Apple last year confirmed a rumor that it was buying Shazam, but that plan stumbled last month when European antitrust regulators said that they were launching an investigation into the deal. Apple yesterday sought formal approval of the deal, and t…
Lees meerThe combined sales of nine Apple suppliers in Taiwan fell 4.8% in February, a two-year low. Taiwanese tech companies as a whole saw their first year-on-year decline for 15 months. The poor performance is being blamed in part on ‘lackluster iPhone X …
Lees meerChinese news site Commercial Times has claimed that iPhone supplier Wistron was caught using ‘unauthorized components’ in its production of the iPhone 8 Plus in China. The report says that Apple ordered the company to halt production when the issue …
Lees meerLogitech has today announced its RGB venture into a more immersive desktop gaming environment. The new G560 PC Gaming Speakers are the company’s first with LIGHTSYNC technology. The software works with the satellite speaker’s RGB lighting syncs your…
Lees meerAs Apple gets closer to its self-imposed spring 2018 deadline for officially adding external GPU support to macOS, each beta seems to increase the stability of external GPU connections. We recently put the fifth and latest version of the macOS 10.13…
Lees meerThe Apple Watch features a unique magnetic charging puck that, on its own, can be a bit cumbersome to manage. However, a variety of third-party docks and stands exist that can make Apple Watch charging as seamless as possible, with the same inductiv…
Lees meerDeveloper Zach Simone has today unveiled a new iPhone and Apple Watch app that tracks heart rate without activating a traditional Workout. The app, called HeartMonitor, allows you to continuously track your heart rate during so-called “sessions” of …
Lees meerApple is facing increased pressure from investors to do more to curb technology addiction and to give parents more control over how their kids use Apple products. Seemingly in response to those concerns, Apple today has launched a new “Families” pag…
Lees meerAs speculation that Spotify is planning its own smart speaker product continues to mount, TechCrunch today highlights that the music streaming service is quietly testing an in-app voice assistant feature. This feature allows customers to use their v…
Lees meerDepending on your environment, it can be easy to miss calls on an iPhone. However, there are some useful accessibility features built in to iOS that make it easy to stay on top of things. Follow along for how to enable flash alerts. more…
Lees meerThe Apple Watch Series 3 is really fast and when you pair that with LTE, and the Series 3 is by far the quickest and most reliable Apple Watch to date. Developer David Smith has been keeping track, by way of his Pedometer++ app, of Apple Watch Serie…
Lees meerHomeKit Weekly is a new series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. In our inaugural edition of HomeKit Weekly, we’re starting with the basics: becoming familiar with…
Lees meerTo promote the powerful iMac Pro, Apple today has released a series of short films created by filmmakers and CG artists using the all-in-one machine. Each film was put together primarily with the iMac Pro, though some of the 3D graphic renderings re…
Lees meerWhile we all wait for Apple to release its wireless charging-capable AirPods case, which is rumored to cost $70, there are several solutions out there offering pricey cases for your AirPods that could easily be replicated for under $20. However, wha…
Lees meerGriffin has announced a new dock today, called the USB-C Docking Station. This offering comes is available in space gray, with a square footprint to expand your I/O. more…
Lees meerReddit not too long ago purchased the popular Alien Blue third-party mobile client to make it its own. Now the company is looking into native promoted post ads as mobile becomes the most popular way to browse Reddit. more…
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Lees meerThe Information has published a lengthy report today covering the development of Siri. The article documents Siri’s tumultuous changes in leadership and management over the last few years, indicating that Siri 1.0’s infrastructure was very creaky, w…
Lees meerFacebook ran into trouble following its acquisition of WhatsApp back in 2014. It appeared to backtrack on an earlier promise not to share data between the two services, and was later warned that it may be breaking the law in the UK and elsewhere … …
Lees meerTwo clues spotted by a Dutch website suggest that Apple Pay could be coming to the Netherlands this month, with a possible announcement on March 20 … more…
Lees meerThe French government is taking both Apple and Google to court, accusing the companies of ‘abusive trade practices’ in the way that they treat developers. Reporting on the case is light on detail, but France appears to have three objections to the w…
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