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Verizon Stops Selling Unlocked iPhones
If you’re buying an iPhone from Verizon it won’t be unlocked anymore.
Apple's First Shareholder Meeting in the Steve Jobs Theater Set for this Morning
Apple’s annual shareholder’s meeting scheduled to start at 9AM pacific time Tuesday morning, and this will be the first time it will be held in the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus.
iPhone X: 2 New Apple Videos on Shooting and Editing Portrait Mode Selfies
Both videos make it clear just how easy it is to work with Portrait Mode on iPhone X.
iFixit HomePod Teardown: Big Magnets, 16GB RAM, Good Luck Getting Inside
iFixit gutted a HomePod to see what Apple packed inside. They needed a hacksaw to get the smart speaker open, which means you shouldn’t count on trying to do any repairs yourself.
An Apple Intern Allegedly Released the iBoot Leak
It’s always good to hear the origin story, but you shouldn’t be worried about this leak.
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HomePod Equalizer Settings are Automatic, not Manual [Update]
It doesn’t come as a surprise though, as Apple wants the HomePod to have that magical “just work” capability like its other products.
Apple Has Four New HomePod Commercials: Equalizer, Distortion, Bass, and Beat
They’re all abstract pieces that say little specific about Apple’s smart speaker.
Here's How to Stream iTunes Music on HomePod
HomePod doesn’t support Bluetooth streaming, so you just have to make sure that you’re connected to AirPlay on your iPhone.
Apple Live News Section Now Available in TV App
You can watch the news this way as long as you’re running iOS 11 or tvOS 11.
How to Change Your HomePod's Name
You can give your HomePod a unique name, or change the name you already gave it. Read on to learn how.
Apple Investigating Exploding AirPods Report
Apple is looking into a Florida report of an AirPod battery failure that turned the device into a a charred and mangled mess.
Apple Posts HomePod Help Page Ahead of First Deliveries
HomePod has a help and tutorial section on Apple’s website, just in time for the smart speaker to arrive.
Bryan Irace on the Fracturing of the Siri Experience
iOS developer Bryan Irace wrote a great piece on Siri, and how Apple has allowed the Siri experience to fracture. Bryan Chaffin recommends it as a good read.
Apple Watch Wants You to Heart Your Body with Heart Month Challenge Badge
The Heart Month Challenge is simply to fill your exercise rings seven days in a row any time in February, starting February 8th.
iOS iBoot Code Leaked, Huge Security Headache for Apple
Part of the iOS boot code, called iBoot, was posted on GitHub yesterday for anyone to view—and without Apple’s permission. It’s the biggest leak Apple has ever faced.
HomePod Pre-orders Shipping for Friday Delivery
HomePod pre-orders, including those ordered as late as yesterday, are on their way for delivery tomorrow, February 9th.
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HomePod Still Available for Feb 9 Delivery in US [UPDATE]
HomePod pre-orders in the United States are still available for delivery this Friday, February 9th. No kidding.
Cardiogram's DeepHeart Neural Net Can Detect Diabetes and Prediabetes with Apple Watch, Android Wear
The company said a study by its own researchers and researchers at the University of California San Francisco found DeepHeart could accurately identify diabetes with 85% accuracy using only heart rate and step count measurements.
iOS 11.3 Public Beta 2 for iPhone and iPad Released
Apple released iOS 11.3 public beta 2 on Wednesday, a day after releasing the second developer beta.
Apple Releases watchOS 4.3 Beta 2 for Developers
Just a day after Apple released iOS 11.3 developer beta 2 the company rolled out watchOS 4.3 beta 2 for Apple Watch.
macOS 10.13.4 Developer Beta 2 Available
Apple released macOS 10.13.4 developer beta 2 this week with a the iBooks app renamed to Books, just like iOS 11.3 beta.
Here's What You Need to Know About HomePod's FullRoom Feature
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker will be in stores this Friday, but its FullRoom multi-speaker feature is still a few weeks off. Read on to learn what FullRoom is—and isn’t.
Holy &#^%, BBEdit Went 64-Bit!
The legendary macOS text editor from Bare Bones Software, BBEdit, is now a 64-bit application.