Additional HomePod details are trickling in ahead of its scheduled February 9 launch.
HomePod setup process requires an Apple device capable of running iOS 11
HomePod cannot be used as a regular Bluetooth speaker
HomePod can't be used as a regular Bluetooth speaker even though it has Bluetooth 5.0.
Upcoming Apple Watch activity challenge to focus on Heart Month
February is American Heart Month. Apple views this federally designated event as an ideal opportunity to remind Apple Watch wearers to focus on their hearts and encourage them to be more active via an upcoming new challenge in the Activity app.
Apple Pay will be launching in Brazil in the coming months
Apple's mobile payment service is coming to Brazil later in 2018.
Apple loses bidding war for J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama “Demimonde”
Apple and HBO were allegedly embroiled in a bidding war over a promising new science-fiction drama television series by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J Abrams, and HBO has reportedly prevailed.
A guide to the three major Twitter clients
The official Twitter client is a cleanly designed app and certainly functional for browsing Twitter, but the world of third-party apps has spent years finding ways to improve what a Twitter client can be and do.
UniChar uses Machine Learning to make finding special characters easier
Back in 2014, we covered UniChar, a cool third-party keyboard that offered access to the wide world of Unicode characters and symbols. While the keyboard functionality of the app has remained mostly unchanged, a recent update leverages Apple's CoreML and Vision to introduce a new way to find for the perfect pictograph.
Jailbreak update: a summary of current tools
In times gone by, jailbreaks would come in the form of one tool per firmware range. Whoever got there first would release, and that release would be the standard. As we've moved from secret tools to public exploits, developers are free to seize upon vulnerabilities as they become public and try to make a jailbreak out of them, resulting in multiple tools for the same firmware. These tools often have different advantages and limitations, and can become hard to differentiate. In this article, we'll do our best to summarise the current tools, as well as how they differ from the rest.
How to stream the 2018 Super Bowl on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices
On Sunday evening, tens of millions of people will gather around their TV sets to watch Super Bowl 52. The New England Patriots are taking on the Philadelphia Eagles for the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy, and Kickoff is set for 6:30PM ET (3:30PM PT).
For years, the rights to the Big Game have rotated between the three major networks (NBC, FOX and CBS), and this year it's NBC's turn. So if you do happen to be in front of a TV on Sunday, use your cable/satellite box or OTA antenna to tune into your local NBC affiliate to catch all the Super Bowl coverage
For those of you who aren't going to be in front of a TV set, never fear—iDB has you covered! We've rounded up the best ways for you to follow the action on your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices.
Interesting points from Apple’s Q1 earnings call
Apple this afternoon announced the financial results for its fiscal first quarter of 2018, and the numbers for the 3-month are good but not great. The company beat EPS and revenue expectations, but fell short in iPhone sales.
Following the release of its earnings report, CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri hopped on a conference call to talk about Apple's performance. And as usual, we've rounded up some of the more interesting points from the call.
Google’s YouTube TV over-the-top video service is now available on Apple TV
As promised earlier today, Google's over-the-top video streaming app YouTube TV is now available on your fourth-generation Apple TV and Apple TV 4K.
Active installed base of Apple devices hit 1.3 billion in January
Apple today reported monster earnings for the lucrative holiday quarter.