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Presto transit card support arrives for Apple Wallet, offers easier access to parts of Canada

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 17, 2024

Getting around Canada just got a bit easier. Apple’s Wallet app now supports the Presto transit card used in Canada’s Ontario province. The card can be used for travel in Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa, and the digital version includes the Express Transit Pass feature, which allows users to tap in and out without having to […]

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Apple offers several ways to watch the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date June 10, 2024

Apple’s 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference starts today and runs through June 14. And like the last four years, it will be mostly an online event, albeit select developers and students will be invited on-site to Apple Park. During today’s keynote speech, Apple is expected to unveil iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15, tvOS 18, watchOS […]

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Rumor: Apple, OpenAI may work to add ChapGPT functionality to iOS 18, other forthcoming operating systems

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date May 31, 2024

Apple and OpenAI may have reached a deal to bring ChatGPT to iOS 18 and Apple’s forthcoming operating system updates in 2024. Per The Information, Apple has been looking to bring AI to its platforms, but in a way that opts for preserving privacy through an on-device method as opposed to the Large Language Models […]

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Code references hint at increased smart home device, Matter support in iOS 17.6 update

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date May 30, 2024
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If you love controlling home accessories via your iPhone, you’re going to like Apple’s upcoming iOS 17.6 update. After examining a recent public code repository, the discovery of implementation source code for Matter, an Apple-backed smart home standard has been found. Matter is also open source, hence its public-facing code repository. The changes reference new […]

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Details begin to surface as to Apple’s AI approach and confidential computing techniques

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date May 30, 2024

Apple may have found a way to process AI data while retaining a measure of user privacy. While the company will use WWDC to unveil its AI strategy within its operating systems, The Information has cited a method that Apple intends to employ confidential computing techniques, which will enable “black box processing”. Typically, cloud services […]

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