9to5Mac Daily 090: June 12, 2018
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Apple announces June 29th grand opening of Cotai Central retail store
After raising aquatic-themed banners over the weekend in Macau, Apple has officially announced the grand opening date and time of its newest retail store, Apple Cotai Central.
App Store explicitly bans developers from harvesting Contacts databases
Apple recently changed its App Store policies in a move intended to bolster privacy, specifically regarding apps that access user contact databases.
PSA: Instagram confirms service outage, fix in progress
Quick hands-on w/ Nomad’s new battery-equipped Lightning cable
This morning, Nomad unveiled its new Battery Cable designed for iPhone. Fans of Nomad’s lineup will recognize this as an upgraded version of the original model. The new Battery Cable sports that familiar rugged design that we’ve come to love with the added bonus of an integrated 2800mAh power supply inside. iPhone X and 7/8 users will be able to fully charge their devices one time with that integrated battery pack, adding an extra level of peace of mind. More details and a quick hands-on are below.
Apple goes all out for 2018 FIFA World Cup w/ Siri support, curation from Apple News, TV, Podcasts, more
Microsoft launches Office 2019 Mac preview to organizations with new admin tools, focus mode, Morph transitions, more
Microsoft has today released its Mac Preview for Office 2019. The new test program is available for businesses and organizations that aren’t using the company’s cloud based Office 365 software.
watchOS 5: Competitions, Workout detection and Siri face heart data push fitness tracking
Apple Watch already excels as an advanced fitness tracker, and watchOS 5 will further push the watch into that space later this fall. Apple is adding Competition to Activity Sharing, automatic workout detection, and presenting useful heart rate data on the Siri watch face for the first time. Check out our experience so far…
SleepScore Labs releases first ‘clinically validated’ contactless sleep tracking app for iPhone
SleepScore Labs is today releasing its first consumer-grade sleep measuring mobile app, SleepScore.
Blackboard details how Apple Wallet student IDs will work with dorms, dining, retail, laundry, and more
Blackboard is out today with details on how its implementation of its student ID credential system with Apple’s Wallet platform will work in iOS 12. With the goal to create a “seamless experience” across campuses nationwide, students will be able to use their digital IDs for just about anything that physical IDs are used for.