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9to5 Mac reports that Amazon’s senior VP of Devices, David Limp, has been talking about the threat, or not, to Amazon’s Echo from Apple’s newly announced HomePod. Talking to USA Today, Limp said that it should certainly be possible for Siri and Alexa to talk to each other, although he wasn’t...

Another of the major new features of iOS 11 that Apple announced yesterday at WWDC17 is a completely revamped App Store featuring all-new Today, Games, and Apps tabs. The new App Store has been designed from the ground up to make it easier to discover apps and games. The all-new Today tab...

Yesterday at WWDC17 Apple announced its most powerful Mac ever, the iMac Pro, due for release this December. With its 27-inch Retina 5K display, up to 18-core Xeon processors and up to 22 Teraflops of graphics computation, the workstation-class product line is aimed fairly and squarely at pro...

Apple today showcased iOS 11, complete with some particularly impressive new iPad features, at WWDC17 in San Jose today. Due to launch this fall, new features include AR Experiences, a new platform that will help developers create AR experience for iOS, as well as an updated Siri, using...

Pretty much all the details about Apple’s new wireless smart speaker had already leaked ahead of time, but the company was still keeping us all guessing about the name. When Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, announced that it would be called “HomePod” it was a...

Just as expected, Apple has today announced the 10.5-inch iPad Pro at the WWDC17 Keynote event. Apple’s vice president of Product Marketing, Greg “Joz” Joswiak, took to the stage to unveil the latest addition to the iPad line-up. Featuring ProMotion Retina display technology and the new A10X...

WWDC17 kicked off today at the San Jose Convention Center in California with the Keynote presentation hosted by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The first main announcement was watchOS 4. After announcing proudly that Apple Watch is the number 1 best-selling smartwatch by far this year, with the best...

9to5 Mac reports today on a big leak of information about several different Apple products via a “Foxconn insider” posting on /r/apple. The “insider” has been verified by Reddit mods, and the same source has proved to be accurate in the past. Regarding the iPhone 8, the insider says that they...

The first ever Harvest Moon game to appear on iOS has arrived today in the App Store. Published by Rising Star Games and Natsume, Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers is a digital activity playset for young children and Harvest Moon fans of all ages. The game is designed to be easy enough for...

Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on Monday, where it’s expected to launch several new products, with rumours that this will include a Siri smart speaker as well as a 10.5-inch iPad Pro, new MacBooks, and possibly...

MacRumors reports that Microsoft has just launched a big redesign for Skype for iOS, with new chat, chatbots, and camera features. The app has also had a refresh of its overall look, and Microsoft says that it has given more choice to the user as to how the app will look when they use it. The...

9to5 Mac reports that according to Bloomberg, Apple has already started manufacturing its Siri Speaker, ready for its launch at WWDC on Monday, June 5. Bloomberg’s sources say that Apple’s smart speaker will introduce “virtual surround sound technology” and integration with Apple products to...

Touch Arcade reports that it is now looking more and more likely that some of the most popular fan-requested new features for Pokémon Go will be arriving this summer, including Legendary Pokémon and player vs. player battles. The news comes via a translated interview with Mathieu de Fayet, vice...

Business Insider reports that following the massive success of Pokémon Go, and the recent release of Magikarp Jump, yet another Pokémon game is on the way to iOS with the announcement of PokéLand by The Pokémon Company in Japan today. The new game sees players getting to collect toy Pokémon and...

AppleInsider reports that Saturday was a great day for Apple in Singapore as the company opened its first ever store in the country, and Apple’s SVP of Retail, Angela Ahrendts was on hand to celebrate with the employees and customers. Ahrendts was pictured posing with local Singapore DJs Justin...

MacRumors reports today that the May 29 cover of The New Yorker magazine was sketched by artist Jorge Colombo entirely on iPad using an Apple Pencil. The impressive image shows Brooklyn Bridge Park in Hollywood Heights, where Colombo is a frequent visitor. The image shows a typical scene that...

Microsoft has today announced an iOS app for its rebranded Beam livestreaming platform, which it is now calling Mixer. The app is called Mixer Create, and, according to MacRumors, it launches in beta today with various self-broadcasting features that help streamers keep in touch with their fans...

9to5 Mac reports today on a new survey out of Stanford University looking into fitness trackers that has found that the Apple Watch is the most accurate heart rate monitor, although it doesn’t fare so well at measuring calories. The study saw 60 participants wearing different fitness trackers...

Following its recent soft launch in Italy, the Pokémon Company has today released Magikarp Jump to the app store. The free-to-play game gives the hapless Magikarp its own time to shine in its own game where the player gets to catch, train, feed and develop Magikarp and turn them into the...

According to a new report from DigiTimes, via AppleInsider, Apple is said to have ordered a small batch of micro LED screens from Taoyuan, Taiwan, in order to evaluate them for possible use in future Apple products. The catalyst for the move is said to be Apple’s acquisition of LuxVue in May...

