“Alexa lost her voice! How's that even possible?” a puzzled Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asks an engineer in a new 30-second teaser advertisement released ahead of Super Bowl LII.
Teaser for Amazon’s Super Bowl LII commercial hints at new Alexa voices
Beats will be reportedly taking more of its creative marketing work in-house
Even though Beats' lead agency Anomaly has created some pretty memorable ads starring celebrities who could be seen wearing its headphones, Apple's prized audio brand is reportedly making more big changes to its ever-fluid global ad agency roster.
Apple Maps lane guidance expands to New Zealand, Belgium, Netherlands & Sweden
Lane guidance, a new Apple Maps feature in iOS 11 for iPhone, iPad and CarPlay, has expanded to four additional countries following its debut in iOS 11 last fall and subsequent expansion in November 2017 to countries like Australia, Canada, France, Germany and the UK.
Watch Apple’s new “Selfies on iPhone X” ads celebrating the annual Carnival of Brazil
This past weekend, a trio of nicely done new videos appeared on Apple's Brazilian YouTube channel, titled “Selfies on iPhone X” and similar to its larger "Shot on iPhone" series” campaign.
Instagram will soon let you add photos and videos “of any size” to your Stories
Instagram has recently promised that its mobile app for iPhone and iPad will soon bring users the ability to upload photos and videos “of any size” to their Stories in order to avoid losing parts of an image or removing a person out of a group video.
KGI on iPhone SE 2: “we believe Apple may have used up its development resources”
Is Apple spreading itself too thin and getting into the danger zone?
How to stop “Upgrade to macOS High Sierra” notifications
If you don't plan on installing macOS High Sierra for whatever reason, your Mac will still inform you of the software update every now and then via persisting system notifications.
Former engineering director shares anecdotes about the original iPad’s high-profile launch
Bethany Bongiorno, Apple's former software engineering director who helped launch the original iPad, recently shared a series of previously unheard anecdotes on Twitter to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the Apple tablet, which was unveiled on January 27, 2010.
New iPad due this fall may feature custom AI chip & Apple-designed graphics
Apple is reportedly working on new iPads for a fall introduction that would feature in-house designed GPUs and custom artificial intelligence (AI) chips also designed by the company.
3 new Mac models with custom Apple coprocessors reportedly in the works
Apple's engineers are apparently busy developing as many as three new Mac computer models that would reportedly feature in-house designed coprocessors not unlike the custom “T1” and “T2” chips used in the company's latest MacBook Pro and iMac Pro models.
Fix: Sign-in required. Enter password for Sandbox Environment
This post will have limited appeal to the vast majority of iDB readers because it addresses a very specific issue, but I figured I had to put it out there to help those who encounter it.
Winter wallpaper pack for iPad, iPhone, and desktop
Since the release of iPhone X, our Wallpapers of the Week have mostly featured images for the newest flagship device. Given the new form factor, there are only a limited number of walls available, so we took to highlighting them. But, we have heard the cry of our iPad and desktop wallpaper fans. This collection specifically includes wallpapers for iPad and desktop, themed for the winter months.