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Rumor: Apple to abandon Touch ID in favor of facial recognition for next-gen iPhones

A new KGI Securities investor note has stated that Apple’s Face ID may be the way of the future for upcoming iPhones and could leave Touch ID in the dust. KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo, in a recently published note, said that Apple is likely to go all-in on 3D sensing. The analyst writes that 3D sensing […]

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Apple launches official Instagram account to showcase iPhone photographers’ work

Apple launched its official @apple Instagram account on Monday, wherein the account features a series of photo sets comprised of iPhone photographers’ work. Each album asset is actually a video slideshow of a photographer’s work with an accompanying sound clip of her or him talking about the subject matter. Apple encourages other Instagram users to […]

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Google Assistant app released for iOS

The Google Assistant app has come to iOS. Google announced the release of its Assistant app for iOS at its I/O developer conference today. The virtual assistant will arrive soon as a standalone app for iPhone, initially for users in the US. Previously the Siri competitor was only available through its Allo messaging app and […]

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Microsoft releases Visual Studio development tools for Mac

If you’re interested in writing Visual Studio code on your Mac, this might be for you. Following an extended preview for developers, Microsoft has released Visual Studio for Mac at the company’s Build 2017 developer conference this week. Microsoft offered the following comment about the release today: We are happy to announce the release of […]

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Apple CarPlay, Android Auto go head to head in comparison video

In an informal – but funny – showdown between Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto, the mighty Yuri and Jakub hopped into a car and tested both systems out in terms of voice recognition, finding directions and making quick calls from your car. The results speak for themselves, especially when Siri comes into play.