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Audioengine Made Its A5+ Speakers Wireless, with Built-in Bluetooth and DAC
Audioengine announced the A5+ Wireless Speakers Thursday, marrying the great sound of the A5+ to an internal Bluetooth receiver with a built-in digital audio converter (DAC).
Apple Releases Logic Pro X 10.4.1 with Dozens of Bug Fixes
The maintenance release patch notes include six bug fixes in the Mac App Store, but the full patch notes on Apple’s site—and included in full in the article—list more than a hundred bug fixes. Most are minor GUI and performance-related fixes.
That Time Steve Wozniak Got Scammed Out of $75,000 in Bitcoin
The anecdote came up when Woz was speaking at The Economic Times of India’s Global Business Summit, and the scam involved a stolen credit card and a reversed transaction.
2 Out of 3 Apple Devices Ever Sold Are Still in Use
But it’s not just about the number of devices, it’s also about customer satisfaction.
Apple's Tips on Avoiding iTunes and App Store Phishing Email Scams
Scammers are crafting more sophisticated and realistic looking emails to trick you into handing over your credit card number so here are some tips to protect yourself.
PSA: Apple is Dropping iTunes Store Support for First-gen Apple TV
Apple says it’s ending iTunes Store support for the first generation Apple TV because of security changes coming on May 25th.
Apple Signs M. Night Shyamalan Series (Spoiler: It Will Have a Surprise Ending)
Apple ordered 10 episodes of the 30 minute drama from writer Tony Basgallop, and mum’s the word on the plot.
5 More Videos Showing ARKit 1.5 in Action
Developers are hard at work exploring ARKit 1.5 in the iOS 11.3 beta and more of their demo videos are showing up online. We found some more on YouTube highlighting vertical plane detection and object recognition for a more immersive augmented reality experience.
Apple Hires Michael Abbot, former Twitter VP of Engineering
Apple has reportedly hired Michael Abbott, former vice president of engineering for Twitter and venture capitalist.
Apple Launching its Own Primary Health Care Service for Employees
Apple is following Amazon’s lead and opening its own primary health care clinics for employees.
Apple Has 4 New iPhone Commercials: Environment, Apple Support, Ease, Safe
Short, just 15 seconds long, each spot personifies an iPhone selling point, and pits iPhone against “your phone” in a split screen representation.
Company Cellebrite Makes a Scary Claim Regarding Unlocking iPhones
The ability to unlock any iPhone model is significant, and the cost of unlocking an iPhone can be pretty cheap.
Games Will Run Faster on iOS, macOS with Support of New GPU API
To ensure Vulkan/Metal compatibility, The Brenwill Workshop released the MoltenVK library.
Samsung Invents Creepy Animoji for Galaxy S9 Smartphone
AR Emoji on the Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones is Samsung’s answer to Apple’s Animoji, but instead of fun emoji animals, it turns your own face into a creepy cartoon-ish animated homunculus.
Apple Reportedly Designing Over-the-ear Headphones to Compete with its Own Beats Brand
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple is working on a new over-the-ear wireless headphones design that’ll ship with its own logo instead of under the Beats brand.
French Tax Reform Activists Win Legal Permission to Continue Protesting at Apple Stores
Attac accuses Apple of dodging local taxes, an offshoot of controversy over Apple’s international corporate structure, and a court ruling affirmed their right to protest at Apple Stores.
Study Shows Consumers don't Use Smart Speaker Voice Control for Much
Loup Ventures just released a survey on smart speaker owners and it has two interesting points: HomePod is already gaining marketshare, and people don’t use their smart speakers for very smart stuff.
Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Reportedly Coming in March
When Apple unveiled its AirPower wireless charging mat last September the company said it would ship some time in 2018, and it’s looking like “some time” may be March.
Apple Repair Center Making Lots of 911 Calls By Mistake
The issue appears to be iPhones and/or Apple Watches making emergency calls when they’re being handled by technicians.
Apple Hires Another Veteran TV Executive - Carol Trussell Will Be Head of Production
Deadline reported that Ms. Trussell will start in March, and will oversee production issues for Apple’s original shows.
An Apple Patent Hints at an Apple TV Gaming System
It’s not clear if it’s a separate console (probably not though) or just video game accessories or a platform.
iOS Developers can add up to 10 App Screenshots Now
Adding more app screenshots will let developers show more of an app’s capabilities.
iOS 11.3 Public Beta 3 Ready for Download
Apple followed up its iOS 11.3 developer beta 3 release with a matching public beta. that removes AirPlay 2 support.