My frustration with Siri boiled over this week when I tried to get my HomePod to play one of my playlists on Apple Music. I love my HomePods, but sometimes Siri makes it difficult to use. Dave bought a new video doorbell and I finally watched Mosqui…
Lees meerBrian Heater, TechCrunch: There have been plenty of pop-ups over the years, but tomorrow Google’s first store opens in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood. The brick and mortar model finds the company joining peers like Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and even…
Lees meerFrom Rene's description: Apple's Kevin Lynch, VP of Technology, and Deidre Caldbeck, Product Marketing, chat with us about their histories with Apple Watch and Health, new features like ID cards and keys, how they decide on new features, how the…
Lees meerWent down a rabbit hole, came across this video. A screen capture of Steve's welcome message, in his own voice. When NeXT was his hope for the future. Fascinating.
Lees meerThe proposed legislation was originally reported by Bloomberg this way (original article quoted by Nick Heer): Apple Inc. would be prohibited from pre-installing its own apps on Apple devices under antitrust reform legislation introduced last we…
Lees meerSamuel Axon, Ars Technica: Apple has been under a mountain of scrutiny lately from legislators, developers, judges, and users. Amidst all that, CEO Tim Cook sat with publication Brut. to discuss Apple's strategy and policies. The short but wide-…
Lees meerThis was a fascinating nugget from a deep dive into the very early reviews of the very first iPhone. The world has changed so very much since the iPhone release. This review brought back waves of nostalgia, back when it was not clear if the iPhone w…
Lees meerOlivia Carville, Bloomberg: That team is made up of about 100 agents in Dublin, Montreal, Singapore, and other cities. Some have emergency-services or military backgrounds. Team members have the autonomy to spend whatever it takes to make a vict…
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: With macOS Monterey, Apple has introduced expanded AirPlay 2 support, so you can AirPlay content from an iPhone, iPad, or even another Mac to your main Mac. We thought we'd do a quick demo of this handy new feature in o…
Lees meerKirk McElhearn: I’ve written about high-resolution music plenty over the years, and it’s clear that, for the vast majority of listeners, it’s just marketing and won’t make a difference. But Apple has added music formats that can’t even be p…
Lees meerLots of detail here, per usual with Justin O'Beirne's Apple Maps posts. Don't miss the animated screenshots, showing side-by-side and zoomed in comparisons of the old and new.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerChris Welch, The Verge: The new Studio Buds are Beats’ second pair of true wireless earbuds and follow the Powerbeats Pro, which remain my pick for the best all-around earbuds for fitness purposes like running or hitting the gym. With its latest…
Lees meerApple: Apple is continuing its leadership in privacy, expanding our commitment and encouraging positive change across the industry. WWDC 2021 included the announcement of a number of new privacy features across iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey,…
Lees meerApple: Apple today announced Apple Podcasts Subscriptions, the global marketplace for premium podcast subscriptions, is now available. Starting today, listeners in more than 170 countries and regions can purchase subscriptions for individual sho…
Lees meerOne of Apple TV+'s highest profile shows, The Morning Show will return with a 10-episode second season starting on September 17th. New episodes will drop every Friday. Here's the trailer...
Lees meerThis just popped up on the Apple Music YouTube channel. Also available in the Music app.
Lees meerJosé Adorno, 9to5Mac: In an unlisted video, Apple is promoting the new iPad Pro with the series “Your next computer is not a computer.” This time, the company creates a parody of The Little Mermaid’s “Part of Your World” song. The ad was fo…
Lees meerThis is audio only, about 30 minutes long, but a fascinating look at the history of Apple and China. Lots of key moments in the relationship highlighted, starting with Steve Jobs and the birth of the relationship as China pitches Apple for the chanc…
Lees meerFrom last week, watch as AppleInsider's Stephen Robles takes Live Text for a spin (demo starts at 1:18 in). Note that Live Text requires an A12 Bionic processor or later, so if you want to try it yourself, you'll need iOS/iPadOS 15 and the iPhone X…
Lees meerIt wouldn't feel like WWDC without that annual tradition, usually on couches and in person, where John Gruber interviews key folks at Apple. One again, WWDC is remote, but the tradition continues, with Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak joining Grube…
Lees meerFilipe Espósito, 9to5Mac: FaceTime on the web is not like iCloud web apps that anyone can sign up for and use as they like. Instead, Apple is just letting iOS and macOS users invite others to a call through a public link that can be opened on an…
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