AppleInsider reports that Benjamin Geskin has posted new 10.5-inch iPad Pro renders online that are said to be “100% confirmed” to be based on the dummy models of the type that are officially provided to case manufacturers in China prior to the launch of an Apple device in order to enable the...

Apple’s partnership with Nike continues today with the sports brand announcing four new Apple Watch bands that will be available on June 1 at Nike’s online and retail stores and also via Apple and resellers a few days afterwards. Nike says that the four colourways are inspired by the Nike Air...

MacRumors reports on new images that have been posted today by Benjamin Geskin of two cases for the forthcoming 2017 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, with Geskin noting that there will be “no new iPad mini this year.” as has been widely expected. The cases reveal a couple of details...

Back in February news emerged of a new Pokémon game for iOS called Splash! Magikarp, featuring the endlessly flapping fish. After the initial news about the game broke, it all went a little quiet, but Nintendo Life reports today that the game is finally on its way, but with a new name, Pokémon...

Following the release of Ghosts ‘n Goblins Mobile on iOS back in March, Capcom’s classic side-scrolling action-platformer Ghouls ‘n Ghosts has just arrived in the App Store. The story follows on immediately after the events of Ghosts ‘n Goblins, with the side-scrolling arcade action...

According to a report on DigiTimes today, via MacRumors, Apple is increasing production of the forthcoming 10.5-inch iPad Pro, with sources in Apple’s Taiwanese supply chain expecting shipments for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro to rise to 600,000 units in July, a rise of 100,000 units from the current...

Square Enix is bringing nostalgia to iOS gaming with the release to the App Store of Arkanoid vs Space Invaders. In a combination of elements from two of Taito’s classic arcade games, Arkanoid vs Space Invaders sees players getting to control the Arkanoid Vaus paddle ship to defeat wave after...

Jam City, FoxNext Games, and Matt Groening have today released a fully animated teaser trailer for the forthcoming iOS game, Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow. The game is being developed in partnership with Futurama creator and executive producer Groening and his own Curiosity Company as well as...

According to Bloomberg’s sources, Apple is to launch an updated MacBook lineup at its WWDC, which starts on June 5, in response to increased competition from Microsoft and the decline in demand for the iPad. Bloomberg says that Apple is to launch three new laptops: A Kaby Lake MacBook Pro, a...

BGR has another scoop today, reporting that it has heard from sources close to Apple that the company is phasing out the iPad mini, mainly because falling sales are reflecting that people are tending to prefer either the larger iPads or the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus. BGR’s source said that there...

Recent figures have shown that the Apple Watch is already the world’s best-selling fitness device, and now Apple wants to take the health and fitness features of the watch even further. BGR has an exclusive report in which it says that it has heard from its sources that Apple has hired 200 PhDs...

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a new note to investors that Apple’s Siri-powered smart speaker that is intended to be a rival to the Amazon Echo will have a physical touch panel as well as voice control. This comes hot on the heels of Apple’s head of marketing Phil Schiller saying...

According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, via 9to5 Mac, Nintendo is currently developing a Legend of Zelda game for the iPhone after the huge popularity of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the Nintendo Switch, and the massive success of Pokémon Go enjoyed by Niantic...

AppleInsider reports that KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that there is a more than 70% chance that Apple will launch the forthcoming iPad Pro at its WWDC keynote on June 5. Kuo says that the timing would make sound sense for Apple, with its suppliers currently preparing for mass...

GameSpot reports that the mobile version of eagerly awaited sequel Injustice 2 has actually been released first on iOS before any other platform, including console. The free-to-play game, which was developed by NetherRealm Studios, sees iconic DC Super Heroes and Super Villains going...

Apple has today announced that it has awarded Gorilla Glass company Corning Incorporated $200 Million from its new Advanced Manufacturing Fund as part of its initiative to foster innovation among American manufacturers. The investment will go towards supporting Corning’s R&D, capital equipment...

MacRumors reports that EA has today announced that a new Sims game is coming soon to iOS, six years after The Sims Freeplay appeared on the platform. The free-to-play game is called The Sims Mobile, and is based around The Sims 4 legacy challenge mode, where you get to build and raise a family...

9to5 Mac reports that case manufacturer Urban Armor Gear may have leaked details about a possible June release for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. 9to5 Mac has seen a stock system at an Apple Authorized Reseller that lists a UAG Metropolis Folio Case for a 10.5-inch iPad that will be available from June...

AppleInsider reports that T-Mobile has notified customers that it has decided to discontinue its Free Data for Life tier for new 4G iPad activations. Don’t worry if you are currently on the plan, though, as you will still continue to get your free allowance, although this is attached to each...

MacRumors reports that Apple has launched a new iPad Smart Keyboard repair scheme. According to an internal memo that was sent out to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers last week, Apple has decreed that Smart Keyboards that have certain “functional issues” such as a defective...