Apple’s u-turn on PC emulators has made a bunch of things possible, and even easy – like running Windows XP on an iPad.
One tech writer who tried it says that it runs very slowly (though possibly no slower than it did on PCs of that era), but he’s never used his iPad more frequently …
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The House Homeland Security Committee has written to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz, asking him to testify before Congress. The letter says the committee wants Kurtz to explain how the global IT outage happened, and what steps it is taking to prevent any repetition.
The demand comes as companies around the world struggle to recover from the global IT outage, with Delta saying that it has cancelled 4,000 flights since Friday and expects disruption to continue for another couple of days …
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An Amazon Prime Video update rolling out today will address one of the biggest complaints made about the service – that it’s hard to tell what is and isn’t included with your subscription without first clicking on it.
Amazon also claims that the new user interface is simpler and more personalized, making it faster to find something interesting to watch …
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Adobe has been adding a lot of AI-based features to its apps, and there are more to come. Today, the company announced updates to two of its most popular pieces of software, Illustrator and Photoshop, with new ways to create and edit using artificial intelligence.
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iPhone imports into India are to get cheaper, thanks to a reduction in import taxes announced by the government. The change is expected to save Apple around $35M to $50M a year.
While India has become Apple’s second-biggest manufacturing hub after China, the company still imports a significant number of iPhones into the country …
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The first foldable iPhone is reportedly in the works for a 2026 debut, according to a new story from Digitimes. This would mark Apple’s first entry into foldable display technology and a major evolution for the iPhone. Here are the details.
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I have said this before, and I will say it again. Bringing USB-C to iPhone with the iPhone 15 lineup completely changed how I use and view these phones. When talking about the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, specifically, the power and versatility of that port open up so many new use cases for the iPhone. One use case, in particular, is the ability to record ProRes footage from the iPhone and save it directly to an external SSD without taking up valuable internal storage space. I have found the perfect SSD for this; let me elaborate.
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Last week’s CrowdStrike outage wreaked havoc on global society in a way that few tech events can. It also, with no effort on Apple’s part, managed to inadvertently serve as one of the best ad campaigns for the Mac.
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A new report from The Information dives into what to expect from the iPhone lineup over the next several years. According to the report, Apple is ramping up its work on a foldable iPhone and simultaneously planning more imminent changes to the rest of the lineup, starting with this year’s iPhone 16.
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Today’s deals are now ready to go with the return of Prime Day pricing on starting from $1,099 shipped – there’s no telling how long this deal will last. We then move over to a one-day sale on the previous-generation M2 iPad Pro tablets with up to $900 in savings on the Wi-Fi + Cell variants and deals kicking off from $699. Those offers join all-time low pricing on M3 Pro MacBook Pro and Apple Pencil Pro, not to mention offers on a new Find My wallet, MagSafe charging stands, and more. Head below for today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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