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Apple announces new iOS 11 features for consumers and developers
Once the feature is turned on, your iPhone can tell when you may be driving and automatically mute your notifications so your screen remains dark. Apple's new 10.5 inch iPad Pro is now available to buy from Apple and you can find out more details about the device at the link below. [Full Article...]
New Kaby Lake iMacs arrive from Apple
There is a drop for the 21.5-inch 4K iMac though, which is going down to $1,499 for the cheapest configuration. Notably, a mention of the Mac Pro was missing. When the company did finally update its MacBook Pro laptops, it faced complaints from creative professionals over decisions like ditching legacy ports for USB-C and adding the costly OLED Touch Bar. [Full Article...]
WWDC 2017: iPad Pro, MacBook refresh shows Apple's productivity push
On some configuration options, the amount of RAM you can install on your iMac has been increased to as high as 64GB, while the storage configuration options now stretch up to 2TB SSDs. The updated iMac features Kaby Lake processors up to 4.2GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz and supports up to twice the memory as the previous generation. [Full Article...]
With Audio Focus, Apple Side-Steps Smart Speaker Competition
Microsoft will share more details about OneDrive support for the new Files app when iOS 11 releases in the Fall. Developers now have an official toolkit that allows them to create AR ( augmented reality ) apps for the iPhone. This means that data including burned calories, distance, speed, incline and pace will sync between the Watch and the machine, giving users a more accurate understanding ... [Full Article...]
IMac gets Kaby Lake Processor, 64 GB RAM
Featuring a new, next-generation compute core and up to 16GB of on-package high-bandwidth memory (HBM2), iMac Pro with the Vega GPU delivers up to an fantastic 11 Teraflops of single-precision compute power for real-time 3D rendering and immersive, high frame rate VR. [Full Article...]
New iPhone update will block texts while driving
Using an NFC reader, your Apple Watch will be able to sync with a treadmill or elliptical machine to track things like calories, distance, speed, floors climbed, incline and pace. The update to iOS 10 .3 included a tool to detect apps that can not run in 64-bit mode. Apple invited press into a hands-on area for a brief play with their new Macs, iPads and the much hyped HomePod , the mu... [Full Article...]
Apple just unveiled a new version of Siri - here's what's new
It's not almost as big of a change as last year's watchOS 3, but there are a few interesting new features. Siri, Apple's virtual assistant tool for the iPhone, looks set to become compatible with a raft of new apps, as Cupertino looks to take on Amazon's increasingly impressive Alexa. [Full Article...]
Apple just unveiled an iPad with a brand new screen size
Alas, Cupertino's first 10.5-inch tablet isn't as "bezel-less" as we hoped, though it does squeeze significantly more screen real estate into the same general body as a 9.7-inch iPad Pro. "When you scroll, it's buttery smooth". For both the "all-new" 10.5 and a rehashed 12.9-inch model, in case you weren't confused enough by the 2017 iPad lineup. [Full Article...]