Founder of WiFi mapping company acquired by Apple departs to lead Stanford startup accelerator
Back in 2013, Apple quietly acquired indoor smartphone locating company WiFiSlam for around $20 million. The company, founded by Joseph Huang, aimed to construct indoor mapping solutions using WiFi signals.
According to TechCrunch, however, Huang has now departed Apple to take over the reigns as CEO of StartX, the startup accelerator that helped launch WiFiSlam in the first place.
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Apple releases iOS 10.3 beta 5 for iPhone and iPad
Apple is rolling out the fifth 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. We’ll update and highlight any additional changes discovered below.
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tvOS 10.2 beta 5 rolling out for Apple TV
Apple releases watchOS 3.2 beta 5 for Apple Watch
Skoove is a new iOS app that transforms your iPad into a private piano instructor
Skoove is a new iPad app launching today that helps you learn how to play piano from iOS. The app includes more than 250 interactive lessons and courses that you can follow along with at home as if your iPad was a private piano instructor.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Sonos PLAY:3 $256, Logitech Illuminated Wireless Keyboard $50, Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat $144, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Amazon offers a rare discount on the Sonos PLAY:3 Wireless Speaker: $256 shipped (Reg. $299)
Daily Deals: Logitech K830 Illuminated Keyboard $50, Dynex 6-Outlet 3-USB-Port Power Hub $7, more
Honeywell Wi-Fi Thermostat w/ Color Display and Smartphone Control: $144 shipped (Reg. $180)
iTunes Movie Deals: Train to Busan $1 Rental, Harry Potter Complete Collection $60, $10 movie sale, more
Save on apps, games, movies, TV shows and more: $50 iTunes Gift Card for $42.50 w/ free email delivery (15% off)
9to5Rewards: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild + Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Bundle [Giveaway]
App Store Free App of the Week: the creative Vantage Calendar w/ iCloud sync goes free (Reg. $4)
- Table Tennis Touch is one of the best on iOS and is now matching its lowest price ever: $1
- The colorful puzzler Linia w/ more than 80 levels is now available for free (Reg. $2+)
- The “geometric fairy tale” puzzler Perloo goes free on the App Store (Reg. $1)
- The Wake N Shake Alarm Clock for iPhone is now free App Store (Reg. $1+)
Review: Audioengine shines once again with its powerful HD3 Wireless Speakers
The Best Console Game Releases for March: Zelda Breath of the Wild, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Mass Effect, The Show 17 and more
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Smartphone Accessories: Aukey SoundTank Bluetooth 4.1 Speaker $35 shipped (Reg. $45), more
- Nikon’s D3300 24MP DSLR w/ 18-55mm Lens Kit, score a cert. refurb for $319
- Give your old Philips Hue Lights HomeKit compatibility: 2nd Gen. Bridge $40 (Reg. $60)
- Games/Apps: Titanfall 2 Deluxe from $20, COD Infinite Warfare $22, Resident Evil 7 $40, more
- Deals for the office: Canon imageCLASS AirPrint AiO Laser Printer for $150 (Reg. $200), more
- Upgrade your Instagram: Ztylus Revolver Lens iPhone Camera Kit $85 (Orig. $100), more
- The new Pyle Vertical Turntable meets Bluetooth speaker comes in at under $130, available now
- Steep goes free this weekend: give the open-world winter sports Ubisoft title a try
- Greenworks G-Max Cordless 40V Electric Lawn Mower w/ two batteries: $280 (Reg. $350)
- VUDU offers 50% off women in action movies today only: Lucy, Complete Hunger Games, more
- Amazon has the best-selling Kinzi Precision Digital Bathroom Scale on sale for $20
- Here’s a 3-year subscription to The Atlantic magazine w/ digital iPad/iPhone access for just $12
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
Elago’s Aluminum Stand for iPhone/Smartphones is a perfect complement to your Mac: $15 Prime shipped (Reg. $20+)
Smartphone Accessories: Aukey 64GB USB 3.0 MFi Lightning Flash Drive $35 Prime shipped (Reg. $46), more
Wireless Logitech deals: M720 Triathlon Mouse $30 or K750 Solar Keyboard $40
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Review: KRFT for iOS lets you build addictive, customized musical control surfaces w/ built-in synth engines
KRFT for iOS takes a unique approach to music production and performance allowing producers to not only create the musical notes, melodies and chords in a particular song or set, but also the Surface with which it will be performed on.
Using a simple system of touch-controlled geometric shapes, users can arrange a series of hand-crafted loops, drum beats, modifier Dials, Morph buttons and more into a custom-made performance control surface. Due to the almost modular nature with which the app treats the various elements of your song, KRFT’s performance Surface becomes a new and interesting way to come up with entire song arrangements as well as morphing existing riffs and beats. Here’s how it works: more…
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BritBox streaming service brings old & new British TV to Apple TV, iPhone, iPad & web
Third-party Home app developer releases Finances 2 for iOS + Mac public beta
Finances 2 is a new personal and business bookkeeping app for iOS and macOS from developer Matthias Hochgatterer. Prior to Finances 2, Hochgatterer created the excellent third-party HomeKit app Home before Apple’s version in iOS 10. Like his Home app, Finances 2 takes advantage of modern iOS technologies including 3D Touch, Spotlight integration, and Split View on the iPad.
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