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Here are the vehicles and receivers with Apple CarPlay announced in 2018 & 2019

1 year ago

Here are the vehicles and receivers with Apple CarPlay announced in 2018 & 2019

Once an expensive niche option — and still that way in some cases — CarPlay is becoming increasingly common on new cars, trucks, and SUVs, as well as aftermarket receivers. Here's a roundup of the intros in 2018 and 2019. Updated on October 30 with news of Ford's new SYNC 4 system.

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Review: Yamaha's AirPlay-ready MusicCast BAR 400 offers above-average wireless sound

1 year ago

Review: Yamaha's AirPlay-ready MusicCast BAR 400 offers above-average wireless sound

Yamaha's MusicCast BAR 400 is a quality AirPlay 2-compatible TV sub and soundbar combo that's worth the price — just don't expect to make much use of the company's iOS app.

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Read the fine print of Apple Card's customer agreement

1 year ago

Read the fine print of Apple Card's customer agreement

With a launch just weeks or even days away, Goldman Sachs has published the customer agreement for Apple Card, sharing APRs, usage restrictions and other details.

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Senate bill would raise big tech antitrust penalty to 15% of revenue

1 year ago

Senate bill would raise big tech antitrust penalty to 15% of revenue

U.S. Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar and Richard Blumenthal introduced a new bill on Friday, the "Monopolization Deterrence Act," which if passed could impose stiffer penalties on companies like Apple and Facebook if they're caught in anticompetitive practices.

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Verizon intros new batch of 'unlimited' plans, including four with Apple Music [u]

1 year ago

Verizon intros new batch of 'unlimited' plans, including four with Apple Music [u]

Verizon on Friday announced five new "unlimited" phone plans, four of which offer extended access to Apple Music. [Updated with elaborated throttling details]

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Foxconn may sell newly-founded $8.8B Chinese display factory

1 year ago

Foxconn may sell newly-founded $8.8B Chinese display factory

Apple assembly partner Foxconn is reportedly considering the sale of an $8.8 billion display panel factory in China in reaction to the ongoing U.S.-China trade war.

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BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development

1 year ago

BMW says annual $80 CarPlay fee needed for ongoing testing & development

BMW's controversial annual and lifetime subscription fees for Apple CarPlay are because of the demands of ongoing software testing and engineering, the automaker says.

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Apple sued over spellcheck functions on Mac, iPhone & iPad

1 year ago

Apple sued over spellcheck functions on Mac, iPhone & iPad

An app developer for Apple's older Macs is suing, arguing that a large number of Apple devices and apps violate patents related to spellchecking technology.

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Latest 'Behind the Mac' videos tells college students to 'Test the Impossible'

1 year ago

Latest 'Behind the Mac' videos tells college students to 'Test the Impossible'

Apple's latest "Behind the Mac" ad, "Test the Impossible," is another effort at manufacturing a lifestyle image, in this instance targeted at college students.

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Intel intros 'Ice Lake' 10th-generation Core processors, possibly for MacBook rebirth

1 year ago

Intel intros 'Ice Lake' 10th-generation Core processors, possibly for MacBook rebirth

Intel on Thursday unveiled its first batch of 10th-generation Core processors, dubbed "Ice Lake," offering a glimpse at the options Apple will have in future MacBooks.

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macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update fixes glitches with sleeping Macs

1 year ago

macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update fixes glitches with sleeping Macs

Apple on Thursday issued an unusual "Supplemental Update" for macOS 10.14.6, meant to address problems some Mac owners were having waking their systems from sleep mode.

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New California class action launched over iPhone throttling issue

1 year ago

New California class action launched over iPhone throttling issue

A collection of 18 plaintiffs have launched a new class action through a U.S. District Court in San Jose, joining cases that have since been consolidated accusing Apple of fraudulent behavior in deliberately throttling older iPhones with weaker batteries.

