all over the screen, PCs added a second button, the right click, in order add a second layer of interaction, a feature that eventually forced Cupertino’s hand and…

By Kyle Russell At its event in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center, Apple today confirmed a long-running rumor that re-surfaced back in January: the next major iteration of the MacBook will be a 12-inch Air that’s thinner and lighter than Apple’s previous trend-setting design. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Greg Kumparak No-cable-required HBO is coming to Apple TV — and, in something of a surprise twist, it’s coming to Apple TV exclusively, at first. Looking to grab as many people with this exclusive run as they can, Apple has just dropped the price of Apple TV… Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Sarah Perez Though today’s Apple event is largely focused on the reveal of the new Apple Watch, the company also announced updates to its Apple TV platform to kick off the day – something that had been rumored to be in the works for some time. Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed earlier reports that…

By Matt Burns Google is touting individuality in its latest Android Wear video ad, which hit the company’s YouTube channel mere minutes before the Apple Watch event kicks off. And Google makes a valid point, too. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Matt Burns Happy Apple Watch day! Starting at 10:00 Pacific Apple is set to answer all the questions about the Apple Watch. And you can follow our liveblog or watch the festivities on an Apple device. As usual Apple is restricting the livestream to Apple devices. To watch the live video stream You’ll need…