A new report claims that Google’s smart thermostat and smart home hardware vendor Nest is considering a move to support HomeKit — but few hard details are available and new information suggests that compatibility isn’t coming any time soon.
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Keeping ahead of Apple in on-demand streaming, Spotify on Thursday revealed that it has over 140 million active users worldwide, including both Premium customers and people on its free ad-supported tier.
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Apple has radically overhauled its iMac lineup for 2017, giving its 21.5 inch Retina 4K models dedicated graphics driven by AMD Radeon Pro 555/560 GPUs; a brighter display with enhanced P3 color; more powerful Intel Kaby Lake CPUs; upgradable RAM sockets; faster SSD drives and modern, ultrafast USB C and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity.
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Investors expect iPhone sales will return to growth in the current June quarter, moving up slightly from the same period a year ago, as the world waits for an anticipated “iPhone 8” this fall.
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Three games are preparing to launch on Mac this summer, with ‘Hitman’ arriving on June 20, ‘Ark: Survival Evolved’ leaving Early Access after two years with a full release on August 8, and the first part of ‘The Pillars of the Earth’ game adaptation shipping August 15.
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IBM on Thursday announced an expansion of its “Garage” concept, introducing yet more physical offices meant to speed up the creation of MobileFirst iOS apps for enterprise clients.
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Twitter on Tuesday began rolling out a new edition of its app for Apple’s iPhone and iPad, giving it a new look and interface, as well as making some functional improvements including more convenient use of Safari for viewing links.
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Scott Forstall — Apple’s former head of iOS development — will appear at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. on June 20 to talk about the origins of the iPhone, according to an announcement.
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Apple is increasing the market share of iPhones and iPads in a number of key markets, according to a report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, with iOS noted as posting a strong period-on-period gain in urban China after sales of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus outpaced those of local rivals Oppo and Huawei.
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In an interview excerpt published on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on a variety of topics, including how much time he spends thinking about what people will say about his legacy at Apple.
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