The Verge

JANUARY 2, 2022

So this year, Samsung is opting for a different approach: it’s taking smaller strides in hardware and focusing more of its efforts on software refinement and new features. The first part of the new user experience is what Samsung calls the Media Screen. There will of course be personalized recommendations as well. Image: Samsung.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Image: Apple. Apple’s big Mac event delivered three new computers — a new MacBook Air , a new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, and a new Mac mini. That’s the official name for the Arm-based Apple Silicon the company is going to migrate all of its Mac computers over to. But to be blunt, I expected big battery claims from Apple.

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Vox

JANUARY 29, 2021

Apple is rolling out new privacy protections that could affect Facebook’s data-driven ad business. Facebook and Apple’s fight over your data is heating up. Now Facebook is considering suing Apple, and Apple is digging in its heels. Apple is not backing down. Apple shrugged and continued with its ATT rollout plans.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Typically, Apple’s September events mark the arrival of Apple’s latest and greatest smartphones, but you shouldn’t expect to see them on Tuesday, according to The Verge ’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and other well-connected journalists. The event’s “Time Flies” moniker suggests we’ll see Apple Watches at the very least.

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The Verge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Apple is set to unveil the new Apple Watch Series 6 this week. It’s also rumored to be creating a new, lower-cost version of the Apple Watch instead of just dropping the price on an older model. The Apple Watch is, without a doubt, a health device first. Anyway, I’m glad the Apple Watch finally found its place.

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The Verge

JUNE 6, 2021

Apple needs a distraction, and it needs one fast. On Monday, the company will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference ( WWDC 2021 ) during one of the most fraught moments for developer relations in Apple history. While Apple emerged from the Epic v. We treat every developer the same.” Tweets by Marco Arment.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Samsung has been trying to elbow its way into the productivity tablet conversation for years, but it’s never quite reached the level of Apple or Microsoft in terms of functionality, quality, or popularity. Hardware and Design. In terms of hardware, there’s very little to complain about with either model.

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Galido

JULY 25, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - The Power of Social Media and Impact of Technology on Online Business Campaign - Information Technology Blog. Here are some of the latest trends that you may observe these days in small business marketing: Power of Social Media – Get More Socialized. Use Mobile for Instagram Marketing.

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Galido

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Information Technology Blog - - 2018 iPhone Launch: What Your Privacy Means to Apple - Information Technology Blog. In the long-lasting battle between Android and Apple, it is fair to say that both brands are head to head. But when you ask an Apple user the same question, he will say “Because Apple is Apple.”.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Apple has upgraded their sound, added new features like spatial audio head tracking, made them more durable with IPX4 water resistance, and lengthened their battery life. The AirPods Pro and AirPods Max didn’t even exist the last time Apple refreshed its standard AirPods. But nope: they still only come in white.

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Vox

MARCH 4, 2021

Marco Ravagli/Barcroft Media via Getty Images. It comes after every other big media company has rolled out its own streaming service. Meanwhile, only 34 percent of new 2020 Apple TV+ subscribers are still paying for the service now. Three charts that explain the streaming wars.

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The Verge

JANUARY 18, 2021

The latest update to ubiquitous open-source media player VLC is here, and it comes with native support for Apple silicon Mac computers — the new versions of the MacBook Pro , the MacBook Air , and the Mac mini with Apple’s own M1 processor. on an Apple silicon Mac in order to get the optimized version. VLC 3.0.12

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Vox

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale February 2, but it will take some time before people figure out what to do with it. Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple’s mixed reality headset heralds a new era of “spatial computing.” It’s not clear what Apple thinks you should do with its mixed reality headset right now.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 20, 2021

Apple has been long overdue for a revamp of its pricey set-top box. Now, it’s finally here. Read more.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

But Fraunhofer says VVC could be a path forward for the industry, as almost every major hardware and software company is currently tied up in a messy patent royalty system that dictates how much various stakeholders must pay to use different compression and transmission standards for devices, websites, and apps.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Platform-exclusive content is one of the best ways to juice hardware sales, and Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West , announced via Instagram that his next album, Donda 2, “will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player. Not on Apple Amazon Spotify or YouTube.”. Jay Z made Tidal and fake media attacked him.

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Gizmodo

JUNE 1, 2021

After Google and Apple reached a deal to bring the Apple TV app to Android TV devices late last year, this week Nvidia has now added support for Apple TV to its Shield TV devices. Read more.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

For late 2020, the company is releasing the Smart Monitor, which it claims is the first monitor to combine over-the-top media services, mobile connectivity, and remote PC capabilities. They’re even AirPlay 2-compatible, making it easy to cast from Apple devices. A 32-inch 4K monitor called the M7 is also coming that costs $400.

