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Hands-on: Apple’s new Remote app for Apple TV and iOS [Gallery]

Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote has just wrapped up, and developer downloads are starting to hit Apple’s Developer site. One of those is the first beta of Apple’s new Remote app with built-in Siri. Apple has put a heavy focus on making sure the new Remote app can replicate and do everything the Siri Remote can, without having to switch away from your iOS device.

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Filed under: Apple TV, iOS Tagged: Apple Remote, Apple TV, iOS, Siri Remote

How to Manage a Demanding Workload

How to Manage a Demanding Workload
By Susanne Madsen
As a project management coach and facilitator I often come across project managers who find their workload overwhelming. They want to do a good job and don’t want to appear “weak” by saying no to more work. But in spite of working long hours, there is so much […]

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Apple today updates its press pages with more social ‘Apple Newsroom’

Apple has always provided a dedicated press page for journalists where you could get the latest press releases and .TIF images for our reports. However with journalism changing to a more social endeavor, Apple today launched Apple Newsroom which is a much more Social and blogger friendly format for sharing news articles. Each newsroom post has a link shortener, Twitter, Facebook and direct email links and many more inline media and images than the previous Press pages.

Newsroom ‘stories’ are more like Apple’s own published work and less like a service for journalists. We of course will be linking to Newsroom whenever we can.

Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: WWDC 2016

Apple releases Xcode 8 for iOS 10, macOS Sierra and more

Alongside OS betas, Apple is launching Xcode 8 today which is in all-in one development suite for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and TV. The new IDE features extensions to customize the coding experience as well as runtime alerts, new Memory Debugger and accelerated Interface Builder. Developers can download the new Xcode from Apple’s developer portal.

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Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices

Apple announces Swift Playgrounds for iPad at WWDC, public release in fall

Apple announces Swift Playgrounds for iPad allowing iOS users to play with Swift code on their device for the first time. Apple wants to bring many more people into coding; this is their solution. The app incorporates lessons and challenges — it’s very much a teaching tool.

Swift Playgrounds will be available in the App Store this fall; a developer preview is to be released later today. The app is completely free.

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Filed under: iOS Devices

Apple announces Siri will integrate with third-party apps in iOS 10

As widely rumored, Apple today announced a sweeping upgrade to its voice assistant AI Siri. The new update features rich third-party app integration via a developer API as well as many new features and enhanced understanding, allowing users to interact with Siri in new ways.

Third party app support for Siri includes messaging, ride sharing, photo search, workouts and payments for things like Square Cash and AliPay.

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Filed under: iOS Devices

Stock iOS apps on App Store hint at the ability to uninstall default iOS 10 apps

Big changes appear to be headed to iOS thanks to iOS 10. First party apps have begun appearing in the App Store, hinting at the strong possibility iOS users will be able to uninstall stock iOS apps. It also could potentially mean that users will be able to install and use third-party apps as default apps. more…

Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: App Store, default apps, iOS 10

Apple announces macOS Sierra will ship in the fall, developer beta today, public beta in July

Apple’s brand new operating system for its laptops and desktop computers, macOS, will ship in the fall for all customers. A beta for developers will be released later today. There’s a host of new features, including Auto Unlock, Continuity Clipboard, Apple Pay, Siri for Mac and more. A public beta will be offered in July.

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Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: MacOs, Sierra

Apple shows off all-new Apple TV Remote app for iOS

Eddy Cue pre-announced this several months ago, and today at WWDC 2016 showed off the actual product. The Remote app on iOS is being updated with all of the features from the Siri Remote for the fourth-gen Apple TV. The updated Remote app also features a new Now Playing screen that matches the rest of iOS. Details about availability will likely follow.

Check out our WWDC 2016 News Hub for the latest headlines.

Filed under: Apple TV