Apple Music puts you on the cover of Drake’s ‘Scorpion’ with ‘Make Your Drake’ site
In a new promo for Drake’s newly dropped album Scorpion, Apple Music is letting users create their own personalized album art based on the new record cover.
Microsoft Andromeda leaks: A foldable, dual-screen Surface device that fits in your pocket
Bits and pieces of information about a next-generation Surface device from Microsoft have been popping up here and there over the last year or so. Now, details about the size of the “new and disruptive” dual-screen device and how it will be positioned in the company’s lineup have emerged.
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Apple rebuilding Maps in massive overhaul, first results appearing in next iOS 12 beta
TechCrunch has published a new piece detailing Apple’s massive effort to rebuild Apple Maps from the ground up — specifically the mapping data — with a combination of iPhones and those Apple Maps vans we’ve seen on the road for years.
The results of this effort will show up first in the next iOS 12 beta for new mapping data for San Francisco and the Bay Area before expanding to Northern California later in the year. Ultimately, the end goal for the new Apple Maps is to be based entirely on Apple-collected data and not a combination of external data providers.
Fortnite players meeting at ‘the rocket’ for tomorrow’s first real time mystery event
The Oppo O-Free truly wireless earbuds are the latest AirPods competitor
Oppo is making somewhat of a name for itself in China as a smartphone brand, with some ‘unusual’ notch-less designs. Now it is stepping up to tackle Apple’s accessory business too: the Oppo O-Free is the latest competitor to Apple’s $159 AirPods.
How to change background color in Pages
Pages recently added the ability to set page backgrounds, so you can give your document a blue or pink base color without messing around with full-page objects that just get in the way.
To use this feature, you’ll need to make sure to update to the latest versions of the Pages app for Mac and Pages for iOS, rolled out earlier in June. With the update installed, it’s time to find the page layout settings to change the background. Unfortunately, the feature is a little buried — and there’s an important gotcha to look out for …
You can now use Apple Pay to travel around the Milan metro
The Milan metro system has now rolled out contactless terminals across its underground subways, supporting Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards. Importantly, the same NFC terminals also work with Apple Pay — note the turnstiles do not bear Apple Pay branding.
Similar to travelling around the London Underground network, this means Apple users can simply tap their devices on the terminals on entry and exit.
Apple supply chain partner Foxconn breaks ground on Wisconsin LCD plant
Key Apple supply chain partner Foxconn has now broken ground on its first plant in the United States. The Wisconsin factory project is estimated to cost $10 billion and create thousands of jobs. President Donald Trump attended the construction launch, who has said he hopes this project will help kickstart a wave of US manufacturing, with less reliance on Asia.
Here’s all of Apple’s active promoted tweets
Whilst several Apple executives regularly share updates on social media, with CEO Tim Cook frequently publicising his meetings with app developers and suppliers, and Apple runs various accounts relating to iTunes, Apple Music and other content stores, Apple as ‘the company’ keeps a relatively low profile on social media.
The @Apple Twitter account is nearing 2 million followers, but it has zero actual tweets on its page. However, Apple regularly posts Promoted Tweets to target advertising to certain demographics. It opts to hide these tweets from the public timeline, but there’s actually a way to see them all now, thanks to Twitter’s newly launched Ads Transparency Center …