People attending Washington Nationals baseball games during the 2019 season will be able to both preorder food and get it delivered to their seats, in each case with Apple Pay as an option.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple looking at ways to improve underwater iPhone photography
Adventurous iPhone users wanting to use their devices to take photographs underwater may enjoy better results in the future, as Apple is exploring ways to automatically adjust an image when the smartphone is immersed in water to offer the best picture possible.
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Apple Watch wrist sensors could increase security by scanning veins in the wearer’s wrist
Future versions of the Apple Watch could authenticate the wearer’s identity by scanning elements under the skin of a user’s wrist, a biometric security feature that could eliminate the need for owners to enter a security code each time they put on the wearable device.
Source:: Apple Insider
AT&T CEO claims HBO will glean consumer data from Apple TV viewers
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson in an interview this week said HBO will have access to viewer data from third-party distribution channels like Apple TV, seemingly contradicting Apple’s stance on total consumer privacy.
Source:: Apple Insider
End of month blowout deals: $300 off 13″ MacBook Pros, 2019 iPad and iMac discounts, hundreds off closeout devices
Apple authorized resellers Amazon and B&H Photo have just launched instant rebates on Apple’s latest hardware, with many models now in stock. Meanwhile, closeout devices are up to $350 off with free shipping and no tax collected in several states. Plus, grab a 13-inch MacBook Pro with 256GB SSD for just $1,199 ($300 off) while supplies last.
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Apple issues watchOS 5.2, ECG app arrives in Hong Kong and Europe
On the heels of Tuesday’s release of iOS 12.2, Apple on Wednesday issued the accompanying watchOS 5.2 update for Apple Watch with ECG app support for Hong Kong and select European regions.
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Apple seeds first macOS 10.14.5 beta to developers
Apple on Wednesday released the first beta of macOS 10.14.5 for developer testing, joining seeds of iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3.
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Alongside efforts to drive coding competency, Apple releases Swift 5 with ABI compatibility, new features
This week, Apple’s Swift programing language team released version 5 for use in Xcode 10.2, reaching the milestone of ABI stability– compatibility with code compiled with future versions of Swift compilers– and introducing new coding features for developers. Swift as a language is maturing alongside Apple’s efforts to make code development an attainable skill for students.
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Everything new in iOS 12.3 & tvOS 12.3: New TV app!
Just days after the release of iOS 12.2 and tvOS 12.2, Apple has rolled out first betas of iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3. AppleInsider delves into them both, to see what is new and exciting.
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Benchmarks for high-end iMac 5K show 75 percent speed gain over 2017 model
A set of new benchmarks for what appears to be the high-end iMac 5K have surfaced, with the published results from Geekbench suggesting it will be a considerable upgrade compared with the 2017 refresh of the Mac product line.
Source:: Apple Insider