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    Another Amazing Story Shows How the Apple Watch Saves Lives

    9to5 Mac reports today on the story of Scott Killian, whose has told them how his life was saved by his Apple Watch. “Big fan of the Apple Watch right now,” he said. Killian, who is an attorney, working in a high-pressure environment, said that at almost 50 year old, he had recently undergone a...
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    Apple Snaps Up Space Drama From Battlestar Galactica Developer

    MacRumors reports that Apple continues to add to its content portfolio by ordering a series of a new space drama TV that is being developed by Ronald D. Moore, best known for his work on excellent shows such as Battlestar Galactica, Caprica, Helix, and Outlander. In the original report on the...
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    Life is Strange Out Now on iOS

    The multi-award-winning, narrative-driven adventure game Life is Strange has arrived in the App Store for iOS today. The deservedly critically acclaimed console game was created by DONTNOD Entertainment and published by Square Enix. The enhanced-for-iOS version has been developed by Black Wing...
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    Music Streaming Service Tidal Rumoured to be Low on Cash and Could Close in 6 Months

    9to5 Mac reports today that Tidal, the lossless streaming music service that was launched with great fanfare by a collection of music superstars such as Jay-Z and Rihanna, is losing money and likely to fold next year. According to the original source of the rumour, Norway’s Dagens Naeringsliv...
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    Apple Fixes HomeKit Remote Sharing Bug With Release of iOS 11.2.1

    MacRumors reports that Apple has today released iOS 11.2.1, which is the eighth iOS 11 update to be released so far. As you might expect, the update fixes various bugs and problems that have arisen since iOS 11.2 was released a couple of weeks back. Possibly the single biggest issue addressed...
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    Twitter Launches New Tweetstorm Threading Feature

    Recode reports that Twitter has today launched a new feature that it has been trialling for several months, threading, a.k.a. “tweetstorms,” or the ability to send a string of connected tweets that Twitter will automatically turn into a thread and publish together. The tweetstorm” will also get...
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    iMac Pro to be Released This Thursday

    Following lots of recent speculation after it was first announced back in June, Apple today announced that it will be releasing its brand new workstation-class iMac Pro on Thursday, December 14, writes MacRumors. Apparently there will be 8- and 10-core versions available to order this week, but...
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    Verizon Signs $1.5 Billion NFL Streaming Deal

    According to a new report from Recode, Verizon has just signed a deal with the NFL worth more than $1.5 billion over 5 years to stream live games. Verizon’s previous deal to stream NFL games was worth $1 billion over 4 years, so this deal is actually costing the company more per season. Recode...
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    Apple Announces Shazam Acquisition

    Just as predicted this weekend, Apple has today announced that it has acquired music recognition platform Shazam. Of course, Shazam is already integrated with Siri, just ask her and she will tell you what song is playing just like the Shazam app would. As we reported on Saturday, Shazam’s...
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    Jony Ive Returns to Apple Design Management Helm

    9to5 Mac reports that Apple’s renowned chief design officer, Jony Ive, is to return to the helm of Apple’s design group after 2 years away from the post during which he oversaw the development of the Apple Park campus project. Here’s what Apple spokeswoman Amy Bessette told Bloomberg about Ive...
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    Apple Said to be Acquiring Shazam

    Tech Crunch reports that it has heard from sources that Apple is looking to acquire popular music-discovery app Shazam. According to Tech Crunch sources, the deal will be signed this week, and will be announced on Monday. One source says that the deal is around the nine-figure mark, another...
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    Massive Pokémon Go Update Arrives With Weather and 50 Pokémon From the Hoenn Region

    Niantic has today released a massive new Pokémon Go update with some very exciting new features as well as 50 new Pokémon from the Hoenn Region from Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire. These include the likes of Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, and many more, and Niantic says that more Pokémon will be...
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    iOS 11 Now Installed on 59% of Devices

    AppleInsider reports that Apple has just released brand new iOS 11 adoption statistics that show that it has now been adopted by 59% of supported devices since launch. This represents an increase of 7% since the last set of figures were released back in November, when iOS 11 was adopted by 52%...
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    KGI: AirPod Sales to Double Next Year

