Day: June 8, 2021
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iOS 15 enables Siri personal requests with ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ feature
iOS 14.5, which was released to the public earlier this year, brought an important new feature that lets users unlock an iPhone using the Apple Watch instead of Face ID when wearing a mask. With iOS 15, Apple is expanding this feature by enabling personal requests to Siri when the “Unlock with Apple Watch” option […]
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Apple launches virtual Today at Apple session to empower small business owners
Apple is offering small businesses and entrepreneurs the tools to get ahead with a new virtual Today at Apple session. more… The post Apple launches virtual Today at Apple session to empower small business owners appeared first on 9to5Mac.
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Google’s first folding Pixel is apparently still on track for a 2021 reveal
Samsung’s Z Fold 2. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google may have shied away from a Pixel Watch, but a Pixel Fold still very much seems to be on the way — following a leak last August that revealed the company was planning to release its first folding Pixel phone in late […]
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HBO Max has been busted for days
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’ve attempted to stream something on HBO Max from an Apple TV sometime during the last several days, you may have noticed that its player controls are unusable. It’s not just you. Ongoing issues seem to be related to an app update that supposedly addressed “a few […]
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Will Apple end the newsletter boom?
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, let’s talk about one of Apple’s many announcements this week at its Worldwide Developer Conference, which some see as a possible threat to the rise of journalism distributed by email. If that sounds self-indulgent, given that it’s coming from a journalist who distributes his work via email, […]
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Senate approves billions for US semiconductor manufacturing
After months of political jockeying and procedural hurdles, the Senate approved a massive science and technology bill Tuesday to boost US competitiveness with China. The bill invests billions into emerging technology industries like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and quantum computing in the US. The bill — titled the US Innovation and Competition Act or USICA — […]
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Stacktrace Podcast 139: “macOS Monorail”, the WWDC21 keynote review
John and Rambo discuss some of the major new announcements from Apple’s WWDC21 keynote, and how they might impact developers building apps for Apple’s platforms. Sponsored by CleanMyMac X: CleanMyMac X is the essential decluttering app for Mac. Get 5% off for a limited time. Sponsored by MacStadium: MacStadium is the leading provider of enterprise-class […]
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How to enable, find, and play Spatial Audio on Apple Music
Spatial Audio has officially launched on Apple Music, powered by Dolby Atmos for those running iOS/tvOS 14.6 and macOS 11.4 or later. Let’s look at how to find and play Spatial Audio, as well as how to enable the feature to work with other headphones besides AirPods and Beats. more… The post How to enable, […]
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iOS 15 and macOS Monterey simulate Spatial Audio for non-Dolby content with new ‘Spatialize Stereo’ option
iOS 15 was announced at WWDC 2021 with several new features, including redesigned notifications, FaceTime enhancements, and more. Apple has also expanded support for Spatial Audio, which now works in FaceTime and also on Apple TV, but that’s not all. Thanks to a new “Spatialize Stereo” option, iOS can now simulate Spatial Audio for non-Dolby […]
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New unreleased ‘World Timer’ Apple Watch face spotted at WWDC 21 session
With watchOS 8, Apple has announced some new features for Apple Watch users, including a new Mindfulness app, photo sharing, and more. Usually, every new watchOS comes with new watch faces, but this year Apple has only shown one new watch face — Portraits. However, one of the WWDC 2021 sessions revealed that there’s another […]