Apple’s AirPlay 2 is the sequel to its original wireless audio streaming protocol, which adds multi-room synchronized streaming support, integration with HomeKit, Apple’s smart home control platform, and third-party app support. The AirPlay 2 feature will also let anyone on your Wi-Fi jump in and contribute to collaborative party playlists on the fly. AirPlay 2’s public API… Read More
As part of iOS 11, Apple announced that users will now be able to send money to their friends via iMessage, and spend the balance via a virtual Apple Pay card. The feature will be built into iMessage as an app, and essentially lets you send and request money with your contacts in one tap. Read More
Siri is getting less dumb and a little bit more human. That’s not a contradiction. Apple’s voice assistant is getting a more clear, human voice in both female and male intonations alongside some new skills in iOS 11 that will improve its general performance. Read More
Hardcore Mac fans may have had their fingers crossed for the return of the Mac Pro, but an extra “i” slipped in there somehow, and Apple instead has produced an iMac Pro. It’s a wallet-busting all-in-one workstation, and it looks handsome and sinister in a dark grey finish. Read More
iOS 11 was the least surprising announcement of WWDC. Apple has announced new versions of its mobile operating system at its developer conference for years. While the final version of iOS 11 won’t be available until September, here’s what Apple has in store for you with iOS 11. Apple CEO Tim Cook started by saying that iOS 10 is installed on 86 percent of iOS devices. Apple SVP… Read More
Apple just refreshed their iMac line, and while the external design will stay the same, the company has put a ton of effort into refreshing the insides to make them competitive with other professional-grade computers. Read More
Virtual reality is coming to Macs, sort of. Apple showed off a new version of Metal, named Metal 2 at its WWDC event Monday. The big news was that there will soon be Mac support for VR content creation. Apple is shipping “Metal for VR” with High Sierra. All of this is enabled by Metal 2’s new support for external graphics which will allow you to connect your Mac via… Read More
No one likes being stalked around the Internet by ads for something they once looked at or have previously bought. And Apple has noticed this — so it’s adding an ad tracker blocker for its Safari web browser, as part of a series of updates. Read More
Apple’s Kevin Lynch came on stage this morning at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference to introduce the next version of Apple’s smartwatch software, watchOS 4. The new platform introduces a number of new features, including new watchfaces – like one that integrates Siri support – and other fitness related updates, like personalized challenges, updated Workout… Read More
Apple today announced the next version of macOS, the desktop operating system you probably still refer to as OS X. Version 10.13 will carry the name “macOS High Sierra” and include new features like an improved file system and updates to core macOS apps. The developer beta is now available to developers; consumers can sign up for a public beta that will go live in late June. Read More
Hate it when sites blast you with auto-play video? Well Apple is swooping in to fight this scourge with the addition of an auto-play video blocking feature to the new Safari browser for its upcoming macOS High Sierra desktop operating system. Announced today at WWDC, this option will let you keep auto-play videos paused until you choose to unpause them. The feature will roll out with the… Read More
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is the largest resort casino in North America. Like most casinos, it is feeling the pressure to modernize and look at the nascent online gambling space. To do this, Foxwoods is teaming with Victory Square Ventures to launch the “Foxwoods and Victory Square Ventures Living Lab,” to develop/market new gaming and betting-related entertainment… Read More
In December, Amazon introduced a way to shop its site from the Apple TV through a dedicated app designed for tvOS. That same app, which lets you search and browse Amazon products and make purchases using your remote, has now officially launched on Amazon’s Fire TV, too. According to Amazon’s website, the app was released on May 24, 2017. However, news of its existence leaked out… Read More
IBM Research has created a new type of transistor for chips that enable 5nm construction, the smallest ever for a silicon processor. This new method, created in tandem with research partners GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Samsung, changes some basic things about how chips are put together, and helps break a barrier with the previous process that essentially signalled the end of Moore’s Law. This… Read More
Ian Spalter is the head of design at Instagram. In our 17th episode, he talks about his experiences working with agencies vs. startups, how to build a design team as a company matures, and how a company the size of Instagram manages to iterate so quickly. Read More
3D printing startup Formlabs is using its Digital Factory conference today to make its two biggest announcements since launching the Form 1 on Kickstarter half a decade back. Both are pretty logical extensions for a company that’s always straddled the line between desktop and industrial 3D printing, by offering pro-level high-res printing in a portable/affordable form factor. According… Read More
Entrepreneur and digital media executive Luke Beatty is the new chairman and CEO at Brandfolder. The Denver-based startup helps companies manage logos, images, videos and other resources in a secure, permissions-based way, with analytics. (Naturally, Brandfolder has its own brandfolder.) This can serve as a handy resource for reporters, but also as a tool for salespeople to find all the… Read More
Video is the name of the game in social media these days, as Facebook and Instagram continue to ramp up features to grab users from Snapchat; and Twitter moves into 24-hour news broadcasting partnerships to push more engagement. Now a startup from Berlin, Germany hopes a focus on video will help it break open a new market for e-commerce: Generation Z Yeay (pronounced “yay”) is a… Read More
