As a big sucker for augmented reality demos built with Apple's ARKit framework, I tirelessly search for them virtually (pun intended) every day on YouTube.
ARKit will be awesome for navigation and maps
CNBC: new Apple Watch with LTE coming this fall alongside iPhone 8
Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE cellular connectivity as its key new feature will be announced alongside iPhone 8 and potentially other new hardware at an Apple media event in September, an unnamed source with knowledge of the matter told CNBC Tuesday morning.
Hands on with new HomeKit features in iOS 11
As we previously outlined, quite thoroughly, iOS 11 and watchOS 4 introduce many cool new features for HomeKit across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch devices.
ProxySwitcher lets you toggle your favorite proxy server from the Status Bar
Some people resort to using proxy servers to maintain internet privacy and to get around website blocks at educational institutions and/or at work. On the other hand, anyone who’s ever used a proxy server knows how cumbersome it can be.
With a new jailbreak tweak called ProxySwitcher by iOS developer mbo42, toggling your favorite proxy server in iOS any time you’re connected to Wi-Fi just got a whole lot easier.
Get Me Home lets you summon a Lyft or Uber right from Spotlight
Sometimes you need to get home, and whether you’re too intoxicated because you had one too many drink or you’re just too tired to drive, both Lyft and Uber offer convenient transportation services to get you from point A to point B safely.
Both services have apps to make summoning transportation easy for you, but if you want to make things even easier, then you might like a new jailbreak tweak called Get Me Home by iOS developer Tom Effects.
Let’s Talk iOS 200: This could be the year
For the 200th episode of your favorite podcast, Cody and Sebastien talk about beta software for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, Carpool Karaoke and Disney pulling all its content off Netflix, and of course, iPhone 8 talk including an impromptu conversation about the possible name of the device and what Apple could unveil at its upcoming event.
Apple estimated to build only 500,000 HomePods for December launch
David Ho, president of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Inventec Appliances, suggested during an earnings conference today that a high-profile smart home device his company has received orders for would be faced with constrained launch supply in December.
KGI: the next Apple Watch won’t look much different from previous models
Respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities wrote in a new report to clients today that Apple Watch Series 3 won't have any obvious form factor changes from existing models, saying LTE cellular connectivity will be its main selling point.
Hands on with iOS 11 beta 6: more icon tweaks, new unlock/AirPods animation & more
iOS 11 is still a bit away from its public release this fall, but as we approach that deadline, betas are now starting to roll out closer and closer to one another.
Facebook begins rolling out Trending News section in iPhone app
Facebook has begun rolling out a brand new Trending News section within its iPhone and iPad app for users in the United States, TechCrunch reported on Monday.
Former Swift creator Chris Lattner joins Google’s AI team
Chris Lattner, a former star Apple engineer who built early versions of Apple's Swift programming language in 2010 before a team was formed to further the project, has joined Google's artificial intelligence (AI) team, according to his announcement on Twitter on Monday.
Apple and Aetna discussing Apple Watch discounts for insurers as a member perk
Apple recently held a round of invitation-only secret meetings with major healthcare provider Aetna to see how to best bring discounted Apple Watch units to Aetna's 23 million insurers as a member perk, three people familiar with the matter told CNBC this afternoon.