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How to upload photos into iCloud Photos from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and icloud․com

iCloud Photos is a valuable feature built into iOS and macOS that allows you to save your photos and videos and keep them in sync across all of your Apple devices. Whether you just got a new device or want to start using the feature for the first time, follow along for how to upload photos into iCloud Photos from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and icloud․com.


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Bluetooth audio codecs explained: Comparing ‘lossless’ vs. ‘lossy’ compression

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the company had already noted its vision well before the iPhone 7 with the original Apple Watch. Years later, the company continues removing the jack in more devices such as iPad Pro.

Today, we’re looking at wireless audio. Specifically, the different Bluetooth audio codecs and why they play an important role in the future of audio. Earlier this year we broke down Bluetooth 5.0 and its role in pushing the wireless revolution forward. Learn more about that here.


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Sonos likely planning new satellite speaker for Playbar to add surround sound, voice control

A new FCC filling from Sonos suggests the company is developing a new satellite speaker to work in conjunction with its existing Playbar soundbar. The filing was first discovered by Variety, who explains that the satellite speaker could bring true surround sound as well as voice control – like Alexa support – to the Playbar.


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Viral ‘Twinning’ app from Popsugar matches selfies with celebrities … and exposed personal photos

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Over the last few days, a Twining app from Popsugar has gone viral across various social media platforms. Essentially, the service allows you to snap a selfie of yourself and get an instant result showing which celebrity you look like most. As it turns out, somewhat unsurprisingly, privacy wasn’t necessarily a focus for Popsugar when developing the Twinning app…


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9to5Toys Last Call: Apple Watch Series 4 $365, Philips Hue HomeKit Lighting 25% off, Anker Gold Box from $11, more

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‘We are, really, the merger of art and technology’ says Beats 1 host Zane Lowe

Beats 1 radio host and DJ Zane Lowe recently spoke with The Globe and Mail in a recently released report on the state of Apple Music as compared to its main competitors. The article details how generally, Apple quickly and confidentially dominates any given market it enters. However, the same hasn’t necessarily held true for the company’s music and radio service as rapidly as Apple might have hoped.


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My wish list for Apple in 2019 – things I’d love but mostly don’t expect

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I’ve already outlined my current take on my Apple devices, and given my report card on Apple’s 2018 hardware. We’ve also looked at what we might expect in 2019. In this piece, I’m giving my Apple wish list for 2019.

My wish list items are not what I expect, but what I’d like in an ideal world. For each, I’ve rated my estimated likelihood of the wish coming true …


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Florida stores: Apple Altamonte closing for renovations January 13th, Aventura and Dadeland expansions planned

Across Florida, Apple will replace or work on remodeling at least four of its retail stores during 2019. As the company rapidly pursues store modernization goals across the United States and internationally, a cascade of renovations both large and small is expected going forward. Today’s announcement of a temporary closure of Apple Altamonte marks the first of many projects beginning in 2019.


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Apple exited the home Wi-Fi market at the wrong time

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One of the more interesting news items of 2018 was Apple discontinuing the AirPort lineup. From the first Airport product to the last final AirPort Extreme, Apple was selling premium Wi-Fi hardware devices at a time when most people I knew were content with a $30 router from Walmart. Since they released their final AirPort product, the market has finally shifted up.

As end-users are starting to load their home networks with more than a single laptop and a few smartphones, people have realized that having a high-quality router (with whole house coverage) is not a luxury. If you want to load your house up with smart home products, multiple iOS devices, Apple TVs, etc., you have to invest in the infrastructure. Plain and simple, Apple exited the home networking business at the exact wrong time.


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Austria is the next country working to impose a tech tax on companies like Apple

Austria is the next European nation looking to impose a specialized ‘tech tax’ on internet giants such as Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. This move follows in the footsteps of France and Germany to take action on a national level rather than awaiting an EU-wide agreement.

Just two weeks ago, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced the new GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) tax would take effect starting January 1. The country hopes to generate as much as 500 million euros in the tax’s first year in effect.


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How to use Jamf Now to remotely manage iPhones, iPads, and Macs

When it comes to managing a fleet of Apple devices in business and education environments, a mobile device management – or MDM – solution can make your life much easier. Jamf Now is a mobile device management solution that allows you to remotely configure settings on all of your iPad, iPhone, and Mac devices with ease and consistency.

Thanks to our sponsor Jamf, try Jamf Now free for three devices.

Here’s how it works.


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Jony Ive and celebrated designer Naoto Fukasawa discuss Apple Park, design values, more in new interview

A new interview between Jony Ive and Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa offers a rare look into the minds of two design icons. Sitting down in Japan to chat last month, the longtime friends shared thoughts on the future of industrial design, Apple Park’s design challenges, and Fukasawa’s influence on Ive and Apple. The interview was published in the February 2019 edition of Japanese design magazine AXIS.


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Year-in-Review: 9 things Apple didn’t announce in 2018 and what to watch for in 2019

As we recapped earlier this week, 2018 was a busy year for Apple. It marked the introduction of three new iPhone models, all-new iPad Pros, new MacBook Pros, a new MacBook Air, and much more. As is always the case, however, there were some new products people were expecting that ultimately didn’t come to fruition.

Read on as we recap 9 things Apple didn’t announce in 2018, and what that might mean for 2019.


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