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Pro tip: Force your iPhone to check for App Store updates

Now that you’ve updated to iOS 10  it’s a great time to update your iOS apps too. Apple doesn’t allow third-party developers to release app updates that include iOS 10 features until the OS itself is released, which happened today.So you may have more updates than you expected. I’ve previously written about how iOS Software Update doesn’t […]

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Apple releases iOS 10 update

iOS 10 is out the door and it’s as hefty an update as we’ve seen in recent years. The update, which weighs in at 1.1 gigabytes if done over the air and 2.31 gigabytes if performed via iTunes, adds the following massive list of new features, fixes and changes: Messages: • Expressive Messaging ◦ Bubble […]

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Apple releases iTunes 12.5.1 update

Apple released iTunes 12.5.1 today and you’ll need it if you want to use iTunes to install iOS 10 on your devices through your computer. The new version of iTunes, a 268 megabyte download, contains the following fixes and new features: – Now with an all-new Apple Music design, which brings greater clarity and simplicity […]

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Apple hits some snags with iPhone 7, 7 Plus preorders, offers number to try to sort this out

Preordering an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus might be a little harder than it should be. Last week, a number of customers looking to preorder the new handset via Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program encountered issues selecting the correct model because a lot of them were already sold out. Apple is attempting to smooth this […]

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Facebook Messenger begins incorporating payment tools into chatbot windows, releases beta of new feature to developers

Facebook chat moved into the financial sphere today. The company’s messenger bots can now accept payments natively without sending users to an external website, Facebook’s head of Messenger David Marcus announced today onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. The web site uses stored credit card into to instantly make purchases that are part of the […]