AMC launches new video on demand platform to take on iTunes
AMC Entertainment is going from the theater to the home with the launch of an iTunes-style video on demand service for renting and buying movies. AppleInsider - Frontpage News
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Apple Business Chat continues expanding with auto dealer platform Gubagoo
The newest company to adopt Apple Business Chat is Gubagoo, which specializes in setting up 24/7 chat for auto dealerships and manufacturers. AppleInsider - Frontpage News
Developers explain what Apple must do to turn Apple TV into a successful gaming platform
It’s no secret that the Apple TV hasn’t exactly turned into the gaming platform Apple had hoped it would be. Last month, Minecraft developers announced that they were ending support for the Apple TV, while ....
Consumer Reports finds Apple Pay Cash to be the best P2P payment platform
Consumer Reports today published its first-ever breakdown of the best peer-to-peer mobile payment platforms. Comparing Venmo, Square Cash, Facebook Messenger, Zelle, and Apple Pay Cash, the tests found that Apple’s offering scored “significantly higher” than ....
Review: Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular further establishes an emerging computing platform
The Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular takes a major step forward in making Apple's wrist-worn device its own independent, connected computing platform. Simply put, it's a must-have for athletes in the Apple ecosystem, and ....
Snapchat VP says more scripted content should arrive on the platform this year
The effort and innovation of social media services over the last year has been steadily ramping up. Snapchat in particular has been copied by Instagram and Facebook in several different instances as the competition heats up. Now, ....
Nokia rebrands Withings, launches HealthKit competitor ‘Patient Care Platform’
Nokia is making a bigger push into the healthcare market, announcing at Mobile World Congress that the health and fitness accessory maker Withings will rebrand its products under the Nokia name, as well as revealing ....
Zero-Day Acquisition Platform Triples iOS 10 Bug Bounty to $1.5 Million
Exploit acquisition platform Zerodium has increased its reward for a successful jailbreak of iOS 10 to $1.5 million, far surpassing Apple's recent payout offer for discovering and reporting vulnerabilities in its software. Late last year, ....
CVS introduces ‘CVS Pay’ barcode-based payment platform as it continues to resist Apple Pay
CVS today joined Walmart in continuing to resist Apple Pay, instead launching its own mobile payments solution. In a press release, CVS officially announced CVS Pay, a barcode-based solution to paying for goods and prescriptions ....
Eddy Cue: Apple not trying to compete with Netflix or Comcast, seeking to be a delivery platform instead
In an interview published on Thursday, Eddy Cue -- Apple's senior VP of Internet Software and Services -- dismissed any interest in the company creating its own TV shows, and addressed other topics like "skinny" ....
Apple Launches CareKit Platform With Support for Four Health Apps
Apple's new CareKit iOS framework goes live today, allowing app developers to create integrated software that helps patients and doctors to better track and manage medical conditions. The open source platform was announced last month ....
Skype launches ‘Bots’ feature & developer platform for iPhone and iPad app
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 ....
Review: iHome’s Siri-controlled SmartPlug lets you try Apple’s HomeKit platform for under $40
Smart plugs aren’t exactly new. Belkin has its WeMo platform of connected home devices including its Wi-Fi-enabled ‘Insight Switch’, an iPhone app-controlled outlet, and others have similar competing products. But iHome’s new SmartPlug is one ....
iPhone gains US platform share at expense of Android, Windows, BlackBerry
The iPhone grew as a platform in May to 43.5 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, encroaching on Android, which shrank slightly to 52.1 percent, according to comScore research data released on Monday. AppleInsider - ....
Elgato’s ‘Eve’ Smart Home Accessories Are Useful, But Hampered by Buggy HomeKit Platform
Elgato, with its Eve line of smart home products is one of the first companies to come out with home accessories that integrate with Apple's HomeKit home automation platform, and it's the very first company ....