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Google’s Call Screen feature highlights current iOS, Siri shortcomings for Apple

Sometimes you have to acknowledge a good idea, even if it’s from one of your competitors. This is the core point in an excellent article written by TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez, in which she points out that Google’s new Pixel 3 flagship Android smartphone is the first to introduce a new call screening feature that leverages […]

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Leaked internal email shows Twitter’s rationale for ending older API support for third-party clients

Following up on Twitter’s shutting down the API (Application Programming Interfaces) for useful third-party applications like Tweetbot and Twitterific, an internal email published by TechCrunch shows the company’s logic behind the decision. While the email likely won’t convince irritated Twitter users who are seeing features removed from their favorite apps, the internal communication is the […]

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iOS News Software

Apple working to entirely overhaul, rebrand Apple Maps in iOS 12

Apple is looking to just about completely overhaul and rebrand Apple Maps. In an interview with TechCrunch, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue stated that the company is ditching its dependance on other mapping services and has been working over the past four years to make its own map data. Cue says the new Maps […]

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Apple confirms 2019 launch for next-gen Mac Pro, highlights modular/professional-focused nature of product

Per an interview with TechCrunch’s Editor-in-Chief Matthew Panzarino, Apple confirmed that the new Mac Pro will be a 2019 product. The company seemed eager to clarify the date in that it doesn’t want customers who are currently considering the iMac Pro to hold off, anticipating a Mac Pro launch later in the year. Apple’s current […]

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iTunes News Software

Apple launches Spoken Editions section of iTunes, provides narrated content from dozens of publishers

If you love audiobooks, this could be nifty. On Monday, Apple announced its new “Spoken Editions” section of iTunes, which will feature narrated content from a number of online publishers in the form of audio-only podcasts. These Spoken Editions are available both in the iTunes storefront, as well as in Apple’s Podcasts app, for easy […]