Over the summer a report surfaced that Apple had acquired Omnifone, a music streaming company that provided Samsung’s defunct Milk Music service, but it was quickly debunked. Today a new report claims that Apple later acquired some technology from Omnifone, which went bankrupt in May, and hired some its ex-employees, stopping short of a full acquisition. TechCrunch reports that “there was some technology picked up” by Apple from Omnifone following the streaming music company’s bankruptcy early this year, although there are no specifics....

AirPods Pro offer notable improvements compared to previous AirPods, such as noise cancellation and Transparency mode. Another benefit that has gone slightly under the radar is improved latency. A new blog post from Stephen Coyle, a musician and software developer, explores that improvement. One thing to note, as Coyle does, is that latency is not a problem for video playback. This is because the video playback can be delayed slightly in order to ensure the audio is correctly lined up....

Last fall the app gained ARKit support to help shoppers discover items with AR View in addition to the app’s product search feature. Now, part finder which seems to have been rolling out for a couple of weeks should be available to all users. In our own testing, we found the feature to work surprisingly well. We did have a few failures on the first or second scan of a couple of screws, but holding the iPhone closer, or adjusting the angle resulted in accurate identification on a second try....

Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Last Call Updates: The Lemunati CS1 coverts your iPhone 6 into a Super 8 style camcorder for an “upgraded” filming experience Apple 13″ MacBook Pro w/ Retina Display: 2.7GHz/8GB/128GB $1,100 (Reg. $1,299) 2-pack Belkin 6-Outlet Surge Protectors $8 Prime shipped (Orig....

Both AAPL and LiDAR stocks have risen in early trading following yesterday’s report that the company plans to launch an Apple Car in 2024. At the time of writing, AAPL is up around 4%, while two LiDAR stocks are up more than 30%. Yesterday’s Reuters report said that Apple was intending to sell the car direct to consumers, in contrast to some earlier reports that the goal was to create a fleet of self-driving ride-share cars....

Aaron Sorkin responded to Tim Cook’s recent criticism of filmmakers who have created a number of recent Steve Jobs biopics as “opportunistic,” pushing back against the claim by highlighting Apple’s decision to manufacture its products overseas using cheap labor: Sorkin was the screenwriter behind the upcoming film Steve Jobs, starring Michael Fassbender as the titular entrepeneur. The movie will be released on October 9th after undergoing several casting and staffing changes, and even changing studios....

In a series of Tweets, the company said it is in the process of “standing up a new hot wallet infrastructure” and estimated that deposits and withdrawals would resume over the next two days. “Doing right by our customers is our obligation. Any impacted customers will be 100% reimbursed for their losses. Especially in the cryptocurrency industry, where community is the driving force of innovation, it is important for AscendEX to always remain true to our users,” the company said....

Apple took everyone by surprise when it announced that ‘leading television manufacturers’ will be integrating AirPlay 2 into their TV sets, effectively duplicating some of Apple TV’s functionality and allowing Siri control … We’ve seen a flurry of announcements from four TV brands – Samsung, Vizio, LG and Sony – outlining their plans to support the feature. Apple earlier updated its AirPlay page to reflect the expansion of AirPlay 2 to television sets....

A new supply chain report this morning indicated that Apple is working on third-generation AirPods, referred to as “AirPods Pro Lite,” with a design that is either identical or very similar to the current AirPods Pro. This, however, is bound to be a controversial change for people who prefer the current design of AirPods. Here is now Apple’s AirPods lineup breaks down as of today: AirPods with Charging Case — $159 AirPods with Wireless Charging Case — $199 AirPods Pro — $249 AirPods Max — $549 In terms of design, the AirPods with Charging Case and AirPods with Wireless Charging feature what Apple refers to as a “Universal fit....

