“Google revealed a cascade of exciting innovations to its Google universe this week at the annual I/O developer conference. Apple should be quaking in its boots.”
We tested Apple’s Siri versus Google’s new competitor on the iPhone, and Siri loses pretty miserably
“Google recently launched its version of Siri, named Google Assistant, on the iPhone. We’ve found it to be much smarter than Siri and, to prove it, we recently put it head-to-head with Apple’s assistant.”
Apple’s Clips app is social video editing that’s simple to a fault
“It was hard to know what to make of Clips at launch. Sure, Apple launches its own standalone apps from time to time, but it’s never offered up anything quite like this.”
Former Android chief ready to take on the iPhone — again
“The man who created Android, the most popular mobile software on the planet, is preparing his follow up act and it involves going after his longtime nemesis: Apple’s iPhone and its iOS rival software.”
Mophie releases an iPhone battery case with wireless charging
“Mophie has released a new line of battery cases for the iPhone that will allow users to wirelessly charge their smartphones.”
Windows Phone sales have almost ground to a halt
“Gartner has released its smartphone stats for Q4 2015 and the news is especially bad for Microsoft. In Q4 2014, the software giant owned 2.8 percent of the smartphone market — not great, but still good enough for around 10 million units sold.”
How to print Mail messages to PDF with 3D Touch on iPhone
“Mail may not have a Print PDF to iBooks button, but 3D Touch on iPhone 6s lets you do it anyway! The ability to “print” iOS content to a PDF file was a long time coming. Even when Print PDF to iBooks was added to the Share Sheet, however, the built-in Mail app was left out.”
Apple Executives Detail Scope Of FBI Request And Company’s Motivations For Not Complying
“In a call with reporters today, Apple executives spoke in response to a motion the Justice Department filed today to force Apple to comply with a request from the FBI to provide access to the iPhone of Syed Farook taken as evidence in the case of the San Bernardino terrorist killings. Updates below.”
One important area where top Android phones crush the iPhone 6
“The iPhone 6 is a spectacular smartphone. I reviewed the iPhone 6 earlier this year and while there are a few things that could certainly be improved, I said that the phone was clearly one of the best smartphones in the world. And it still is.”
AT&T locks your iPad Air 2’s SIM so you can’t switch carriers without a new one
“Apple’s iPad Air 2 launched with a very, very pleasant surprise: If you splurged on an LTE model, you could choose whether you wanted to jump on Sprint’s, T-Mobile’s or AT&T’s networks (along with EE’s if you’re in the UK), with nary a SIM card swap in sight.”
