After testing it with a small subset of users in Portugal last month, Instagram is now widely rolling out a new feature that lets you cross-post your Instagram Stories to Facebook Stories.
Instagram rolling out cross-posting Stories to Facebook
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USB Type-C is great, but the standard isn’t perfect yet
USB Type-C is a forward-thinking I/O standard that aims to bundle both ease of use and versatility in one universal package. Not only is it becoming popular in the mobile device market, but it’s also finding its way to the game console and portable notebook markets among others.
If you own any of Apple’s new MacBooks or MacBook Pros, then you’re likely already accustomed to the USB-C life. While it takes a little bit of getting used to at first, it can be a smooth transition after some time. Nevertheless, I have a beef with the USB-C standard; at least in its current form.
Apple closes the signing window for iOS 10.3.3 and 11.0
Apple on Wednesday stopped signing both iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11.0, the first official public release of iOS 11 since the software came out of beta on September 19th. With this change, it's now impossible to downgrade iOS 11 devices back to iOS 10.
The company regularly stops signing older firmware versions to prevent downgrades and keep users on the latest firmware possible. It’s also a measure to thwart jailbreaking, which often requires an older firmware version where Apple hasn’t patched the vulnerabilities used in the jailbreak process.
Apple to remove three App Store sections: Dice, Educational Games & Catalogs
Apple today announced a few changes coming to App Store.
Everything Google unveiled today: Pixel 2, Pixelbook, AirPods & HomePod rivals and more
At a press event Wednesday, Google unveiled its new hardware lineup headlined by the new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones boasting a new squeeze feature and no headphone jack.
Apple Park cost estimates: $180M theater, $17M fitness center, $104M R&D facility & more
Using its Open Building Permit Repository, the BuildZoom service has determined what it takes to build Apple's massive $5 billion headquarters.
Sonos debuts One speaker with Alexa, support for AirPlay 2 & Google Assistant due in 2018
Sonos on Wednesday announced its HomePod competitor, the $199 One wireless speaker, that will launch with Amazon Alexa on October 24, with support for Google's Assistant and Apple's AirPlay 2 feature coming in 2018.
Camera+ picks up support for depth mapping, HEIF format & more
The popular iOS camera app Camera+ was updated on App Store today with support for the new HEIF image format in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, portraiture photography on iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus, a more accurate viewfinder, a brand new Smile mode and more.
Adobe launches Photoshop & Premiere Elements 2018 for Mac
Adobe on Wednesday announced Photoshop Elements 2018 and Premiere Elements 2018 for Mac with a focus on enhancing the photo and video editing experience.
Apple kicks off limited trial of Google ad serving in News app
Apple News, the company's content-aggregating platform, has begun a trial program that allows a handful of partners to inject ads from Google's DoubleClick For Publishers system into their pages in the News app for iPhone and iPad.
Three ways to share YouTube videos through iMessage
You have three ways to share YouTube clips in iOS, each with its own pros and cons. In this quick post, iDownloadBlog explores each of the share methods at your disposal.
Apple employees testing Apple Pay Cash internally with iOS 11.1
Select Apple employees appear to be testing the company's upcoming person-to-person money transfer service with iOS 11.1, which is not available publicly at this time.