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iPhone 7: Hit the road jack

SAN FRANCISCO  — Apple’s latest iPhone may be more notable for what’s missing from previous models than what’s being added. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus unveiled Wednesday won’t have an analog headphone jack — a longtime staple in just about every consumer electronics device that can play audio. In doing so, Apple is betting […]

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Apple rolls out bigger iPhones, Apple Watch

CUPERTINO, Calif. — For the first time in years, Apple’s iPhones aren’t the star of the show. Apple unveiled a smartwatch called the Apple Watch on Tuesday, a wearable device that marks the company’s first major entry in a new product category since the iPad’s debut in 2010. The move is significant because of recent […]

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County mulls Oxford County deputies’ request for iPhones

PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking county commissioners to swap 20 smartphones for new Apple iPhone 5s, which include a GPS tracking program. Deputies have 23 smartphones with video and Internet capabilities and seven cellphones with call and text capabilities. The Sheriff’s Office is asking commissioners to swap 20 phones eligible for […]

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Auburn photo tours focus on historic, architectural features

AUBURN — A downtown photographer hopes to help local shutterbugs turn their lenses on Auburn’s historic architecture and other views Thursday. Kaitlin Crowell, owner of Kait Lavin Photography at Court Street Studios, joins Auburn Economic Development Specialist Alan Manoian on a guided tour of downtown Court Street and Main Street that offers information about architecture […]