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Fueled by Apple Watch sales growth, smartwatches take over wearables market

August 31, 2017 mactips

The wearable market is at a tipping point, with smartwatch sales showing strong growth on the back of popular devices like Apple Watch, while basic fitness bands slumped for the first time, according to fresh segment statistics.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple AirPods dominant, despite late entrance in ‘totally wireless headphone’ market segment

August 31, 2017 mactips

A new market analysis of the headphone market suggests that Apple’s AirPods have driven the growth of the totally wireless headphone subcategory, accounting for nearly 85 percent of sales in the segment, as measured by dollars in the US.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple updates iTunes Affiliate program with new iTunes Store Credit payment option

August 31, 2017 mactips

Apple on Thursday announced a change to its iTunes Affiliate program, allowing members to receive commissions in the form of iTunes Store Credit instead of direct electronic bank transfers.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Netatmo says Apple’s HomeKit coming to Welcome & Presence security cams

August 31, 2017 mactips

Netatmo on Thursday said that two of its flagship smarthome products, the Welcome and Presence security cameras, will gain support for Apple’s HomeKit later in 2017 via firmware updates.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Lyft expands ridesharing, offers complete coverage in 40 US states

August 31, 2017 mactips

The second-biggest U.S. ridesharing service, Lyft, has dramatically expanded the number of states in which it offers full coverage, putting it on better footing with its main competition, Uber.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Sony, Bang & Olufsen combatting Apple AirPods with new wireless earbuds

August 31, 2017 mactips

Two new wireless Bluetooth earbuds arriving from Bang & Olufsen and Sony, with the pair trying to match Apple in functionality and popularity, if not in price.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

High Sierra’s APFS optimized for flash storage & SSD, incompatible with legacy HDDs and possibly Fusion Drives

August 31, 2017 mactips

The new APFS brings notable enhancements to High Sierra and iOS, but on the Mac it appears that legacy hard drives are completely incompatible with the technology and at least at launch that Fusion drives may not be either.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple calls for FCC to keep ‘strong, enforceable’ net neutrality protections

August 31, 2017 mactips

Apple has written to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in support for the concept of net neutrality, with its four-page commentary arguing for the government agency to “retain strong, enforceable open internet protections” instead of rolling back the rules forbidding “fast lane” internet connections.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

DJI intros quieter Mavic Pro Platinum drone, adds ‘Sphere’ camera mode to Spark

August 31, 2017 mactips

DJI on Thursday made several updates to its drone line, the biggest being the Mavic Pro Platinum, a new model that refines its predecessor’s performance.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

Apple short-cycles test releases, makes ninth developer betas of iOS 11, tvOS 11 available

August 31, 2017 mactips

Just three days after the last release, Apple has made the ninth beta of iOS 11, and tvOS available for developers to test — suggesting a release is imminent in conjunction with new products that need the operating systems to function.

Source:: Apple Insider

      

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