Month: March 2016

Disney says it won’t make any future updates to its Disney Infinity 3.0 game for Apple TV

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Shortly after Apple released the fourth-gen Apple TV last year, Disney announced a $ 100 Disney Infinity 3.0 bundle based on Star Wars that included a controller and a Disney Infinity figurine stand. The package was designed to encourage people to download and play Disney Infinity 3.0 on their Apple TV, but now it looks…

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Skype launches ‘Bots’ feature & developer platform for iPhone and iPad app

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As part of announcements at Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference today, Skype announced a new ‘Bots’ platform that it’s launching today in preview mode for developers and users in the iPhone and iPad apps (as well as Android and Windows, but not on Mac). more… Filed under: Apps Tagged: Bing, bots, build 2016, iPad, iPhone, Microsoft,…

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Apple Will Provide MLB Teams With iPad Pros for Dugout Use

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Apple and Major League Baseball have agreed to a deal that will see the sports league’s coaching staffs use iPad Pros in dugouts to make better use of data during games, according to The Wall Street Journal. Baseball managers and coaches have traditionally used notebooks, pieces of paper and binders to keep track of data. A…

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Apple Event Tidbits: USB 2 Transfer Speeds for 9.7-inch iPad Pro, 256GB Storage Option for 12.9-inch iPad Pro

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At today’s “Let Us Loop You In” event, Apple debuted the the 4-inch iPhone SE, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and new Apple Watch bands, plus released new software updates for iOS, OS X, tvOS, and watchOS 2.2. We’ve covered all of the main product announcements, but some smaller tidbits of information went largely unnoticed, including…

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Apple Store Goes Down Ahead of Today’s ‘Let Us Loop You In’ Event

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Apple’s online storefront has been taken offline this morning, less than six hours prior to the company’s upcoming “Let Us Loop You In” media event at its Cupertino campus, where Tim Cook’s executive team is expected to announce the new 4-inch iPhone SE, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and Apple Watch updates. Apple’s special event starts at…

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Apple’s 9.7-inch ‘iPad Pro’ to bring flagship glory back to full-size form factor

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Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad is languishing. Once the flagship of the iPad fleet, the original full-size form factor has been at best in line with — sometimes behind — the smaller iPad mini and was most recently relegated to second fiddle behind the powerful, more versatile 12.9-inch iPad Pro. That could change on Monday. AppleInsider –…

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Hands-On: Possible iPhone SE Case Reveals Close but Not Perfect Fit to iPhone 5s

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Ahead of the release of the 4-inch iPhone SE next week, we managed to get our hands on some inexpensive TPU cases designed for the device. We’ve compared the iPhone SE cases to Apple’s iPhone 5s in a new video to get a feel for the differences we might possibly see between the two devices….

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New Images Depict Alleged 7.04 Watt-Hour Battery Designed for iPhone 7

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We’ve already seen several alleged part leaks for the next-generation iPhone 7, and now Chinese site Digi.tech.qq.com [Google Translate] (via HDBlog.it) has shared images of what is believed to be the battery that will be included in the device. The battery lists a capacity of 7.04 watt-hours, slightly larger in capacity than the equivalent battery…

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Apple hires former Microsoft, Amazon executive to head corporate security

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As its battle with the FBI continues, Apple has reportedly hired a former Amazon executive to oversee its corporate digital defenses, according to Reuters. George Stathakopoulos was vice president of information security at Amazon for 6 years and was a general manager at Microsoft for 10 years before joining Amazon. At Apple, Stathakopoulos will report to CFO…

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What to Expect at Apple’s ‘Let Us Loop You In’ Media Event

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Apple will hold its first event of 2016 next Monday, and while it won’t be as exciting as last year’s event that saw the launch of the Apple Watch, Apple is planning to introduce several new products. Headlining the event will be the 4-inch iPhone SE, Apple’s first 4-inch iPhone since 2013.

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Joining the iPhone SE will be a new 9.7-inch iPad, a range of new Apple Watch bands, and software updates for iOS 9, watchOS 2, tvOS, and OS X El Capitan.

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Apple Watch Predicted to Capture 50% Market Share in 2016 on 14 Million Sales

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While the Apple Watch captured an impressive 75.5 percent share of the smartwatch market through its launch quarter last year, market research firm IDC predicts that watchOS will gradually cede market share to competing platforms such as Android Wear, Tizen, and Pebble OS over the next four to five years. IDC forecasts that the Apple…

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