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10.2-inch budget iPad reportedly due in 'late third quarter'

1 year ago

10.2-inch budget iPad reportedly due in 'late third quarter'

Apple's rumored 10.2-inch replacement for the current 9.7-inch iPad should ship in the "late third quarter," a report claimed on Thursday.

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Apple's AirDrop & Wi-Fi password sharing features can potentially expose critical ID data

1 year ago

Apple's AirDrop & Wi-Fi password sharing features can potentially expose critical ID data

Wireless features like AirDrop and Wi-Fi password sharing on iPhones, Macs, and other Apple devices can expose exploitable data, according to a recent report — but there are two easy solutions.

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Mophie's updated Juice Pack Air for iPhone XS, XS Max & XR now available to all

1 year ago

Mophie's updated Juice Pack Air for iPhone XS, XS Max & XR now available to all

Mophie's recent update of the Juice Pack Air battery case for the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR is now on sale to everyone, until now having been reserved for Amazon Prime members.

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Review: Swagtron's SwagCycle Pro is a fun and easy ride, but underpowered

1 year ago

Review: Swagtron's SwagCycle Pro is a fun and easy ride, but underpowered

Swagtron's SwagCycle Pro is a fun, iPhone-enhanced "last mile" transportation option, if catering to a narrow niche.

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Apple moves high-profile software exec over to AR team

1 year ago

Apple moves high-profile software exec over to AR team

The head of program management for Apple's software team, Kim Vorrath, has reportedly moved to an augmented reality team within the company, perhaps signalling accelerating work in the field.

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Apple Watch's Emergency SOS credited with saving epileptic Australian woman

1 year ago

Apple Watch's Emergency SOS credited with saving epileptic Australian woman

An Australian woman with epilepsy is reportedly alive because of the fall detection and Emergency SOS features on the Apple Watch Series 4.

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Facebook's TV streaming & video call set-top codenamed 'Catalina,' launching this fall

1 year ago

Facebook's TV streaming & video call set-top codenamed 'Catalina,' launching this fall

Facebook is reportedly talking to Disney, Netflix, and others about putting their streaming services on a new Apple TV-like set-top that would also offer video calls.

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iPhone's global marketshare dips to 10.1% amid rise of Samsung & Chinese brands

1 year ago

iPhone's global marketshare dips to 10.1% amid rise of Samsung & Chinese brands

Apple's share of the global smartphone market fell year-over-year in the June quarter from 11.3% to 10.1%, attributable by a research firm mostly because of better performance by Chinese vendors and Korea's Samsung.

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Jamf buys Mac security outfit Digita Security, Patrick Wardle in tow

1 year ago

Jamf buys Mac security outfit Digita Security, Patrick Wardle in tow

Apple device management platform Jamf on Wednesday announced its takeover of Digita Security, a firm that employs noted researcher Patrick Wardle and specializes in endpoint security for Mac-based businesses.

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Spotify grows to 108M paid subscribers, 232M in total

1 year ago

Spotify grows to 108M paid subscribers, 232M in total

Further raising the bar for Apple Music, Spotify on Wednesday announced that its paid Premium subscribers climbed 30% year-over-year in the June quarter to 108 million, while total listenership — including its free ad-based tier — rose 29% to 232 million.

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Apple Card arrives in US this August

1 year ago

Apple Card arrives in US this August

After a long incubation period, the Apple Card will finally reach the U.S. public sometime this August, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed during Tuesday's quarterly results call for the third quarter of 2019.

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Apple's wearables revenues jump to over $5.5B in June quarter

1 year ago

Apple's wearables revenues jump to over $5.5B in June quarter

Sales from Apple's "Wearables, Home and Accessories" segment jumped substantially year-over-year in the June quarter to $5.53 billion, underscoring their importance.

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Apple to test third-party API displaying insurance claim data in apps

1 year ago

Apple to test third-party API displaying insurance claim data in apps

Apple is poised to start testing an API by the private CARIN Alliance that should let people see health insurance claims in apps, possibly including iOS's native Health.

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