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- Apple invests in tomorrow’s coding talent May 15, 2019While Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn’t think a four-year degree is necessary to be a proficient coder, he’s still prepared to invest in the nurturing next-generation engineering talent. And today Apple opened up the application process for new students to join its Developer Academy in Naples, Italy.The Naples connection The Apple Developer Academy at the […]
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- No, Google, Apple's privacy is not a luxury item May 9, 2019Why is privacy a luxury? Possibly because surveillance capitalist firms have subsidized product prices by collecting and trading in the personal data of the people that use their products, enabling them to sell hardware cheap.The consequences of convenience The crux of Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s argument against firms such as (obviously including but never named) […]
- The SAP/Apple partnership changes everything May 8, 2019SAP and Apple are working together to help businesses build applications that use Apple’s machine learning and augmented reality (AR) technologies.Apple is the enterprise Apple CEO Tim Cook joined SAP CEO Bill McDermott at the latter company’s SAPPHIRE conference to announce the news.“A man who is the last to accept the status quo, and the […]
- Hey, Siri, what’s the future of enterprise voice services? May 7, 2019Apple’s focus on privacy is incredibly important when it comes to the development of Siri and voice services, as the potential goes way beyond asking your Apple Watch to turn off your lights.Silent whisper If you use HomePod, you already know that Siri will respond to commands only slightly louder than a whisper.You can use it […]
- WWDC: iOS 13 brings iPad productivity, Watch independence and more May 6, 2019With just weeks to go until WWDC 2019, initial claims concerning Apple’s iOS upgrade plans are becoming a torrent. Claims of speed, more apps, and key enhancements appear to be the order of the day.What to expect from iOS 13 Apple intends to release a bundle of its own new apps at the show and […]
- How to use 'Hey, Siri' to control Google Assistant on iPhone May 3, 2019The best way to compare accuracy between Siri and Google Assistant is to use both on one device, and you can do that with your iPhone.What is OK, Google? “OK, Google” is the Google Assistant equivalent of “Hey, Siri”— you use it to activate the intelligent assistant in order to get answers to your queries.The iOS […]