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Apple Announces Changes to Siri’s Privacy Policy

Undoubtedly in the wake of privacy concerns and all the negative press surrounding smart devices listening in on conversations—ergo flesh and bone employees as well—Apple has announced changes to Siri's Privacy Policy. Apple states, "Siri has been engineered to protect user privacy from the beginning. We focus on doing as much on device as possible, minimizing the amount of data...

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Apple Card Now Available to iPhone Owners in the U.S.

After a short and probably very successful trial run, Apple has opened applications for the Apple Card credit card to anyone In the U.S. with an iPhone running iOS 12.4 or later. The Rocket Yard detailed the application process earlier...

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Adoption of Apple Metal API Increasing

An Application Programming Interface (or API) is a collection of resources (sometimes source code, sometimes a specification, or both) used by developers to achieve specific kinds of functionality in their apps. OpenGL is a long-standing open-source API, designed to augment an app's ability to display and accelerate 2D and 3D graphics. OpenCL is a lesser-known open-source API, often used to offload specific kinds of computational tasks from the CPU — the Intel processor(s) in your Mac — to the GPU.

A Quick Look at Apple’s Updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Models

Kicking off the back-to-school season, Apple today announced updates to the MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro, as well as announcing special student pricing and a promotion that should make students happy. The updated entry-level MacBook Air with True Tone...

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