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AirPlay 2 rollout expands to LG and Vizio TVs

Waiting for AirPlay 2 to come to your new TV? Your watch is ending. Announced at CES in January, Apple’s streaming system is now rolling out to compatible LG and Vizio TVs. Previously limited to the Apple TV streaming box, AIrPlay is similar to Google’s Cast, allowing iOS and Mac users to stream content directly from their devices …

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Drone app now shows where you’re allowed to fly

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rereleased its drones app, this time with useful information on where you can and can’t fly your drone in the national airspace system (NAS). The B4UFLY mobile app is free in the Apple App Store and Google Play store as of Wednesday. The app now has a clear status indicator of whether it’s …

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Apple trails Samsung, Huawei in global smartphone market, says Strategy Analytics

In the war for smartphone market share, Apple’s iPhone seems to be having some trouble. After 12 generations, the iOS device captured only 11% of total market share in the second quarter of 2019, lagging behind Samsung phones, which boasted 22%, according to a blog post Tuesday by Strategy Analytics.  Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 11 in September. The …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has a few key features the iPad could use

There aren’t many good Android tablets, and Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S6 is aiming to be one of the best. After trying it out briefly in a demo in New York, I did admire a few things Samsung’s doing with their newest tablet — because they’re things Apple’s iPad still doesn’t do yet. All three would be helpful. But it’s …

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Pixel 4 will have gesture controls and Google’s version of Apple’s FaceID

Google has already shared what the back of the Pixel 4 will look like, but now it’s showing off some of what its forthcoming phone will be able to do, including hands-free radar-based gesture controls and face unlock similar to Apple’s FaceID. In a new YouTube video titled “(Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4,” the search …

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Chinese national gets prison time for smuggling fake Apple products into the US

A Chinese national living in the US has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for taking part in a scheme to import counterfeit Apple products, the Department of Justice has announced. The products, which included fake iPhones and iPads, were smuggled from China into the US. After serving time, Jianhua “Jeff” Li, 44, will also get one year of …

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Project Soli is the secret star of Google’s Pixel 4 self

If you’re looking for a new, weird thing to do with your next phone, consider hands-free use. Google’s upcoming Pixel 4 is going to throw a hands-free twist to its front-camera array: In addition to facial recognition, it’ll sense motion and hand gestures.  This technology, originally called Project Soli, uses radar to detect 3D movement in space. And that’s in addition …

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Apple joins Google, Microsoft on project to make your data portable

Apple is teaming up with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter on a project to build an easier way for people to transfer data into and out of online services. The iPhone maker has officially joined the Data Transfer Project, or DTP, a collaboration that launched in July 2018. The DTP is working to build a “common framework with open-source code” …

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Apple designs in

Apple has designed a new augmented reality experience at Apple Stores around the globe. It’s called [AR]T, and through it, participants will be able to experience AR pieces from contemporary artists in the store and out and about in select cities. People can also learn how to make their own AR experience at in-store classes.  Featured artists include Nick Cave, …

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Apple aims for iPhone 11 rebound even as current iPhone sales dip

Apple’s iPhone business may be struggling, but the company is pretty optimistic about the services running on the device. In its third-quarter earnings report Tuesday, Apple offered a rosier-than-expected prediction for the next period thanks to things like the App Store as well as other products like wearables, even as iPhone sales have continued their trend of declines. The company …

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