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Some 2018 Lexus models eligible for $199 CarPlay update

If you snagged a Lexus in 2018, you might be able to add CarPlay functionality to it via a $199 upgrade. Lexus recently announced that it is bringing CarPlay to some older vehicles, following the launch of CarPlay in new 2019 Lexus vehicles last September.  CarPlay functionality can be installed in the 2018 LS, LC, RC, RC F, and NX, and […]

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Parts shortage leads to some Apple Watch Series 2 units being upgraded to Series 3 units after bringing them in for repairs

This may be the best news given a lackluster situation. Until further notice, customers receiving repairs of the 38mm aluminum Apple Watch Series 2 will be fulfilled with equivalent Series 3 models due to a temporary shortage of unspecified parts, according to an internal document shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers today.  The internal […]

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Toyota begins offering CarPlay retrofits to some 2018 models

This is definitely nifty. Per Car and Driver, Toyota is beginning the process of retrofitting select 2018 cars with both Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa. At this point, owners of the 2018 Camry sedan and Sienna minivan are being offered the option to have CarPlay added to their car. At this point, those are the […]

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iCloud for Windows upgrade apparently blocked under Windows 10 version 1809 build

If you’ve been using iCloud on your Windows 10 partition, you’re not going to like this. Microsoft is apparently preventing users of Apple’s iCloud for Windows tool from updating Windows 10 to the latest build, the update offering a new warning for version 1809 of the Microsoft operating system advising the iCloud software is not […]

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The first Yale/August Home locks will arrive in October, complete with HomeKit, auto-unlock, and Siri-based features

This qualifies as pretty nifty. When Yale’s parent company purchased August Home in 2017, it promised to ‘create the future of smart residential doors.’ Yale is currently taking the first step in that direction with two new Yale locks incorporating August technology. The nifty bit: While Yale has made HomeKit-compatible smart locks for a while […]