Github has ‘almost working’ Hackintosh setup for Dell XPS 13 with ‘virtually borderless’ display
Anyone not happy with the latest MacBook Pro options might be interested in a Hackintosh project posted to Github for the Dell XPS 13. Dell describes the machine, which offers Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, as ‘the smallest 13-inch laptop on the planet.’
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The Iconfactory releases ‘Linea’ for iPad, a streamlined digital sketchbook app designed for Apple Pencil users
The Iconfactory is today launching Linea, a straightforward digital drawing app. It’s available now for iPad in the App Store for $9.99. With only four brushes and a maximum of five layers, the app focuses on essentials. It’s a replacement for the digital sketchbook you might carry around in your bag to explore ideas or casually draft compositions.
The whole UI is refined to maximise drawing space and it doesn’t let you get bogged down in customization options. Linea was designed with the Apple Pencil in mind; you can erase with your finger and draw with the Pencil without switching tools. Here’s my hands on …
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Plex plans to add streaming video news service with acquisition of Watchup
Plex is becoming a full-fledged news service as the company today announced plans to acquire streaming video news service Watchup and deliver news content directly to the over 10 million people using its media server apps. The deal will bring video news content from CNN, CBS, Sky News, Euronews, the Wall Street Journal, and many others to Plex’s exiting user base.
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On the day of Apple’s earnings call, analysts expecting company to announce return to growth
Apple’s report of its financial results today will be a key one for the company: it will either announce a return to growth after three straight quarters of falling sales, or it will report a full 12 months of decline. We’ve so far seen mixed expectations from analysts, but the latest on-the-day consensus is for a comfortable level of growth …
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Nintendo’s Animal Crossing delayed from March to at least April, as Fire Emblem Heroes arrives this week
Nintendo recently announced that Fire Emblem Heroes will be arriving on iPhone and iPad on February 2, but has now quietly announced that the mobile version of Animal Crossing will launch later than expected. Animal Crossing had originally been expected to make it onto iOS devices sometime in March, but a small note in a financial statement now rules this out …
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Lyft can now pull destinations from your calendar, as #DeleteUber campaign sees it shoot up app charts
Ordering a Lyft ride just got easier – in theory, at least – as it can now pull destinations from your calendar. Provided you give the app permission to access your iPhone calendar, you can select the ‘Add from calendar’ option under Destinations, and then tap on the event. This follows Uber introducing the same functionality earlier this month.
There is, though, a catch which is likely to limit the functionality for most people …
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Apple stops signing iOS 10.2 following release of iOS 10.2.1
As it generally does following new iOS releases, Apple today stopped signing iOS 10.2. The move comes following the release of iOS 10.2.1 earlier this month, which included bug fixes and security patches. Apple is also currently beta testing iOS 10.3, which will likely be released to the public sometime this Spring.
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Apple plans to improve Siri with new ‘iCloud Analytics’ data collection, will you opt-in? [Poll]
iOS 10.3 introduces new capabilities like Find My AirPods, but one change that went somewhat under the radar is a new feature aiming to improve Siri and artificial intelligence as a whole. As detailed by ZDNet, a new iCloud Analytics feature aims to collect data from users and use it do improve Siri and other smart features.
We’ve noted several times that Apple desperately needs to improve Siri, especially if a standalone Siri Speaker is in the pipeline. Would you opt-in to iCloud Analytics if you knew it would help Siri?
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A hands-on look at Theater Mode for Apple Watch in watchOS 3.2 beta 1 [Video]
Apple just released the first developer beta for watchOS 3.2, and we’ve spent some hands-on time with the release to observe the new features. The biggest feature, as alluded to in our initial post about today’s beta, is the presence of a new Theater Mode. In this brief hands-on video walkthrough, we take the new Apple Watch Theater Mode for a test spin. more…
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Dropbox announces new features and plans for business customers
Dropbox has announced several new updates today including new software features and new plans and pricing. All of these updates are available today for Dropbox business customers.
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