Apple Music student membership expands to over 80 new markets this month
Apple announced today that it is expanding the availability of its Apple Music student membership. The company hasn’t yet confirmed a complete list of new markets, but says the discounted membership is coming to 82 new regions this month…
026: iOS 12 (and 13) rumors, Alto’s Odyssey, and HomePod exploded | 9to5Mac Daily
Today we’ve got the latest details on what to expect in iOS 12 (and 13), the release date for Alto’s Odyssey, and loads of new HomePod details following launch weekend.
9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
As HomePod hits the market, Amazon is working on custom chips for Echo devices
As eager customers got their hands on Apple’s HomePod starting last Friday, one thing is for sure, the smart speaker competition is heating up. The latest news is that Amazon is working on creating custom chips for future Echo devices to help maintain its market lead.
Snapchat redesign causes uproar as users call on Snap to revert to the old design
Users are not happy with the latest Snapchat update. The company has broadly rolled out a major redesign of its application, and now it is seeing a massive uproar on social media, with users begging for Snap to roll back the update.
Consumer Reports: HomePod audio quality ‘very good’ but Google Home Max & Sonos One sound better
Apple’s HomePod has been well received by most critics so far, with audiophiles and regular people alike. Consumer Reports, however, has done some early testing on the HomePod and found that a few of Apple’s competitors may sound a little bit better…
Apple shares new ads focused on Portrait Lighting and Live Photos
Apple today has published three new ads focused on Portrait Lighting on iPhone X, and Live Photos.
Without any narration, the three videos are quick and easy tutorials on how to shoot, and edit Portrait Lighting photos, along with the third demonstrating how to add effects to Live Photos.
HomePod set up failing with a blank white screen? Here’s the fix …
Some new HomePod owners are hitting a problem that prevents them from setting up the device. During the initial setup, one of the popup screens is simply blank with seemingly no way out but to cancel the process. It turns out there’s an amusing bug causing this, but luckily there’s a simple fix …
Apple News picks up iHeartRadio entertainment news in latest publisher expansion
iHeartRadio is the latest high-profile publisher to join Apple News. The service announced today that its editorial content can now be found on Apple’s News app on iOS.
Apple invests in AR device OLED component maker alongside LG Display Co.
Apple is making further investments into bringing augmented reality devices to market. The latest news is the company backing a small AR display component maker along side LG and others.
Snapchat brings Snap Maps to the web in latest push outside of main app
Over recent months, Snapchat has been working to expand the reach of its content by making it available across different mediums. Today, the company continues those efforts with support for Snap Maps on the web…