Friday, March 25, 2016

iTunes U App Gets Support for Managed Apple IDs, Shared iPad, Spotlight Search


Apple has updated iTunes U with support for managed Apple IDs, Spotlight Search, improved offline syncing, and more.


Shazam Can Now Add Tracks to Your Apple Music Playlists


Shazam has released an update to its app that lets iOS 9.3 users add tracks to their Apple Music playlists.


Apple Releases New Build of iOS 9.3 for iPad 2 to Fix Activation Issues


Apple has released a new build of iOS 9.3 for the iPad 2 that likely fixes activation issues encountered by some users when updating.


Apple Music for Android gets a widget



Apple Has updated the Apple Music app on Android, and changed a handful of things, including a new widget. Now, you can have a widget for the app on your homescreen.


BMW integrates Android apps into 2016 7 Series iDrive



BMW has announced at the New York International Auto Show a new app integration for Android versions of Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Pandora into the 7 2016 7 Series' iDrive.

Android 6.0 based MIUI China stable ROM available for Mi 3/Mi 4

Xiaomi has released Android 6.0 Marshmallow MIUI ROM for the Mi 3 and Mi 4 smartphones. V7.2.8.0.MXDCNDB is currently only available for the Chinese region, which means you can install it on any Mi 3 and Mi 4 but being the Chinese ROM you won't get any of the Google apps pre-installed.


Google working on Periscope competitor



Google is working on a competitor to Twitter's popular video streaming app, Periscope, and also the new Facebook Live . It is reported to be Called YouTube Connect, the service would pretty much be like Periscope, according to sources at VentureBeat. The app will be available on Android and iOS

Apple is Now Selling Microsoft Office 365 Subscriptions During iPad Checkout

Apple is now selling Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions during the iPad checkout process. Microsoft Office is listed with other suggested iPad accessories including the Apple Pencil, iPad Smart Keyboard, Smart Cover, and Case.


Sony Creates New Company to Bring Playstation IP to iOS and Android

Sony has announced the creation of ForwardWorks, a new company that will leverage the intellectual property of Playstation software titles and characters and bring full-fledged game titles to iOS and Android.


Tuesday, March 22, 2016

iOS 9 Adoption Reaches 79%



Adoption of iOS 9 has slightly increased to 79%, as measured by the App Store on March 7th. 16% of users are still on iOS 8 and 5% are on an even lower firmware version.