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Apple Will Reinvent Home Music with HomePod
It looks and sounds terrific, and should fill a marked void in Apple’s product offerings.
Apple Uses iOS 11 to Make iPad more Mac-like
Apple gave iOS 11 for the iPad some special love during the 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on Monday that makes the tablet more like a Mac with drag-and-drop support, a Dock, and touch-based app switcher.
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iOS 11 Will Have Files App for Viewing and Using Files [Update]
Users will be able to drag and drop files between apps, and it will support iCloud Drive as well as third party cloud storage services. [Updated with additional information about other devices.]
Apple Focuses on Discovery with App Store Redesign
Apple is revamping the iPhone and iPad App Store to improve discoverability, and we got our first look during the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2017 keynote on Monday.
Apple Teases iMac Pro with Intel Xeon Processors, Crazy Specs
Apple’s promised iMac Pro made an appearance at WWDC 2017, and it’s packed with so many crazy powerful specs that the company is calling it the most powerful computer it has ever made.
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Apple's iOS 11 Adds AR, Improves Siri, Mail, Photos, Maps, More [Update]
SAN JOSE – Apple announced iOS 11 during its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote on Monday. Improvements include significant enhancements to Siri, Mail, the Photos app, and Control Center. Apple is also building in under-the-hood improvements to how photos are taken and stored. Other improvements include Lock Screen and more. This is a living document until we complete it after the keynote.
iMac gets Kaby Lake Processor, 64 GB RAM
Apple used its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote event to show off new iMac models with Intel Kaby Lake processors and up to 64 GB RAM.
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Apple Announces macOS High Sierra, Public Beta Late this Summer [UPDATE]
SAN JOSE – Apple announced macOS High Sierra during Monday’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote. The new operating system brings Apple File System, significant improvements to Mail and Photos, and Metal 2. Apple will also be building in support for VR engines. We’ll update this article with more details after the keynote.
Apple Announces watchOS 4 for Apple Watch with Siri Smart Watchface, More
Apple is making Siri more front and center in watchOS 4 with a new Siri watch face that automatically displays the information that’s most important to you.
Amazon Prime Video Is Coming to Apple TV
You’ll be able to watch your favorite shows and movies from Amazon on your set-top box.
Simon Pierro's Newest iPad Trick is 'Naked Scanner'
For your pre-WWDC entertainment, I present to you Naked Scanner, by Simon Pierro. You might remember him as the magician who specializes in doing amazing magic tricks with an iPad. He ventured into the realm of candid camera trickery Monday with the help of well-rehearsed models in a gag he called Naked Scanner. It’s likely obvious how the trick was done, but the reactions of the passers by is definitely worth a smile. He talks about the trick in a blog post, including a test-video from the development phase. And don’t fret, all the bits deemed naughty are blurred.
Foxconn Source Spills Details on iPhone X, Says AR Glasses Likely to be Cancelled
Reddit has exploded with this information, which includes details about iPhone X, MacBooks, and Apple’s unannounced AR glasses.
Apple Opens Up Swift Playgrounds to Drones, Robots, Musical Instruments: LEGO MINDSTORMS, Sphero, Parrot
The ability to control external devices like drones, robots, and musical instruments opens the software—and Apple iPads—to a greater role in maker spaces and other STEM/STEAM education environments.
Apple’s Rumored Siri Speaker Targets Sonos, Too
The Siri Speaker may be more of a living room device than a kitchen device.
Apple's Developer Payouts Top $70 Billion
Apple shared the big payout numbers just days ahead of next week’s Worldwide Developer Conference.
Apple Reportedly Manufacturing Siri Speaker with Surround Sound, But No Screen
The Siri Speaker rumor mill hit critical mass with enough details to reach viability—this is happening, folks.
Swift Programming from Scratch: $10
Does Apple’s WWDC have you thinking about programming? We’ve got a deal for you on Swift Programming from Scratch, an ebook and exercise platform designed to teach you Apple’s main development language. It’s $10 through our deal.
Essential Home Tries to Snag the Smarthome Crowd from Siri
Andy Rubin’s company, Essential, just set the bar for Apple’s rumored Siri voice assistant appliance.
Courts and Divulging Passcodes, Essential Home - TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-30
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on courts compelling people to divulge their smartphone passcodes, plus they react to Essential’s Home voice assistant appliance.
The Good That Has Come Out of Apple's Mac Lapses
Apple customers have waited for a long time to get new, updated Mac models. Apple kicked off the resurgence in late 2016 with the Touch Bar MacBook Pro, but there remained serious concerns. And that’s a Good Thing™. The development of technology and the approaches by the competition have evoked a strong, clear, intelligent response from the community that amounts to an excellent, thoughtful conversation about what Macs should be all about going forward. Particle Debris page 2 discusses that and ponders more new Mac hardware at WWDC in June.
Trusting Siri, Apple's Diabetes Wristband - TMO Daily Observations 2017-05-19
In machines we trust, or maybe not. John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to talk about how people may perceive the information artificial intelligence systems like Siri will give us as they get smarter. They also have some thoughts on Apple’s potential impact on the medical industry.
Apple Increasing 10.5-inch iPad Pro Production Ahead of Launch
Apple is reportedly ramping up production of the rumored 10.5-inch iPad Pro and expects to ship up to 6 million by the end of 2017. The company apparently started in the March/April window with 500,000 units a month, and has now bumped that up to 600,000.
iOS: 3D Touch Folders to View Notifications
While reading news about Google I/O, Andrew Orr found that a feature coming to Android O that Apple already put into iOS. It’s a neat trick that should save you time while using iOS.