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Apple announces Flipboard-like app News, new rich media format for news items; publishers keep revenues from ads they sell, 70% from iAd ads; kills Newsstand — For news organizations, this was the most important set of Apple announcements in years — There wasn't a lot of buildup beforehand …
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iOS 9: Proactive Assistant, Pay in UK, News app, multitasking on iPad, more; public beta in July, final release this fall — Apple Previews iOS 9 — Apple® today unveiled iOS 9, giving a preview of new iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch® software that will be available this fall.| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Apple shows off new ‘Move to iOS’ app to make it easier to switch from Android — As part of iOS 9, Apple today has announced a new app called Move to iOS that makes the transition from Android to iPhone more seamless for the user. While the app went unannounced during the WWDC keynote …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils iCloud monitoring for iOS HomeKit accessories, support for new sensors, security systems — We previously detailed Apple's plans to introduce a new app for its HomeKit platform, and today the company officially took the wraps off the project. Through iCloud, the new app …
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The Next Web, Gizmodo, Macworld, The Verge, Business Insider, Engadget and TechnoBuffalo
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Apple Announces Proactive Assistant, Its Google Now Competitor — Apple today announced ‘Proactive,’ its rumored Google Now competitor and update to Siri, which will launch with iOS 9. The proactive assistant is a mix of Google Now and similar tools that aim to make the user's life easier …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Apple announces version 2 of its Swift programming language, plans to open-source it — Apple will open-source its Swift programming language — Apple is taking a big step to make its Swift programming language more and more pervasive. The language's compiler and libraries for iOS …
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Apple Developer, AdExchanger, BetaNews, eWeek, Laptop Mag, Macworld, Mercury News, The Register, The Next Web, MacRumors and The Next Web
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Apple announces Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan coming for free this fall with revamped Spotlight search, better window management, improved performance, Metal API — Apple Announces Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan — At its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Apple just announced … | Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
CarPlay is adding support for different display sizes, automaker apps, and wireless — On stage at WWDC today, Apple's Craig Federighi announced a few big new features for CarPlay. First up, cars can now use different display sizes and high-DPI screens — good news for the look and feel …
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Apple Music launching June 30 on iOS, Mac, and PC with 3 months free, then $9.99 per month, coming to Apple TV and Android phones this fall — Introducing Apple Music — All The Ways You Love Music. All in One Place. — Apple® today unveiled Apple Music™, a single …
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Tweets: @ahess247, @joshconstine and @joshconstine
See also Mediagazer| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Spotify plans more competitive pricing to match Apple Music's family plan of $14.99 for up to six people — Spotify plans to match Apple Music's very cheap family plan — Apple rolled out its new music service today. It has the very original name of Apple Music.| The Verge: |
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Re/code, TechCrunch, The Next Web, NEWS.com.au, Gizmodo, AdExchanger, Engadget, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, MacStories, TechCrunch, Tech Trader Daily, WebProNews, Variety, VentureBeat, Macworld, O'Grady's PowerPage, Globe and Mail, Techvibes Global News, Gotta Be Mobile, The Register, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, The Technology Chronicles, iMore, Engadget, bizjournals and CNET
Tweets: @johnpaczkowski and @startupljackson
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Apple Previews New Apple Watch Software — watchOS 2 Introduces Native Third-Party Apps, New Watch Faces & Enhanced Communications Features — Apple® today previewed watchOS™ 2, the first major software update for Apple Watch™, giving developers the tools to build faster …
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| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Hospira hospital drug pump vulnerability lets hacker remotely send fatal dose — Hacker Can Send Fatal Dose to Hospital Drug Pumps — When security researcher Billy Rios reported earlier this year that he'd found vulnerabilities in a popular drug infusion pump that would allow a hacker …
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Billy (BK) Rios, Computerworld, The Hill, Gizmodo and SC Magazine
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| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Apple to require 6-digit passcodes on newer iPhones, iPads under iOS 9 — Stronger passcode ups the ante: there will be one million possible permutations. — As part of its iOS 9 announcement on Monday, Apple revealed that all newer iDevices equipped with TouchID and running the newer version …
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Fone Arena, SamMobile, Phandroid, Quartz, The Verge and TodaysiPhone.com
| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Numbers from WWDC: Siri 40% faster, 100B apps downloaded, $30B paid to developers, 2,500 Apple Pay banks — Numbers from WWDC: Siri gets 40% faster, more accurate, 2500 Apple Pay banks, iOS/OS X growth, more — Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the company's WWDC keynote presentation today …
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Messaging app Jott works without a data plan or WiFi connection, hits 500K active users in US, mostly junior high and high school students — Messaging App Jott Is Blowing Up Among Junior High And High Schoolers — As Facebook and YikYak try to grow a younger audience … | Rob Price / Business Insider: |
Facebook has scrapped its secret plan to build a $500 million satellite to provide cheap internet in the developing world — Facebook has scrapped its secret plan to build a $500 million satellite to provide cheap internet in the developing world — Facebook has scrapped its previously unknown plans …
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