The art that inspired Apple’s iPhone X wallpaper is now on display for you to visit in person
Those who own an iPhone X will quickly recognize the paintings on display in an art exhibition that just opened its doors. Spanish visual artist and designer Ana Montiel collaborated with Apple to create live wallpapers for the company’s flagship phone, and has now put the paintings that inspired the animations on display for all to see.
This week’s top stories: New iPads on the way, next-gen AirPods, a fix for the Telugu text bug, and more
In this week’s top stories: Apple fixes the pesky Telugu bug, new iPad models on the horizon, details on next-gen AirPods, iPhone production speculation, and more. Read on for this week’s top stories…
Apple’s China data migration includes iCloud keys, making data requests easier for authorities
Apple announced last year that it was moving Chinese customer iCloud operations to China in an effort to comply with local laws, with the move officially taking place at the end of this month. Reuters today reports that among the information being are iCloud customer keys…
iPhone accessory maker Shure claims iOS 11.3 to be released next week, includes fix for their mics
Shure, a company that makes mics for iPhones with Lightning connectivity, claims on Twitter that iOS 11.3 is due out for everyone next week. This is in response to a customer complaint about failed recordings; the company says iOS 11.3 includes a fix for these accessories.
Apple welcomes crowds of customers celebrating grand opening of first retail store in Austria
Photos via Hypertronium (left) and mzudema (right)
This morning on the historic Kärntner Straße, Apple welcomed customers in Austria’s capital of Vienna for the first time, opening a new retail location in a historically significant storefront after over a year of planning and restoration work.
How to use Podcasts stations to play episode playlists like ‘daily news shows’ on HomePod
HomePod is a great sounding speaker, but lacks the smarts of a typical smart speaker. However, on the iPhone, Siri can do so much more and we’ve got a workaround for HomePod to allow custom podcasts commands for Siri.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through how to get HomePod to play a specific set of podcasts when you say “Hey Siri, play morning news podcast playlist” or something similar. While it’s not ideal, it’ll work for the time being.
Apple’s plans for remodeled store in Southlake, Texas shown in new rendering
Earlier this month, we noted that Apple’s retail location in the Southlake Town Square would be closing for renovations on March 4th. Now, a new render of the proposed changes to the site sheds a little more light on Apple’s expansion plans.
Hands-on: Akitio’s portable SK-2520 brings hardware RAID to a bus-powered enclosure [Video]
Akitio’s SK-2520 U3.1 is a portable diskless enclosure that can be populated with two SATA SSDs. It results in a relatively quick RAID-enabled drive that can be powered directly via USB-C. Should Mac users give it a look? Watch our brief hands-on video walkthrough for more details. more…
034: AirPower rumor, global Apple Pay Cash, 9to5Toys deals | 9to5Mac Daily
Today we’ve got a new rumor on just when Apple’s new AirPower charging mat may launch, signs that Apple Pay Cash could be expanding outside of the US, and the best Apple deals to check out this weekend.
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Dropbox officially files IPO, cloud service seeking $500 million
Dropbox privately filed for its IPO just last month as the company built expectations for a public offering over the last year. Today, the SEC has publicly revealed the IPO details, offering specifics including last year’s financial performance.