When iOS 11 launches this fall, users sharing Google AMP pages from Safari will find Apple’s operating system automatically remove Google’s proprietary URL in favor of the webpage’s original format.
Source:: Apple Insider
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Samsung confirms plans for smartspeaker challenging Apple HomePod & Amazon Echo
In addition to premiering the Galaxy Note 8, Samsung on Wednesday said that it’s working on its own smartspeaker, which will face off against products like the Apple HomePod, Amazon Echo, and Google Home.
Source:: Apple Insider
‘Assassin’s Creed,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ iPhone games ‘soft launched’ outside the U.S.
Game developers are known to hold ‘soft launches’ of games, limiting the release to a few countries for testing, with ‘Assassin’s Creed: Rebellion,’ ‘Brawl Stars,’ and ‘Game of Thrones: Conquest’ currently playable in countries around the globe for initial testing — but not for U.S. players.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple updates Machine Learning Journal with articles on Siri & related topics
Apple on Wednesday added three new articles to its Machine Learning Journal, part of an attempt at bringing some of its research — and researchers — out of the shadows.
Source:: Apple Insider
Video: Everything you need to know about watchOS 4 in under four minutes
AppleInsider runs you through all of the most important changes and new features coming with watchOS 4, expected to be released this fall alongside the rumored Apple Watch ‘Series 3.’
Source:: Apple Insider
New support document spells out compatibility of Apple’s Pro apps with High Sierra
A support document published in advance of Apple’s impending release of High Sierra details what versions of Apple’s Pro Apps will work fine in High Sierra — and what has been left behind.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple TV losing market share to streaming set-top box rivals Roku, Amazon
Competitors to the Apple TV are continuing to outpace Apple’s streaming set-top box, a consumer research report claims, with the proportion of U.S. households owning and using an Apple TV shrinking while Roku increases its strong lead.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple sets sights on new Iowa data center to handle growing cloud demands
Apple is reportedly in the early stages of setting up a new data center in Waukee, Iowa, which should join several others scattered around the U.S.
Source:: Apple Insider
Samsung to face off against Apple’s ‘iPhone 8’ with 6.3-inch Galaxy Note 8 [u]
Looking to finally eclipse last year’s fire-prone Galaxy Note 7, Samsung on Wednesday announced the Note 8, which should ship to the U.S. on Sept. 15. [Updated with pricing]
Source:: Apple Insider
Giveaway: 2 Pairs of BlackPods (customized AirPods) are up for grabs, enter today for your chance to win
BlackPods is partnering with AppleInsider this week to offer readers the chance to win a pair of BlackPods (AirPods finished with a military-grade coating) in Classic or Stealth. Two pairs are up for grabs — enter today for your chance to win.
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