Apple ships 3.5M Apple Watch units in Q2 as LTE model proves to be a global hit

While Apple itself doesn’t break out Apple Watch sales in its own earnings reports, we can generally get a good idea of the device’s performance thanks to research companies. Today, Canalys is out with a new report covering the smartwatch industry during Q3, and Apple Watch continues to grow at a solid rate…
Even more Samsung ads mock iPhone over multitasking, expandable storage, and iPhone X notch

Samsung has released another trio of videos today in its “Ingenius” ad series that debuted last week. The newest ads focus on making fun of the iPhone X’s notch, multitasking capabilities, and the lack of a microSD card slot.
Photos: Apple celebrates grand opening of Piazza Liberty store in Milan, Italy

Against a sparkling backdrop of soaring fountain jets, Apple today welcomed the public for the first time to its global flagship retail store and amphitheater in Milan, Italy’s Piazza Liberty. The store is Apple’s 17th in Italy, but one of the first in a series of significant next-generation retail projects around the world.
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This week Benjamin and Zac talk about the state of HomeKit in the UK and some useful ways to use automation, iPad rumors and guesses about rounded corners and the Home indicator, Photos in iOS 12 and macOS Mojave, photo sharing changes and questionable sharing suggestions, Apple’s photo print products going away, and more.
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Apple updates Design Resources with new watchOS & AppKit elements for Photoshop & Sketch

Last month, Apple updated its Design Resources to include new iOS 12 elements. Now, the company has released even more new resources, including AppKit UI elements, watchOS elements, and more.
Twitter denies shadow-banning prominent Republicans as Trump weighs in
Dashlane 6 password manager launches with VPN, identity protection, more

Popular password manager, Dashlane, has released its latest version today with some major additions to the service. Adding to the software’s previous features are a new ‘Identity Dashboard’ with both monitoring and restoration features, dark web monitoring, VPN service, 1GB of secure file storage, and more.


