Friday, March 31, 2017

Today is the last day to purchase Apple’s discounted USB-C accessories

Since early November, Apple has discounted all USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 accessories purchased through them. This includes the LG UltraFine 4K & 5K displays. The discounts were done to help ease customers into the transition to USB-C. Apple's discounts end at the end of March, which means today, March 31, is the last day customers are able to take...

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Australian banks officially denied right to negotiate terms with Apple

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has officially rejected the proposal by large Australian banks who wanted to negotiate as a group with Apple. The news comes in as Apple Pay rollout in the country has been slow due to disagreements between the banks and Apple. Due to anti-cartel laws, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac...

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iPhone 7 will now be officially available in Indonesia

Back in December, Apple announced that it was developing its first Indonesia-based research and development center. Just a few months after the announcement was made, The Jakarta Post reported that Apple is already getting ready to start operations of its R&D center in the second quarter of the year. Along with this report, Apple is said to start...

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

iFixit teardown finds that new low-cost iPad is essentially an iPad Air with minor tweaks

When the new low-cost iPad was announced, the spec sheets had showed that it was essentially an original iPad Air with minor improvements. Today, iFixit tore it down and found exactly that. So remember how we said this was similar to the first Air? We were serious—take a look inside the Air 1 and iPad 5 respectively. Not much has changed. The...

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Apple Pay now launching in Taiwan with support for 7 banks

Today Apple Pay is now officially launching in Taiwan. The China Post reports that the mobile payment service has begun rolling out in the country. Apple has also updated its Taiwan website for Apple Pay. The website includes details such as retailers, banks, and more. At launch, Apple Pay in Taiwan will support the following banks and credit...

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App Store approval now rejecting applications with pricing info such as ‘Free’ in the title

Apple is apparently preparing to clean up the App Store. According to a report from VentureBeat, Apple has begun rejecting applications with pricing information in its name, icons, screenshots, or previews. Apple has reportedly begun this practice over the past month or so. In the past, Apple has discouraged developers of doing so, but now the company...

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Apple released a number of security fixes with the latest iOS update

Apple had a pretty busy day yesterday as it released the latest iOS 10.3 update for iPhone and iPad devices. The update came with some pretty neat features, like the new "Find My AirPods" feature that promised to help its users locate their AirPods. The latest OS version also came with updates to improve user's macOS and iOS experience. But despite...

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Apple seeds first iOS 10.3.2, watchOS 3.2.2, tvOS 10.2.1, and macOS 10.12.5 betas to developers

One day after the public release of iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, tvOS 10.2, and macOS 10.12.4, Apple is now seeding its first beta for iOS 10.3.2, watchOS 3.2.2, tvOS 10.2.1, and macOS 10.12.5. The betas are currently only available for registered developers. The public beta versions typically come a few days after the developer beta. watchOS and tvOS do not...

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Apple has yet another patent for ‘the most accurate’ embedded fingerprint sensor in a display

With the iPhone 8 highly anticipated to have a bezel-free design, Apple has to figure out how to reincorporate some key components such as the front facing speaker, camera, ambient light sensor, and of course the Touch ID Home button. One technology Apple has explored is ultrasonic imaging. A previous patent described this method as ‘the most...

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iOS 10.3 comes with improved features for ratings and review responses on the App Store

Earlier today, Apple released the latest update to iOS 10.3. In line with this release, the company has given more information on support for developers who engage with users in the App Store's Reviews section. This help comes after Apple's previous announcement that developers will not be able to reply to app reviews. Now that the company has given...

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Monday, March 27, 2017

Apple kicks off WWDC lottery and scholarship registration for developers

Developers, get excited. Apple has today opened up registration for scholarships for WWDC. The company is also kicking off its annual WWDC lottery. Since WWDC is so popular, Apple likes to raffle off the seats available instead of doing a first-come, first-serve basis. Apple is expected to unveil iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 at the conference. The Apple...

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Apple releases macOS 10.12.4 to the public with NightShift for Mac

Apple has begun rolling out macOS 10.12.4 to the public today. The update is available for supported Macs via the Mac App Store. The latest version brings NightShift to the Mac. While NightShift is the biggest features, the update also has some smaller updates to Siri, Dictation, and more. Night Shift now available on the Mac. Dictation support...

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Apple releases tvOS 10.2 to the public with bug fixes and stability improvements

Apple today is releasing tvOS 10.2 for the Apple TV. The release is a minor one containing, “new features, bug fixes, and improvements in the OS and SDK.” Specifically, tvOS 10.2 brings: Accelerated Scrolling support for UIKit and TVMLKit apps Device Enrollment Program support Expanded Mobile Device Management support Support for the...

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Apple releases watchOS 3.2 with new Theater Mode and SiriKit support

Apple has today released watchOS 3.2 to the public. watchOS 3.2 includes support for Theater Mode, and SiriKit applications. Here's how Apple describes Theater Mode: Theater Mode lets users quickly mute the sound on their Apple Watch and avoid waking the screen on wrist raise. Users still receive notifications (including haptics) while in Theater...

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Apple releases iOS 10.3 to the public

Apple has today released iOS 10.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The latest update includes support for a new file system, Find my AirPods, CarPlay improvements, and more. iOS 10.3 is the first version to include Find my AirPods support. As the name insists, it will help users find their AirPods if misplaced by playing a loud, high-pitched...

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Report: Apple has been working on AR glasses for more than a year, release is at least a year away

Financial Times reports that Apple, among other companies, are working on AR smart glasses. The firm says that Apple has been working on the project for over a year, but claims that a launch is at least a year away or “perhaps much longer.” Apple first began to build a team to examine the feasibility of a head-worn device more than a year ago. Now,...

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TSMC to start mass production on the 10nm A11 processor for iPhone 8 in April

While we're not expecting the iPhone 8 (and the iPhone 7s') until September, Apple's suppliers have to start ramping up production for components before then. Today, the Economic Daily News is reporting that TSMC will begin mass production on Apple's A11 processor in April. The A11, which will be powering the iPhone 8, will be using a 10nm process. In...

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Apple Music execs: ‘Beats 1 is the largest radio station in the world’

This week Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine, Robert Kondrk, and Zane Lowe sat down with The Verge to talk about their progress with Beats 1. Apple VP of apps and content Robert Kondrk and Apple Music head of content Larry Jackson says that Apple Music has replaced services such as SoundCloud for artists such as Drake. The rapper has gone from...

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Friday, March 24, 2017

4-year-old boy was able to invoke Siri and call emergency services to save his mom’s life

A four year old boy was able to use Siri on his mother's phone to save her life. Police reports that the boy who lived just outside of London was able to invoke Siri on his mom's phone to call 999, the British equivalent to 911. The police released the phone call in a video below and says that his action saved his mom's life. Thirteen minutes after...

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Here’s 69 new emoji coming to Unicode 10 this summer

In November, the Unicode Consortium previewed 51 emoji that are being planned to be released this summer. Now, the consortium has has updated the list with a total of 69 emojis. It'll likely be coming to iOS later in the release cycle. Emoji 5.0 is the complete list of new emojis planned for release in mid-2017. This update is currently in draft...

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