Apple releases iOS 11.2.6, watchOS 4.2.3, tvOS 11.2.6, and macOS 10.13.3 supplemental update including Telugu character fix
Apple has released new software updates to address the Telugu character bug that affected devices running the latest public version of Apple’s software. Updates available today include iOS 11.2.6 for iPhone and iPad, tvOS 11.2.6 for Apple TV, watchOS 4.2.3 for Apple Watch, and macOS 10.13.3 supplemental update for Mac.
VLCKit 3.0 adds support for H.265, better 4K memory management, and 3D video
Concept: Creating a more immersive HomePod store experience with AR and Apple Music
Prior to the release of HomePod earlier this month, many potential readers and Apple customers were eager to hear just how good the $349 speaker would sound. On launch day, we stopped in at several of Apple’s retail locations to see HomePod in person, bringing you photos of the store displays. Demoing a speaker in a noisy environment is no easy task, and while HomePod’s performance is admirable, the difference between your home and a busy store is still markedly obvious. Augmenting HomePod’s in-store display experience could help compensate for the shortcomings of a less-than-ideal testing environment. Here’s how it could be done.
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Opinion: Nokia hasn’t been healthy for Withings, Apple should consider HealthKit hardware
Nokia’s ownership of Withings has been incredibly messy. After buying Withings in mid-2016, Nokia sued Apple over unrelated patents which resulted in Withings digital health products being pulled from the Apple Store.
While that dispute has since been resolved, Nokia now says it is reviewing its digital health business altogether. The result could be positive or negative for Withings customers depending on where ownership lands.
As a Withings customer myself, my hope is that Apple buys the digital health product business from Nokia — if only to do the bare minimum to maintain hardware that works with Apple HealthKit.
Huge crack in glass of flagship Chicago Apple Store, present for several weeks
A huge crack in the glass at Apple’s flagship retail store in Chicago has been present now for several weeks, and appears to be growing …
Idiots are tweeting the Teluga character to crash iPhone Twitter apps
It was last week discovered that receiving a single Telugu (Indian language) character would cause iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch apps to crash – and it of course wasn’t long before idiots started doing it deliberately …
Your old iPod is a time capsule of your former musical tastes …
If you have any of your old iPods in the depths of a desk drawer somewhere, they could act as an interesting time capsule of your musical tastes in your earlier life …
‘A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia’ coming to macOS around end of April [Video]
Feral Interactive has announced that the latest game in the Total War franchise is coming to macOS and Linux sometime around the end of April.
A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is described as an epic historical strategy game, and the first of a series of standalone Total War games …
HomePod’s white ring problem should be easy to solve, say industrial designers
The HomePod wasn’t available for long before some owners started noticing that it can leave a white ring on some types of wood.
Industrial designers have said that it’s surprising that Apple didn’t catch the issue during testing, but the good news is that it shouldn’t be hard for the company to resolve …