What form factor do you want HomePod functionality to come to next? [Poll]
The HomePod will officially start arriving to customers and Apple Stores around the world this Friday, February 9th. The cylinder-shaped device is Apple’s first foray into the smart speaker, but the company faces stiff competition from the likes of Amazon, Google, and Sonos.
Last week, we shared renders that imagine how Apple might expand its smart speaker lineup in the years to come, and now we’re curious. What form factor do you want HomePod functionality to come to next?
Apple Music to overtake Spotify in US subscribers this summer as it hits 36M globally
While Spotify has long-held a lead over Apple in streaming music subscribers, the gap between the two is slowly narrowing, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The report, citing “people in the record business,” explains that Apple Music is adding subscribers in the United States at a faster rate than Spotify…
KGI: 2018 iPhones to use Intel baseband chips exclusively, ditching Qualcomm
Since iPhone 7, Apple has shared baseband chip orders for iPhones with Qualcomm and Intel. For the 2018 iPhones, KGI reports that Apple is set to rely on Intel as the exclusive supplier, amidst Apple’s ongoing legal battles with Qualcomm.
KGI says Intel can meet Apple’s technical requirements and offers more competitive prices.
How to stream the Super Bowl for free on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV
This Sunday marks one of the biggest sports traditions of the year, the Super Bowl. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the New England Patriots in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In terms of broadcasting, the Super Bowl rotates between NBC, Fox, and CBS. This year, it’s NBC’s turn to broadcast the big game. But what options do you have for streaming? Read on to find out..
This week’s top stories: Apple’s Q1 earnings, Woz’s gripe with the iPhone X, Mario Kart for iOS, and more
In this week’s top stories: Steve Wozniak explains the one big problem he was with the iPhone X, Apple reports its Q1 2018 earnings amid growing concern from investors and supply partners, new Macs and iPads coming this year, Nintendo announces its next mobile game and more. Read on for all this week’s news…
iOS 11.3 hints at Apple’s work on an iCloud-based single sign-on solution for websites
We’ve been discovering quite a bit by digging into the first iOS 11.3 beta, released last week. We learned that parents will be able to approve purchases using Face ID and that the Apple Books overhaul is in fact happening, and now evidence has emerged showing Apple has a new single sign-on like service for the web in development…
Sonos CEO says competing with Apple is a ‘reward’ as work on Siri integration continues
Over the years, Sonos has become somewhat of a household name in the whole home audio market. Competition, however, has dramatically increased recently with new products from Amazon, Google, and now Apple. But if you ask Sonos CEO Patrick Spence, he sees the opportunity of competing with the tech heavyweights as a reward…
Music duo Sofi Tukker recounts being featured on Apple’s iPhone X ad in new interview
In a new interview with Billboard, musicians Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern shared some details about the experience of having their hit song “Best Friend” featured in Apple’s iPhone X ad that debuted this past fall.
DOJ: Chinese counterfeiter pocketed over $1M smuggling fake iPhones & iPads into the US
The United States Department of Justice announced today that a Chinese national living in the United States has pleaded guilty for his role in smuggling and distributing counterfeit iPhones and iPads from China into the United Staes…
