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WWDC Run with NRC lead by Nike’s Coach Bennet, runners awarded Powerbeats3
WWDC 2018 included a special workout session for developers this year: WWDC Run with Nike Run Club. Developers attending Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference got the chance to go on an early morning run around San Jose together — equipped with iPhone or Apple Watch using the Nike Run Club app.
Apple ships Safari Technology Preview 58 w/ favicons & Safari 12 features for High Sierra & Mojave
As WWDC continues, Apple today has released Safari Technology Preview 58. This is the experimental browser that the company first introduced in 2016 as a way for developers to test upcoming Safari features.
Today’s Preview 58 is available on macOS 10.14 Mojave, as well as macOS High Sierra, and includes Safari 12 enhancements…
Apple officially rebrands iTunes Connect to App Store Connect
Apple’s 2018 WWDC Bash to feature concert by Panic! At The Disco
Each year at WWDC, Apple puts on a celebratory Bash event for developers. The event every year features a live music performance and this year is no different. Apple announced today that this year’s musical guest is popular band Panic! At The Disco…
Apple Maps now available to embed into websites with MapKit JS
The Apple Maps app didn’t get any major changes in iOS 12, but the MapKit team announced at WWDC that they are officially launching MapKit as a web framework for others to use. Google Maps is incredibly popular as an embedded map for other web services, and now Apple is trying to take a slice of that pie. MapKit JS is the same map component that Apple uses in many of its web properties, including Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, and the WWDC 2018 site.
The Apple MapKit JS library is launching in beta this week. It mirrors the MapKit API available to native iOS apps, with Apple Maps iconic cartography and data sources.
Apple orders half-hour comedy featuring J.J Abrams and Sara Bareilles as executive producers
Apple seems to be picking up the pace on its original content efforts as it has now picked up yet another straight-to-series show.
Apple’s new ResearchKit API monitors Parkinson’s disease symptoms on Apple Watch
Apple is adding a new “Movement Disorder API” to its open-source ResearchKit framework that will allow Apple Watch to continuously monitor Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
Sonos introduces ‘Beam’ sound bar with AirPlay 2, Siri and Alexa control
At a media event this morning in San Francisco, Sonos unveiled a new smart sound bar they call the Sonos Beam. The speaker will be available on July 17th at a price of $399, with pre-orders beginning today.
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Sonos announces AirPlay 2 support, Siri control coming in July
After first discussing AirPlay 2 last fall, Sonos has officially confirmed this morning that support for Apple’s streaming audio protocol will arrive via a free software update in July.
Developer dives into porting iOS apps to Mac, finds resizing issues, simulates Mac-like sidebars, more
While Apple won’t officially release tools to port UIKit apps to macOS until next year, some are already digging into Mojave to see what they can discover. This morning, developer Steve Troughton-Smith has shared new details on how porting iOS to Mac will work.
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$1250 iPhone 8 Plus case claims to detect weapons and explosives from 40 feet
There are plenty of iPhone cases and adapters which add functionality to your phone, ranging from battery cases to 360-degree cameras and thermal imaging.
But one upcoming case claims to have rather more dramatic capabilities: the ability to detect hidden weapons and explosives from a distance of up to 40 feet …
Changing room body scanner uses app to keep your body measurements private
Anyone who hates shopping as much as I do will know that the one thing it’s really hard to buy online is clothing.
In part, that’s because you often need to feel the material, but mostly it’s because stated sizes can be incredibly unreliable. One firm is hoping to change that, fitting a 3D body scanner in changing rooms, and then letting you know exactly which sizes to order from a range of brands …
CharityBuzz offers working Apple 1 for online auction, bids start at $70k
Australia latest country to demand Apple and others provide access to encrypted data
Governments around the globe seem to be lining up to demonstrate their ignorance about how strong encryption works, with Australia the latest to do so.
The Australian government has announced its intention to reveal new laws to force tech companies like Apple to provide access to the encrypted data of suspected criminals …
Conan pokes fun at Apple’s Screen Time initiative with ‘iPhone Basic’ video
Conan O’Brien enjoys poking fun at Apple, and the new iOS 12 features designed to tackle iPhone addiction were his latest target …
Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and others predicting AAPL will lose value
Barclays, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs are just three of a dozen analysts suggesting that AAPL will see its share price fall over the next 12 months.
The predictions come at a time when the company is closing in on a market cap of a trillion dollars …