Alexa comes to iPhone via Amazon app in latest update, no Echo required
An incoming update for the Amazon app for iOS will add the company’s Alexa voice assistant that was previously limited to the users of its Echo speaker and other Alexa-enabled hardware.
Building on the app’s ability to order using your voice, Alexa will act as your assistant while shopping the Amazon app, allowing you to search and reorder items, track your orders, and more. But it will also offer most of the other functionality Alexa has to offer.
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First sign of next-gen Apple TV running tvOS 11 purportedly appears in developer logs
Apple releases seventh iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4 betas
Apple is rolling out the seventh iOS 10.3 beta for developer testing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The upcoming software update includes Find My AirPods support, CarPlay improvements, Apple’s new filesystem, and more.
Apple is also rolling out the seventh macOS 10.12.4 beta for developer testing. The upcoming version of macOS Sierra is the first to bring Night Shift to the Mac. We’ll update and highlight any additional changes discovered below.
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Hulu unveils new website for upcoming live TV service, shows off new UI, more [Video]
Last week we reported that Hulu signed A+E Networks for its upcoming live TV service that will be launching this spring. Today Hulu has updated its website promoting the upcoming service with new information and a promotional video. Notably, it shares a glimpse at a brand new UI and some of the upcoming features of the sub $40/month service.
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Report: iMessage app launch outpacing first iPhone apps, but growth slowing
New data from SensorTower offers some insight into how Apple’s new iMessage App Store has performed since its launch in September. Based on the report’s data, new iMessage apps are being developed at a faster pace than iOS apps when the iPhone App Store first launched. SensorTower says there are signs that growth is starting to level out, however…
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: $200 off MacBook Air, Space Black Link Apple Watch Band $50, LG 55″ Curved OLED UHDTV $1,499, more
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Zane Lowe talks Beats 1 and Apple Music at SXSW [Liveblog]
We’re here on the ground for SXSW, and as was announced last fall, Creative Director and LA Anchor for Beats 1, Zane Lowe, is giving the Music Keynote.
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Best iPhone apps for controlling your HomeKit devices
Once you start down the smart home path, you quickly realize that it’s a never-ending journey. Not only are there always more devices out there waiting to tempt you, but there are all the apps.
From Apple’s Home app through manufacturer companion apps to third-party apps, there are plenty to choose from – especially when it comes to Philips Hue lighting.
We look at three manufacturer apps you might want to continue to use even after you have your devices configured, together with six third-party apps that can help your smart home become even smarter …
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Filmic Pro v6 released with brand new interface, focus peaking, LOG support, and much more
Filmic Pro is one of the best apps that you can buy for capturing video with your iPhone. It includes foundational features geared towards filmmaking, and is in a different stratosphere when compared to the iPhone’s stock Camera app.
The latest version of Filmic Pro comes with a brand new fast and easy-to-use interface. It’s essentially been redesigned from scratch to increase its intuitiveness, placing important controls more readily at your fingertips.
The new interface is only the beginning, as Filmic Pro v6 includes a brand new suite of real-time analytics features to pull off things like zebra stripes, clipping, false color, and focus peaking. These are all tools to help filmmakers accurately judge important factors like exposure and focus.
As we showed you back in January, the new version of Filmic Pro comes with an option to enable gamma curve controls for natural, dynamic, flat, and even LOG footage — a first for a mobile video app. If you’re a filmmaker with an iPhone 7 who does color correction in post, these and other features are bound to raise some eyebrows. more…
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Report: Spotify considers restricting biggest releases to paid users as it renegotiates royalties w/ labels
Spotify is considering a move that would mean some of its biggest new releases will be restricted to paid users, that according to a new report from Financial Times. The decision would come as part of a negotiation with record labels that would reduce the amount of royalties they pay Spotify for songs and also allow the company to prepare for a initial public offering, the report claims:
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