Year: 2017

iOS 11: What ever you do, don’t trust turning off WiFi and Bluetooth via Command Center

Dan Uff October 8, 2017 0

Last week it was discovered that using the new Command Center in iOS 11 to turn off Bluetooth and WiFi doesn't really give the desired result. While it does disconnect from these services, it does not actually turn the features off, and could cause problems along the way.

Here's how to really shut them off:

Bluetooth:

Select Settings.
Select the Bluetooth option.
On the right side, slide the button (where it says Bluetooth) to OFF.
That's it.

WiFi:

Go into Settings.
Select the WiFi option.
On the right side, slide the button (where it says WiFi) to OFF.
That's it.

After doing the above, both options should now be fully off.

Apple to be introducing new Emoji in iOS 11.1

Dan Uff October 7, 2017 0

Apple has posted a press release announcing that it'll be adding new Emojis to its iMessage app when iOS 11.1 is officially released to the public.

This article is showing four of the new emojis soon to be available.

To read the official press release, click here.

Apple vs. Google in the Smartphone A.I.

Dan Uff October 7, 2017 0

“Google has been regarded as the leading force for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology thanks to its AlphaGo AI computer program,” Ashley Huang and Luke Lin report for Digitimes. “While Google still holds the advantage in the cloud-AI sector, Apple appears to have outraced Google in the development of on-device AI products with the launch of its iPhone X and iPhone 8 devices.”

“The built-in dual-core neural engine chip incorporated within the A11 processors, which power the iPhone X and iPhone 8 devices, integrates functionality such as machine learning, inference model and related algorithm to perform as an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip for image recognition and achieve hardware acceleration,” Huang and Lin report. “The Face ID application allows iPhone X users to actually experience on-device AI applications. Through the use of the TrueDepth camera, users can build up a depth map of face and the neural engine can identify and confirm the face and unlock the iPhone.”

To read the rest of the article, click here.

Apple promoting its ARKit to all registered developers

Dan Uff October 7, 2017 0

On Friday, Apple posted the below notice in its developer's area about adding the newly announced ARKit to their apps to try and get the technology out to more users.