Apple’s smart speaker, HomePod, will go on sale in December for $349. People will use it by talking to it. Apple wants developers to make Siri apps for the HomePod, but only in a few categories — messaging, lists, and notes. This means that users won’t …
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Apple regains its grip in China (AAPL)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Apple is showing signs of a comeback in China following six consecutive quarters of year-over-year (YoY) declines in iPhone …
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How to Stop iOS Apps From Stealing Your Apple ID Password
iOS: Security researcher Felix Krause is killing it this month, if “it” means iPhone users’ sense of security. We recently covered two of his security warnings: If you give an app permission to use your camera, it can also track your location and …
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I’ve been using the iPhone X for 18 hours, and I’m already sold
Many of my apps haven’t been redesigned for the new screen size, so they show up with thick black bars on the top and bottom to mimic the aspect ratio you’d get on a regular iPhone screen. It looks like a lot of wasted space. Other apps have been refitted …
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Youth invited to explore black holes, quantum particles, mobile phone apps
Those hands-on activities include working with 3D printers and coming up with ideas for iPhone apps, and then actually creating those apps. Students from 10 Island high schools will visit the exhibit. It is open to the public Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The …
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How Google Finds App Store Spam
A Google patent was granted this month that finds app store spam. With Google inventing and running the Android operating system, it developed a marketplace for apps that run on Android devices. As a competitor of Apple, it has a lot to learn from Apple.
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