Apple said Monday that it would buy leading song recognition app Shazam in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of streaming services. Apple, whose streaming service has rapidly grown but still has only half the paid subscribers of …
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Apple snaps up song recognition app Shazam
The US tech giant has reportedly paid $400m for the company it says will be a “natural fit” with its Apple Music service. 20:52, UK, Monday 11 December 2017 Image: Apple’s music streaming service has 27 million users Apple has confirmed it is snapping up …
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Apple buys music identifying app Shazam
Apple is buying Shazam, a popular app that identifies music for users by listening to a short snippet of it. Technology website Techcrunch first reported on the possibility of the merger last week before Apple made it official in a statement Monday.
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iOS 11 Jailbreak Coming Soon? Exploit Discovered By Google Researcher Opens Door
The discovery of an exploit in Apple’s mobile operating system iOS by a Google researcher and release of a new tool for security researchers could open up the possibility of a jailbreak version of iOS 11. Ian Beer, a bug hunter who works for Google …
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iOS 11 Jailbreak Could Soon Be Possible with Exploit Found by Google Employee
Last week, Google security researcher Ian Beer disclosed an exploit for Apple’s iOS 11.1.2 operating system, signaling that an iOS 11 jailbreak could be possible shortly. On Monday morning, the Google employee attached the async_wake kernel exploit, along …
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iPhone 6s running slow? Consider replacing your battery
My iPhone 6S has been very slow these past few weeks, and even after updating multiple times, it was still slow. Couldn’t figure out why, but just thought that iOS 11 was still awful to me. Then I used my brother’s iPhone 6 Plus and his was… faster …
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Apple’s pushing into gyms with GymKit: What you need to know
Apple just made connecting to treadmills and ellipticals as easy as tapping your Apple Watch on a piece of gym equipment. GymKit, a feature built into WatchOS 4.1, enables seamless tap-to-connect tech. It’s like CarPlay, but for fitness machines.
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Imposter Cryptocurrency Wallet App Races Up Apple’s Store Charts [Updated]
A new wave of Bitcoin-mania surged through the internet this weekend—and with it, a new crop of sketchy opportunists. Bitcoin apps were very popular in the Apple app store, and one using the name of a completely unrelated cryptocurrency wallet service …
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iOS 11.2 Update Problems: Sprint Users See Issues With Wi-Fi Calling
The release of iOS 11.2 last week was intended to fix a number of bugs plaguing Apple’s mobile operating system but it, at least for iPhone owners on Sprint’s network, appears to have made things significantly worse. Since the update became available …
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Apple buys hit iPhone app Shazam as it looks to expand its music AI technology
Apple on Monday confirmed it has bought Shazam, the music app that can identify a song by hearing just a snippet of it. The acquisition boosts Apple’s position in the music world and advances its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Shazam, launched in …
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Google Releases Tool To Help iPhone Hackers
Google has released a powerful tool that can help security researchers hack and find bugs in iOS 11.1.2, a very recent version of the iPhone operating system. The exploit is the work of Ian Beer, one of the most prolific iOS bug hunters, and a member of …
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Apple iPhone: 10 Years of UX Innovation
BOSTON, Dec. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Apple’s launch of the original iPhone in 2007 was a game changer – Apple turned the smartphone into a mainstream consumer device through great hardware design and an intuitive user interface. Since its launch, Strategy …
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Apple iPhone X component suppliers report decline in orders; “sharp decline” expected by March
The sale of the Apple iPhone X was preceded by fears of slow supply in components hampering Apple’s sales of their 2017 flagship. However, more than a month after the launch of the iPhone X, reports tend to suggest more trouble. Supply-chain sources …
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Apple to launch 6.1-inch LCD iPhone with metal casing next year
Nikkei reports that Apple is planning three new iPhones for 2018 with edge-to-edge display design similar to iPhone X. The LCD model is said to sport a 6.1-inch display while the OLED variants are likely to be offered in 5.8-inch and 6.3-inch screen sizes.
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iPhone Xc concept shows what cheaper, more durable Apple iPhone X would look like; and it looks fab
The iPhone X is without a doubt, Apple’s best iPhone yet, but the one thing that might be a deal breaker for some is its exorbitant price tag. At a starting price of $999 or Rs 89,000, the iPhone X is a smartphone only a handful of people might want to …
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You can now get an iPhone X delivered in as little as 2 days
The iPhone X now ships in 2-4 business days. That’s a major change from when the phone first launched — shipping times were previously estimated at 2-3 weeks. Apple has likely been able to increase the number of phones shipping during the holidays …
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How to Get an Apple iPhone X in Time for Christmas
If you’re hoping to get your hands on the iPhone X before the holidays, there’s now a better chance than ever of you actually doing it. Apple is now promising as little as two-day waiting periods on the order of new iPhone X units through its online store.
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