One Drop Glucose Monitor Gains Personal Diabetes Assistant and Health Records Integration

Thursday January 31, 2019 11:52 am PST by
One Drop, a company known for its iPhone-connected One Drop Blood Glucose Monitor, today announced the launch of a new Personal Diabetes Assistant and integration with the Health Records feature on iPhone. The One Drop Personal Diabetes Assistant is designed to encourage One Drop users to better adhere to medication times, eating plans, and blood glucose monitoring. Users can get regular...

Criterion Collection Launching $11/Month Streaming Service in April, Coming to tvOS and iOS

Thursday January 31, 2019 7:34 am PST by
The Criterion Collection has announced the upcoming launch of an all-new streaming service aimed at classic movie fans, called the "Criterion Channel." Launching on April 8 in the United States and Canada, Criterion Channel will include over 1,000 classic and contemporary films for $10.99/month (via Variety). Image via The Criterion Channel/Variety Subscribers will also be able to pay $99.99...

FuboTV Rolls Out Apple TV App Integration

Thursday January 31, 2019 7:03 am PST by
FuboTV this week has quietly rolled out support for the TV app on Apple TV, allowing subscribers to connect their FuboTV account with the TV app and keep track of all the shows and movies they watch within FuboTV. For those keeping track, this means that FuboTV is now the second live TV streaming service to integrate with Apple's TV app, following PlayStation Vue last October. Users can...

Hulu's New 'Pause Ad' Experience Coming Q2 2019, Will Not Play Audio/Video Every Time You Pause

Thursday January 31, 2019 6:54 am PST by
Last month, Hulu began talking about a new form of advertising it had in the works that it called "pause ads." At the time, the company said it tested numerous versions of the format, but they all boiled down to showing subscribers some form of advertising every time they hit pause on a video in Hulu. The final version of pause ads has now been decided, and they'll begin rolling out in the...

UltraViolet Digital Movie Locker Service Will Close on July 31, 2019

Thursday January 31, 2019 6:33 am PST by
Cloud movie locker service UltraViolet will officially shut down on July 31, 2019. The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) announced the closure late last night, and will begin informing users of the service's end throughout today (via Variety). Image via DECE/Variety Between January 31 and July 31, 2019, users will be able to keep accessing their UltraViolet Library, purchase new...

Intel Names Robert Swan CEO Following Reports That Apple's Johny Srouji Was a Candidate

Thursday January 31, 2019 6:23 am PST by
Intel today announced that it has appointed Robert Swan as its new CEO, ending the chipmaker's long search for a new leader. Swan had served as Intel's interim CEO since Brian Krzanich resigned seven months ago after violating the company's non-fraternization policy. Early reports indicated Swan was not interested in the role on a permanent basis, but he has evidently changed his mind and...

'Rome: Total War' iOS Update Brings New Playable Factions and Game Features

Thursday January 31, 2019 3:31 am PST by
Feral has pushed out an update to ROME: Total War that brings some welcome enhancements to the acclaimed strategy game on iOS. First up, v1.10 adds eight more playable factions to the war theater, significantly increasing the strategy options available in the game. Using the new Unlock All Factions option in the settings screen, players are now free to choose from up to 19 factions,...

Best AirPods Deals for November 2024

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Apple first launched the AirPods in December 2016, allowing users to listen to audio streamed from their iPhone or another Bluetooth device without the hassle of untangling a mess of EarPods wires. The second-generation AirPods Pro were announced in fall 2022 with an upgraded H2 chip that provides up to twice as much active noise cancellation, and in fall 2023 a new USB-C model was introduced. ...

DirecTV Now Lost 267K Subscribers Last Quarter, Partly Due to End of Apple TV Offer

Wednesday January 30, 2019 8:51 am PST by
DirecTV Now today reported that it lost 267,000 subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2018, causing the service to dip from 1.8 million subscribers in Q1 2018 to 1.6 million in Q4 (via TechCrunch). Despite the decline, DirecTV Now is still at the forefront of the streaming TV market, second to SlingTV as of last fall. In AT&T's fourth quarter earnings report, the company attributed this...

