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Top stories: Exclusive look at iPhone XS & Apple Watch Series 4, Apple announces Sept 12 event, more
In this week’s top stories: We exclusively show off the new iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4, Apple announces its September iPhone event, a surprise AirPort Express update, and more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories.
Nanoleaf’s touch-sensitive Canvas light panels w/ HomeKit support to launch in December
Back at CES in January, Nanoleaf announced new touch-sensitive light panels as a followup to its popular Aurora product. Now, the company is offering more details on when those panels will be available and how much they will cost.
Making The Grade: Apple should release a low cost AirPlay-only receiver
Making The Grade is a weekly series from Bradley Chambers covering Apple in education. Bradley has been managing Apple devices in an education environment since 2009. Through his experience deploying and managing 100s of Macs and 100s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple’s products work at scale, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for students.
I’ve written a lot about Apple TV over the years. I own five of them, and I use them every day. On the flip side, I can admit that is overpriced for what it does. I wrote this previously:
The problem, I believe, is that it’s become similar to HomePod: a device that’s perfect for people who are all in on Apple. Some people will argue that all of Apple’s products are better when used alongside others. While that’s true, I’d also say that Apple’s best products are also best in class on their own (iPhone, iPad, Mac). I think the Apple TV is great, but it still has some major flaws
Facebook Group Admin Tools and Updates
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Facebook Groups admin tools and updates. Our special guest this week is Holly Homer. Tune In to […]
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Mac: How to force aptX/AAC on your supported Bluetooth headphones
While iOS won’t support the standard, macOS officially supports aptX (not to be confused with aptX HD) as a Bluetooth audio codec. However, macOS will likely favor AAC as Apple’s apps such as iTunes prefer the codec.
Hands-on: Logitech’s MX Vertical changed the way I look at mice
When I first saw the announcement for the MX Vertical from Logitech, I was intrigued. I had seen vertical mice like this from other companies on Amazon before but was never quite sure if they “really” worked.
I came from the MX Master 2S (and MX Master before that, with a few MX Anywhere mice thrown in as well.) In my mind, nothing could be as good ergonomically as the MX Master. It felt better than other mice and had tons of features. My views were completely changed after using the MX Vertical for just over a week.
Apple’s autonomous vehicle got rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf on August 24
Apple’s autonomous car project is no secret to anyone following the company closely. Apple uses Lexus SUVs that drive on the streets of Cupertino to do its autonomous testing.
Apple rolling out replacement program for iPhone 8 logic boards
Apple seems to be struggling with its hardware lately as the company has today began rolling out a replacement program for the iPhone 8.
9to5Rewards: Last chance to enter our 2018 MacBook Pro giveaway
Thanks to our sponsor Hyper, we’ve been giving 9to5Mac readers a chance to win Apple’s brand new 2018 MacBook Pro valued at $1,799 USD over the last month. Today is officially your last chance to enter as our giveaway comes to a close tomorrow.
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9to5Mac Daily: August 31, 2018
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Detailed preview of contested Fed Square Apple store offered ahead of Melbourne committee meeting
Debate over Apple’s proposed global flagship store in Melbourne’s Federation Square continues. As the Future Melbourne Committee prepares to discuss the project at an upcoming public meeting on September 4th, newly published planning documents offer the public a detailed look at Apple’s design thinking – and the city council’s rationale for rejection.
Using the new Apple Watch Podcasts app in watchOS 5
Apple Watch has always been able to play music on its own — first by syncing with iPhone, then by standalone streaming — but podcast playback has been much harder to achieve. A few apps have helped reduce the friction, but official Apple Podcast support has been at the top of my wish list.
Starting with watchOS 5, currently in developer beta and likely released in September, Apple Watch Series 1 and higher will finally have its own Podcasts app. For podcast listeners, this update will make cellular connectivity even more compelling and make leaving your iPhone behind a bit easier.
tvOS 12 developer beta 10 for Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K now available
tvOS 12 developer beta 10 is now available for Apple TV 4 and Apple TV 4K. tvOS 12 includes expanded audio format support, app sign-on improvements, updates to Aerial screensavers, and more.
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watchOS 5 beta 10 for Apple Watch now available
watchOS 5 beta 10 for Apple Watch is out today. As always, we’ll dig through the latest beta version and highlight all the changes between the previous beta and the latest beta below.
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Apple releases iOS 12 beta 12 to fix ‘new iOS update’ alert
You may have heard there’s a new iOS update out and you should update from the beta … every time you unlock your iPhone or iPad. While iOS 12 is technically still in beta, Apple has issued the twelfth developer beta version (and tenth public beta version) to address the pesky alert that started spamming users last night.
New self-powered Philips Hue wall switches on the way, in US and Europe
Philips currently offer two types of wall switch for their Hue devices. There’s the Smart Dimmer Switch, with a form factor close to a standard US wall switch, and the Tap – a self-powered four-button device, with no need for a battery. It’s powered by the kinetic energy generated by pressing the buttons.
It seems that a kind of hybrid version of the two is currently in the works …
Comment: The Apple Watch Series 4 is going to take the wearable mainstream
In my last Apple Watch Diary piece, I said that there were two things which might sell me on the idea of upgrading from my Series 3 to the upcoming Series 4. One was a more responsive Siri, but the bigger one was more data on the screen.
Apple may allow more characters in text fields, to display more of an upcoming appointment, for example. That too might be handy. Third […] it could allow more complications. If it did that, I’d be sold straight away.
As we yesterday exclusively revealed, we will indeed be seeing additional complications …