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Apple HomePod Joins Amazon Echo, Google Home In Smart Speaker Arms Race
Analysts and investors were watching Apple's annual developers conference today for signs of what the company's next blockbuster product might be a decade after the introduction of its iPhone . However, Apple ( AAPL ) stopped short of calling it a home assistant and thus a direct competitor to companies like Google Inc. In the privacy arena, Apple executives touted the fact that until the user says " Hey Siri " the speaker does not send any information to Apple .
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MacBook Air Update Is Barely An Update At All
Apple is extensively rumored to roll out fresh MacBook Pro models running on "Kaby Lake" Intel 7th generation processors . With thin and light designs , powerful performance, fantastic displays and all-day battery life , Mac notebooks deliver the world's best portable computing experience.* MacBook now features faster Kaby Lake processors up to 1.3 GHz Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 3.6 GHz and up to 50 percent faster SSD, and supports up to twice the memory .
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Michelle Obama to Silicon Valley: Make Room for Women in Tech
Cook didn't provide many details about what Obama will discuss, but said it will be about "empowering people from all walks of life to make the world a better place". Obama closed the talk by taking a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump. "Too many of us want to be big influencers", she said. "Just 50 years ago there was segregation and deep racism and 50 years later the first black president is standing there", she said admiring the photograph.
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Apple WWDC 2017: 5 Key Takeaways and What They Mean for Government
Since the launch of Amazon's Echo a year ago and Google Home in March, both of which have been popular with consumers, Apple had been widely expected to enter the market . Schiller talked up the HomePod's " musicologist " features, which can answer requests like 'Play something new, ' 'What was the top song in 1983?' and 'Who's the drummer in this?'.
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HomePod will be 'smartest home speaker' on offer, says Apple
These giants are battling over still-emerging fields that are expected to turn into technological gold mines, much the way personal computers and smartphones became moneymaking machines in previous decades. Although that product came out after other smartwatches hit the market, it quickly outshone competitors, according to industry research firms. An Apple iPad Pro with a Smart Keyboard attached is seen in the demo area after a special event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on September ...
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Oppo R11 Plus launched with 6-inch display, dual cameras, Android Nougat
The R11 has just 4GB of RAM, but the R11 Plus is equipped with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat painted with OPPO's own Color OS. The rear setup consists of a combination of a 16MP f/1.7 aperture Sony IMX398 sensor and one 20MP f/2.6 Sony IMX350 sensor (we have seen this in the Axon 7S before ) with telephoto lens.
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Senator: Kushner to meet with Intelligence committee staff
Late May, officials told NBC that FBI investigators believe that Kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry. A source familiar with the matter on Thursday confirmed the meeting to CNN , adding it is unclear when Kushner would meet panel members, though top committee member Sen.
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Get Two Sonos Speakers for Price of Single Apple HomePod
Here we pit the three devices against each other in all the key categories. Technically speaking, you'll be able to play any music you want on the HomePod . Apple typically stores data for a mere six months but Amazon and Google will keep the information indefinitely. As for multi-room support, this is something the HomePod (via AirPlay) and the Google Home (via Google Cast) can do, but the Amazon Echo can't - although it's expected to add the capability soon.
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Mobile will offer Apple's latest iPad Pro starting next week
The vast majority of popular apps did integrate that new feature. Offload Unused Apps in iOS 11 works differently. The company also updated its desktop operating system, called High Sierra, which it says sees its Safari search engine perform 80% faster than Chrome.
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IOS 11, Android O to Feature Limit on 'Always-On' Location Tracking
When Apple released iOS 10.1 in October 2016, users trying to open a 32-bit app on an updated device would receive a warning message telling them that it may slow down their iPhone . That's right, iOS 11 will not work on your 5-year old iPhone 5 or 4-year old iPhone 5c. "When you are driving you don't need to be responding to these kind of messages ".
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Apple Announces The HomePod
Samsung and Google already have VR systems centered on their smartphones. Virtual reality has been described as the next big thing for decades. Apple is trying to catch-up. Look out, Alexa, there's a new kid on the block. It will not block the ads themselves, though. Apple just launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro that starts at $649, well above what the tablet's average selling price has been.
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Comey evidence: Is Trump closer to obstruction of justice?
