Alpine launches first aftermarket Wireless CarPlay receiver, now shipping
The first aftermarket Wireless CarPlay receiver to hit the market is now available to order. Alpine’s iLX-107 was introduced back in January and can now be purchased through authorized dealers.
Happy Hour Podcast 126 | iOS 11 public beta, Apple Music friends and HomePod thoughts
This week Benjamin and Zac discuss iPad Pro update cycles, iOS 11 public beta stability, Apple Music’s new friends feature, Qualcomm’s in-screen fingerprint sensor, a new Siri Event Maven role at Apple, the Amazon Echo Show (with a screen) reviews, and more thoughts on Apple’s upcoming HomePod smart wireless speaker. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New HomeKit-enabled LED Light Bulb from Koogeek arrives at $37
Koogeek has officially released its new HomeKit-enabled Wi-Fi Smart LED Light Bulb, the latest in its ever-expanding line of Apple-friendly accessories. Its $37 price tag represents one of the lowest entry-points that we’ve seen when it comes to HomeKit lighting. Unlike Philips Hue, Koogeek does not require a standalone hub to deliver smartphone control thanks to its built-in Wi-Fi radio. More details below.
PSA: ‘Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow’ freemium game available now on iTunes
Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow is finally available for download from iTunes. The game is free, but offers in-app purchases …
There’s now an Apple Pay smart debit card for kids
Greenlight is a special debit card and service that allows families to monitor and control how and where kids can spend money. Starting today, Greenlight’s smart debit card for kids will work with Apple Pay as well.
Poll: What was the first iPhone you ever bought, and why?
There have been 15 different iPhones, from the first one that went on sale on this day back in 2007 to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus last year.
Between 2010 and 2015, Apple followed a consistent ‘tick-tock’ pattern: a new design one year, and new internals plus additional features the following year. For example, the iPhone 4 – a radical new design at the time – was released in 2010, while the following year saw the iPhone 4s. The 4s offered some worthwhile hardware upgrades (including an 8MP camera capable of 1080p video) along with Siri …
Instagram adding offensive comment filter for posts and live videos
Instagram is introducing a new tool to automatically block offensive comments from photos and videos users post as well as live video broadcasts. Instagram is also using machine learning to automatically block what can be determined as spam in comments.
Apple celebrates first graduating class of the pioneering Apple Developer Academy in Naples
Apple VP Lisa Jackson has tweeted a photo of the first graduating class from the Apple Developer Academy in Naples …
French President Emmanuel Macron carefully includes two iPhones in official portrait [Video]
Video footage (below) shows French President Emmanuel Macron carefully positioning two iPhones on his desk for inclusion in his official portrait photo. They can be seen in the bottom-left corner of the photo …
More evidence of why making iPhones in the USA wouldn’t create jobs
Ever since then presidential candidate Donald Trump promised he was ‘gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country,’ there’s been a steady stream of people pointing out why that isn’t practical – and wouldn’t do much for the U.S. economy if it were.
Tim Cook explained that the reason Apple makes iPhones in China has little to do with the low wages there and everything to do with the local skillset, with the company’s suppliers echoing this point. But even if Apple bowed to political pressure to do it, it would be unlikely to create many jobs …