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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.
How to quickly find all screenshots on your Mac
Learn how to quickly find all screenshots taken on your Mac, regardless of their save location, even if you manually moved them to custom folders.
Roku announces $70 4K HDR streaming stick and other new hardware
Roku on Monday announced 5 new streaming devices to better compete with the Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV, and other competitors. The devices include a $30 Roku Express, a $70 4K HDR Streaming Stick+, and the $100 Roku Ultra, and they are all available for pre-order now, with an official launch date of October 8.
The Roku and Roku Express+ cost $30 and $40 respectively, and are perfect for those looking to stream to the TV for the first time, or looking to extend their current Roku experience to other TVs. They're very similar devices, but the Express+ has both HDMI and composite A/V output for more connectivity options.
The Roku Streaming Stick features a quad-core processor and 802.11 AC dual-band MIMO wireless, a voice remote that includes TV power and volume buttons, and it streams in HD. It costs $50. The Streaming Stick+ adds faster wireless and support for 4K Ultra HD and HDR (60 FPS), and it will set you back $70.
Finally, the Roku Ultra is the company's most powerful and feature-packed media player. It too can stream HD, 4K and 4K HDR, and it also includes an ethernet port for wired connectivity, a micro SD slot, and a new voice remote with headphone jack for private listening. The Ultra is obviously the most expensive, priced at $100.
The hardware announcements come just days after Amazon unveiled its $70 4K HDR media streamer, and shortly after Apple debuted the 4K Apple TV at $180. Roku says what sets its platform apart is that it offers unbiased access to over 5,000 channels, apps, games, and the newly-launched Roku channel.
Source: Roku
KGI: TrueDepth camera gives iPhone 2.5 year lead over Android
It's going to take a while for Android manufacturers to catch up to where the iPhone X is right now, reports Ming Chi Kuo. In a note to investors today, the KGI Securities analyst said he believes Apple's TrueDepth camera gives it a 2.5 year lead over its competitors.
It's the TrueDepth camera that's believed to be causing production problems with the iPhone X, which is expected to lead to low launch inventory. KGI has revised its 2017 shipping estimates for the handset from 40m to 30-35m units, based on recent channel checks.
Here's how the TrueDepth camera works in Face ID:
Once it confirms the presence of an attentive face, the TrueDepth camera projects and reads over 30,000 infrared dots to form a depth map of the face along with a 2D infrared image. This data is used to create a sequence of 2D images and depth maps, which are digitally signed and sent to the Secure Enclave.
To counter both digital and physical spoofs, the TrueDepth camera randomizes the sequence of 2D images and depth map captures and projects a device-specific random pattern.
In addition to Face ID authorization, the TrueDepth camera is also used to facilitate face-tracking features like Animoji—the animated emoji feature Apple showed off during its iPhone event to much fanfare. The iPhone X launches on November 3 for $999.
Source: KGI via MacRumors
Apple’s latest computer vision acquisition: small French startup Regaind
It was recently reported that Apple earlier this year had acquired a computer vision startup called Regaind, located in Paris. The company specializes in AI-driven photo and facial analysis, which could tie nicely into Apple's ARKit and face tracking features built into iOS 11.
Apple has reportedly withdrawn some of its staff working at a micro-LED lab in Taiwan
Recent reports have claimed that Apple has withdrawn some of its technological staff working at a micro-LED research and development lab in northern Taiwan after LuxVue encountered bottlenecks in commercialization of this promising power-sipping display technology.
Facebook testing facial recognition for its account recovery process
Regaining access to a locked Facebook account, especially if you cannot receive two-factor authentication SMS because you're traveling abroad, could soon become a lot easier with news that Facebook is testing facial recognition for its account recovery process.
Apple releases ARM-compatible source code for XNU kernels in iOS and macOS
Apple has released ARM-compatible source code for the XNU kernels in iOS and macOS on GitHub, exposing some of the operating systems' internal architecture.
Samsung to earn an estimated $110 on each iPhone X sold
Samsung, the sole provider of sophisticated OLED panels to Apple, will earn an estimated $110 on each iPhone X sold through the summer of 2019, according to an analysis conducted by Counterpoint Technology for The Wall Street Journal.
Apple shares iPhone 8 Plus ad promoting Portrait Lighting camera mode
Apple posted an ad to its official YouTube channel yesterday highlighting a new Portrait Lighting shooting mode on iPhone 8 Plus. Portrait Lighting simulates professional studio lighting with a shallow depth-of-field effect in five different lighting styles.
SelfieTime, iPhone Cam for iPad, and other jailbreak tweaks to check out this weekend
The jailbreak community has been slower than usual following the new iPhone event just a couple of weeks ago, but that's not to say jailbreak developers aren't still brainstorming ways to improve iOS.
In this roundup, we'll talk about all the new jailbreak tweaks released throughout the last week. We'll start by showcasing our favorite tweaks, but we'll get to all the rest afterward.