Apple's 'Bulbs' advert features all the innovations leading up to the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar

The new MacBook Pros with and without Touch Bar are now starting to become available, so it is only fitting that Apple released a clever new advertisement playing on great ideas an innovations (lightbulbs, if you will). The Touch Bar along with slimmer profile and inclusion of four multi-function Thunderbolt 3 ports, larger trackpad and flatter keyboard and wide-gamut Retina Display are just some of the key features of the new MacBook Pros. Here, the Touch Bar is being hailed as the most innovative and also the one most likely to spur on innovation in the users who learn to use it in their workflows.

Neat advert, but who's going to clean up all the broken glass?

Apple to offer free coding workshops in Retail Stores

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering: “Coding is just like any language, the earlier you’re exposed the more successful you’ll be."

Apple today opened registration for Hour of Code workshops at all 487 Apple retail stores worldwide, from December 5 through 11 in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. Among the most popular events at the Apple Store, Hour of Code workshops teach the basics of computer science with Code.org’s programming tutorials. Apple and Code.org share the goal of giving every student the opportunity to learn computer science.

“Hour of Code embodies our vision for Apple stores as a place for the community to gather, learn and be entertained,” said Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of Retail. “We’re proud to introduce the Swift Playgrounds app into the workshops and honoured to again work side-by-side with Code.org on this incredibly important initiative. Hour of Code is one of the absolute highlights of the year for both our teams and the families that visit our stores.” 

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Top casino themed movies on Netflix

With the advances in internet connection standards, traditional video rental outlets have been experiencing a sharp decline in fortunes due to the competition from online streaming services. These feature massive libraries of new and classic movies of all different genres, with one of the more overlooked types available being casino themed ones. This article will highlight some of the great casino movies you can view on the streaming service Netflix.

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HP's performance Z2 Mini workstations are designed for CAD

With very few contenders in sight, HP is turning heads with its latest Intel Xeon powered mini PCs designed for compact performance. The HP Z2 Mini Workstation is expected to be available worldwide in December starting at $945.00 CAD.

HP unveiled the world’s first mini workstation designed for users in CAD and other compute-intensive industries. The stylish, new HP Z2 Mini Workstation delivers breakthrough power and versatility and at only 2.3” high is 90 per cent smaller than a traditional business-class tower.

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