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Rumor: Apple to release lower-priced MacBook Air in second quarter of 2018

The rumor mill has it that Apple is looking to release a lower-priced MacBook Air in 2018. Per a research note released by Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, Apple is looking to introduce the notebook in the second quarter of 2018. The research note advises investors as to what manufacturers to invest in to capitalize […]

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Proposed Trump aluminum tariffs could increase prices of beer, Macs

Further proving that the markets are connected, the price of beer, cars, and Macs could increase should a steel and aluminum tariff proposed by the Trump Administration pass. While the White House has yet to say if the tariffs will be on the amount of metal in a product or the overall value of the […]

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U.S. carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint form Mobile Authentication Taskforce, look to replace current SMS-based authentication system

Mobile security could be about to get that much stronger. The The Mobile Authentication Taskforce, which consists of wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have released product details for what it calls a “next-generation mobile authentication platform.” The system could be the successor to the current SMS-based authentication method used today. While this method […]

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Apple Watch Series 3 apps begin tracking skiing, snowboarding fitness data

This qualifies as nifty. Apple has announced that a number of Apple Watch skiing and snowboarding apps can use the Apple Watch Series 3 to track their fitness data while hitting the slops. The snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru, and Ski Tracks apps for the Apple Watch have been updated to take advantage of custom […]