    9to5 Mac reports that according to noted KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is set to double AirPod shipments for 2018. which would represent shipment totals of around 26 to 28 million units. In new report published by Kuo today, he says that AirPods are “Apple’s most important...
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    iOS 11. 2 With Apple Pay Cash Released This Weekend

    On Saturday Apple released iOS 11. 2, reports MacRumors, complete with a couple of big new features, including Apple Pay Cash and faster wireless charging. The update was released early in order to fix the date bug that afflicted some users after December 2. This second big update for iOS 11...
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    Apple Supports World AIDS Day With (PRODUCT)RED

    MacRumors reports that Apple has today kicked off its annual event in support of World AIDS Day, pledging that with every purchase made with Apple Pay at Apple.com, in an Apple store, or via the Apple Store app, from December 1 until December 7, Apple will donate $1 to the Global Fund to Fight...
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    Spotify Offers $99 Annual Premium Subscription Promo

    AppleInsider reports that Spotify has just announced that it is offering a special promotion whereby you can pay $99 for 12 months of Premium streaming, a saving of a little under $20. The offer runs all the way through until December 31, and is only available if you are starting, or extending...
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    Apple Set to Release Low-Cost iPad in Late 2018

    According to a new report from DigiTimes, via MacRumors, iPads are set to get a whole lot more affordable in 2018, with Apple planning to release a low-cost, updated 9.7-inch iPad at the end of 2018. This past March, Apple released its cheapest iPad so far, the $329 9.7-inch model, with similar...
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    SiriusXM Radio Adds CarPlay Support

    Great news for CarPlay users as 9to5 Mac reports that SiriusXM Radio has today added CarPlay support in its latest update. As well as now enabling users who already have CarPlay in their vehicle to enjoy SiriusXM Radio, you can also enjoy the commercial -free-broadcasts even if you don’t...
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    Apple and Stanford Medicine Launch Joint Apple Heart Study App

    AppleInsider reports that Apple and Stanford Health have teamed up to launch the Apple Heart Study app, which is a ground-breaking research study that lets anyone with an Apple Watch collect data about irregular heart rhythms so that they can then be alerted if they suffer from atrial...
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    Expect Lots of Apple CarPlay-Enabled Vehicles at the Los Angeles Auto Show

    According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple’s CarPlay system is set to feature in many of the new vehicles that will be showcased at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. CarPlay enables hands-free access to various essential iOS apps, including Maps, Messages, Phone, Music, and other...
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    Waze Gets Hands-Free Use, Carpool Lanes, and Motorcycle Mode in New Update

    9to5 Mac reports that navigation app Waze has got three useful new features via the latest update. The first of the new features is a hands-free mode, where you can simply say “OK Waze” to enter common destinations without using your hands. Several other commands can also be used in the...
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    Apple’s AirPods and iPads Were Some of the Most Popular Items on Cyber Monday

    According to MacRumors, yesterday’s Cyber Monday was a record-breaker, with newly released data from Adobe showing that November 27, 2017, was the “largest online sales day in history,” with $6.59 billion spent on the day. This represents a 16.8% year-over-year sales increase. Adobe’s stats...
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    Apple Offering Sketch Walks for iPad Pro to Celebrate 10 Years of Urban Sketchers

    AppleInsider reports that in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Urban Sketchers, the Today at Apple program has announced a series of sketch walks, hosted by Uma Kelkar, Rob Sketcherman, Don Low, and Omar Jamarillo, in Apple’s San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Berlin retail stores...
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    My Tamagotchi Forever Coming to iOS in 2018

    Twenty years ago, Tamagotchi was one of the biggest toy crazes around. Now, according to PhoneArena, Bandai Namco has announced a Tamagotchi game for iOS, entitled My Tamagotchi Forever. The free-to-play game includes all the main gameplay elements of the original games, where you have to...
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    Apple Releases Romantic New Holiday Ad

    9to5 Mac reports that Apple is celebrating Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season today by releasing its annual holiday advertisement. Entitled “Sway,” the video is, somewhat surprisingly, much more about AirPods than the iPhone X. Of course, AirPods have been such a success it’s easy...
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    Apple Actually Started Developing the HomePod Before the Amazon Echo

    MacRumors reports that Bloomberg has revealed some surprising secrets about Apple’s forthcoming HomePod smart speaker, which, according to yesterday’s announcement by Apple has been delayed until next year. Judging by the Bloomberg piece, another delay is par for the course for this particular...
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    Spotify Offers New Users 3 Months for $0.99

