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Tablet sales continue to slip, and not even the iPad Pro has helped salvage the market. Apple, Samsung, Amazon, and other tablet vendors shipped just a combined 43 million units in the third quarter of 2016, according to a new report by IDC. These figures mark a year-over-year decline of 14.7 percent. IDC analysts blame the tablet sales slump to low-cost two-in-one laptops flooding the market. Despite Apple pushing sales for its latest high-end iPad Pro models, the earlier iPad Air and iPad mini models are Cupertino’s best-selling tablets, accounting for two-thirds of its shipments in the third quarter. Apple continues to be the tablet leader, but it still saw sales decline by 6.2 percent year-over-year. IDC points out that revenues remained flat, however, thanks to some sales of the…

Apple has officially postponed the launch of its truly wireless earbuds from late October to who knows when. Despite the delay, you should still hold off if you’re looking for a new pair of wireless earbuds. Thanks to a brand-new W1 chip, the AirPods sport longer-lasting battery life, improved wireless connection, and can pair seamlessly to a nearby iOS device. The AirPods even have special sensors built-in that can detect when you remove them from your ears so they can automatically pause the music. All these features alone makes them already superior to other truly wireless earbuds on the market right now. And on top of that, the £159 AirPods are actually more affordable. Most truly wireless earbuds will cost you at least £200, and their batteries don’t last as…

As with every Apple event, the online Apple Store closed its doors for a few hours while the company took the wraps off its latest MacBook Pro. What we hadn’t expected, though, was for those doors to reopen to price hikes in the UK, even on products that were not new. It’s thought that the fall in the value of the pound following the vote to leave the European Union is to blame. An Apple spokesperson said: “Apple suggests product prices internationally on the basis of several factors, including currency exchange rates, local import laws, business practices, taxes, and the cost of doing business. These factors vary from region to region and over time, such that international prices are not always comparable to US suggested retail prices.” iPhone  iPhone SE…

Apple has confirmed that the release of the new AirPods has been postponed, though it didn’t divulge a new release date or any other specifics as to what caused the delay. Apple first announced the £159 AirPods during its iPhone 7 even in early September, and claimed that they truly-wireless version of the EarPods would go on sale in late October. It’s now looking as though we’ll have to wait until early next year before we can get our hands on them. “The early response to AirPods has been incredible. We don’t believe in shipping a product before it’s ready, and we need a little more time before AirPods are ready for our customers,” an Apple spokesperson told TechCrunch. The AirPods have a first-of-its-kind W1 chip for improved wireless connection,…

Keep it simple. That’s been Apple’s design philosophy for ages. Whether it’s buttons or ports, the history of modern Apple design makes it clear that it is a company that looks at every product and asks, “Could there be less stuff on this thing?” When Steve Jobs announced the original Apple Remote, he displayed a slide comparing it to two typical TV remotes – one with 43 buttons and the other with 45. In contrast, the Apple Remote had six. The third-generation iPod Shuffle was designed with no buttons at all, an extreme decision that led to a rare flip-flop on Apple’s part – the next generation of the Shuffle reverted to the previous design, which offered playback controls. The most recent examples of Apple’s minimalist philosophy – it’s become…

Now you can ‘sign’ a PDF file right from your iPhone with the new Dropbox update. The firm has released a new version of its iOS app with a slew of features to boost your mobile productivity. Dropbox for iOS now includes in-app PDF signing, a new iMessage extension and widget compatibility, as well as exclusive iPad features. “Working from your phone or tablet can make a big difference in your productivity, but sometimes it’s still hard to match the efficiency of working at your desk. We want to change that,” Dropbox product manager Matteus Pan wrote on the company blog. Here’s a breakdown of all the new iOS features that Dropbox released. PDF digital signing The process of returning a signed PDF used to be laborious. You had to…

Apple sold 45.5 million iPhones in the fourth quarter – also its final quarter of fiscal 2016 – though that includes just two weeks of iPhone 7 sales and only the earliest signs of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 catastrophe impact. The iPhone sales were better than expected. Analysts had forecast 44.8 million phones shipped in Q4, which Apple handily exceeded. The firm made a $9 billion profit off of $46.9bn in revenue in Q4, down year-over-year from an $11.1bn profit off $51.5bn in Q4 of 2015. And while profits and revenue are down pretty much across the board, Apple is again choosing to focus on its services, a bright spot in the company’s portfolio. Services revenue, which includes iCloud, Apple Music, iTunes, and the App Store, grew 24 percent to…

Apple has a plan to make its cloud services good: moving the groups responsible for building them into one building so they can work together. The teams behind iCloud, Siri, Apple Music, iTunes, Apple News, Apple Pay, and Maps all work under Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of software and services, but they are physically spread out. Apple has realized that the physical distance is contributing to slow bug fixes and product development, sources told Bloomberg, so the company is centralizing its cloud services employees at Infinite Loop. But it’s not just employees who will be working together in one place – Apple is also reportedly moving its cloud infrastructure onto one internally developed platform. The company is already moving cloud services like iTunes onto its own system, though…

Apple caused a commotion after confirming that the iPhone 7 would only sport a Lightning port. This means that all your old headphones with a 3.5mm plug would have to be hooked up to your iPhone 7 using an adaptor. But which adaptor is right for you? Here are a few of your options. Apple Lightning to 3.5mm adaptor Apple saved itself much of the outrage for getting rid of the headphone jack by including a Lightning to 3.5mm adaptor free with every iPhone 7. This adaptor is so lightweight, you’ll hardly notice it hanging out at the end of your headphone cord. It’s also thin enough that it doesn’t get stuck in your pocket. Best of all, you can replace this adaptor for only £9 (pictured above), which is…