Apple on Tuesday updated its online store to allow same-day deliveries in Manhattan, offered through its partner for the service, Postmates.
Source:: Apple Insider
The pen is mightier: Samsung modifies Galaxy Note 5 packaging to warn about stuck stylus
Rather than fix a flaw that can permanently damage its latest flagship phablet, Samsung has instead opted to revise the packaging for the Galaxy Note 5, warning users not to insert the device’s S Pen back into the handset in the wrong direction.
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Five new Apple TV ads highlight games and content from tvOS App Store
Apple on Tuesday debuted five new 15-second advertisements for the newly launched Apple TV, highlighting both streaming content and interactive games that can be downloaded from the tvOS App Store.
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Pryme Vessyl, an iOS-compatible hydration tracking smart cup, launches in Apple stores
Hardware startup Mark One, the company behind the Vessyl intelligent cup that debuted on Kickstarter last year, launched a new device on Tuesday called the Pryme Vessyl, which automatically tracks users’ water consumption habits and incorporates them into a customized schedule.
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Apple’s annual iPhone release cycle supercharges switchers’ leaps from Android, Windows Phone
A report examining smartphone brand loyalty found that buyers of higher end devices tend to prefer sticking to what they have, but that Apple has been very successful in inciting switchers to jump to iOS during its iPhone upgrade cycles.
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Apple issues fourth beta of OS X 10.11.2 to developers for testing
Members of Apple’s registered developer program can now access the fourth pre-release beta of OS X 10.11.2, a forthcoming maintenance and security update for its OS X El Capitan operating system.
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Apple at work on first-party Apple Watch dock with Nightstand support
Months after the Apple Watch’s debut, Apple is finally at work on an official charging dock for the device, a leak revealed on Tuesday.
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MetroPCS unveils Music Unlimited, lifts data caps on streaming services including Apple Music
MetroPCS will on Thursday launch Music Unlimited, a perk which jettisons the prepaid carrier’s regular data caps when listening to streaming music services such as Apple Music.
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US Apple Pay gains support for 95 new issuers, including H&R Block
Beyond bringing the service to Canada and more U.K. banks, Apple on Tuesday added 95 more Apple Pay issuers in the U.S., putting the total over 750.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple’s iPad Pro boasts ‘top tier display,’ but falls behind iPad mini 4 & Microsoft Surface Pro 4
A showdown pitting the new iPad Pro display against the rest of the tablet market has found that Apple’s new 12.9-inch Retina display is an excellent panel, though it can’t outmatch the new iPad mini 4 screen, and even ranks slightly lower than the new Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Source:: Apple Insider