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Gizmodo

APRIL 21, 2021

Friends, family, past and current Apple TV users, we are gathered here today to mourn the loss of the very best remote for streaming. Read more.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

2021 will have been the year that Apple finally embraced lossless music streaming and prices for hi-fi listening came down at Amazon and Tidal. Apple Music rolled out lossless and hi-res playback in June, offering the improved audio quality at no extra charge. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Sony confirmed in a blog post on Thursday that six entertainment apps will be available on the PS5 on November 12th: Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Netflix, Spotify, Twitch, and YouTube. The PS5 media remote will include dedicated launch buttons for Disney Plus, Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify. Image: Sony.

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The Verge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Social media conglomerate Meta is the latest tech company to build an “AI supercomputer” — a high-speed computer designed specifically to train machine learning systems. AI supercomputers and regular supercomputers can’t necessarily be compared apples to apples. Servers at a Facebook datacenter. Photo: Vjeran Pavic.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2021

On these specific TV sets, AirPlay 2 should function the same on Apple’s own Apple TV, allowing you to send audio and video from your phone, tablet, or computer to the big screen and control playback from your device. Apple already has an in with Amazon’s devices — the Apple TV Plus app came to Fire TVs in 2019.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2021

Roku, one of the leading hardware companies in the streaming space, is trying to push more into software. As competition in the hardware space increases, finding new legs up over competition — in this case, original content — is a must. Quibi content could also be streamed to compatible TVs via AirPlay and Chromecast.

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Spearline Testing

AUGUST 24, 2022

While WebRTC’s availability across all major browsers and on native clients for all major platforms is undoubtedly a good thing, the result is a massive disparity in media quality that hinges on issues of frame size, frame-rate, codecs, bitrate, latency, and transport protocols. Quality of users’ hardware. Let’s get to it.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Much like on iOS (which added HomeKit device control to Apple’s Control Center menu in iOS 10), you’ll be able to easily control your Google Home-connected smart devices from anywhere in Android. Easy media switching controls. One-time permission. Think of it like the AirPlay icon in iOS’s Control Center but for Google speakers.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Netflix noted in its blog that “we are working with external partners to enable more and more devices for AV1 streaming,” so hopefully more hardware will be compatible soon. Select Android TV devices with Android OS 10 and above. And the company also says it’s “exploring” the possibility of AV1 streams with HDR.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 14, 2023

He oversees the company’s Echo hardware line and its Alexa voice assistant business, among other initiatives. The company’s hardware business model focused on selling devices at cost and generating profit from consumer purchases. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news Monday afternoon.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Microsoft’s first version of Windows might not have been well received, but it kick-started a battle between Apple, IBM, and Microsoft to provide computing to the masses. While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. Carol Halebia.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

It’s great for Apple Arcade games that support controllers. Unlike most controller accessories made thus far, the Backbone One is a hybrid of tightly integrated hardware and software. If we’re looking at the hardware, it’s arguably the best of its kind yet.

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CTOvision

MARCH 11, 2016

This post provides an update on the ongoing battle between Apple and the U.S. On February 9, 2016, FBI Director James Comey announced that the FBI was unable to unlock the iPhone and requests Apple to help. Apple concluded it could not help to the extend required to access the phone data. All Writs Act. 1651 (“AWA”).

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Vox

MARCH 7, 2024

Apple , Microsoft , the oil company Saudi Aramco — and, as of 2024, Nvidia. The company doesn’t exactly make a shiny product attached to your hand all day, every day, as Apple does. . | Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The company you might not have heard of is now worth $2 trillion — more than Google or Amazon.

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The Verge

JULY 20, 2020

The company tests out its autonomous vehicle hardware and software in both Chrysler Pacifica minivans — also popular with Urmson’s former employers at Waymo (née Google) — and Class 8 tractor trailers. Aurora newly acquired a LIDAR sensor maker , debuted its own in-house LIDAR , hired a VP of hardware , and took an investment from Amazon.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Facebook plans to spend at least $10 billion this year on Facebook Reality Labs, its metaverse division tasked with creating AR and VR hardware, software, and content. “We Facebook blames a number of factors for this: COVID-19, the economy, and Apple’s recent ad-tracking changes — something we saw last week when Snap reported earnings , too.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 21, 2012

I did a couple of interviews today about the news that Apple’s market capitalization of $622 billion is the highest ever in absolute dollars (though not in inflation-adjusted terms). In the interview below I discuss some of the current landscape for Apple. Neuroscientists have likened Apple fanaticism to religious experience.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Not everyone is making a return to this year’s in-person event ( Sony , Lenovo , and some media outlets including The Verge aren’t attending) but it almost feels like the show is back to full strength. But it’s also an event that’s going to show off exactly how much the smartphone industry has shifted in recent years.

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