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  • Apple releases iOS 12 operating system

    At long last, Apple has released its iOS 12 operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. iOS 12 is available on all devices able to run iOS 11, which includes the iPhone 5s and later, the iPad mini 2 and later, the iPad Air and later, and the 6th-generation iPod touch.

    The update cab be snagged on all eligible devices by going to Settings –> General –> Software Update. It could potentially take a few minutes for the update to propagate to all users due to high demand. As with all iOS updates, iOS 12 is free to download.

    iOS 12’s new features include the following:

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  • WWDC: Apple announces iOS 12, focuses on Siri improvements, augmented reality, performance boosts, etc

    Apple dropped just about every announcement and update possible at its WWDC keynote today, among the most important being iOS 12, which will feature improvements to Siri, performance, communication, enhanced augmented reality tools, and addiction controls.

    The Siri fixes will hone in on responsiveness to users, including the ability to trigger Siri with key phrases called Shortcuts.

    Siri Shortcuts allow users to set up their own Siri triggers tied to Siri actions. This is better than straight training-the-user in that it’s users doing the doing, rather than developers doing the doing and customers having to train themselves.

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  • Final 2017 emojis approved, en route for June

    Additional emojis are coming your way.

    After months of work aligning Unicode 10.0 code points with new features in Emoji 5.0, the 2017 emoji list is now final.

    The new emojis include smileys, people, food, drink, flags, and for the first time: new fantasy characters such as a mermaid, genie, and vampire.

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  • Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!!!

    Let’s face it, the constant Saint Patrick’s Day references to green beer and Ireland have gotten old.

    Giant, inflatable dinosaurs doing backflips and assorted acrobatics on trampolines are where it’s at.

    With that in mind, we offer the following for your consideration…

    Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and have a safe and fun holiday!!!