Google for iOS adds iMessage extension, browser suggestions, drag and drop for iPad
The Google app for iOS is adding a number of new features today that expand the availability of Search functionality via the share extension and iMessage. Meanwhile, the app is also gaining support for iOS 11’s iPad features.
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Netflix announces expanded ‘PIN’ parental controls alongside maturity level rating update
Stanford student protestors say Apple hasn’t done enough to help iPhone addiction
A group of Stanford students protested outside the Palo Alto Apple Store this weekend, campaigning for Apple to do more to help address technology addiction. The group referred to research that showed addiction to iPhones (and smartphones in general) hurts relationships, productivity and causes stress. They want Apple to add new iOS features to let users easily see how much time users spend using their phone, and a ‘distraction free’ toggle akin to Airplane Mode.
Apple reseller forced to call off clearance sale after thousands queue up for ten $50 iPhones
What does it take to pack a mall with 10,000+ people in the age of digital retail? $50 iPhones will certainly do the trick. That’s what happened in Malaysia over the weekend when an Apple reseller advertised fire sale prices on old inventory — and the insane influx of customers ultimately caused the retailer to call off the spring cleaning promotion.
Humor: Redditor discovers original iPhone X ad predicted the Apple Park glass pane problem
The brilliant minds at r/apple have uncovered a brilliant Easter egg hiding in plain sight in a recent iPhone X ad, and frankly I’m envious that I didn’t make this connection first.
Dialog says it has at least a one-year reprieve as an Apple supplier
Dialog Semiconductor saw its shares plunge last year after it warned that its time as an Apple supplier might be coming to an end …
Comment: A more affordable MacBook Air would be the new iBook
The MacBook Air has been one of Apple’s more neglected product lines. The 11-inch model was discontinued in 2016, and the 13-inch model hasn’t seen any major updates since 2015.
I thought I knew why Apple was keeping the machine in the lineup: it needed an entry-level Mac to bring people into the ecosystem, and at a time when most people buy laptops, the Mac mini wasn’t going to be it. The 12-inch MacBook was the obvious successor, but at $1299 it was just too expensive.
So my theory was that Apple was holding onto the MacBook Air until it was able to bring the 12-inch MacBook price down to hit the magic $999 number. But it now seems that Apple has a different, more ambitious plan …
Bloomberg sources back report of high-end Apple headphones, says ‘problems’ with the design
Bloomberg sources corroborate an earlier KGI report that Apple is working on high-end, over-ear headphones intended to compete with Bose.
The report adds a couple of specifics, but both of them were already no-brainers …
