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Samsung touts open 'Internet of things' push, says all products to be connected in 5 yearsDuring Samsung's keynote presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, co-CEO B.K. Yoon advocated for an open, industry-wide "Internet of …
... 's HomeKit framework. A recent initiative for the iPhone maker, HomeKit is ... -
ShowStoppers @ CES highlights industry focus on home automationThis year's ShowStoppers @ CES event was chock-full of new and novel products marketed across a range of tech segments, but the main theme centered a…
... , Stack plans to build in HomeKit integration for Alba, meaning iOS ... -
Roundup: The best Apple-compatible accessories seen at CES day oneWith the first official day of CES in the books, <em>AppleInsider</em> offers a roundup of the best new products we spotted at the annual consumer el…
... 's HomeKit The Stack Lighting Alpha is a HomeKit-connected ... 's HomeKit functionality baked into iOS 8. In particular, HomeKit ... via HomeKit. And the Incipio Direct line of HomeKit compatible ... adapter, and power strip. HomeKit compatibility allows accessories to ... -
Wrap-up: CES 2015 shows off weird and wonderful variety of wearables, but home automation steals theCES is a weird and wonderful collection of products made by major manufacturers to the smallest of companies and even crowdfunded startups. The thing…
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How Apple Inc. managed to upstage the tech industry at CES for fifteen yearsWithin three years of Steve Jobs' return to Apple in 1996, he transformed the then-struggling company into an innovation machine capable of consisten…
Within three years of Steve Jobs' return to Apple in 1996, he transformed the then-struggling company into an innovation machine capable of consistently stealing attention from the rest of the industry. This year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas ... -
Notes of interest from Apple's Q1 2015 conference callApple reported the biggest quarter in its company's history on Monday, selling nearly 100 million iPhones and iPads to earn $74.6 billion in quarterl…
... year-ago quarter. Swift, HealthKit, HomeKit & CarPlay Cook said Apple was ... proactively when problems are spotted. HomeKit and CarPlay were also spotlighted ... -
Piper Jaffray sees a revamped Apple TV set-top box being core of Apple's fall 2015 productsPiper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who has long clamored for an Apple television set, said on Thursday that he believes a revamped Apple TV set-top …
... will integrate content, gaming and HomeKit support. On the content front ... potentially larger screen." And with HomeKit, Munster sees the Apple TV ... -
Apple Watch Sport will cost $349 for 38mm model, $399 for 42mm sizeThe upcoming Apple Watch will carry a $50 premium for the larger screen size, Apple revealed on Monday, with a $349 starting price applying to the sm…
... dictation. A garage door with HomeKit integration was also shown being ... -
Apple Inc. has acquired 26 firms in 15 months while pursuing increased diversity, a confident Tim CoRiding high the day after detailing a series of new products at its Spring Forward event, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook recapped the company's pro…
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Apple investigating iPhone dock with integrated display, touchpad, sensors, inductive charging, moreA patent application published on Thursday reveals Apple's interest in a docking solution for iPhone and iPad that supports multiple accessories and …
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Apple Inc drives CarPlay adoption deep into the auto industry, including China [u]Apple now lists every major carmaker as a "committed partner" for CarPlay, including every company that produces more than a million cars per year--w…
... taken to listing CarPlay alongside HomeKit and Health/Research Kit as ... -
Apple to reveal new Apple TV with App Store, Siri & A8 CPU at WWDC in June - reportApple is planning to take the wraps off of a brand new Apple TV set-top box, featuring Siri integration and support for a native App Store, at its an…
... of hub for Apple's HomeKit tools for developers. And an ... -
Watch Effect: Apple Watch hints at a Siri who's always just a shout awayPairing an Apple Watch with an iPhone makes Siri easier to access than ever. But with a new voice-controlled Apple TV said to be on the horizon, Siri…
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Google I/O 2015 sets a low bar for Apple's WWDC to leapFrom all the breathless coverage detailing Google's I/O 2015 conference announcements, you might not have noticed that virtually all of what Google h…
... control designed to compete with HomeKit, which Apple introduced a year ... iOS apps to Apple Pay, HomeKit, Health, Metal and Swift. And ... -
What to expect from Apple's WWDC 2015 keynote: iOS 9, OS X 10.11, new Apple TV, more [u]Apple is gearing up for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, set to kick off with a keynote presentation next Monday where the company is expe…
... necessary contracts. Apple Watch and HomeKit Apple has already revealed that ... Monday. In addition, the first HomeKit compatible smart home appliances began ... 8.1 or later. Expect HomeKit accessories to be in the ... -
