Philips has expanded the HomeKit-compatible Hue lighting line with a series of White Ambiance bulb size, plus two new table lamps.

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Nintendo is reportedly planning to expand its mobile gaming efforts following the success of ‘Super Mario Run’ and ‘Fire Emblem: Heroes’ on iOS, with the Kyoto firm said to be bringing ‘The Legend of Zelda’ to the platform in the future, along with rumors of another ‘Pokemon’ title for smartphones also apparently on the way.

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New drone footage shows the progress that has been made on the Apple Park headquarters facility in the last year — but there still appears to be a lot of outstanding tasks to hammer out .

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On Monday, Apple declared that the Piazza del Liberty Apple Retail store in Milan, Italy that was made public with planning documents in January will be opening soon.

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Vendor OWC has been supplying Mac users with upgrades for more than two decades, and the company continues that commitment with its own Thunderbolt 3 dock — AppleInsider examines the offering.

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Oh no! It seems Apple is “years behind” competitors in Virtual Reality, TV content subscriptions, self driving cars and home voice assistants. That’s a clear sign the company may be studying the market like a cat about to pounce on its target, just as it did with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and AirPods. There is a solid decade of evidence that, for Apple, being behind is a competitive advantage.

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In its latest buy, Apple has paid around $200 million to acquire Lattice Data Inc., a specialist in using machine learning to process “dark data” to efficiently build structured data sets that can be analyzed.

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Whether it has a dynamic screen or simple buttons, Apple’s anticipated Siri home speaker will likely offer physical controls with some kind of dedicated touch panel, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities revealed on Saturday.

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In addition to a rumored Siri-powered home speaker, Apple is also expected to announce a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro with a redesigned chassis at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference next month.

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The Playbase is a nice option for people wanting a unified, Apple-connected home theater experience, even if it doesn’t offer anything radically different from Sonos’ older home theater accessory, the Playbar.

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