    Spotify has announced its special holiday season deals for this year via the official Spotify blog. There are two offers, the first of which is a great deal whereby first-time Spotify Premium users will get three months of Spotify Premium for $0.99, which is a massive saving on a subscription...
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    TIME Names Apple’s iPhone X and Apple Watch Series 3 in Top 10 Best Gadgets of the Year

    Following on from TIME’s announcement last week that the iPhone X was one of its best inventions of 2017, MacRumors reports that the iPhone X has been ranked Number 2 on TIME’s newly released “Top 10 Gadgets of 2017” list, just behind the Nintendo Switch. TIME said that it rated the iPhone X so...
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    Apple and TSMC Working on Mass-Producing Thinner and Brighter Micro-LED Displays

    According to a new report in DigiTimes, via MacRumors, Apple and TSMC are currently working together to solve issues that hamper the mass-production of micro-LED display panels. Apparently, Apple and TSMC are in the process of developing applications using silicon-based backplanes (silicon...
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    Pokémon Go Travel and Global Catch Challenge Announced

    Niantic has today announced two brand new promotions that have been influenced by the way in which Pokémon Go has encouraged its fans all over the world to travel to collect different Pokémon and meet new friends at the same time. “Ever since Pokémon Go launched, we’ve loved hearing stories of...
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    Apple Park Visitor Center is Now Open to the Public

    MacRumors reports that as of Friday, Apple Park’s Visitor Center is now open for the public to visit. The impressive building has a cantilevered carbon fiber roof that was designed to give the appearance of floating in air. Directly inside the entrance of the building is a 3D model of the...
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    Apple Unveils New “What’s A Computer” iPad Pro Video

    Apple has launched a new iPad Pro promotional video entitled “What’s a Computer,” in which it reiterates the idea that the iPad Pro can work very well as a PC replacement. It’s not the first time Apple has released a video along those lines, writes 9to5 Mac, but this is the first such video to...
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    Rumour: LTE Apple Watch Can Make Emergency Calls Without Linked iPhone Number

    AppleInsider reports today that a redditor on the Apple Watch reddit has posted that they had been told by Apple engineers that despite the fact that LTE Apple Watch Series 3 units are supposed to be linked to an iPhone number in order to make calls on the watch, they should still be able to...
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    Apple Delays Launch of HomePod Smart Speaker Until 2018

    If you’ve been planning to buy Apple’s Siri-driven HomePod smart speaker this holiday season, then unfortunately you’re going to be disappointed, as Apple has announced today in the following statement that it has pushed the HomePod release date back to the beginning of 2018. When the HomePod...
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    Rumour: Next Year’s iPad Pro to Have Octa-Core A11X Bionic Chip

    MacRumors writes that according to Chinese website MyDrivers, the 2018 iPad Pro range is set to feature octa-core A11X processors developed using TSMC’s new 7nm manufacturing process. Apparently, sources in Apple’s supply chain have divulged that the eight cores in the new chip boast three...
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    LTE Apple Watch Series 3 Helps to Save Kitesurfer From Shark-Infested Waters

    AppleInsider reports on a great story that originally appeared in the Daily Mail about how a kitesurfer was rescued from shark-infested waters off the coast of California thanks to the cellular function of his new Apple Watch Series 3. According to the report, 49-year-old John Zilles crashed...
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    YouTube Working on a Fix for Battery Drain Issue With iOS App

    AppleInsider reports today that YouTube, which is owned by Google, has told customers that it is currently looking into a bug in its iOS app that is leading to very heavy battery drain on both iPads and iPhones, even when the app is running in the background. YouTube announced that it is...
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    Niantic and Warner Bros. Announce Harry Potter Augmented Reality Game

    Niantic, the company behind the record-breaking Pokémon Go phenomenon, has announced that it has teamed up with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite, an augmented reality game inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. The game will use similar...
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    New iOS 11.1.1 Update Released to Fix Auto-Correct Bug

    Over the past week or so many people have been complaining about a strange auto-correct bug that has affected some iOS 11 users that sees QuickType and autocorrect replacing the letter i with a symbol that combines Unicode symbol 0049 and symbol FE0F. This ends up looking like a capital A with...
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