With an attractive, modern design and some great AI smarts, the Canary View is a fantastic and affordable security camera that unfortunately lacks support for Apple’s HomeKit. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple has withdrawn the HomePod 13.2 update. If you’ve had a successful update, you’re fine — but do not reset the HomePod, nor remove it from the Home app, or you’re going to have a problem that will require service. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Oprah’s Book Club officially debuted on Apple Books last month, with the first book being “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. In a new article on her website, Oprah has offered more detail on why she decided to partner with Apple for her book club. more… The post Oprah explains why she picked Apple to…
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Over at 9to5Toys we’re tracking all of the best Prime Day deals from Amazon’s 48-hour shopping event. A number of notable offers have already popped up ahead of Monday’s 3AM ET start time, and you can find all of them just below in our best Prime Day deals hub. Make sure you’re following along on…
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Arlo Ultra is the most capable smart home camera yet, with a laundry list of features including forthcoming HomeKit compatibility to back up the hefty price tag. AppleInsider tests it out. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
IDC is out this week with a look at the smart home market in 2018 and predictions for 2019. According to IDC data, the global smart home device market is expected to grow 26.9 percent year-over-year to 832.7 million shipments. more… The post IDC: Smart home market to grow 27% in 2019, Apple to continue…
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The latest Google Home for iOS update, released on Monday, includes a user interface change referencing support for Apple Music, leading some to suspect that official integration with Apple’s service will soon debut for Google smart home hardware. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple’s latest significant hire is Sam Jadallah, who will reportedly be heading up the company’s smarthome efforts. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
We’ve seen a similar icon before, back on the fifth beta of iOS 12. That icon showed an iPad with no home button, rounded corners and no notch, but it was a small icon designed to be used in the battery widget. Therefore, it didn’t give us a lot of detail on the form factor…
The iOS 12.1 update will bring more than 70 new emoji to iPhone and iPad users. Apple has also tweaked some of the existing set, most notably the iPhone device emoji. Despite the iPhone X being around for almost a year, the emoji demonstrated a silver iPhone 6. That has finally changed in the latest…
Bose on Tuesday announced a trio of smartspeakers with Amazon’s Alexa assistant, promising that support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 is coming in "early 2019." AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple officially released its HomePod smart speaker back in February, which means it has now spent over six months on the market and six months in the hands of consumers like myself. The HomePod has been one of the most polarizing Apple product releases in recent memory, with many praising its sound quality and integration…
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In addition to revealing the Galaxy Note9, one of Samsung’s other product announcements on Thursday was the Galaxy Home, the company’s first smartspeaker. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
2018’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has just wrapped up, and all of the award winners have been announced. Apple has historically had a significant presence at the festival, but this year represented one of their strongest showings in recent memory. more… 9to5Mac
At last year’s September iPhone release event, Apple also unveiled the Apple TV 4K, supporting the latest video technologies like Dolby Vision and HDR10 — but minus Dolby Atmos. AppleInsider delves into Atmos versus surround sound, and what you can expect when support comes in the fall. AppleInsider – Frontpage News