The Obamas go with Netflix instead of Apple for films and series
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Nektony introduces Startup Disk Full Fixer for macOS
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Nektony has debuted Startup Disk Full Fixer, a free productivity app for macOS 10.13 or later. The utility — available at the Mac App Store — is specifically designed for finding and removing junk files to free up more HD space.
Read MoreGet a lifetime premium subscription to Disconnect for $41
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Read MoreApple comes in fourth on the 2018 Fortune 500 rankings
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Apple has fallen one place in the Fortune 500 rankings, based on company revenues, dropping from third place to fourth. Still, the tech giant remains the most valuable and profitable company on the list with $850 billion in market cap and $48 billion in profits.
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Apple patent filing involves a method to better track exercise performance
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Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180133573) for an “integrated media jukebox and physiologic data handling application.” Though it sounds like it involves music (and it does, pertaining to workout playlists), it also involves methods for tracking exercise performance with interaction between an Apple Watch and a Mac or iPad.
Read MoreNo, Apple won’t offer a $199 HomePod under the Beats brand
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According to a new rumor, Apple is working with MediaTek, a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company, to introduce a $199 HomePod (the current model is $349). However, per the rumor, it won’t be called a HomePod, but will use the Beats brand. (Apple bought Beats Electronics almost four years ago for $3 billion.)
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Apple warns developers that CallKit-enabled apps will be removed from its online iOS app store
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Apple has taken new action against app developers in order to comply with new cybersecurity laws in China. According to SlashGear, the tech giant has started warning iOS developers that any apps using Apple’s CallKit will be pulled from the Chinese App Store unless they remove the framework’s integration.
Read MoreApple World Today News Update: May 18, 2018
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After a week off on a nice relaxing vacation, Steve's back with a jumbo-sized Apple World Today News Update podcast. Today we talk about privacy, a building resembling a huge iPod on a dock, and the goals of the nascent Developers Union:
Apple collects surprisingly little personal information on its customers, according to a ZDNet reporter who compared the small amount of mostly anonymous data collected on him by Apple to the huge files sent to him by Facebook, Google and Twitter
A new 24-story apartment building in Dubai is opening later this year. The design, which began in 2006 when iPods were the hot Apple product, resembles an iPod leaning on its charging and syncing dock
Developers who want more of a cut from Apple than the 70% of sales they already get are forming a "Developers Union". They also want Apple to allow free trial offers for any app.
Synology introduces DiskStation DS1618+, a six-bay NAS
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Synology has launched the $799.99 DiskStation DS1618+, a 6six-bay NAS designed for file serving, application hosting, data backup, and real-time collaboration.
Read MoreIt's back! The Pay What You Want deal on The Complete iOS Developer Bundle
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One of our best-selling deals from 2017 is back -- the Pay What You Want: The Complete iOS Developer Bundle lets you pay what you want for 37 hours of online training so you can become an iOS developer. There's never been a better time to learn iOS development skills, and if you're looking for a new career opportunity as an in-demand developer, you will need training.
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Apple patent filing involves multi-microphone speech recognition systems for Siri
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Apple has filed for a patent (number 20180137864) for “multi-microphone speech recognition systems and related techniques.” The goal seems to be to improve the accuracy of Siri, it’s personal digital assistant.
Read MoreThe top Mac games of 2018 (so far)
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Today, I'm going to talk about our #1 requested topic right now: the top Mac games of 2018 so far.
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