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Hardware iOS iPhone News Software

Warby Parker’s Glasses app for iOS uses iPhone X camera to map your face, recommend glasses for you

Ok, this is pretty neat. Even if the iPhone X has been out for less than a week, a few apps are already taking advantage of the handset’s face mapping technology. In the case of glasses retailer Warby Parker, the company is combining its app with the iPhone X’s camera to take maps of people’s […]

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Apple Watch News Software watchOS Wearables

Apple releases watchOS 3.1.1 update

It’s not a huge update, but it’s got some useful stuff to it. On Monday, Apple released watchOS 3.1.1, a minor maintenance update to its watchOS operating system. The update, which requires that the Apple Watch itself be connected to power and have more than 50 percent battery remaining, adds the following fixes and changes:

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Rumor Software

Rumor: Apple purchased Polar Rose facial recognition company for $29 million

It’s the stuff Apple buys out that makes future technology speculation kind of fun. Per TechCrunch, Apple is rumored to have bought a Swedish company Polar Rose. The company has created technology for facial recognition, which could allow for software and devices to recognize unique users. Though neither party has officially confirmed the purchase, Polar […]

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Software

Apple Releases Updates for iPhoto 8, iWork 9, iMovie 8 and iWeb 3

Yesterday, Apple released updates to…well…pretty much everything, so if you’ve got a few free minutes to spare and wanted to use Software Update, you’ll have a field day. First among the updates is the company’s iPhoto 8.0.2 update. The new update, an 87.9 megabyte download, improves overall stability and addresses minor issues in a number […]