Apple says the $349 HomePod will be rolled out from December, initially being sold in Australia , the United Kingdom and the US. Apple has attempted to make Siri as savvy as Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa as a result of differences among its staff and its choices to the breaking point to what extent it stores client information, previous Apple workers disclosed to The Wall St... [Full Article...]
Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Alley" segment on Tuesday, he explained that Apple gave a demonstration of HomePod's music playing capabilities during the WWDC presentation on Monday but Siri's functions was completely left out of the presentation. [Full Article...]
Apple's own apps including Siri , Apple Music , Photos, and Mail will get significant updates , while deep learning technology will understand a user's preferences over time for better Siri responses, text suggestions, content to read and more. [Full Article...]
Redditors who have already installed the developer beta are reporting that Apple has purportedly included full playback support for FLAC audio files in iOS 11 . This has become even truer since the advent o features like live photos and 4K video recording which take up a hell of a lot of space. For example, based on searches made using the Safari browser, Siri will be able to offer more perso... [Full Article...]
In the privacy arena, Apple executives touted the fact that until the user says "Hey Siri " the speaker does not send any information to Apple . Schiller said devices like the Amazon Echo have poor sound quality, and wifi speakers like Sonos don't have interactive voice assistants. While Chrome has become the go to browser for many Mac users over the years, the macOS High Sierra ... [Full Article...]
What sets it apart are its smarts; that puts it up against other "smart" speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. For connectivity, both Amazon and Google have their units connect through wi-fi and BlueTooth while the Apple HomePod so far only connects by wi-fi only. [Full Article...]
The 7-inch tubular speaker , which runs on an Apple A8 chip, works with an Apple Music subscription with the ability to play 40 million songs , and learns about the user's music preferences to help them discover new music. The Journal said Apple employees have struggled with company leaders, who have resisted allowing Siri to fully tap into third party apps , among other things. [Full Article...]
So what's Exclusive about this one? While the new model costs a good deal of money, limited-run Porsches do have a history of dramatically appreciating in value. The program has become so popular that it's been turned into a standalone department: Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur . Things are just as exuberant on the inside as they are on the outside. [Full Article...]