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9to5 Mac reports today that Niantic has announced that Pokémon Go now has an iPhone-exclusive AR+ mode thanks to Apple’s ARKit. The company originally demoed the new augmented reality Pokémon Go features back in June at Apple’s WWDC, but now it’s finally here and being rolled out to...

According to an exclusive new report from Bloomberg, Apple intends to reinvigorate the Mac App Store by creating combined apps that work across all of its platforms, including iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Bloomberg’s sources say that as soon as early next year, Apple will be giving software...

Apple Park is almost complete, but the latest 4K drone tour posted by drone videographer Matthew Roberts reveals that there’s still a fair bit to be done before work is finished altogether. Roberts’ newest video shows that much of the parkland surrounding the various campus buildings has now...

According to the latest research note to investors from KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo, via MacRumors, Apple plans to release upgraded AirPods in the second half of 2018. Kuo thinks that the new AirPods will be assembled by Inventec in Taiwan, just like the current AirPod models, with some of the...

9to5 Mac reports today on a news story from CBS about a school in Queens, New York, where a band of students with learning disabilities are using iPads to help them to play music for the first time. The story even caught the attention of Apple CEO Tim Cook, who tweeted about it, saying that it...

Tech Crunch writes that Reddit has just given its mobile apps a big makeover, with lots of improvements to how the apps present photos, videos, and GIFs, as well as several new features such as live comment feeds, in-app chat, moderator tools and more. TechCrunch says that several of the new...

Animal Crossing has had a big update today, and Pocket Gamer has all the details. The main focus of the update is a really cute new gardening feature, where you get to have your own garden next to your campsite. Aside from just admiring your lovely new garden, you get to plant seeds there and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MacRumors reports that the official Apple TV app has today begun to roll out in the UK, France, and Germany, nearly one year since the app first launched in the US. The TV app is designed to be an easy way to watch TV shows and movies gathered from many different video apps all in one place...

Having already launched several new iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands earlier this week, 9To5Mac reports that Apple has today unveiled yet more accessories, including iPad Pro sleeves, Apple Watch bands, and iPhone X cases. Kicking off with the iPad Pro, you can now pick up a Pink Fuchsia...

Apple has just released watchOS 4.2, writes MacRumors, which comes just a little more than a month after watchOS 4.1 was released. One of the main features introduced in the update is support for Apple Pay Cash in the US, which has also just been included in the newly released iOS 11.2. You can...

9to5 Mac reports that Apple has today unveiled some new colour options for the Apple Watch Sport band and iPhone X Silicone Case. The three new colour options for the Apple Watch Sport band include the bright yellow Flash (which was previously a Sport Loop exclusive), Spicy Orange (which was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

TechCrunch reports that the long-awaited Nintendo iOS app Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is hitting App Stores in some territories around the world one day early. Such is the demand for the free-to-play game, which could be the next Pokémon-Go-style iOS gaming sensation, that according to The...

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...

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...

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...