Beats 1's Zane Lowe to Keynote Music Business Conference in Nashville as Apple Music Crosses 50M Paying Subscribers

Wednesday January 30, 2019 8:45 am PST by
The Music Business Association today announced that Beats 1 anchor Zane Lowe will be the keynote speaker at its 2019 conference on May 5 at 5 p.m. local time. The event will take place at the JW Marriott in Nashville. In addition to his Beats 1 role, Lowe is the Global Head of Artist Relations for Apple Music. The Grammy-nominated producer and DJ has been part of ‌Apple Music‌ since its...

Cardiogram App for Apple Watch Gains Premium Service With Cross-Platform Family Mode, Doctor Sharing

Wednesday January 30, 2019 8:00 am PST by
Popular Apple Watch heart rate monitoring app Cardiogram today launched a new premium service that includes data sharing options and a cross-platform Family Mode designed to allow remote monitoring of a loved one's wearable data. If a person with an Android phone has an aging parent with an Apple Watch and wants to keep an eye on the parent's wearable data for health reasons, for example,...

Deals Spotlight: Apple's Smart Battery Cases for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR Discounted by $11

Wednesday January 30, 2019 6:54 am PST by
Amazon and B&H Photo this week have introduced the first straight price discount on Apple's just-released Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. The sales are discounting the price of the new accessory by about $11. Visit the MacRumors YouTube channel to watch our hands-on video with the new cases The cases are priced the same across Amazon and B&H Photo. Check out the full list...

Foxconn's Wisconsin Site Will No Longer Be a Factory for Smartphone Displays, Instead Focusing on R&D

Wednesday January 30, 2019 5:24 am PST by
Foxconn is once again changing plans for its upcoming Wisconsin-based plant in the United States, according to a new report out today by Reuters. Originally set to produce large television displays, and then small to medium displays for smartphones, the location will now pivot to become largely focused on research and development. Foxconn intends to hire "mostly engineers and researchers"...

Samsung Begins Mass Production of 1TB Flash Storage Chip Suitable for iPhones

Wednesday January 30, 2019 5:00 am PST by
Samsung has started developing what ">it says is the first one terabyte embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) storage chip, powered by the company's fifth-generation V-NAND. Most Android phones include a microSD slot that lets owners upgrade the internal capacity of their device, but the new 1TB chip will offer storage capacity levels comparable to notebooks without the need for additional...

Apple's Services Revenue Up 19% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2019, Hits New All-Time High

Tuesday January 29, 2019 2:27 pm PST by
Apple's services category, which includes iTunes, the App Store, the Mac App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and AppleCare is an increasingly important revenue driver for Apple amid stagnating iPhone sales, and services growth is once again hitting an all time high. During the first fiscal quarter of 2019, Apple's services segment brought in $10.9 billion in revenue, up from the $9.1 billion...

Apple Now Has 1.4 Billion Active Devices Worldwide

Tuesday January 29, 2019 2:19 pm PST by
Apple CEO Tim Cook today announced that its active installed base of devices has hit 1.4 billion, a milestone the company hit at the end of December. Apple's active installed base includes the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch models in use around the world. Of the 1.4 billion active devices, 900 million of those are iPhones. The new 1.4 billion milestone comes...

Apple's 'Wearables, Home and Accessories' Category Now Bringing in More Revenue Than iPad, and Soon Mac

Tuesday January 29, 2019 1:48 pm PST by
Apple's "Wearables, Home, and Accessories" category, which used to be called the "Other" category, has surpassed the iPad in revenue and is closing in on the Mac lineup as well. The Wearables, Home, and Accessories category brought in $7.3 billion during the quarter, compared to $6.7 billion for ‌iPad‌ and $7.4 billion for Mac. Overall, Wearables, Home and Accessories category growth was up...

Gmail Redesign for iOS Rolling Out Starting Today

Tuesday January 29, 2019 12:17 pm PST by
Google today announced that its mobile apps for Android and iOS are gaining a new look to bring them in line with the design changes and new features that were previously made available on the web. With the updated version of Gmail for iOS, attachments like photos can be viewed without opening or scrolling through a conversation. There are clear alerts when an incoming email looks...