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Apple patent application highlights active shutter system to protect devices from spills, contaminants

Somewhere down the line, this could really come in handy. An Apple patent application published Thursday describes a powered shutter system that automatically blocks access to speaker, microphone and other iPhone and iPad port openings, protecting the sensitive components within. The patent application, known as Apple’s “Electronic devices with housing port shutters” application, describes a […]

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Apple updates iWork to version 9.3, offers substantial updates for iOS versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps

You can’t knock a hefty update. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Tuesday refreshed the iOS versions of its productivity suite, with Pages, Numbers and Keynote, all of which boast improved compatibility with their Windows counterparts. iWork: The latest version 9.3 of iWork Mac lends support to the concurrently released iOS updates, including improved compatibility for Pages, […]