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Alphabet’s Nest is rolling out updates to its Nest Aware cloud platform and its iOS app, updating notifications with a preview of Nest Cam feeds before entering the app, as well as the ability to automatically detect doors within a camera’s view. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
One of the best features on the fourth-generation Apple TV is its high-quality aerial screen savers that play on the screen after a short period of inactivity. The Aerial screen saver option on the Apple TV features an aerial view of different locations around the world, which Apple has added to over time to keep…
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One of the more popular utility apps for the Mac has always been BetterTouchTool. The utility gained popularity for bringing a variety of new options and power to the Mac’s trackpad and keyboard, and we’ve highlighted it several times in the past. Now, BetterTouchTool is adding supporting the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. more… Filed…
A highly-regarded media browser and playback tool, Plex Media Player, has exited subscriber-only status, and is now free for Mac users. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple today updated its list of supported Apple Pay banks to a new banks and credit unions in Mainland China, Russia, and Australia. The additions include nine new banks and credit unions in China, four in Russia, and over 30 in Australia. The newly added banks include: more… Filed under: Apple 9to5Mac
A report earlier claimed that Pokémon Go usage is in decline from its fever pitched height two months ago. Direct battling and trading might spark a revival in the game, but so far Niantic is still focused on international expansion and stability. Version 1.5.0 on iOS adds a new Pokémon appraisal feature, minor fixes, and the promise of new…
Read More “Pokémon Go update adds monster ‘Appraisal,’ promise of ‘new and exciting’ features” »
As part of a continued buildout of Apple TV services, Apple this week integrated programming data for Comedy Central, MTV and VH1 into tvOS universal search, allowing users to easily surface content hosted by those apps. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Google is rolling out an update to its Keep note-taking app that brings new auto-created topics that group notes together for automatic organization and easy searching. more… Filed under: Apple 9to5Mac
Apple’s CloudKit framework for automating apps’ storage and retrieval of user data "in the cloud" has learned a new trick. Developers can now read and write data in their app’s public database from a server-side process or script. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Another 50-plus U.S. card issuers have been added to the list supporting Apple Pay, continuing to outpace the number of merchants actually accepting payments through the service. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Alongside the iOS 9.3 beta seeded to developers earlier this week, Apple also provided an OS X 10.11.4 beta with some minor updates to the OS X El Capitan operating system. OS X 10.11.4 was overshadowed by all of the features introduced in iOS 9.3 so it’s taken a few days for people to dig…
Read More “OS X 10.11.4 Beta Adds Live Photos Support for Messages” »
With a growing number of business meetings these days taking place via Skype, Microsoft has made it easier than ever to schedule and join a Skype call in the Outlook iOS app. Version 2.1.3 of the iOS Outlook app adds Skype integration. Make any meeting a Skype call simply by flicking a switch, then access…
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Update: For Canada, the feature appears to have jumped the gun too early — the Add Card screen has disappeared from Wallet but we expect it to return later in the day. You can still get Apple Pay early in Canada by changing Region to US in iPhone Settings and adding the card….
Apple has acknowledged the recent terrorism attacks in Paris with a commemorative ribbon on the Apple France homepage, www.apple.com/fr. The black ribbon is a sign of remembrance and mourning; Google has also added the symbol to its homepage in response to the attacks. In addition, Apple has been contacting affected employees in French Apple retail stores to check they are safe. Apple…
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If you’ve ever been browsing Pinterest and spotted a lamp you really like in a shot of someone’s living room, or a bag you love in a street shot, the iOS app now has a tool designed to help. Just tap the search tool in the corner of the photo, highlight the object of interest…
Read More “Pinterest adds visual search tool to iOS app – can identify a billion objects” »