Apple is predicted to have a busy year ahead of it. Frequent Apple commentator Ming-Chi Kuo published a research note on Wednesday with his predictions for Apple’s fall 2018 hardware lineup, as spotted by 9to5Mac. Kuo has a long track record of making numerous and accurate Apple predictions. Still, this should be taken with a …
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Hey Siri, make friends with my Sonos sound system. Sonos has become the first third-party company to support the Apple AirPlay 2 standard, which offers multi-room playback and lets you speak to Siri through a separate device. Sonos has announced that its One, Play:5, Playbase and the recently released Beam now support Apple’s standard. This follows the company demonstrating Siri and Alexa working …
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Apple might have breached Japanese competition laws by requiring carriers to sell iPhones at a lower cost than its competition. The Japan Fair Trade Commission said that Apple’s policy forced service providers NTT Docomo, KDDI and SoftBank to sell its iPhones at a discount but then charge higher monthly fees, thus limiting consumers’ choices, Reuters reports. “Obliging carriers to offer …
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Windows 10 April 2018 Update rolled out new security and privacy improvements and some hidden gems, but one of its best new features makes sharing files between two PCs a snap. This new feature — “Nearby sharing” — lets you shuttle files and links between PCs without needing to bother with email or using a cloud service like OneDrive or …
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Netflix wants to start keeping your downloads fresh for you. Streaming-video giant Netflix is introducing a feature this week called “smart downloads,” which deletes shows you’ve watched offline and automatically downloads the next episode for you. “Downloading today is a very manual process, and most of the time people will only download a couple episodes of a show at a time,” …
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Walmart will start a grocery delivery service in the Big Apple. The company’s Jet.com unit will offer same-day grocery deliveries in New York City, the company said Tuesday. Jet will open an e-commerce center in the Bronx in the third quarter. “We are excited to bring 100’s of jobs to the greater New York City area through the opening of …
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The TicWatch Pro is a unique new Wear OS (formerly Android Wear) smartwatch that squeezes two screens into its face. It’s available now to Amazon Prime members for $250 (£220 or AU$370). The watch is from Mobvoi, a Chinese company focusing on AI that also makes budget smartwatches and smart speakers, such as the TicHome Mini. But wait: This isn’t a great …
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Philo, a cheap skinny-bundle TV streaming service, said Tuesday it raised $40 million in funding from its TV network backers AMC Networks, Discovery and Viacom. The live-TV streaming company is also launching its Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV apps, after announcing those apps earlier this year. Philo, which launched in November, is the latest in a parade of virtual TV …
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A rumor this morning intimated that AgileBits, developer of popular password-manager software 1Password was in talks of being acquired by Apple, sending panic into the hearts of Windows, Android and Linux users until the company tweeted a firm denial. Rumours of my acquisition are completely false. My humans and I are happily independent and plan to remain so. — 1Password …
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We don’t typically cover executive moves at CNET, but this one might pique your curiosity: Apple has poached Google’s former head of AI and search to help fix Apple’s Siri voice assistant. Technically, the poaching part happened three months ago, but on Tuesday the other shoe has dropped: As spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s Leadership page now lists Giannandrea as “Apple’s …
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