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WWDC 2017: Apple Debuts HomePod, Twitter Wonders What Inspired Its Design
HomePod might also have some unique appeal to folks who've invested in Apple's burgeoning HomeKit smart home ecosystem. Put differently, it's nearly like a Sonos speaker with the smarts of Siri , which is arguably not as intelligent as the others .
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Breaking Twitter Silence, Trump Sees Lies, Vindication in 'Leaker' Comey's Testimony
Trump's aides have repeatedly dodged questions about whether conversations relevant to the Russian Federation investigation have been recorded, and so did the president. Initially, I was a yes-at 6-foot-8 there ain't far to go. On Thursday, Comey told lawmakers that he chose to tip the media off about Trump's "let this go" comment only after Trump tweeted about the possibility of a recording device inside the Oval Office.
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After Smart Watch, Apple introduces smart compact music speaker
The squat device comes with what Apple says , are high-powered speakers, and will support the company's virtual personal assistant Siri to control smart home devices, like smart light bulbs and thermostats. Users with Apple iPhone and iPad devices running iOS 11 will be able to send money between friends and family using iMessage (though whether this functionality will be available in Canada is unclear).
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Why the iPhone 8 won't support gigabit LTE
According to Bloomberg , Apple might be using high-speed LTE modems from Qualcomm , but it is most likely going to be throttling the speeds in order to keep data speed experiences constant between all models. Instead, the report says, Apple will wait to use Intel's rival chip which won't be ready in time to make it into this year's handsets. As Bloomberg points out, the original iPhone launched in 2007 without support for 3G networks and went on to be a revolutionary piece of ...
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Assassin's Creed: Origins Is Leaking Everywhere
Lastly, Game Informer confirmed that Assassin's Creed Origins would support Project Scorpio . Prior to the confirmation, there were already rumors being entertained from alleged industry insiders. However, the only thing that could add suspicions of it being fake is the Ubisoft logo. Assassin's Creed Origins has a release date. There are sources that suspect the cards were already printed ahead of the developer's shift in logo design.
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Arc System Works Working on New Dragon Ball Fighting Game
The game is titled Dragon Ball Fighters and will combine typical Dragon Ball combat mechanics with the franchise's iconic anime art style. As such there are zero (0) official assets for the game; the header image is from Dragon Ball Xenoverse , which is the most recent thing we had in our system for DB.
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PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for Kazakhstan to attend SCO summit
The Ramada Plaza Astana . During his 45-minute meeting with the United Nations chief, issues related to Pakistan's role in the war on terrorism and the ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region. Other observer states and governments and global organisations are also part of the group. With the expansion of the grouping, the SCO will now represent over 40 per cent of global population and almost 20 per cent of the global GDP.
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Apple is Introducing a New Way for Businesses to Offer Customer Service
You can learn more about Apple Pay from Pocket-lint's guide here . You can also cash out any balance on your virtual card to your bank account. iOS device owners will be able to use Apple Pay to exchange money with other iOS device owners through the iMessage app .
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Apple confirms its rumored "Siri speaker", officially named HomePod
Apple is leaning into artificial intelligence (AI) with improved machine learning and on-device learning aimed at making Siri more predictive and proactive. When Do Not Disturb While Driving is on, the iPhone can detect when you may be driving and automatically silences notifications to keep the screen dark.
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Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Gets Its Own E3 Trailer
In addition to the boss battle, the latest Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night trailer also features segments from the Church map and some of the enemies Miriam will encounter along the way to taking on Bloodless. With that in mind, I intend to equip this game with many classic gameplay elements as well as a slew of new ones, including a crafting system that will allow players to infuse weapons with magical abilities and a unique skill/parameter system.
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You'll now get fewer annoying review prompts on your iPhone and iPad
This should benefit everyone as users will be able to avoid switching apps, theoretically leading to more people providing a rating. This seems like it should be a win-win for users and developers. This will stop apps from annoying you with consecutive messages. And if you really hate the review requests? It looks like Pepe the Frog is not welcome on the Apple App Store.
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Apple is making the iPad into a lackluster MacBook
This means that, from this point, older Apple devices will not receive security or software updates. There will be a separate Games and Apps section and all the new changes have been made to make the apps more discoverable. iOS 11 comes with a deeper integration with Apple Pencil with Instant Markup and inline drawing. The said establishments will be able to pinpoint where you are at a certain point of time.
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Amazon Prime Video Is Coming To Apple TV After Years Of Delay
Apple claims the HomePod promises to mix the smart features of the above speakers with great sound quality. There is more flexibility in Apple Music-related commands as well, allowing you to tell Siri , "Play something new" or "Add this to my workout playlist".
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Apple expected to unveil new Siri speaker at developer conference
Apple's intelligent assistant Siri is getting a software upgrade - but whether that also includes new hardware to match remains to be seen. The browser's new "intelligent tracking prevention", meanwhile, will use machine learning to identify and block digital-ad trackers in order to keep advertisers from following and profiling users.
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Apple shows off HomePod Siri speaker
Our homes might already be filled with the chatter of Amazon Echos and Google Homes , but guess who's just knocked on the door? We couldn't test Siri nor pick our own tracks, but we did get to hear it both individually and set up as a pair of stereo speakers.
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Apple HomePod wireless music speaker
Apple Inc ( AAPL - Free Report ) kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers' Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA, yesterday. However, unlike Amazon Echo and Google Home , Apple is positioning HomePod more as an alternative to connected music-systems from Sonos and Bose .
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Apple CEO to MIT grads: Tech without values is worthless
In the interview, held after the first day of Apple's WWDC 2017 , Cook was asked on Apple's stance regarding the issues of privacy and security amid the terror attacks happening around the world. Cook, however, clarified that providing metadata is different from breaking encryption. This means the actual content of the messages cannot be shared, but the context of those messages can - including when a message was sent, from where, and to who.
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WWDC unveils Apple's newest gadget, the HomePod
The HomePod is Apple's version of a smart speaker and is a direct competitor to the Amazon Echo and Google Home . Yet Apple wants to directly compete against the likes of Amazon's Echo and the Google Home , and has built its smart assistant Siri into the speaker.
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Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room | Pix
But some tech heads reviewing the product said Apple customers might be disappointed by its lack of revolutionary new features. Apple "can't afford to yield valuable real-estate in the heart of people's homes to Amazon , Google and others", said Geoff Blaber, research analyst at CCS Insight.
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Apple to launch the 'most powerful Mac ever' later this year
Apple also confirmed that the entry level iMac models will have the Intel Iris Plus Graphics which is up to 80 percent faster graphics than the previous generation. The arrival of the new iMac Pro desktop is very convenient in terms of timing, specs, and its features, since Microsoft just released iMac and MacBook competitors under the name of Surface Studio and Surface Laptop, respectively.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to Have Dual Camera
The latter has a rear mounted fingerprint scanner which has come in for a hefty amount of criticism. The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung's upcoming smartphone that is rumoured to take birth in a similar form as the Galaxy S8, but with a wider and meaner look.
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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.