Apple this week agreed to terms outlined by the Writers Guild of America’s master contract that provide its writers with a better set of benefits than directed by the body’s minimum guidelines, a strategy expected to impact future WGA negotiations with competing streaming services.
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For most of Apple’s installed base, WWDC is a dramatic keynote address detailing the future of Apple’s platforms–sometimes involving hardware product launches. But for attendees, the week-long conference is an opportunity to gain deeper insight into how things work in a series of Sessions; direct access to Apple’s engineers in a series of Labs and the opportunity to meet and share experiences with other developers working on similar problems at Get-Togethers and other events, including the Thursday Bash.
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With the unveiling of iOS 12 at Apple’s WWDC, Craig Federighi mentioned the company’s focus on performance in its upcoming operating system update. AppleInsider starts speed testing the iOS 12 developer beta, comparing it with iOS 11 running on an iPhone X, to see how much faster it really is.
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The Philadelphia 76ers general manager has resigned after controversy involving his wife’s anonymous Twitter accounts sharing inside info on team matters.
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The Home app is once more spotting the AirPort Express in iOS 12, raising the hopes for devotees of the now cancelled hardware.
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Flat-pack furniture giant Ikea has prototypes of its upcoming, low-cost Symfonisk line, the first products to come from IKEA’s partnership with Sonos.
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iOS 12 has a long-awaited “Digital Health” suite of enhancements, which along with other tweaks will greatly help users live a less stressful digital life. AppleInsider delves into all of iOS 12’s quality of life improvements, and talks about how they’ll help the iPhone-addicted.
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Amazon on Thursday revealed the Fire TV Cube, its latest media streamer, poised to intensify competition with the Apple TV 4K.
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Apple’s recent codification of free app trials in App Store guidelines is really just cementing an existing practice, and still leaves many problems on the table for developers and consumers alike.
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Continuing Apple’s push into the health space, the company has done some research on a low-profile blood pressure measurement system compatible with technologies like the iPhone and Apple Watch.
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