Meanwhile, Marc Kasowitz , outside counsel for Trump , disputed key points of Comey's testimony , and said in a statement that a Senate hearing established that the president was not being investigated for collusion or obstruction, according to a Reuters report .
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Chelsea Manning gives first TV interview post-prison release
Manning was disturbed by numerous reports that crossed her desk: significant activity reports detailing mass civilian casualties, the use of kill lists, the "seemingly delightful bloodlust" of Apache helicopter pilots who'd gunned down journalists and shot children.
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Can the New iPad Pro Replace My Laptop? Not Quite
First of all, you should have backed up your iPhone or iPad before jumping to iOS 11 . If the password is shared, it will immediately be filled on the iPhone. If you haven't backed up your device, then you're probably looking to downgrade to iOS 10.3.2 without losing any of the precious data stored on it.
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Gunathilaka, Mendis power Sri Lanka in record chase
Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored a rare duck and India also lost Yuvraj Singh at a crucial stage. "In our group especially, all teams are on two points, and you have to win your next game to go through, which is, I think, an exciting position to be in for all teams", Kohli said.
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IMac Pro: Apple's $4999 Mac for the pros
Not to worry, Apple today is expected to issue a relatively minor MacBook Pro refresh that will offer prospective users more bang for the buck. Workstation-Class Performance in an iMac Design Featuring next-generation Intel Xeon processors up to 18 cores, iMac Pro is created to handle the most demanding pro workflows.
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IOS 11 pulls the plug on iPhone 5 and 5C
Passengers who are not driving can disable the feature, which will be part of Apple's iOS 11 operating software. In this update, Apple has revealed a new mode which will help users while driving. According to the National Safety Council, one in four vehicle accidents are caused by texting while driving. The change in how iOS makes use of NFC is detailed in a documentation webpage for the beta version of iOS 11 , and it was reported by Engadget earlier today.
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Apple debuts HomePod speaker
Apple has lagged behind Google and Amazon , however, in incorporating Siri into a voice-operated household device, and it was widely expected to start selling its own. Apple's Siri agent on the iPhone is available in 21 languages , although the HomePod will initially ship only for English. So far, interest in VR has been strongest among gamers, developers and hardware makers rather than everyday users.
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Donald Trump hits back at James Comey after scathing testimony
Now that silence has been well and truly broken. Trump , who did not post anything about the hearing before Comey's appearance in front of the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday said , "Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!" He followed up that pronouncement by tweeting his appreciation for the news coverage of the Fox News channel with regard to Comey .
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Yes, You Can Record Video of Your iPhone Screen On iOS 11
So what're the major features included in it? Apple says that the new Apps tab will operate similarly to the games tab, though with a focus exclusively highlighting apps. Apple's statements on how it plans to open this up are a little vague: "Your app can read tags to give users more information about their physical environment and the real-world objects in it".
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Amazon's Prime Video app is coming to Apple TV
IDC estimates that Apple shipped about 3.6 million watches during the first three months of the year. During this week's conference, Apple also discussed significant software upgrades for the iPhone, iPad , Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch and debuted new iPad and Mac computer models.
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Apple unveils HomePod speaker at WWDC 2017
The HomePod will use its internal microphones to pick up voice commands and uses the same processor chip as the iPhone to pump out "spatially aware" sound, Apple said. But is the £270 device good enough to topple the Amazon Echo and Google Home? "It's a logical step for Apple , to ensure that they don't miss the opportunity to get a smart device right in the centre of people's homes", said Ben Wood, an industry analyst at CCS Insight.
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Meet the new awesome Apple HomePod
You do have the option of the cheaper, of course, which you can plug into any speaker system you like. What is a smart speaker? It, too, comes with a built-in speaker and voice controls through the smart assistant Google Assistant. "I love things that sound great". On a practical note, all of them work nearly the same way. The Siri-enabled wireless speaker also doubles as a HomeKit powered smart home hub, giving Apple a new fixed HomeKit control point beyond Apple TV .
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AMD unveils Radeon Pro 500 Series graphics cards
Apple said the changes make the Mac "stronger than ever". Mentioned as part of the keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, the most notable upgrade is the arrival of Intel's latest seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors across all of Apple's MacBook Pros and iMacs.
