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Apple introduces iOS 9, outlines upcoming features and changes, multitasking for iPad

Apple introduced iOS 9 during the Worldwide Developers Conference with a copious number of new changes. As the mighty Craig Federighi took the stage, he highlighted improvements for Siri, power management, extending battery life, etc. Federighi cited that Siri is now 40 percent faster, and comes with a new interface that matches Apple Watch, and […]

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Apple announces changes for HomeKit, plans for integration with iOS 9

HomeKit is evolving. On Monday, Apple announced several changes to its connected-home platform. The next version of HomeKit, which will correspond with the launch of iOS 9 this fall, will add support for motorized window shades and a raft of new sensor classes, including motion and carbon-monoxide detectors. HomeKit already supports a limited number of […]

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Apple announces OS X 10.11 El Capitan, plans for fall release

The torrent of news and announcements from this year’s WWDC keynote starts here. It starts with El Capitan. On Monday, Apple announced OS X 10.11 El Capitan, the next version of its operation system. The updated OS will feature new versions of multiple stock apps, including Safari, Mail and Notes, improved Spotlight search with natural […]

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Philips announces that Hue Lights will be available in the fall, will support Apple’s HomeKit interface

Philips’ Hue Lights will get HomeKit support and be en route to you this fall. Philips has also stated that the smart lights you already own will work with HomeKit and you won’t have to replace them to get them working with HomeKit. The company released the following statement on its Facebook page:

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Yahoo slims down services, will require iOS 5.0 or later, Mac OS X 10.8 or later to access Yahoo Mail after June

Sometimes you’ve got no choice but to upgrade… Yahoo announced that it will be ending support for Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Contacts will be discontinued for some older Apple devices as of June 15th. In the case of Yahoo Mail, users with devices running iOS 4 or earlier will no longer be able to use […]