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European Commission abolishes roaming charges, changes en route

This’ll come in handy if you’re hitting the road soon. A new European Union law came into effect on Thursday that abolishes roaming charges for people using mobile phones abroad. The new rules mean that European citizens traveling within the EU that call, text, and browse the internet on their mobile devices will be charged […]

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Apple announces HomePod speaker at WWDC, will ship device in December

Apple’s much-rumored speaker is en route. Apple today announced its speaker, the HomePod a wireless speaker powered by Apple’s A8 chip with Siri integration that’s just under 7 inches tall. Phil Schiller, the company’s VP of Worldwide Marketing, offered the following comment: “HomePod packs powerful speaker technology, Siri intelligence and wireless access to the entire […]

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Apple Maps feature to support Japanese transit data in iOS 10

This could be pretty nifty if you’re traveling to Japan this fall or next year. Apple in a recent update to its Japanese website confirmed local transit data will arrive in Maps when iOS 10 launches this fall, further expanding the feature’s reach into Asia. The feature was quietly announced in an update to the […]

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Microsoft announces Cortana for iOS, Android devices, cites release date for later this year

If you were thinking of dropping Siri for another personal assistant, Microsoft has something on the way. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Cortana personal digital assistant will be available for iOS and Android devices later this year. Windows 10 will also feature a new “Phone Companion” app as a central place for PC users […]

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Apple releases iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 build to developer community, looks to resolve recently-discovered lock screen security hole

This could be useful. Per MacNN, Apple on Thursday pushed a new beta build to the developer community of its iOS mobile operating system designed to address a bug that can allow users to get past an iPhone lock screen even when a secure passcode is enabled. iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 is available to members […]