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GMC, Buick announce wider array of CarPlay-compatible vehicles for 2016

Apple’s CarPlay feature is finding its way into more makes and models in the coming year. General Motors has announced that select 2016 model year Buick and GMC vehicles will support CarPlay and Android Auto through the IntelliLink system, including the 2016 Buick LaCrosse and Regal and 2016 GMC Canyon, Yukon and Sierra. Buick and […]

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Developer adapts Apple Watch to run Mac OS 7.5.5

I’m not sure how he did it, but developer Nick Lee managed to get Mac OS 7.5.5 running on his Apple Watch. The developer started by updating his Apple Watch to the developer version of watchOS 2, and then ported the Mini vMac emulator so it would run on the device. The icons are really […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone display could feature Touch ID function, eliminate Home button

The next-gen iPhone’s display may incorporate some interesting additional features. The sometimes-reliable DigiTimes reported on Monday that Apple is developing touch and display driver integration single-chip solutions for future iPhones. The chips are also said to include fingerprint sensors, which would allow for new iPhone designs without a home button, enabling the entire front panel […]

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Apple quietly pulls first-gen iPad mini from its online store

The original iPad mini has disappeared into the night from the Apple online store. Early Friday, Apple unceremoniously removed the first-generation iPad mini from its website, including product pages and the online store, leaving only the iPad mini 2 and 3, both of which feature high-resolution Retina displays. The company offered no explanation as to […]

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Rumor: Next-gen iPhone to incorporate 7000 Series aluminum

The next-gen iPhone may be getting a niftier aluminum body. KGI Securities analyst and general dude-in-the-know Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a note to investors in which he corroborates rumors that the next-generation iPhone will adopt 7000 Series aluminum as used in the Apple Watch Sport. Kuo also claimed that Apple will retain the same design […]