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Apple finally confirmed this weekend that it acquired PrimeSense, the Israeli company that developed the Kinect 3D motion sensor for Microsoft. So what does the deal mean in practical terms? Having miniaturized its sensors, 3D gesture tech will likely end up in future iPhones and iPads .
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After the drama of a pair of slightly thinner, more powerful iPads , its back to the more prosaic stuff at Apple. The new iOS 7.0.3 update adds the keychain feature to store multiple passwords, improves searching from the Spotlight and fixes several other bugs and gremlins in the system.
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Apple has confirmed that it will host an event next week where we will likely see the new iPad models unveiled alongside new Mac models with OS X Mavericks.
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While smartphones and tablets have exploded, the smart TV concept has struggled. Sure, people are buying sets, but those extra features and apps have been overlooked thanks to niche stores, complex menus and other customer experience issues.
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Sure, you wouldn't expect those queuing at Apple stores to be there for the second-best smartphone in the range, but the tilt towards the 64-bit superphone is pretty much vertical according to early polls of shoppers.
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According to reports flooding the web today, Apple will show off its next iPhone (or iPhones) and possibly other devices in a month's time, heralding silly season for the press and possibly impacting the launches of other devices.
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Somewhere between a WiFi TV antenna and a smartphone/tablet extender, Google's new Chromecast dongle aims to provide a Web link to non-smart enabled sets and an easy link for Android devices to share content across screens.
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As predicted, Apple's profits continue to weaken, as buyers go for the less expensive option of the iPhone 4 or 4S over the latest iPhone 5. Still with nearly $7 billion in quarterly profit, it can afford to wait to roll out new product lines, despite the latest year-over-year decline.
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Have you ever wished for a larger screen iPad? That dream could come true if reports pan out, suggesting that Apple's partners are working up larger-screen versions of the company's iOS-family devices.
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From the growing list of ways to surf the Web on your TV, subtract one. This week, Microsoft announced it is closing down its MSN TV service as of September 30.
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Quite why CEOs are invited to ATD's events I'm not sure, they can't comment on anything the company has yet to disclose, generally toe the company line and regurgitate the usual spiel on existing issues.
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Apple will announce smartphone and tablet sales today that almost any other company (bar Samsung) would be proud of. But, since Apple has built itself and its image up to such heights, they are almost inevitably going to be viewed as a failure by the market.
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Both companies are facing press, partner or investor backlash, and user hostility, or worse, indifference. Apple should be looking to win back lost momentum with the next iPhone announcement while Microsoft will be looking to tie computer, mobile devices and TV together via its next Xbox console.
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The knives have been well and truly out for Apple ahead of today's earnings call, with analysts predicting relatively weak numbers.
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