Dropbox upgrading paid storage tiers at no extra cost, 3TB plan now offered
Dropbox is making its cloud storage plans for paid customers more competitive today with major space upgrades. Dropbox now offers up to 3TB of cloud storage with existing plans being upgraded at no additional charge.
Apple Music releasing exclusive Kesha documentary next month focused on ‘Rainbow’ album creative process
Apple Music next month will release a documentary featuring the popular artist, Kesha. The documentary will be primarily focused on the making of her latest album, Rainbow, as well as never before seen footage of Kesha performances.
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New Swift certification program validates coding skills for students
Students learning to create apps with Apple’s Swift programming language now have a way to validate their skills with a new certification program. App Development with Swift is a new academic certification course created by Certiport in partnership with Apple that measures student ability to program with Swift after completing a year-long program.
Purported 2018 iPad Pro CAD shows new location of Smart Connector
The iPad Pro is due for an upgrade, and all signs point to a major redesign this fall. The upcoming 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, replacing the current 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models, are expected to draw heavily from the iPhone X design. They will feature super-slimmed down bezels and drop the home button in favor of Face ID.
A report last week hinted that the smart connector would be redesigned and relocated. A CAD image from OnLeaks corroborates this finding. In the sketch, you can see a new outline on the back of the iPad. This is presumably the redesigned Smart Connector in its new spot on the rear of the device, horizontally aligned with the Lightning port on the short edge.
Do you know your monthly spend on digital subscriptions? A survey suggests not …
A survey of 2,500 Americans suggests that most people have got very little idea how much they spend on digital subscriptions – on average, underestimating the cost by a factor of three …
Twitter partners with universities to address lack of civility, tolerance and diverse views
Comment: The rumor that the Face ID only works in vertical mode on the new iPads makes zero sense
A report on Friday claimed that the 2018 iPad Pro models made three claims about the new slim-bezel models we’re expecting to see. First, it said, Apple will drop the headphone socket. Second, it will move the Smart Connector to a short-edge rather than long edge. Third, that Face ID will work only when the iPad is in the vertical orientation.
I have absolutely no difficulty believing the first of these claims, but the other two make no sense to me …
AAPL earnings: the key commentary analysts are waiting to hear
Apple reports its fiscal Q3 (calendar Q2) earnings tomorrow, and we already know the key numbers analysts are expecting to hear in terms of iPhone sales and total revenue. The Wall Street consensus is that the company will report iPhone sales up 2.4% year-on-year, with earnings somewhere in the middle of Apple’s guidance.
But alongside those metrics, analysts will be paying close attention to lower-profile numbers, alongside Apple’s commentary, to see what clues it holds for the future …