Month: August 2016

Apple Working on Wireless Earbuds With Custom Bluetooth Chip for Longer Battery Life

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Apple is working on wire-free earbuds built around a custom Bluetooth radio chip that will result in a longer battery life than is possible with traditional Bluetooth chips, reports Forbes. Citing a source with knowledge of Apple’s plans, Forbes says Apple has spent the last several years working on a custom Bluetooth chip that’s designed…

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App Store Developer Payout Hits $50 Billion, July Sets Record as Biggest Month Ever

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Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced on Twitter that a new App Store record was set last month, with July seeing Apple’s highest ever monthly billings for the App Store and the largest amount of money paid out to developers. According to Cook, Apple has now paid out more than $50 billion to developers over…

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Chinese company creates high quality deep blue iPhone 7 Plus mockup to promote upcoming headphones

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BeSound, a company that’s currently running an Indiegogo campaign for Lightning-enabled noise cancelling headphones, has developed an iPhone 7 Plus mockup in a deep blue color to help promote its product. It also teamed up with a popular YouTuber to show off the mockup on video and help spread the word about its campaign. more……

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Snapchat introduces new Geostickers feature as another way to customize images and messages

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Hot on the heels of a new Snapchat-esque Stories feature coming to Instagram, Snapchat today has announced Geostickers, which is a new feature that gives users yet another way to decorate their snaps. Geostickers are location-based overlays that can be applied to images before they are sent, as well as sent via the messaging feature…

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9to5Toys Lunch Break: 13? MacBook Air $950, Brother Laser Printer w/ AirPrint $70, Fantastical 2 from $3, more

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Apple-Backed Didi Chuxing to Purchase Uber’s Ride-Hailing Operations in China

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Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is set to acquire the Chinese operations of rival Uber in a $35 billion deal, reports Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. Apple notably invested $1 billion in Didi Chuxing back in May, giving Apple access to data and expertise on electric and autonomous car technology, as well as a…

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