Apple has quietly allowed developers to make their apps available for pre-order. It’s a basic feature — as Android fanatics will point out — but nevertheless one that has been missing from the App Store. Upcoming apps will now be allowed to list in …
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‘Exciting plans in store’: Apple confirms Shazam acquisition
Apple has 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 efforts. Shazam, launched in 1999, claims …
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Apple deny reports that it is retiring the iTunes Music Store from 2019
Apple has denied reports suggesting that it is preparing to retire the iTunes Music Store as soon as 2019. Digital Music News recently reported that a “phase-out” is currently underway, which will complete by early 2019. Apple launched their own …
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Apple is ready to ditch the Mac
I know that Mac users do not want to see this reality, but the Mac is not a money maker. When you go into the Apple Store, you see the phone and the watches front and center, then the iPads, then the Mac. There was some talk a few years ago about iOS on …
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2018’s iPhone X Could Have A 6.3-Inch Screen
The excitement is still brewing over the iPhone X, Apple’s high-end version of the iPhone, which has a 5.8-inch OLED screen, an advanced (even for the smartphone world) dual-lens rear camera, and is, perhaps, the fastest phone on the market. According to …
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Does iPhone 6, 6s Battery Replacement Issues Play Into Apple Conspiracy Theory?
An Apple conspiracy theory that never seems to die gets a minor boost thanks to what appears to be a deliberate slowdown of some iPhone 6 and 6s phones. According to many users, first spotted by AppleInsider, iPhone 6 and 6s owners with older batteries are …
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Is your iPhone running too slow? Try replacing battery
This slowing down of the iPhone issue, is much more prevalent in the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6 generations in particular and the rest of the iPhones including the half-a-decade-old iPhone 5S seem to be unaffected. The evidence was presented by a Reddit …
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iOS 12 release date & new features rumours
Screen sharing will be a useful feature if you are trying to help troubleshoot an iOS device remotely. The iPhone might be overwhelmingly a personal device but many iPads are not; some performing a second duty as child pacifier, others being shared with …
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Apple Acquires Shazam, The Music-Recognition App
Apple confirmed Monday that it is acquiring Shazam, the popular app that identifies any song, TV show, movie, or ad by listening to a few seconds of it. “We are thrilled that Shazam and its talented team will be joining Apple,” Apple spokesperson Tom …
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Apple snaps up song-recognition app Shazam for estimated $400M
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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