Samsung pushes Apple out of Q1 smartphone activations lead, but iPhone loyalty remains strong
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Now you can play Star Wars Jedi Challenges Holochess on your iPhone without an AR headset
Lenovo’s Star Wars Jedi Challenges kit might be a cheaper AR headset than some of its rivals, but it’s still an expensive way to play a few Star Wars games …
FaceTime & skin-colored Bluetooth earpieces used to help students cheat in exams
iPhone’s ‘Do not disturb while driving’ feature helps, says insurance company
We first called on Apple to introduce a ‘Do not disturb while driving’ feature back in May of last year, and were delighted to see it included in iOS 11 soon afterwards.
It seemed obvious that it would reduce distracted driving, and one insurance company says that it now has the evidence for this …
Facebook explains how it will comply with new EU privacy laws; US gets weaker version
The European Union’s new privacy regulations – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – come into force next month, and Facebook has now provided details of how it will comply. This includes asking for permission to use face-recognition.
It reveals that those in Europe will get the earliest and strongest privacy protections, with a weaker version rolling out in the US and elsewhere at a later date …
After adding 2M subscribers in two months, analyst predicts Apple Music will grow 40% per year
A leaked internal email surprised many when it revealed that Apple Music hit 40M subscribers earlier this month, up from 38M just two months earlier.
One analyst is now forecasting that the streaming music service will grow 40% per year …
Regulatory filings indicate a flurry of new iPhone (SE?) models launching soon
The same Eurasian regulatory database that tipped the hat on AirPods, iPhone 7, new MacBooks and the latest iPad is back. This time, a new filing discovered by Consomac references a handful of as-yet-unannounced iPhone models spanning eleven model identifiers.
Devices typically appear in this database about a month before the products ship. These iPhone references were posted yesterday, suggesting a new iPhone launch will be debuting in early May/June.
Chrome 66 for Mac rolling out with saved password export & media autoplay restrictions
Following iOS this afternoon, Chrome 66 is rolling out today for Mac with several user-facing features and policy changes. This includes new media autoplay behavior, a passwords export feature, and other security changes.
Fortnite earns $25M during first month on iOS, could hit $500M this year with Android launch
Fortnite continues to be a monster success since its launch on iOS last month. After earlier record-breaking numbers, Sensor Tower now reports that the app crossed $25 million in revenue during its first month of availability, and could hit $500 million for the year…