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FCC approves exemption from EU’s European Commission, allows for U.S. satellites to receive European GPS data for the first time

You can’t say no to additional GPS data. As of last week, U.S.-based iOS devices, as well as other devices, will be able to receive European Galileo satellite navigation data for the first time, thanks to an order from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Smartphone makers have, until now, been legally required to block US […]

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Leaked icon hints at updated iPad Pro with no Home button, rounded corners, set for announcement at Apple’s media event in Brooklyn on October 30th

Sometimes it’s the small chunks of a beta that reveal what’s to come in the Apple universe. In the case of the fifth beta of iOS 12, a discovered 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 […]

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Email notification hints towards possible MacBook Air replacement notebook due to be released on October 30th

The rumor machine rolls on, and today it’s dropped word of a a potential new MacBook that might be slated for release at Apple’s media event in Brooklyn on October 30th. A leaked email received from Apple suggests that the new model will arrive on October 30th. The email’s recipient, a K-12 education customer who […]

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AirPlay 2 support added for macOS, iOS Sonos apps

This is a marriage of two pretty nifty things. Recently, the Sonos app for macOS and iOS was updated to include Apple’s AirPlay 2 protocol. The change is perhaps best described via Sonos’ blog: Last October we shared that we would be bringing Apple AirPlay 2 to Sonos. With AirPlay 2 you can play any […]