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Tag: Messages
5 new features in Apple’s much improved iOS 11 Messages
The Messages app on iOS 11 is a heck of a lot better than iOS 10, yet it doesn’t look all that different…
Fix Messages syncing between your Mac and iPhone
After purchasing a new 27-inch iMac, I noticed that Messages wouldn’t sync…
The sneaky psychology of Apple Pay – and how it could cost you or something
Paying someone through your phone has never been easier…
Apple Pay person-to-person payments: Cupertino’s Venmo killer
Apple is beefing up its mobile wallet with the addition of a Venmo-like payments service…
Apple’s iOS 11 brings powerful new features to iPhone and iPad this fall
Apple today previewed iOS 11, a major update to the world’s most advanced mobile operating system…
Why Google Assistant can’t beat Apple’s Siri for iPhone users
Some people think Google’s virtual assistant beats Siri in reliability and capability…
Google Assistant features that Apple’s Siri can’t currently match
Earlier this week, Google finally put the Google Assistant onto iPhones..
Alphabet to push Google Assistant to iPhone as standalone app via Apple’s App Store
Google is set to announce a version of its AI-powered assistant for Apple Inc.’s iPhone as soon as Wednesday…
Apple invention reveals Siri deeply integrated into Messages
Apple in a patent application published Thursday details a method of integrating an intelligent virtual assistant…
Apple Cash: Cupertino in talks to finally launch money-transfer service
Apple’s on-again, off-again flirtation with building its own money-transfer service…
Apple issues Earth Day fitness challenge to Apple Watch users
Earth Day is this Saturday, and in celebration Apple is launching the latest Apple Watch Challenge…
Apple’s Messages’ blue bubble keeps me firmly on iPhone
Samsung’s Galaxy S8, like all Android phones, lacks a tiny blue-bubbled wonder: iMessage…
Apple Music is coming to Facebook Messenger
Apple will be introducing an Apple Music chat extension to Facebook Messenger…
Apple’s new Clips app could help businesses break into video on social media
Apple’s newest video app Clips, released in early April, makes it easy for professionals to create mobile videos…
Microsoft launches social networking app ‘Who’s In’ via Apple’s App Store for iMessage
Microsoft launched a new app for Apple’s iMessage App Store today called ‘Who’s In’ intended…
Apple announces Clips: The fun, new way to create expressive videos on iOS; free app launches in April
Apple today introduced Clips, a new app that makes it quick and fun for anyone…
Apple’s iMessage App Store nears 5,000 apps after six months as growth slows
When it launched six months ago on September 13, 2016, the buzz around the iMessage App Store…
Messages and five other apps Apple really needs to make for Android
Android and iOS may be destined to do battle forever, but when it comes to apps…
Messy Messages: Apple needs to do more with Messages’ continuity across devices
We all send and receive lots of text messages…
Yahoo discloses ‘largest hack of all time,’ says hackers stole data from over one billion users
Yahoo said it is forcing all affected users to change their passwords and is invalidating unencrypted security questions…
Apple’s iMessage economy is already big business
This holiday season, Apple is expecting record sales for new iPhones…
Apple begins issuing activity challenges to Apple Watch owners
If you’ve got an Apple Watch, you’ll probably have already noticed that the company issued a challenge…
Apple Watch offers special Thanksgiving Activity achievement: Do a 5K on November 24 to earn unique award, Messages sticker
Apple Watch owners can get a special Activity Challenge for Thanksgiving, this November 24th…
Google to try to overcome Pixel phones’ myriad weaknesses with massive advertising blitz
Google’s new ‘Pixel’ smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in television ads…
Google’s slow, shaky, underpowered, overpriced Pixel XL cannot compete with Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus
Google’s latest effort to show off its vision for ‘Pure Android’ hardware costs the same as Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus…
Think Apple’s iPhone is expensive? Take a look at the price tags on Google’s slow Pixel and Pixel XL phones
For years the Android fanboy argument has been that the iPhone is too expensive and that Android offers…
Yahoo secretly scanned all customer emails for FBI, NSA, sources say
Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails…
‘Words With Friends’ downloads grew 74% on iPhone after launching on the App Store for iMessage
Apple has a new App Store, and it is helping at least one game find renewed interest from mobile gamers…
Apple admits logging iMessage metadata and sharing it with law enforcement
Because iMessage is encrypted end-to-end, Apple does not have access to the contents of those communications…
Edward Snowden: No matter what, do not use Google’s new Allo messenger app
Google has received much criticism for changes it made to Allo upon its release…
Cryptography experts recommend Apple replace their iMessage encryption method
Apple has implemented a series of short- and long-term defenses to its iMessage protocol after several issues…
How to use Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra
Apple’s laptops rely on flash storage, and prices really shoot up if you want more local storage…
Apple’s creating a new sticker economy, and Kim Kardashian is going to dominate it
Stickers are worth hundreds of millions of dollars to chat platforms…
Video: New features and changes in iOS 10 beta 2
Today’s release of the second developer beta of iOS 10 brought a number of tweaks and improvements…
How stickers and apps work within iOS 10’s Messages
Developers can create apps that let you share content, edit photos, play games, send payments, and collaborate…
watchOS 3: See the Apple Watch’s new side button app dock
With watchOS 3, your Apple Watch apps launch immediately with updated information, so they’re always ready…
Oh, by the way: Apple Watch is already a $10 billion business
I have now begun seeing Apple Watches on a daily basis. Something has changed…
Previewing watchOS 3: The Apple Watch comes into its own
The Apple Watch software team has been busy: watchOS 3 is the third major operating system release in the fifteen months…
With watchOS 3, Apple paves the way for major Apple Watch innovation
One of the most significant announcements to come out of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference…
Beyond the flair: iOS 10 turns iMessage into a platform
Apple’s big changes to Messages in iOS 10 seem mostly cosmetic: Giant emoji, full-screen fireworks, handwritten scrawls…
macOS Sierra: The most fun Mac OS ever
macOS Sierra is shaping up to be one of the most fun – and less geeky – Mac OS upgrades in recent memory…
