According to Google, its Assistant now works with more than 5,000 smart home devices.
Google Assistant now works with 5,000 smart home accessories vs. 200 for Siri and HomeKit
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How the original iPhone inspired Marvel’s Iron Man heads-up-display design
Iron Man hit the silver screen ten years ago. Just a year earlier, Steve Jobs took the stage at MacWorld 2007 to give the world its first glimpse of Apple's revolutionary phone.
Spotify passes 75 million paid users, misses on revenue in first earnings report since IPO
Spotify has officially acknowledged that it has 75 million paid subscribers.
Apple stops signing iOS 11.3
Apple has stopped signing iOS 11.3 on Wednesday, a move that prevents iPhone and iPad users from downgrading or restoring to this particular version of iOS through iTunes.
The Cupertino-based company regularly stops signing older iOS versions just a couple of weeks after releasing a new software update. Given how Apple just released iOS 11.3.1 a little more than a week ago, this news shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Apple orders 10 episodes of “Are You Sleeping” drama series starring Octavia Spencer
Apple has officially given an order for 10 episodes of the drama series “Are You Sleeping”.
$199 Oculus Go lets anyone jump into virtual reality, no PC or wires attached
Facebook yesterday unveiled a new Oculus GO headset at the F8 conference in California.
New iPhones could be bundled with fast-charging adapter and cables
This year's iPhones may ship with an 18W power adapter and USB-C to Lightning cables.
Facebook shows off dark mode for Messenger & other upcoming design changes
Facebook at yesterday's F8 developers conference in California made good on the promise that it'd declutter the Messenger app by implementing design changes and a darker appearance.
Fantastical developer Flexibits updates Cardhop with smart contact groups, printing & more
Developer Flexibits today updated its contact-management Mac app Cardhop with some handy new features, such as smart groups, support for printing contacts in a variety of formats, the ability to add notes with timestamps and more.
Nokia will sell its digital health business back to the co-founder of Withings
Finnish company Nokia has decided to sell the digital health and fitness accessory business it acquired in 2016 from Withings for $192 million back to Éric Carreel, who is the co-founder of the French health tracking company.
Apple’s Q2 2018: 52.2M iPhones, 9.1M iPads, $61.1B revenue
Apple this afternoon disclosed its [fiscal] Q2 2018 earnings report, offering a look at its performance over the last 3 months. The company beat Wall Street expectations in just about every category, selling 52.2 million iPhones and earning $61.1 billion in revenue. Here's a full breakdown of the numbers.
2018 iPhones may not bundle Lightning to headphone jack adapter
Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis and his associates speculate that iPhones Apple will release this year may not come bundled with the Lightning to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter.