By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has quickly moved onto its second round of developer betas for its operating system updates, with new builds of iOS 14.2, iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, and tvOS 14.2 now available for testing alongside the ninth for macOS Big Sur.The latest betas and configuration profiles can be downloaded from the …
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) The new Apple Watch Series 6 opens the gap between the Apple Watch ecosystem and its competitors even wider — but it doesn’t give that much more to Apple Watch Series 5 owners.Apple Watch Series 6 in redApple Watch: Take 6…
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Mobile device management outfit Jamf has revealed it will be rolling out an updated version of Jamf Connect 2.0 that will overhaul the identity management tool, including the addition of using Touch ID and Face ID on an iPhone for user authentication on Macs.An example of a mobile authentication prompt in macOS for Jamf Connect 2.0Revealed during the virtual …
By news@appleinsider.com (Daniel Eran Dilger) Back in April, Apple announced that it was partnering with Google build a technology framework to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of the virus, with user privacy and security central to the design. I got …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple is developing deep machine learning systems that could smoothly apply artistic styles to images or video sequences taken on an iPhone, likely as a future feature in Photos.Credit: AppleThe Cupertino tech giant has applied for patents in the realm of machine learning before, including techniques applied to disparate systems such as …
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A future Apple Watch or iPhone may warn users about poisonous gas or pollen in the local environment, with Apple coming up with ways to reliably sense the air using a combination of lasers and other sensors.Detecting particulates in the air could help hayfever suffers avoid pollen. While not something people think about all the time, the air is an important element of life, but it is also potentially hazardous. Invisible issues could be in the air, such as pollen or poisonous gas, with it and other potential irritants able to cause harm to a person if inhaled in sufficient quantities….