WWDC 2015 guaranteed to highlight growing gap between Apple and GoogleWhile tech pundits have long insisted that Apple and Google are growing more alike as rivals in smartphone and tablet computing, this week's WWDC sho…
... device that links into Siri, HomeKit, Health, Continuity, Passbook, Messages, Maps ... Siri and Maps requests, Health, HomeKit configurations or iPhone call history ... -
Apple's new developer resources for iOS 9, OS X El Capitan promise next-level apps and servicesAt is annual World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple announced a host of new technologies designed to help developers offer improved user e…
... support. HomeKit Last year, Apple introduced a new framework called "HomeKit" which ... the home, including recently-announced HomeKit-compatible hardware from Insteon, Lutron ... said consumers will soon see HomeKit-compatible window shades, thermostats, smoke ... -
Next Apple Watch extremely unlikely to get FaceTime video callingA recent rumor claims Apple's next revision of Watch hardware will include FaceTime video calling, and despite offering no actual evidence to back th…
... app for controlling HomeKit devices in iOS 9. HomeKit is a ... hub connecting all of the HomeKit devices." HomeKit devices don't need ... is only needed to access HomeKit devices remotely, as it ... Watches; Apple TV already supports HomeKit (no Apple Home app ... -
Apple releases second iOS 9 beta to developersApple on Tuesday issued a second beta version of the next-generation iOS 9 to developers, with a laundry list of known issues ranging from CarPlay to…
... GameCenter could cause a crash. HomeKit and HealthKit are also the ... encrypted backup prior to installation. HomeKit accessories with multiple communications paths ... -
How to backup your iPhone to Apple's iCloudWhen iPhone first launched, backing up data was a cumbersome process that required users to transfer their files to a Mac or PC via iTunes. Apple has…
... data (including Health app and HomeKit configuration data), location settings (such ... -
This week on AppleInsider: Apple Music royalty reversal, iPhone rumors, Confederate controversy & moNews about Apple Music dominated the week, especially a decision to reverse course on trial royalties, but other items grabbing headlines included fu…
... discuss iPhone rumors, CarPlay and HomeKit, and the latest Apple Music ... -
Apple issues third betas of iOS 9, Watch OS 2 & OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developersTesting of Apple's next-generation software platforms continues to move along, as developers on Wednesday were provided with the third beta releases …
... work in progress, as does HomeKit. Apple also continues to warn ... -
AppleInsider podcast discusses 'iPhone 6s' expectations, iOS gamepads, listener questions & moreOn this week's latest <em>AppleInsider</em> podcast, we discuss leaked "iPhone 6s" parts, iOS-compatible gaming controllers, and Showtime subscriptio…
... designing third?-party product packaging HomeKit debuts at Apple Retail New ... to start sales of first HomeKit-enabled thermostat on Tuesday GoPro ... -
This week on AppleInsider: Thicker iPhones, new iOS and OS X betas, Office for Mac & moreAn active news week saw the first public betas of iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan, new details about next-generation iPhones, and the release of Office 201…
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Apple's new iPod touch debuts underclocked but powerful A8 SoC, Bluetooth 4.1Wednesday's iPod touch release marked a number of firsts for Apple, including two major modifications to existing technologies in an underclocked A8 …
... hard to get third-party HomeKit products out the door, but ... -
Apple releases fourth betas of iOS 9, OS X El Capitan, watchOS 2 to developersApple's three forthcoming software updates were given new beta releases on Tuesday, allowing developers to test the latest builds of iOS 9, OS X El C…
... AirPlay, Apple Pay, CarPlay, HealthKit, HomeKit, iCloud Backup, Multitasking, Mail, Maps ... -
Review: iHome iSP5 SmartPlug gives dumb appliances a brainLongtime "Made for iPhone" accessory maker iHome is diverting course from its bread-and-butter bedside alarm clock/radios toward the burgeoning conne…
... product, an app-connected, HomeKit-compatible smart plug called ... Bedroom light" -- to test out HomeKit interactions, which worked ... we ran into some HomeKit peculiarities when transporting ... HomeKit support No hub required Cons: No geofencing rules HomeKit ... -
Google launches OnHub Wi-Fi router, delays 'Ara' modular phone tests to 2016Google on Tuesday launched preorders for the OnHub, a new 802.11ac Wi-Fi router it hopes will simplify wireless connections and will also act as a hu…
... Apple TV, meanwhile, wirelessly controls HomeKit compatible accessories when a user ... -
AppleInsider podcast talks 'Apple Car' testing, games on Apple TV, Force Touch and moreGet all caught up on the latest "Apple Car," Apple TV, and "iPhone 6s" rumors on this week's all-new <em>AppleInsider</em> podcast. Mikey also shares…
... shares his experiences with the HomeKit-connected iHome smart plug, Neil ... smartplug review and details on HomeKit integration Neil goes hands-on ... -
Philips adds new wireless dimmer to Hue lighting rangeFans of Philips's popular Hue programmable LED lights now have a more tactile way to control the bulbs' brightness with the announcement of the new H…
... 's HomeKit, though Philips has pledged to update its range with HomeKit ...
