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Report: Apple currently doesn’t plan to ‘significantly’ increase number of ads on iPhone

In a new report on Apple’s ad business, The Information cites an insider source regarding Apple’s ambitions for advertising. They are cited as saying that Apple is not seeking to add significantly more ads on the iPhone, and is satisfied with the current revenue growth. This conflicts slightly with recent reports from Bloomberg that suggest Apple is targeting to 3x revenue from its ad…
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Canon EOS R6 Mark II Initial Review

Sigma has announced the 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lens for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems. This lens is effectively identical to Sigma’s existing 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lenses for Sony E-mount and L-mount camera systems. Sigma’s lens, which offers a roughly 27–75mm…
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Google Play Store tests advertising apps in search over history

Advertising in app stores is the norm, but Google is now testing surfacing apps directly in Play Store search. At the moment, tapping the search bar brings up the keyboard and shows your four most recent queries. On one device today (running version 33.0.17-21 of the Play Store), clicking the field shows three apps that I’ve never searched for or interacted with. They are all games, complete…
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MobileNews

These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets

As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16…
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Slopes iOS app gains Garmin auto-imports as winter sports season nears

Apple Design Award-winning ski and snowboard tracking app Slopes has received another handy update ahead of winter arriving in the Northern Hemisphere. Now Garmin users can set up auto-imports and even bring in past ski/riding data from the last five years. Along with iOS 16.1 launching at the end of October, Slopes debuted support for Live Activities. Now the app is back with another release to…
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AI & RoboticsNews

How 2022 became the year of generative AI

Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. There has been a lot of excitement (and hype) surrounding generative AI (artificial…
GamingNews

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 features Al Mazrah map and DMZ extraction mode

Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit Next 2022? All sessions are now available for viewing in our on-demand library. Click here to start watching. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will debut as a new free-to-play battle royale mode on November 16 with a brand new map and a new extraction experience called DMZ. The game will feature Al Mazrah, a new map set in the Middle East that is built for…
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