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- Friday August 17
- 01:39 amReview: Lifx Tile is a fun but flawed HomeKit accent lighting acc...
One thing is for sure: accessory makers are pulling out all of the stops when it comes to decorative HomeKit lighting accessories. Back in May, we took a look at the Lifx Beam accessory, which offers smart lightning in a neon tube-like format. Now, […]01:01 amGoogle confirms it tracks users even when ‘Location History...
Google updated help center documentation Thursday to clarify its location data collection policies, changes made in light of recent revelations that the firm's apps and website continue to harvest user information even when a global "Location History" setting is disabled. AppleInsiderAug 17 1:013 hours agoThursday August 1611:05 pmAretha
Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing and bluesy yet expansive delivery earned her the title “the Queen of Soul,” has died, a family statement said Thursday. She was 76. The “official cause of death was due to advanced pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine type, which was confirmed by Franklin’s oncologist, Dr. Philip Phillips of Karmanos Cancer […]10:41 pmReview: Audio-Technica’s ANC700BT headphones sound great, b...
Audio-Technica's QuietPoint ATH-ANC700BT tries to bridge the gap between performance and cost, and mostly succeeds except for awkward and unnecessary touch controls. AppleInsiderAug 16 10:415 hours ago10:33 pmMoto P30 Indistinguishable From iPhone X. Seriously?
Okay, it’s part of the Asian culture to copy popular products. This has been happening in the car industry for decades. But this Moto P30 just about duplicates the iPhone X design. But come on. Really? Seriously? This is over the top. (Image credit: BBC News.) TMOAug 16 […]10:31 pmAmazon looking to expand its brick-and-mortar presence with poten...
As MoviePass is digging its own grave, the e-commerce company Amazon may be looking at ways to acquire the movie theater chain Landmark Theaters, which would push the company into the brick-and-mortar cinema industry. more… 9 to 5 MacAug 16 10:315 hours ago10:15 pmWhat Apple May Be Up To With the New MacBook Air
The MacBook Air has turned out to be an odd but interesting product. John sizes up the latest reports. TMOAug 16 10:156 hours ago10:10 pmApple Daily Report: lunchtime at Apple Park (and more news)
Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, at the end of each week day, we’ll offer this wrap-up of news items you should check out.Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter regarding updates to the lunchroom at the company’s spaceship headquarters.The tweet includes a GIF that […]09:44 pmTipBITS: Make iMovie Output Full-Resolution Video
Is your iMovie output stuck at 720p, even though you fed it a higher resolution video? While trying to record a screencast from a 27-inch Retina iMac, Josh Centers discovered the fix. TidBITSAug 16 9:446 hours ago09:43 pmTwitter
It’s not as if there’s some other mysterious force that maintains ’s API platform, and now poor ol’ is forced to shut down old technology because there’s simply no other recourse. No. , in fact, is the one responsible for its User Streams and Site Streams APIs – the APIs that serve the core […]08:45 pmApple published 20 new Press Releases
Apple just published 20 new Press Releases:Apple TV 4K delivers highest quality cinematic experience with tvOS 12Apple previews all-new Mac App StoreApple introduces macOS MojaveApple opens Health Records API to developersHighlights from WWDC 2018Apple Design Awards highlight excellence in app and game designApple Books, all new for iPhone and iPad, […]08:27 pmRapidWeaver 8.0
Major upgrade for the Web design and publishing software brings a cleaner, more refined user interface and a new responsive Device Preview feature. ($89 new, free update, 76.7 MB) TidBITSAug 16 8:277 hours ago08:25 pmReview: Leviton’s USB-C & USB-A wall outlet offers lots of ...
While the tech industry is still in the middle of a transition to USB-C, it can be easy to wind up with lots of various charging bricks and adapters. Leviton’s Type A & Type C USB Charger/Receptacle caught our eye as a way to simplify our […]08:08 pmTwo days after Turkey’s Apple boycott, smashed iPhones and ...
A video shows people in Turkey smashing iPhones -- one of which rang anyway -- as the world reacts to Erdogan's boycott of American electronics products. AppleInsiderAug 16 8:088 hours ago07:58 pm9to5Mac Daily: August 16, 2018
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/08/9to5Mac-Daily-08-16-2018.mp3 more… 9 to 5 MacAug 16 7:588 hours ago07:54 pmTwitter Absurdity, iPhone Pencils, Cyborg Vision – ACM 475
Twitter killed some key APIs third party apps used to make their apps useful because Twitter hates influencers and power users. Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet drop a few f-bombs. They also talk about the latest rumor that Apple will bring support for Apple Pencil to some […]07:50 pmOWC reveals Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter for MacBook Pro, i...
Aftermarket Mac upgrade vendor OWC has launched its Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter, allowing users to connect their Mac or MacBook to a 10-gigabit network at the same maximum network speed offered by the iMac Pro. AppleInsiderAug 16 7:508 hours ago07:31 pmAnalyst predicts 600 Apple retail stores with 80,000 employees by...
In a blog post— Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster thinks the number of Apple stores will grow from slightly over 500 now to 600 by 2023. That growth will be due to expansion in China and India. Within five years, Munster predicts Apple will employ 80,000 […]07:29 pmTwitter Addresses Why They’ve Broken Twitter for Third-Party Cl...
Good piece by Sarah Perez at TechCrunch regarding a Twitter internal email on why they’ve broken significant functionality for third-party clients: And Twitter wonders why users don’t want to use its own clients? Perhaps, users want a consistent experience — one that doesn’t involve a million inconsequential […]07:14 pmCharge 7 Devices at Once with this Universal Charging Station: $3...
Check out the Okra 7-Port USB Desktop Universal Charging Station. It’s aimed at people, families, and work settings where you need to charge many devices at once. It has 7 USB charging ports and clots for holding those devices while they charge. It’s $39.99 through us. […]