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Apple announces second Impact Accelerator Class, looks toward improving environmental compliance through partnerships

On Thursday, Apple announced that the company will be adopting its second Impact Accelerator Class. The class features a cohort of 16 Black-, Hispanic/Latinx- and Indigenous-owned businesses that are working toward cutting edge environmental services and solutions. The program, which is part of Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, provides training and mentorship in order […]

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62 new emojis approved, will appear on devices throughout 2020

Once again, a ton of new emoji are headed to your devices for the new year. The Unicode Consortium on Wednesday announced the finalized emoji 13 characters that will be introduced alongside Unicode 13 in 2020, and which will eventually be adopted by Apple for use on the iPhone, iPad, Macs, and more.  There will be a total of […]

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Apple releases iOS 11.1 update

If you were looking for a meaty iOS update, this might be your lucky day. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 11.1, the latest version of its mobile operating system. The update, a 246 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Emoji: – Over 70 new emoji characters including new food types, animals, mythical creatures, […]

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Apple receives patent for “ionic wind generator”, may look to replace conventional fans in upcoming devices

This could turn into something interesting. And, hey, if it works…there might be fewer dust bunnies in your computing devices. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple on Tuesday a patent for a cooling system that blows ionized air through an electronic device, controlling its path by creating electromagnetic fields that can be […]