Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent covering the detection of human faces in a digital video feed by leveraging depth information, technology that could be the building blocks of a face-based bio-recognition system rumored to debut with this year’s iPhone.
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As rumored, Apple on Tuesday debuted Apple Pay in Ireland with support for KBC Bank Ireland and Ulster Bank, introducing the mobile payments solution to its 14th worldwide market.
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A rumor on Monday claims Apple is primed to debut Apple Pay in Ireland later this week, while a separate report notes seven Taiwanese banks recently gained regulatory approval to launch the payments service in Taiwan.
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Google search is developing a credibility problem that could be blamed on artificial intelligence. In a statement, the company said its algorithms for generating “featured snippet” answers can cause “instances when we feature a site with inappropriate or misleading content,” resulting in false answers. However, Google is also the source–and funding–behind much of the fake news on the Internet, thanks to a similar lack of curation for YouTube.
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Apple does offer a Podcast app of its own for iOS devices, but for most people, a third-party app is probably where it’s at. Here’s how to use one of the more popular options, Overcast, on your iPhone.
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Sport bands for the Apple Watch continue to be a taxable accessory in the United Kingdom, after a tax tribunal ruled the strap should not be exempt from import duty, despite Apple’s insistence it is an essential part that allows many of the wearable device’s functions to work.
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If you’re among the first to buy the new Nintendo Switch game console, there’s an added benefit you can easily take advantage of: The system’s wireless controllers are fully supported by Apple’s macOS.
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Adobe on Monday released updates to the iPhone and iPad versions of Lightroom, making various enhancements including the addition of “Authentic HDR,” a new shooting mode.
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Apple has revealed the process to garner a scholarship to the 2017 World Wide Developer’s Conference, and is requiring applicants to create a short scene in Swift Playgrouns to attract the interest of the judges.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was originally resistant to the idea of the Genius Bar, now a signature feature of every Apple store, former retail head Ron Johnson said in a recent podcast.
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