Apple Maps to bring on-the-ground data collection to parts of Canada this summer
Apple’s data-collection vehicles will be starting surveying the country beginning this summer.
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Apple News is expanding to Canada with iOS 12.2 & macOS Mojave 10.14.4
Apple News in Canada supports both English and French, with readers getting a bilingual experience when they follow a channel in a second language.
Apple Maps: new Flyover locations & indoor maps, turn-by-turn directions in India
Apple Maps has rolled out several of its offerings to new markets, including speed limits in Canada, turn-by-turn directions in India and new flyover locations and indoor maps.
HomePod goes on sale in France, Germany and Canada
HomePod, the innovative wireless speaker from Apple with built-in Siri, is available starting today in Canada, France and Canada after making its initial debut in January 2018 in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
HomePod can now read the news in Canada
Canadian users can now ask Siri on their HomePod to play some news and she will provide news briefs from both local and international sources, like CBC, Global TV, CTV and CNN.
Apple brings live sports and live news content through the TV app to customers in Canada
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV owners in Canada can now use Apple’s TV app on their devices to tune in to live sports content from several supported providers in one place.
Siri on HomePod now speaks French, German and Canadian English languages and dialects
Ahead of its scheduled June 18 launch in France, Germany and Canada, HomePod’s version of the Siri personal assistant is now available in the languages and dialects spoken there.
Facebook unveils new privacy controls ahead of GDPR compliance deadline
The new controls will roll out to European users first starting this week, ahead of EU’s GDPR law that’s set to come into effect in May, and will expand to all users globally afterward.
Canadian customers can now reserve iPhone batteries from Apple’s website
iPhone owners in Canada can now take advantage of a new trial system to order their replacement battery online and have Apple contact them when it’s available at their preferred store.
BlackBerry is refocusing on driverless car software
Forget smartphones. BlackBerry is now pushing software for driverless cars.
Apple Maps lane guidance expands to Australia, Canada, France, Germany & UK
Apple Maps lane guidance saw its first global expansion following the feature’s debut in September.
Apple unveils 2017 Back to School deals: free Beats with select iPad Pro & Mac purchases
Buy an eligible Mac model with education pricing or an iPad Pro and Apple will treat you to a free Beats headphones.