Apple and Google announced a collaboration to release a COVID-19 contact tracing API at the end of last week. It will enable health departments around the country to release apps to track and contain the pandemic but there are still privacy and sec…
Lees meerI’ve been using a Mac laptop with a Touch Bar since last summer, and while it’s not my favorite Apple invention of all time, I do see its usefulness in specific applications. If you despise the Touch Bar, you are in a difficult spot at the moment i…
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Lees meerThe Denon Home 150 is the latest speaker aiming to compete with Apple’s HomePod. Denon has an impressive track-record in audio products, dating back to gramophone players in 1910, and created its own range of multi-room speakers back in 2014. At th…
Lees meerApple is starting the week with a number of notable deals on various TV shows featuring complete series collections. You’ll find recent hits throughout today’s promotion with many offers returning to all-time lows. Each of these collections will be…
Lees meerFoxconn’s Wisconsin offices remain empty a year after the company said it would “correct” statements about them being unoccupied, says a new report today… more… The post As we await ventilator production, Foxconn’s Wisconsin offices still empty ap…
Lees meerInstagram seems to be prioritising web access during the coronavirus crisis. After last week rolling out direct messages on the web, Instagram Live Streams are now also viewable on the web … more… The post After DMs, Instagram Live Streams now vie…
Lees meerThe UK’s National Health Service has announced plans to adopt the Apple-Google coronavirus API jointly announced last week, but in a weakened form. Even without the UK’s planned compromise, the idea of this type of contact tracing has come under cr…
Lees meerBloomberg today reports that of the four new iPhone models in the iPhone 12 lineup, at least two will feature a redesigned chassis with flat stainless steel edges, with flat sides and more sharply rounded corners like the current iPad Pro design. T…
Lees meerUniversal Audio’s new LUNA recording platform is now available for free to all of its Thunderbolt-interface owners. The highly anticipated new recording environment is looking to rival industry heavyweights like our beloved Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, …
Lees meerIn this week’s top stories: iOS 14 home screen redesign and feature rumors, Apple designs a custom Face Shield, new iOS 13.4.1 release, and more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news. more… The post This week’s top stories: iPhone 12 leaks,…
Lees meerIncase – makers of the original hardshell for MacBook – just launched its popular line of Hardshell cases for the 16-inch MacBook Pro. With not many great cases available for the new machine and so many of us working from home currently, the new Ha…
Lees meerAt the time of its release back in 2018, the Mac mini had the designation of being the most versatile Mac in Apple’s entire desktop lineup. With the release of the Mac Pro, that designation now belongs to Apple’s professional-oriented desktop machi…
Lees meerApple last month officially rolled out support for universal app purchases between iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One of the latest apps to take advantage of this functionality is Highlights, a powerful research-focused PDF reader. more… The post Highligh…
Lees meerBuilding a new network for a K–12 school shares a lot of similarities with building one for enterprise, but when it comes to Wi-Fi, there are likely going to be some differences to consider. K–12 schools have different security needs, content filte…
Lees meerIKEA continues to slowly but surely make its HomeKit-enabled smart blinds available for purchase. After gradually rolling out to IKEA stores around the United States in October, IKEA has now made the FYTUR and KADRILJ smart blinds available for onl…
Lees meerContinuing Apple’s efforts in helping fight the coronavirus, Apple Maps will soon display testing sites directly on the map. Apple has launched a portal for hospitals, healthcare providers and businesses to register as a COVID-19 testing location. …
Lees meerNew data from Canalys this week breaks down how demand in the PC industry surged in Q1 of 2020 due to new reliance on remote work and distance learning because of COVID-19. Despite that growth in demand, however, Canalys also notes that “severe del…
Lees meerOne of the key benefits of the Apple Card is getting 3% cash back at select merchants when using Apple Pay. This list includes vendors like Nike, Uber, T-Mobile, and Walgreens. Many retailers are currently limiting in-store transactions and encoura…
Lees meerThere is still plenty of time to enter our biggest giveaway yet with our friends over at OWC. Not only are we giving away Apple’s most expensive desktop machine to date– the brand new Mac Pro Rack worth $6499 USD– OWC is also providing the winner w…
Lees meerCIRP is out with a new analyst report today looking at US smartphone activations in the March quarter and whether consumers went with iOS or Android. On the bright side for Apple, iOS adoption for new activations was the highest its been since 2016…
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