Switzerland’s four Apple Stores are set reopen on May 12 at 11:00 a.m. after closing in mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19. Apple has been announcing reopening dates for stores across the world nearly every day for the past week as many countries see declines in new infection rates. Yesterday we learned that Germany’s 15 Apple Stores will reopen on May 11. On the same day, one Apple Store in the U....

Apple removed the Back to My Mac iCloud feature from macOS Mojave last fall after giving a heads up about its removal in August. Now, an update to the support document for the feature warns users that Back to My Mac will be discontinued in July for what sounds like all macOS versions. When Apple removed Back to My Mac from macOS Mojave, it offered users a few alternatives: As we noted at the time, Apple’s Remote Desktop app hasn’t been updated since 2017....

The 28 new countries are: • Belgium • Iceland • Bolivia • Latvia • Bulgaria • Liechtenstein • Chile • Lithuania • Colombia • Luxembourg • Costa Rica • Malta • Cyprus • Netherlands • Czech Republic • Panama • Ecuador • Peru • El Salvador • Poland • Estonia • Portugal • Finland • Slovakia • Greece • Sweden • Hungary • Uruguay Jimmy Iovine recently warned that streaming music is ‘not a great business,’ with ‘no margins....

That Fitness submenu presents the option to create a Fitness Profile as well as instructions to say “Alexa, start a workout” to start tracking. In its current form, workout tracking with Echo Buds appears to be rather basic. There’s no support for heart rate monitoring, with the app instead only recording time, distance, pace, and steps. That data is then read back by Alexa after the workout, and can be viewed after the fact in the Alexa app itself....

Julianne Hough and Gabrielle Union will not be returning to the hit show America’s Got Talent. Both women had served as replacements for Heidi Klum and Mel B who were ousted at the end of season 13. NBC released an official statement that both women were busy working on their respective projects. Union has an audacious side-hustle, starring opposite Jessica Alba in the Bad Boys television reboot, L.A.’s Finest. As for Hough, she can also be seen on the Netflix series Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings....

It’s a good time to be a Spider-Man fan. With comic book movies abounding and no end in sight to the Spider-Man franchise, these teenagers look like they’ve got a bright future ahead of them. Wait, teenagers? Plural? Yes. Not only does Peter Parker have his own Spider-Man: Homecoming film set to debut this July, Miles Morales also has his own animated film coming to theaters in 2018. Miles is the more recent teen to take on the web-slinging identity, first appearing in Marvel comic’s Ultimate Fallout #4....

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS: Last Call Updates: 10 Last minute holiday gift ideas: downloadable / email gift cards and other great products yours digitally in minutes Get an unlocked iPhone 6 16GB (refurb) for $225 shipped, iPhone 6s for $320 shipped The Moto 360 2nd Gen....

In this guide, we will show you how to use WhatsApp on your Apple Watch. Well, there’s a plethora of reasons why the Apple Watch stands at the top of the list of the best smartwatches for many users. And one of the major reason for it could be attributed to the support of various third-party apps. These apps could easily be accessed via the watchOS app store. There’s the FlickType keyboard, the Overcast app for listening to Podcasts, and the famous Lens for Watch app that brings Instagram to your Apple Watch....

Will Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix comedy After Life get a season 2? The show is an amazing return to form for the British comedian, seeing him settle back into the British-style sitcom he so thoroughly speared with The Office and Extras to explore themes of loss, suicide, and moving on. In After Life, Gervais plays Tony, a middle-aged journalist suffering in the wake of his wife’s death from cancer. With suicide always on his mind and every new day on borrowed time, he’s gifted immense freedom to say and do as he please - until he begins to understand the impact his actions have on those around him who he does actually care for....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ahead.] - Previously on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daisy and Simmons continued their mission to free their colleagues from Dr. Holden Radcliffe’s digital hell, the Framework. With Daisy captured and facing torture from the reigning HYDRA, Simmons is continuing to work with the newly self-aware Coulson and the Frameworks’s version of S.H.I.E.L.D. - now a rebel group operating from the shadows....