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HomePod: How to turn off listening history
HomePod is a fantastic speaker for playing music, whether it be via Apple Music or AirPlay through a third-party service such as Spotify. However, there’s a fairly big issue with using HomePod with Apple Music, which is that HomePod doesn’t have voice profiles.
Apple continues to tout Apple Pay Cash in ‘Just send them the money’ ads [Video]
Apple today is continuing its Apple Pay Cash ad campaign. The latest ad comes a day after Consumer Reports crowned Apple Pay Cash as the top peer-to-peer payment platform…
Snapchat blames controversial redesign for its first-ever decline in active users
Snap today reported its Q2 2018 earnings, and while it exceeded expectations in terms of financials, Snapchat experienced its first-ever decline in daily active users. The company’s CEO Evan Spiegel also touched on the continual evolution of Snapchat’s controversial app design…
Tim Cook on Apple Music: Human curation is key, not ‘bits-and-byes’
Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down recently with Fast Company to talk about the growth and changes in the music industry. Cook’s comments are buried in a broader piece on Spotify’s future now that it has gone public…
9to5Mac Daily: August 7, 2018
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Apple responds to US lawmaker concerns about location tracking, ‘Hey Siri,’ more
Last month, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook inquiring about specific iPhone data usage practices. Today, Apple has officially responded to that letter, explaining in detail its commitment to privacy…
iPhone & iPad: How to view passwords saved with Safari
Have you gotten used to creating and saving passwords with the built-in Safari AutoFill feature on iPhone and iPad, but aren’t sure where they are stored? Follow along for how to view and edit saved passwords in iOS.
Newton Mail app shutting down September 25, service offering partial refunds
Sad day for those of us who use and love CloudMagic’s Newton mail client. The client, which is currently available on iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android, announced today that it will be killing the app soon.
Apple to develop TV series based on Min Jin Lee’s ‘Pachinko’
Apple’s original content efforts have been ramping up for quite some time, with more and more news breaking that the company is adding more to its catalog every week.
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Twitter API change strikes next week, Tweetbot and Twitterrific affected
After initially delaying major API changes, Twitter appears determined to flip the switch next week and break how third-party apps access the service. Twitter clients including Tweetbot and Twitterrific are already bracing for impact with useful features expected to go away.
Tim Cook and Eddy Cue met before pulling InfoWars podcasts, believe app not in violation
New details have surfaced over how Apple made its decision to pull five podcasts from Alex Jones and InfoWars from its directory. According to CNN’s Dylan Byers’ newsletter, the decision was made at the top of Apple — including the choice to leave the InfoWars app intact.
Office Politics: How to Network and Navigate
State-run Chinese news site warns that Apple could be used as a trade war bargaining chip
A state-run Chinese news site has suggested that Apple could find itself being used as a bargaining chip in the trade war started by the Trump administration.
It follows similar concerns expressed by the U.S. Treasury’s former top official in Beijing, who cautioned that the iPhone could take a double hit if President Trump proceeded with his most recent proposed escalation of the trade war …
Instapaper returns to Europe after GDPR blackout, relaunches Premium plan
A few weeks ago Instapaper announced that it was taking the service solo and leaving Pinterest. As part of its new independence, the read-it-later service is reintroducing its Instapaper Premium subscription service to keep the lights turned on. Instapaper is also returning to the European Union after months of being offline for EU users due to GDPR compliance issues.
European Union threatens to get tough on Apple and others for non-standard ports
The European Union is threatening to get tough on Apple and other companies which promised to standardize on a single charging port across brands, but have failed to do so …
This week’s best iTunes movie deals: DreamWorks from $8, action thrillers, more
The iTunes movie storefront is back this week with a new sale that includes deals on Dreamworks animated films, action thrillers, and more. As always, each of these listings will become a permanent part of your library. This week’s $1 rental much be watched within 48-hours of pressing play. Head below for all of our top picks.
Apple chip supplier TSMC admits downtime caused by unpatched Windows systems
TSMC, sole supplier of the A-series chips used in Apple’s iPhones and other devices, has admitted that the ultimate cause of its virus-induced downtime was the use of unpatched Windows systems …