Apple’s new app accelerator facility near Jakarta, is the first of its kind in Asia and uses the same education model as the one in India.

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ARCore 1.2, Google’s updated augmented reality framework, includes a new cross-platform feature called ‘Cloud Anchors,’ which can allow both iOS and Android device users to share the same AR experience despite using different underlying AR technologies.

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Apple is reportedly one of a number of major corporations hoping to participate in a range of drone tests beyond those normally allowed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

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While smartphone shipments overall dropped 6.3 percent in Europe in first quarter, Apple shipped 10.2 million units to the region representing a 5.4 percent year-over-year decline.

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A malicious message dubbed the ‘Black Dot’ message has started doing the rounds on iOS following circulation on Android devices, one that takes advantage of a bug in Unicode to crash Apple’s Messages app on iPhones and iPads running iOS 11.3 and the beta releases of iOS 11.4.

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Apple added to a growing stash of ad industry accolades this week with an award from the Art Directors Club of New York, which bestowed its ADC Black Cube for Best of Show on a commercial touting Portrait Mode on iPhone 7 Plus.

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Google launched a new machine learning SDK called ML Kit, which provides a way for developers to add machine learning-based features to their Android and iOS apps, with Google’s new framework following almost a year after Apple introduced the similar Core ML platform.

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Google on Tuesday teased upcoming changes to Google Maps, among them augmented reality support and a concept called “VPS,” short for “visual positioning system.”

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Apple authorized resellers are offering AI readers the absolute lowest prices anywhere on Mid 2017 MacBook Pros. Save $400 on a loaded 15″ model with a 3.1GHz processor, 1TB SSD and top-of-the-line Radeon Pro 560 graphics (plus no tax outside NY and NJ). B&H is also knocking $230 off Apple’s 13″ MacBook Pro with 256GB of storage, now $1,269, a record low.

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As expected, at the 2018 Google I/O developer’s conference, the company has announced a new version of Android, with a beta program starting on Tuesday for a small sliver of devices.

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