“Amazon unveiled a host of new devices at a surprise event yesterday, and one of the company’s latest compelling products is the new 4K Fire TV.”
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Month: September 2017
Google Drive Now Supports iOS 11’s Files App
“Following the lead of Dropbox last week, Google Drive’s iOS app has now been updated with full support for the new Files app in iOS 11. This means all Google Drive files can be accessed and managed alongside files from other cloud providers like iCloud Drive and Dropbox.”
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Apple Music hits 30M paid subscribers, but the service isn’t good enough, says Jimmy Iovine
“Apple Music continues to grow, Billboard reporting that it has now hit 30M paid subscribers – up from 27M in June. But Jimmy Iovine, who heads up the service, thinks what Apple is offering to subscribers isn’t yet good enough.”
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Amazon just unleashed five new Echo products
“Amazon hosted a huge event at its headquarters today in Seattle where the company revealed not one, not two, not three, not four, but five Echo-based products. And a new TV dongle! It’s been three years since Amazon first released the Echo and now it’s finally getting a big upgrade.”
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Hands-on with watchOS 4.1 beta 1: Music streaming, new Radio app, and LTE music support [Video]
“As we reported earlier, Apple has just released watchOS 4.1 beta 1 to developers, which brings the promised LTE music streaming to the Series 3 Apple Watch with LTE. WatchOS 4.”
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Amazon debuts new Echo speakers and $70 4K Fire TV to rival HomePod and Apple TV
“Amazon took the stage in Seattle this morning to unveil a handful of new devices ahead of the holiday season. Today’s announcement includes the all-new Echo and Echo Plus Smart Speaker, a smaller Echo Connect, two updated models of its Fire TV streaming media platform and more.”
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Apple says a fix is coming for iPhone 8’s crackling earpiece
“The iPhone 4 had Antennagate, the iPhone 6 Plus had Bendgate, and — at least according to multiple online complaints — the iPhone 8 suffers from Cracklegate. In a statement given to The Verge, Apple confirmed the issue, but said that it only affects a “small number” of handsets.”
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iPhone X confirmed to have 3GB of RAM and 2,716mAh battery
“Apple tends to be notoriously quiet about the internal specs of its phones, particularly when it comes to things like battery size or RAM.”
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Amazon relists Apple TV after refusing to sell it since 2015
“The Apple TV has made a return to Amazon after a nearly two-year absence that began in October 2015. There’s now an order page for the new 64GB Apple TV 4K that’s listed as “ships from and sold by Amazon.”
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Shazam Launches Redesigned, Faster Apple Watch App
“iOS 11 apps have been receiving the most attention in recent weeks, and for good reason – drag and drop, ARKit, and more make it an exciting time for the platform. But watchOS is also seeing significant improvement of late.”
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