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Google Glass will keep working on iOS as companion app updated w/ 64-bit support for iOS 11
Google Glass has seen a number of developments in recent weeks with the most significant being a wider launch of the Enterprise Edition. Meanwhile, the Explorer Editions and the Android companion app received their first updates in nearly three years. Over the weekend, Google has gone ahead and updated the iOS version of MyGlass with 64-bit support.
Augmented reality Star Wars characters will appear in Apple Stores on Sep 1-3
If you’ve ever wanted to meet Star Wars characters, a Disney promo with Apple and other retail stores will offer the chance to do the next best thing.
The promo, for The Last Jedi, will let you use your iPhone to see AR versions of characters like Rey and Chewbacca in Apple Stores, and even have your photo taken with them …
Loyalty of iPhone owners likely to overcome iPhone 8 price resistance – survey
A suggestion by Barclays that ‘only’ one in five iPhone owners will be willing to pay the rumored $1000+ price of the iPhone 8 has been countered by survey results showing the loyalty people feel to the Apple brand and ecosystem.
While Barclays feared iPhone owners might defect to Samsung, the survey by Fluent indicates that this isn’t at all likely …
New Apple patents again point to Apple Pencil support on future iPhones
Almost a year ago, a comment by Tim Cook suggested that he had experienced using an Apple Pencil on an iPhone.
If you’ve ever seen what can be created with that pencil on an iPad or an iPhone, it’s really unbelievable.
Patently Apple later spotted a series of patents describing just this, and two more have been published today …
Safari in iOS 11 converts Google’s AMP links back to the original URLs
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) may have been sold to users on the basis of faster-loading webpages, but the company’s underlying motivation is to lock publishers into Google’s ad network. For users, it makes it harder to see which site you’re being taken to, and trickier to share links to specific pages.
Apple is now addressing the issue in iOS 11 by having Safari convert AMP links back into the original URLs …
Apple refreshes News Publisher with new dashboard, fonts, and more
Apple has today updated its News Publisher with a fresh design across the iCloud based media manager.
What do you think of Apple’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series so far? [Poll]
A few months after debuting its first original content series in the form of Planet of the Apps, Apple this month has started releasing episodes of its Carpool Karaoke series exclusively on Apple Music.
With five episodes of the series now out in the wild, what are your thoughts?
Hulu launches beta version of live TV for Mac and PC browsers
Hulu is making its streaming live TV and on demand content available to users via its website today. Although the update brings the functionality to users now, the company notes the new feature will be an optional beta…
Analysts: Only 18% of iPhone buyers likely to spend $1,000, Samsung poised to gain market share
An analyst note today from Barclays’ Mark Moskowitz and company predicts that Samsung is in position to take more of the premium smartphone market share with the launch of its Galaxy Note 8. They are also concerned that less than 1 in 5 potential iPhone buyers will spend $1,000 or more on the newest iPhones.