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The new Forecast app lets you blast future plans to Foursquare friends

Last night I had plans to attend a movie premiere followed by drinks at an after party. I wasn’t sure who else was going to the after party and I wanted to make sure at least a few of my media savvy friends were in. So I opened theForecast app, tapped the Forecast button and made it known to myFoursquarefriends that I was hitting up Drinks at Denton’s at 10pm. Immediately, everyone using Forecast who’s also my Foursquare friend received a push notification of my plan....

The new iMac lives rent-free in my head — but we need to talk about the keyboard

Look, I know it’s been a few days sincethe new iMac was announced, but I can’t get it out of my head. And, to answer your obvious question: yes, I am a ridiculous man. I’m not gonna sit here and say the new iMac is perfect. In fact, there are a range of issues with Apple’s new computer. One that’s constantly brought up is the chin and bezels on the devices....

The new iMacs have ‘force-canceling’ speakers — here’s what that means

Apple loves throwing around buzzwords in product reveals and spec sheets, and one that caught a few eyes was the use of ‘force-canceling’ in the newiMac‘s sound systems. Apple claims these are the best speakers in an iMac yet, but what does a force-canceling woofer actually mean? Is that some kind of Jedi fighting space dog? It’s nothing quite as sci-fi as Star Wars. Force-canceling woofer arrangements are fairly common in high-end audio, and while they are far from a guarantee of good sound quality, they do theoretically offer some benefits....

The new iPad Mini was the best part of yesterday’s Apple’s event

Apple’s firstfall eventwas mostly about iPhones, unsurprisingly. However, the device that caught my eye the most was the new iPad Mini, and I have my reasons. While my colleagues and friends haveraved about the new iPad Pros, I have never liked tablets of that size. The perpetual fear of an 11-inch iPad falling on my face when I’m lying on the bed and reading doesn’t sit well with me.Now the 8....

The new iPad Pro’s Center Stage feature is my favorite thing from the Apple event

Apple introduced updated iPad Pros last night at its‘Spring Loaded’ event. These devices are now powered by the company’s own ARM-based M1 chip, millimeter-wave 5G support, and a Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 port. However, my favorite feature is called Center Stage — powered by the new ultra wide-angle front camera. Here’s what it does: when you’re video calling someone and move slightly to the side, the camera will pan towards you....