Apple is “close” to acquiring the popular media identification service Shazam in a transaction initially valued at a reported $400 million, making it among Apple’s largest-ever deals.
Apple may buy Shazam for a reported $400 million
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Sir Jonathan Ive is back at what he does best
Jony Ive has retaken day-to-day management of Apple's world-class design teams after two years. The news was first shared by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in a Friday tweet.
Prime Video for Apple TV lacks support for Dolby Vision and 5.1 surround audio
Despite streaming ultra high-resolution 4K video with high dynamic range (HDR) that looks awesome on 4K HDR television sets, Amazon's new Prime Video app for Apple TV lacks support for HDR's superior Dolby Vision implementation and 5.1 surround sound.
Apple promotes Amazon’s Prime Video Apple TV app with paid tweets, tvOS splash screen
Following its arrival on tvOS App Store earlier this week, Apple in a pretty unusual move has since been advertising immediate availability of Amazon's long-expected Prime Video app for Apple TV with promoted tweets on Twitter, AppleInsider noted Friday.
VLC for iOS gains full support for 4K H.265 video & iPhone X display
VLC, the popular cross-platform media player, was updated on App Store this morning with support for the native OLED display resolution on iPhone X and the ability to play 4K video encoded in the High Efficiency Video Coding standard (the H.265 codec).
Apple Watch GymKit launches in UK, certain cardio machines can be upgraded to support it
Following its worldwide debut in Australia last month, Apple Watch's GymKit feature launched Friday in the United Kingdom at London's Virgin Active gym near Mansion House.
As Bitcoin surges, so does the Coinbase app in App Store
The price of Bitcoin has reached insanely ridiculous levels in the past few weeks, and no one knows exactly why. And as the popular blockchain cryptocurrency continues its surge, the Coinbase app for iPhone has now risen to the top of the free apps chart in App Store.
Some people in UK, France and Germany are now apparently able to access Apple’s TV app
According to social media reports Friday, some users in the United Kingdom, France and Germany are now seeing Apple's TV app on their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV.
Honeywell adds HomeKit support to Home Security System
HomeKit support continues to grow in the industry as Honeywell adds support for Apple's framework for the connected home to its Lyric Controller home security system.
Check out the gorgeous new Apple TV Aerial screen saver scene: Los Angeles skyline at night
Apple TV's Aerial screen saver now includes a new scene of the Los Angeles skyline at night.
Tidal gets updated to fill iPhone X edge-to-edge OLED display, now supports CarPlay
Beleaguered streaming service Tidal has now been updated with support for CarPlay, as well as the new edge-to-edge OLED display on iPhone X.
Apple’s Clips app receives a fix for Selfie Scenes on iPhone X
Apple's fixed a bug in its Clips app for making expressive, easily shareable videos on the go.