The Canary home monitoring camera app for the iPhone just got more useful because it adds the ability to limit motion recording and alerts to just people.
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PSA: Apple Announces 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program
The company said a component failure may lead to battery expansion, and that affected devices can get their battery replaced.
Safari Technology Preview 54 Has Changes to Clipboard API, Beacon API, More
This look-ahead version of Safari includes eight big fixes, improvements, and new features.
Apple Includes 13 New WebKit Features in Safari 11.1
The company detailed the WebKit changes in the release in a detailed post to the WebKit blog, included below.
PDFpen 10 Adds Watermark, Batch OCR Support
PDFpen 10 and PDFpen Pro 10 for the Mac are out with support for watermarks, headers and footers, and improved selection features. The Pro version also adds batch OCR support.
Apple Announces (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus
Apple introduced (PRODUCT)RED versions of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, available for order on April 10th, and in stores on April 13th.
Apple Announces ProRes RAW Video Format, Adds Close Captioning to Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1 adds two new features, a new Apple file format called ProRes RAW and support for closed captioning.
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Launches April 25th with Dame Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon Voices
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery is designed to allow players to create their own Hogwarts student and experience life at the wizarding school.
Apple Releases Combo Updater for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4
Apple released the combo updater for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 on Friday. The combo updater is a 2.49GB download and contains everything in the macOS Sierra 10.13.4 released on Thursday, along with all the updates since High Sierra’s inaugural 10.13.0 release back in the fall.
Apple Releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 with Business Chat, eGPUs, Messages on iCloud, More
In addition to going hand in hand with iOS 11.3, which was released earlier in the day, the update features Business Chat, support for external GPUs (eGPUs), Messages on iCloud, and more.
Apple Music Update Makes It Possible to Play Music Video Playlists
It’s like MTV, without the reality crap.
tvOS 11.3 Adds Content Filtering for Apple TV, Apple TV 4K
Apple released tvOS 11.3 for the Apple TV and Apple TV 4K on Thursday. The update adds new ratings-based content filtering options, along with more transparent privacy information.
watchOS 4.3 Available with HomePod Controls, More
Apple released watchOS 4.3 on Thursday with support for controlling HomePod playback and volume from your Apple Watch, as well as adding back the ability to control iPhone music playback from your wrist.
Apple Rolls Out First HomePod Software Update
Along with iOS 11.3, Apple released the first HomePod software update on Thursday. The update, HomePod 11.3, includes what Apple calls “general improvements for stability and quality.”
Apple Releases iOS 11.3 with Battery Health Settings, New Animoji, More
Just a day after released a special version of iOS 11.3 for the 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil support, Apple rolled out its general iOS 11.3 release for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Music Videos Section Comes to Apple Music Ahead of iOS 11.3 Release
iOS 11.3’s promised music videos section in Apple Music has shown up early. The new feature groups together music videos into categories like “Today’s Video Hits,” and “New Music Videos,” and “Music Video Playlists.”
Apple Releases iOS 11.3 for New iPad
There’s no indication of when the update will be available for other devices, but we don’t expect it to be much longer.
Apple Updates iWork, Including Smart Annotation with Apple Pencil (in Beta)
Apple rolled out several improvements to its iWork suite, including drawing, book creation, a beta for Smart Annotation (i.e. support for Apple Pencil), and more.
Apple Announces Schoolwork, a Cloud App for the Classroom
The free, cloud-based software allows teachers to assign specific activities within an app to a child. It also allows them monitor that activity as the class works on assignments.
Apple Announces 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil Support [UPDATE]
True to the rumors, Apple unveiled a new 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil support during its “Let’s take a field trip” media event on Tuesday.
Amazon Kindle Adds Split View to iPad, Plus Continuous Scrolling
Amazon Kindle rolled out an update to its iOS app recently with some major feature enhancements.
Apple Unveils New Apple Watch Bands for Spring
Apple introduced new Apple Watch bands on Wednesday with spring-themed colors. The new bands include Nylon, Sport, Nike, and Hermès styles.
Apple Seeds tvOS 11.3 Developer Beta 6
This update is believed to include support for Dolby Vision on some Sony TVs, and it may include AirPlay 2, as well.
Apple Seeds macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Developer Beta 6
The two biggest known new features in this release cycle are Messages on iCloud and Business Chat.