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Dropbox adds built-in document scanner, other features

This is kind of nifty, even if Evernote beat Dropbox to it. Dropbox now features a built-in document scanner capable of capturing photos, notes, sketches and converting them into documents that can be stored in Dropbox. Like many iOS-based scanning apps, Dropbox’s scanning tool will automatically detect the outline of the item being scanned and […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: 2016 iPhone to see subtle changes, 2017 model to feature dramatic design overhaul

This year’s iPhone probably won’t feature a radical redesign save for the removal of the headphone jack. Still, the dramatic changes may come next year. A new report states that the 2017 2017 iPhone will be dramatically different, featuring an OLED display like the Apple Watch and embedding the Touch ID sensor in the display […]

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Accessory Hardware News Software

Former Apple engineers found Pearl, introduce RearVision camera accessory for your car

While Apple still has yet to publicly acknowledge its car project, a number of former Apple employees have formed a startup called Pearl, which was co-founded by three former Apple engineers. The crew, which helped design several generations of iPods and iPhones in years past, has hired approximately 70 employees and begun working on a […]

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News Software

Apple, other Unicode consortium members vote down rifle emoji for time being

Don’t expect to see a rifle emoji anytime soon. Unicode, the technical organization in charge of selecting and overseeing emojis, debated and ultimately decided to remove a rifle from its list of new emoji candidates in 2016, according to multiple persons who attended its quarterly meeting last May. The decision was led and championed by […]

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News Sierra Siri Software

Siri for Mac beta hands-on video released

This is what it’s like to use Siri on the Mac. The cool cats at MacRumors have assembled a demo video of using the Siri beta on macOS Sierra, which is due for release this fall. Siri on the Mac can perform many of the same functions available on iOS, like answering simple queries, looking […]