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Apple Downplays Echo Rivalry with its Audio-Focused HomePod Speakers
At the moment, companies are flooding the market with their own assistant programs, but even when the contraction inevitably hits and the number of competitors starts to dwindle, it'll be likely that several competitors will remain. The speaker will be operated on Siri, Apple's voice technology. One of the reasons we came out with the Echo Dot was getting the price to under $50.
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The new Radeon Pro 500 Series for iMac
At its developer conference in San Jose, California , Apple unveiled new iMac desktop computers with brighter displays and faster Kaby Lake chips from Intel Corp. iMac also comes with the best Mac® display ever, now 43 percent brighter at 500 nits and with support for 1 billion colors, delivering an even more vivid and true-to-life viewing experience.
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Apple introduces Wi-Fi sharing in iOS 11
Either way, here's how you can download iOS 11 Beta. These are the changes that are coming in iOS 11: All apps that use location data will be required to offer an "only when using" option, instead of just "always" and "never". With iOS 11, you'll be able to use Apple Pay to send or receive money from your contacts via Messages, thanks to a new iMessage app which essentially turns Apple Pay into your new Venmo or Square Cash alternative.
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How to Download and Install the New iOS 11 (Beta)
Another feature that Apple probably didn't want to make too much of because it's basically copied from a competitor, iOS 11 now gets the same password-sharing feature that Microsoft introduced with Windows 10. Apple wants to change this with iOS 11, which integrates the Pencil more deeply and completely with the OS and apps. Since the first iPhone, Apple has always displayed a white box in the center of the screen whenever you change the volume.
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Rajnath tells opposition not to play with farmers' interests
Gandhi, who was arrested by Madhya Pradesh Police here while on way to Mandsaur and subsequently released, said the party would aggressively raise the issues concerning farmers in parliament and seek loan waiver for them. "There is no electricity in rural areas of MP, so the farmers are using diesel-driven water pumps to irrigate their land. I am not a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man, does this mean I can not go to these states", Gandhi said.
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HomePod Reinvents Music in the Home
The HomePod is a next level micro smart home device wrapped up in a seven-inch speaker that competes with Bose quality sound and incorporates next-gen technology to improve the user experience again and again. Echo is powered by Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa. "I'd also say the music sounded consistently vivid and crisp in a quiet space, more so than the Sonos and Amazon comparisons on-hand".
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Apple's Newest Home Speaker; Automatically Adjusts Sound Based on Where It's Placed
Here we pit the three devices against each other in all the key categories. Apple® today announced HomePod ™, a breakthrough wireless speaker for the home that delivers fantastic audio quality and uses spatial awareness to sense its location in a room and automatically adjust the audio.
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PM Modi discusses terrorism, radicalisation with Uzbekistan President
Pakistan's prime minister discussed the bilateral relations with the Afghan president. "I look forward to deepening India's association with the SCO which will help us in economic, connectivity and counter- terrorism cooperation, among other things", Prime Minister Modi had said ahead of his visit here.
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Apple's answer to the Amazon Echo has a critical flaw
In fact, if we learned anything this week it's that Apple plans to leverage the hundreds of millions of Siri-powered iPhones, iPads and Apple Watchs in the market as it does battle with Alexa. It begs the question: Is Apple positioning the HomePod as a piece of audio gear because it knows it doesn't have the chops right now to compete on the same level as Amazon and Google in the smart device game? In fact, Sonos' line of multiroom speakers is so sleek and functional that many ...
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Siri Far Behind Alexa and Google Assistant, Says Ex-Apple Employee
But smart speakers of the modern days have dumped that priority and instead have been toiling to improve its AI prowess. Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed rumors of the inclusion in an aside during his keynote at the WWDC Monday, an event covered by CNET .
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Apple takes the iMac Pro with Xeons and Radeon Vega graphics
Apple is bringing Intel's 7th generation Kaby Lake processors to the new iMac , along with what Apple calls "the best Mac display ever", offering 500 nits of brightness, or 43 percent brighter than the previous generation. It's configurable with up to 128 GB of RAM. Two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports have been added to the back of the machines. Since, the iMac Pros if loaded with four Thunderbolt 3 ports and 10GB Ethernet, it is potentially capable to render 5K displays , at ease.