More than two years following the release of Cortana for iPhone on App Store, software maker Microsoft's at long last added a brand new native iPad interface to its digital assistant iOS app.
Microsoft Cortana is now available on iPad
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Uber brings back Siri and Maps integration [u]
Uber for iPhone was updated on App Store yesterday and it brings back seamless integration with Apple Maps and the ability to hail a ride using the Siri smart assistant, the two features that were removed without explanation from the previous update issued in January.
iOS 11.3’s App Store brings back version number and size information for updates
Aside from a few major iPhone and iPad enhancements that are in tow for iOS 11.3, like battery health and power management which were previewed recently ahead of release this Spring, the software update brings back version number and size for app updates.
How to stop Netflix from playing the next episode automatically
In this post, we will show you how to disable the Netflix Autoplay Next Episode feature for each profile you have set up under your account. This will put you back in control as you'll be able to decide what to watch next on your own terms.
Strips, Mixel, Letterboxd, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features a new image editor for comic book fans, an 8-bit cocktail recipe app, and a new universal app for the popular Letterboxd network. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
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.
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.
Google Voice has been optimized for iPhone X
The Google Voice app now supports the new iPhone X display resolution.
Uber update drops compatibility with Apple Maps extensions and Siri integration
An update to Uber for iPhone, dated January 22, has nixed integration with Siri and Apple Maps.
Instagram officially launches text-only Type feature for Stories
Following a period of beta testing, Instagram on Thursday officially announced a new Type feature in Stories that lets you create text-based posts with colorful backgrounds not unlike those text-only statuses you've been seeing in your News Feed on Facebook.
Pixelmator Pro updated with a number of improvements and fixes
The popular Mac image-editing app and a viable Photoshop alternative, Pixlemator Pro, was updated earlier this morning with a number of improvements and bug fixes.