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Apple today announced John Giannandrea, who handles machine learning and AI for the company, has been promoted to the Apple’s executive team and is now listed on the Apple Leadership page as a senior vice president. Giannandrea joined Apple as its chief of machine learning and AI strategy in April 2018, stealing him away from Google where he ran Google’s search and artificial intelligence unit. At the time, Apple said Giannandrea would…

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In late 2017, T-Mobile announced plans for a “disruptive” internet TV service, set to launch at some point in 2018. T-Mobile isn’t going to make that release date, however, with the rollout pushed back until 2019. According to Bloomberg, T-Mobile is delaying its TV service because the “project proved much more complex than expected.” T-Mobile executives faced the difficult choice of either offering a garden-variety streaming platform – a service that lets…

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Shortly after the new 2018 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models shipped out to customers, some MacRumors readers found bends in their tablets. Unsurprisingly, new iPad owners were upset and disappointed to find unwanted defects in devices that cost hundreds of dollars, but according to new information from Apple, a slight bend isn’t out of the ordinary. Apple told The Verge that some 2018 iPad Pro models are indeed shipping with a…

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Transit directions for Apple Maps have recently expanded to Belgium, Manila in the Philippines, Switzerland, Wyoming, and Iowa, Apple confirmed today in an update to its Feature Availability page for iOS. In these locations, Apple Maps users can get directions using the transit options available in their states or countries. Apple actually implemented transit directions in these locales over the course of the last few months, but the Feature Availability page is…

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Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 5.1.3 update to developers, a little over a week after seeding the first beta and nearly two weeks after releasing watchOS 5.1.2. Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General –> Software update. To install the update,…

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If you’ve noticed Facebook continuing to deliver location-based ads even with all location services disabled, you’re not alone, and that’s because Facebook continues to use data like your IP address to determine your location for ad delivery purposes. Facebook’s lack of an option to disable location tracking for ad targeting was highlighted in a Medium post shared today by Aleksandra Korolova, assistant professor of Computer Science at USC. Korolova noticed that Facebook…

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When tvOS 12 was introduced back in June of 2018, Apple announced a new Zero Sign-on feature, a followup to Single sign-on. Zero Sign-on is designed to let you sign into all TV apps automatically when connected to your TV provider’s broadband. At the same time, Apple said the feature would first work with Charter Spectrum, with support expected to be implemented “later this year,” aka some point before December 31, 2018….

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The Catalyst Waterproof AirPods Case, designed to protect your AirPods case from liquids, is now available from the Apple online store and Apple retail locations. Priced at $29.95, the Catalyst Case is made from a soft, durable silicone material that keeps water and dust out and protects the AirPods from drops and bumps. The silicone material, which comes in black, white, and a special glow in the dark shade, is supple and…

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Qualcomm on December 10 scored a victory in its ongoing legal battle with Apple after winning an import ban on the iPhone 6s through the iPhone X. The ban was enacted after a Chinese court said that the older iPhones infringe on two of Qualcomm’s patents related to resizing and reformatting photos for wallpaper and switching between apps. After the court’s ruling, Apple said that the patented features were software related rather…

Apple this evening shared several new Apple Watch Series 4 tutorial videos on its YouTube channel, walking Apple Watch owners through features that include watch face customization, Walkie-Talkie, Activity rings, customizing workout metrics, locating an iPhone from Apple Watch, and streaming Apple Music. All of the videos are about 30 to 40 seconds in length and are designed for those who are new to the Apple Watch, though the content may also…