HomePods are shipping with a ‘beta’ build of iOS
People in Australia, the UK and USA are starting to receive their pre-ordered HomePods and getting to experience its sound quality in person for the first time. We wrote before about how HomePod updates will be controlled by the Home app on iOS, but we didn’t know which version of iOS they would be running from the factory.
Review: VOCOlinc’s HomeKit LED light strips offer the best value, no bridge needed
A week ago we checked out Sylvania’s $60 HomeKit light strip that works without a bridge and costs less than Philips Hue. Sylvania is a known name in lighting, but there’s an even cheaper option available if you’re willing to stray from major brands.
Hong Kong-based VOCOlinc offers a $40 smart LED light strip that works with Apple HomeKit, so how does it compare?
Facebook testing Downvote button, but says it’s not a Dislike
Yahoo Mail for iOS adds ‘Medals’ feature for the latest Winter Olympics news
As the 2018 Winter Olympics officially kick off, Yahoo is capitalizing on the events in an attempt to make it as easy as possible for users to stay up to date. The company is adding features to Yahoo Mail that allow users to see the latest news out of Pyeongchang, South Korea…
Find out everything HomePod can do in the online User Guide
In line with the HomePod public launch, Apple has posted the HomePod User Guide. The guide covers what to do when you first unbox the HomePod as well as what kind of things to ask it from music questions to smart assistant features like driving traffic, weather, and alarms.
Apple TV app gains promised News section first shown in September
Apple today has further expanded its TV application on iOS and tvOS. Following the addition of a dedicated Sports section a few months ago, users can now use the TV app to access live streaming news content from several different sources…
How to stream the 2018 Winter Olympics on iPhone, iPad, Mac & Apple TV
The 2018 Winter Olympics officially kick off tomorrow in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Opening Ceremony will mark the beginning of the affair at 8PM tomorrow, Pyeongchang time. For those of us in the United States, that’s 6AM ET and 3AM PT. Thankfully, NBC will be rebroadcasting the Opening Ceremony tomorrow evening.
But, how do you stream the Winter Olympics and all of the events? Read on to find out…
FBI agent texts highlight distaste for Apple: ‘Now if Tim Cook would fall off the face of the earth’
Newly released text messages between two FBI officials show just how much distaste there was for Tim Cook and Apple two years ago during the company’s fight against unlocking the iPhone owned by the San Bernardino shooter.
The texts, released as part of an investigation into how the FBI handled the Hillary Clinton probe, range from consumer tracking accusations to pure insults…
