“Philips Hue has quickly risen to the top of the food chain as far as iPhone smart home automation is concerned, with a range of HomeKit-compatible white and color lights that are controllable via WiFi.”
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Month: August 2016
Apple issues iOS 10 beta 8 to developers & beta 7 to public beta testers
“Apple today released an eighth beta of iOS 10 to members of the Apple Developer Program and the seventh beta of iOS 10 to public beta testers who are signed on the Apple Beta Software Program. Both iOS 10 beta 8 for developers and iOS 10 beta 7 for public beta testers contain the same features.”
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UK’s carrier EE to offer free six-month Apple Music subscriptions beginning September 1
“Not to be outdone by Australia’s Telstra and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, British telecommunications operator EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) confirmed that it, too, would soon be treating its customers to six free months of music-streaming via Apple Music and Beats 1 Radio.”
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How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your number with Facebook
“How do I stop WhatsApp from sharing my phone number with Facebook? WhatsApp has an in-app opt out option. Here’s how you tell WhatsApp, “no way”!”
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Dropbox Requiring Users to Change Old Passwords Dating Back to Mid-2012
“Dropbox yesterday emailed users who have not changed their passwords since mid-2012 to inform them they will be prompted to do so the next time they log in.”
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Apple’s free app of the week: MindNode
“Apple on Thursday updated its App of the Week promotion with the app MindNode. This means from now through next Thursday, you’ll be able to pick up the powerful mind-mapping app on both iPhone and iPad for free—a huge savings of $10.”
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Extremely rare Apple I sells for $815,000
“Bidding for the extremely rare “Celebration Apple I” being auctioned by CharityBuzz closed today and while the lot failed to break the record for the most amount paid for an Apple I computer, the winning bid nearly topped $1 million dollars. Moments before the lot closed, bidding hit $1.”
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Apple releases iOS 9.3.5 to patch serious security flaws
“Apple on Thursday released iOS 9.3.5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It’s a relatively small download, weighing just 40MB, and the release notes only say that it features an “important security update.”
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Facebook taps Whatsapp user data to target ads
“Two years after its acquisition by Facebook, WhatsApp is changing its privacy policy to allow it to share more information about its mobile app users with its owner.”
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Check out the star-studded lineup of Apple Music Festival 10
“Apple Music Festival 10, which at the London Roundhouse, will be headlined by such acts as Alicia Keys, Bastille, Britney Spears, Calvin Harris, Chance The Rapper, Elton John and others, the company announced Thursday.”
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