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How to watch Apple’s WWDC15 keynote on Windows and Android devices
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) takes place in San Francisco, California from June 8 to 12. The opening keynote, during which we expect Apple to make some major announcements, starts on Monday, June 8 at 10 AM Pacific / 1 PM Eastern Time. As per usual, Mac, iOS and Apple TV users can livestream ...
Rumor: 4 inch iPhone 7c coming in 2016
Apple had barely finished announcing the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year when rumors about the iPhone 7 started doing the rounds. In the last few months, the rumors have distilled into a clearer picture of what the Cupertino tech giant has planned for its next iPhone. Reputable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo ...
iOS 9 could look like this if Apple crowdsourced ideas
Rumors abound – some from very credible sources – about new features expected in iOS 9, including a voice-controlled personal assistant app dubbed “Proactive”, Force Touch capability, a revised keyboard, iMessage changes, public transit info in Maps, split screen functionality to view two or more apps side-by-side, to name only a few. Apple is set ...
Samsung ‘leaked’ specs for upcoming Galaxy S6 Active
Following the leak of rendered press images and alleged photos of the rumored Samsung Galaxy S6 Active within days of each other in May, Samsung accidently confirmed the device’s existence itself via a user manual published on the Samsung U.S. website earlier this week. The existence of the Galaxy S6 Active is not a total ...
Apple Watch retail store sales start June 18, 7 more countries coming June 26
In a two-pronged press release Thursday, Apple announced that all Apple Watch orders placed through May – bar one model – will ship to customers within two weeks and that Apple Watch will go on sale in seven more countries starting June 26. All orders placed through May, with the sole exception of Apple Watch ...
HomeKit support doc shows setup, confirms Apple TV will serve as remote hub
Last month rumors surfaced that Apple TV may serve as a hub for users of HomeKit-enabled accessories to centralize control of their smart home devices. An updated Apple support document for HomeKit, discovered yesterday by 9to5Mac, now confirms that Apple TV will let users control connected HomeKit devices via iPhone or iPad while they are ...
Samsung Pay delayed until September, but will expand fast
Initially intended for launch in July, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has delayed the launch of Samsung Pay, the South Korean smartphone maker’s mobile payment service, until September. Speaking to investors on Wednesday, Samsung Executive Vice President Rhee In Jong said that Samsung Pay will launch in the U.S. and South Korea alongside the company’s next-generation ...
Calendar app ‘Fantastical’ finally available for Apple Watch
Popular calendar app, Fantastical for iPhone and Mac, has finally arrived on Apple Watch and it boasts some features not offered by the smartwatch or Apple’s own calendar app for Apple Watch. Flexbits, the company behind Fantastical, yesterday rolled out version 2.3 of the app, adding support for Apple Watch. Fantastical 2 for Apple Watch ...
California Senate says cops need warrant to search smartphones, tablets
On Wednesday the California Senate unanimously approved a bill that requires law enforcement agencies in the state to obtain a search warrant prior to accessing an individual’s electronic devices or information stored on remote servers, such as consumer cloud storage. The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, or Cal-ECPA, (SB 178) updates the state’s privacy laws ...
SoundHound launches ‘Hound’ voice search app to rival Google Now and Siri
SoundHound Inc., the company behind SoundHound – a music recognition app similar to Shazam – yesterday announced a new voice search and assistant app, dubbed ‘Hound’ that seems to take aim at Google Now, Google Voice Search and Apple’s Siri. Hound can be used for the usual search topics and tasks such as the weather ...