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iPhone 7 said to be waterproof, replace 3.5mm headphone jack with Apple’s Lightning

“Apple’s next iPhone will reportedly be the first to sport wireless charging, according to a report,” Rhiannon Williams reports for The Telegraph. “Support for the QI charging technology, which charges phones when they are placed on and inductive pad, will feature in the new model, a source told Fast Company.”

“The iPhone 7 will also boast a waterproof body thanks to chemical coating…

Apple registers ‘apple.car’ and ‘apple.auto’ domain names

“Apple has registered a trio of auto-related top-level domain names, including apple.car, apple.cars and apple.auto,” Joe Rossignol reports for MacRumors. “Whois records updated on January 8 show that Apple registered the domains through sponsoring registrar MarkMonitor Inc. in December 2015, although the addresses are not yet active.

“The domains could be related to CarPlay, but there…

Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone nine years ago today

“Jan. 9 marks nine years since Apple unveiled the first iPhone on the same date in 2007,” Aaron Mamiit reports for Tech Times. “Saying that the smartphone has come a long a way since then would probably still be considered an understatement.”

“On Jan. 9, 2007, Steve Jobs walked into a stage to give a keynote presentation on the iPhone, which turned out to be possibly the most important…

Best Buy offers Apple iPhone 6s for $1 this weekend

“Apple’s iPhone 6s is on sale for just $1,” Don Reisinger reports for Fortune.

“Customers who shop at Best Buy BBY -2.65% stores or on the retail company’s online marketplace will find that it’s selling the 16GB iPhone 6s for just $1,” Reisinger reports. “The deal is a significant discount from the $200 price tag normally affixed to Apple’s smartphone.”

“Like other deals, however,…

Apple CEO Cook on Google Chromebooks in U.S. schools: We’re not interested in making ‘test machines’

“Google’s Chromebooks have overtaken Apple products as the most popular devices in American classrooms, but Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will not be following the search giant’s approach to the education market, which has been a stronghold for Apple since the early days of the Mac,” Molly Hensley-Clancy reports for BuzzFeed News. “‘Assessments don’t create learning,’ Cook said in an…

The best Mac games for 2015

“If you look back at this year, one thing will surprise you: The quantity of great Mac games released,” Ric Molina writes for Mac Gamer HQ. “In this article alone, I can list 20 great Macintosh games for you. You read that right, 20 great games.”

“his isn’t a list with random releases or passable games. This is a list with only the cream of the crop, the games all reviewers loved, the…

Even Republicans and Democrats agree: Apple is the best stock to gift this Christmas

“The CNBC All-America Economic Survey asked the public what one stock they would gift to a loved one or a friend this holiday season,” Steve Liesman and Elizabeth Schulze report for CNBC.

“CNBC reporters and editors selected a list of 10 stocks including tech icons like Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon and old-line companies like Ford, Wal-Mart and Delta Air Lines,” Liesman and…

Best Buy offers Apple Watch deal with prices starting at just $249

Best Buy is offering a deal that gives buyers the lowest prices on Apple Watch to date.

By offering $100 off any Apple Watch Sport or Apple Watch model, the 38mm Apple Watch Sport models start at only $249.

Plus, Best Buy also offers free shipping.

More info: Best Buy: Save $100 on Apple Watch(compatible with iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6/Plus and iPhone 6s/Plus running iOS 8.2 or…

Unboxing and review of iPhone 6/6s Smart Battery Case

YouTuber DetroitBORG has unboxed and reviewed Apple’s new Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s.

Apple’s official Smart Battery Case is engineered specifically for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6 to give users iPhone 6/s Plus-like battery life along with extra protection.

It features soft microfiber lining on the inside which helps protect the iPhone inside, while the soft elastomer…