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Apple set to launch MacBook Pro with bigger screen, new keyboard

Apple is moving from a 15-inch screen to a higher-resolution 16-inch one. This will be the first major update to the MacBook Pro line since its redesign in 2016.

Apple plans to launch standalone AR and VR gaming headset by 2022

Augmented and virtual-reality technology is Apple’s next big hardware push beyond the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. A new 3-D sensor system is the centerpiece of this.

Netflix bets on anime to battle Disney, Apple in streaming wars

Netflix is developing a library of exclusive anime shows, clinching long-term partnerships with five of Japan’s notable animation studios.

Apple has a menstruation emoji now, and here’s why it matters

Gender activists call Apple's move 'interesting' for 'visibilising and normalising taboos'.

Apple finds new ways to boost iPhone sales in saturated smartphone market

Instead of focussing on iPhone’s sleek design and breakthrough technology, Apple Inc. executives are now talking about installment plans, trade-in programs and giveaways.

Apple’s newest iPhone has killed Google’s best phone feature

Deprived of its signature advantage ⁠— an iPhone-beating camera, Google's Pixel 4 struggles to stand out in a crowded smartphone market.

Apple adds noise-cancelling to Beats Solo over-ear headphones

The noise cancellation feature on the new Beats Solo Pro can be activated with a switch. Apple is also working to add the same option to future AirPods.

Apple’s lower prices and user’s ageing handsets are pushing iPhone demand

Amid launch of newer models, hundreds of millions of iPhone users are looking to upgrade handsets hobbled by slow processors and weak batteries.

Apple’s new tech merging iPad, Mac apps leaves developers uneasy, users paying twice

Apple has rolled out Catalyst, the technology to transition iPad apps into Mac computers, but the first version still appears to be quite raw.

Apple to loosen reins on outside messaging, phone apps via Siri

The iOS update will get Siri to default to apps people use frequently to communicate with their contacts, including WhatsApp and Skype.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.