“Samsung recently opened up a beta program to test its upcoming Gear Manager for iOS, and we know that the existing Gear S2 devices will work with the iPhone but what about the just-announced Gear S3 Classic and Frontier? Will these new devices support Apple’s smartphone, too? In a word, yes.”
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Month: August 2016
Instagram gains pinch-zoom on photos and videos, a new button to improve low-light shots
“Instagram today announced that users of its free of charge iPhone app can now use the familiar pinch-zoom gesture to zoom in on photos—and videos—found in their feed and elsewhere in the app.”
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Apple’s new 2TB iCloud storage tier will give your iPhone tons of space
“Just one week before Apple is expected to show off the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the company launched a 2TB iCloud storage tier for $20 a month. That’s a significant amount of space, but Apple is reportedly gearing up to add a 256GB option to its upcoming iPhone lineup.”
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iPhone 7 might ship with Lightning EarPods and 3.5mm headphone jack adapter
“An image of another claimed spec sheet has surfaced on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo, indicating that the iPhone 7 could come with both a Lightning edition of Apple’s wired EarPods and a Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter in the box.”
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You can now buy 2TB of iCloud storage for $20/month, but free tier is still just 5GB
“With eight days left until Apple’s big iPhone 7 reveal scheduled for September 7, the company has just added a brand new two-terabyte tier to its iCloud storage upgrades.”
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Sonos Adding Support for Amazon Echo and Spotify
“In a March blog post announcing layoffs, Sonos CEO John MacFarlane made cryptic comments about bringing voice control to Sonos that specifically called out Amazon’s work with the Echo.”
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Rumor: iPhone 7 will also be offered in Darth Vader-like glossy black colorway
“Japanese blog Mac Otakara was first to report that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 refresh would include a Space Black Apple Watch-like darker color option replacing the existing Space Gray colorway.”
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25-year-old deal led to Apple’s tax bill from hell
“Apple landing Europe’s biggest tax bill in history may be hot news today, but the tax arrangement behind it dates back 25 years.”
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Report: Apple could release new Macs in October
“Now that Apple’s next event is officially on the books for September 7, speculation can build about what won’t be announced, and when Apple might get around to updating those things: namely Macs, but also the iPad Pro.”
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Apple sends out invite for September 7th iPhone event
“The iPhone 7 is coming! Apple just sent out press invitation to a special event to be held on September 7 at 10:00 am. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are expected to be unveiled at the event hosted at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California.”
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