By news@appleinsider.com (Stephen Silver) At WWDC, Craig Federighi announced SharePlay, a new feature that will allow sharing of streaming content on FaceTime calls across the entire ecosystem.SharePlay”We love enjoying shared experiences, and so we built SharePlay,” Federighi said during the iOS portion of the WWDC keynote. “SharePlay is a powerful new set of features for shared experiences that you can enjoy when you’re on a FaceTime call.”…
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has introduced iOS 15 at WWDC 2021, an update that will be arriving on iPhones when it is released to the public this fall, and very soon as a developer beta.As is tradition for Apple’s developer conference, the company has used its …
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) This week on the HomeKit Insider podcast, the highly anticipated HomeRun 2 app is now officially available, as is Nanoleaf’s new wood-effect smart light. And, among this week’s many …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Google is going to change how it works with other companies regarding its online advertising business, as part of a settlement with France’s competition authority that involved a fine of 220 million euros ($267.5 million).A probe by the French regulator determined Google had abused its market power in online advertising, the authority revealed on Monday. To end the probe and to appease the regulator, Google agreed to pay the 220 million euro fine, and to change its policies and how its advertising business works to encourage more competition.”The decision to sanction Google is of particular significance because it’s the first decision in the world focusing on the complex algorithmic auction processes on which the online ad business relies,” antitrust head Isabelle de Silva …