After stint at Tesla, Doug Field returns to Apple to work on Project Titan w/ Bob Mansfield
After leaving in 2013 to join Tesla, Doug Field has now made his way back to Apple. As noted in a report from Daring Fireball, Field is returning to Apple to work alongside Bob Mansfield on Apple’s Project Titan car team…
Marantz begins rolling out AirPlay 2 support to compatible audio accessories
Back in May, Apple revealed the full list of third-party speakers slated to receive updates with AirPlay 2 support. Now, one of the first manufacturers has started rolling out updates to their line of audio accessories…
iPhone & iPad: How to change language and region
iOS lets users change their language and region, in case you decide to move away to a different country, or if you’d like to simply change the date format.
MTA official allegedly stole $60K from taxpayers through iPhone ‘procurmenet-and-resale’ scheme
A former Metropolitan Transportation Authority official has been indicted on accusations of buying some $60,000 worth of iPhones with taxpayer money – only to resell them and pocket the money…
iPhone X outperforms Samsung’s brand new 6.4-inch Galaxy Note 9
Earlier today, Samsung officially unveiled its brand new (and oft-leaked) Galaxy Note 9 with a 6.4-inch display. While Samsung touts the device’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset and 6GB or 8GB of RAM under-the-hood, but earlier benchmarks show the device is still outperformed by the iPhone X…
Apple orders straight-to-series comedy featuring Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney
Apple continues its efforts to expand its catalog of original content today. While everything is still behind the scenes, and nothing has been officially announced yet, the company has been on a roll, working hard to add more to its catalog seemingly every week…
Mac: How to change your language and region
Do you use your Mac in multiple languages? Are you moving to a new country or would like to change your Mac’s region setting? Follow along below…
Apple Pay has over 252M users globally, more popular internationally than US
Following a positive outlook on Apple’s earnings call last week, Loup Ventures is out today with an in-depth look at the state of Apple Pay. Currently, Loup Ventures estimates that just 20 percent of global smartphone users rely on their phone as a wallet, but it expects that number to rise to 80 percent…
These are the new emoji candidates for 2019, including service dog, couple variants, more
The Unicode Consortium has released an update today on the emoji that could be released next year. Candidates include a service dog, deaf person, and over 50 new combinations of couples holding hands.
9to5Mac Daily: August 9, 2018
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