Apple has lifted the embargo on reviews of its HomePod smart speaker. In general, reviewers are impressed with its audio performance but disappointed in its capabilities as a smart assistant and its demand that you live entirely inside Apple's ecosystem ... ( read original story ...)
Apple HomePod Australian review: Is Apple’s first smart speaker good enough to beat Google, Amazon?
Setting up Apple’s speaker is just as simple, involving a power source and instructions that appear on your Apple iPhone, iPod, or iPad. It’s no accident one of its first suggestions is to request music: this is a device created to get Apple Music ... ( read original story ...)
Apple iPad Is Still The World’s Most Popular Tablet
According to a recent report by research firm IDC, the Apple iPad is still the world’s most popular tablet. In 2017 Apple managed to sell more tablets with their iPad than Samsung and Amazon did combined. Apple sold a total of 43.8 million iPads in 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Thank You, Microsoft and Apple: 2-in-1 Market Survives Thanks to Surface, iPad
Microsoft was pretty much the inventor of the modern 2-in-1 form factor, and Apple joined it a few years later with the iPad Pro. And it’s these two companies the ones that drive the market forward, with an IDC report revealing that detachable tablets ... ( read original story ...)
Apple iPad X To Play Catch-Up Against Samsung Tab S4?
Samsung may have yet to announce on their products coming out in 2018 but a leak internal document has confirmed that there is going to be a successor for the Galaxy Tab S4. When paired to a separate leak from China, you can expect to see the Tab S4 to be ... ( read original ...
The Apple iPad is the world’s most popular tablet
The Apple iPad sold more units worldwide than Samsung and Amazon combined . According to new data from the IDC Apple captured a 26.8% share of the tablet market in 2017, meaning that roughly one in every four tablets sold last year was an iPad. Last week ... ( read original story ...)
Nike adds Apple Music to perks for active NikePlus members
Apple and Nike have long been close partners. Currently Apple sells a special Nike+ model of the Apple Watch, mainly offering unique bands and watchfaces, as well as an integrated Nike+ Run Club app and complication. ( read original story ...)