Apple has updated its Apple Music app for Android bringing support for Music Videos and Family Memberships.Individual memberships to Apple Music cost $9.99 /mo but for $14.99 /mo a whole family of up to six people can enjoy access to the service.What’s New:? You can now enjoy thousands of music videos on Apple Music—view popular ones featured in New or search for the music videos from your favorite artists.? You can now also sign-up or upgrade to a Family Membership, which allows up to six family members to enjoy Apple Music together.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple has updated iMovie for OS X with larger thumbnails, the ability to create projects faster, support for app preview resolutions, and more.With a streamlined design and intuitive editing features, iMovie lets you enjoy your videos and tell stories like never before. Browse your video library, share favorite moments, and create beautiful movies that you can edit at resolutions up to 4K. You can even start editing movies on an iPhone or iPad, and finish them on a Mac. And when your movie is ready for its big premiere, you can enjoy it on all your devices in iMovie Theater.What’s New In This Version:• Easy to find New Project button in the Projects browser• Larger project thumbnails that match the look of iMovie for iOS• Fast project creation lets you begin editing with a single click• Clicking a video clip selects the entire clip, instead of a range• Keyboard shortcut to select range within a clip in the browser and timeline (hold down R key while dragging)• Support for App Preview resolutions for iPad Pro (1600 x 1200) and Apple TV (1920 x 1080)• Improves stabilityShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Samsung has unveiled ‘Otto’, a personal assistant robot that would the rival Amazon Echo and Siri. Otto is a reference design for a device that uses microphones and speakers to answer questions and control connected devices.Unlike the Amazon Echo, Otto features an HD camera that can recognize faces and act as a security camera. It also has a small screen used to display facial features; as well as, a variety of animations. For example, if the weather is rainy, it will show animations of rain drops. Otto can also sing and dance by bobbing its head.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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August has announced that their new second generation Smart Lock with HomeKit support is now available for purchase.The August Smart Lock HomeKit enabled includes the ability to use Siri to lock or unlock doors and check the status of doors using voice commands such as “Siri, lock my door,” or “Siri, is my door locked?” on an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and 4th generation AppleTV. The 2nd generation Smart Lock is also compatible with third-party HomeKit apps including Insteon+, Lutron and iDevices that can be set up to turn on or off lights and appliances as the door is locked or unlocked. “We are committed to providing value by partnering with companies such as Apple to deliver the features our customers are asking for, including HomeKit integration and support for Siri voice commands,” said Jason Johnson, CEO of August Home Inc. “We will continue to develop best-in-class products and partner with leading smart home companies to add convenience to consumers’ daily lives and new smart security features that are an essential element of the connected home.”Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Twitter has released an update to Periscope that brings a new live sketch feature and improved broadcast statistics.Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers who can join, comment and send you hearts in real time. The more hearts you get, the higher they flutter on the screen.What’s New In This Version:We’re thrilled to introduce a new way to express yourself while broadcasting on Periscope. Now you can sketch on the screen!Just tap and hold while LIVE and select Sketch.You can use the three primary colors, or the dropper to pick a color from the live video.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Philips today released a new redesigned Philips Hue gen 2 app for iOS and Android.With a fresh new design and intuitive interface, the new Philips Hue gen 2 app now features ‘Rooms’ meaning that you can group all of the lights in one room together to control them all at the same time; ‘Routines’ which are light schedules you create to support your daily activities; and ‘Scenes’ which extract the color palette from any picture to create a unique atmosphere personal to you. Through the new home dashboard, you can see an overview of all the lights across your home, and also switch them all on, off or to dim them with just a tap or a swipe.“Philips Hue was the world’s first connected lighting system for the home a little over three years ago, and since then it has become the system of choice for consumers,” says Sridhar Kumaraswamy, Business Leader Connected Home Systems at Philips Lighting. “As the Philips Hue ecosystem has grown with products, apps and partnerships with leading smart home platforms, so have our consumers. They want to do so much more with our connected lights, and with the new Philips Hue gen 2 app they can. It was designed for them, tested by them, taking their feedback onboard, and today’s new app gives them more control and creative freedom than ever before.”Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple launched CareKit today, an open source software framework that lets developers build apps that help you manage your medical conditions.Rather than relying solely on doctor visits, you’ll be able to regularly track your symptoms and medications, and even share the information with your care team for a bigger — and better — picture of your health.CareKit has gone live in four launch partner apps…Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Worldwide smartphone shipments in Q1 2016 were nearly flat compared to the year ago quarter, reports IDC. Vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15, marking the smallest year-over-year growth on record. The minimal growth is attributed to smartphone market saturation and a decline in sales of the iPhone.The biggest change to the market, however, was the addition of lesser-known Chinese brands OPPO and vivo, which pushed out previous fourth and fifth place players Lenovo and Xiaomi, respectively. As the China market matures, the appetite for smartphones has slowed dramatically as the explosion of uptake has passed its peak. In 2013, China’s year-over-year shipment growth was 62.5%; by 2015, it had dropped to 2.5%. Conversely, the average selling price (ASP) for a smartphone in China rose from US$207 in 2013 to US$257 in 2015. Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Ground level video footage of construction on Apple Campus 2 has been leaked online by ‘MrWhitestew’. Most of the footage we’ve seen of Apple Campus 2 has been from aerial drones. These videos appear to be filmed from inside a concrete truck.Apple Spaceship Inner Ring:Inside view of new Apple campusShare Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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An employee has been found dead inside a conference room on Apple’s campus.Santa Clara Sheriff Sgt. Andrea Urena provided the media with the following statement about the death:”At about 8:35 this morning the duties were dispatched to a call of a person down at 1 Infinite Loop. When they responded to the campus they found one individual (male) down, determined that he was deceased, and upon further investigation they determined there was no other individuals involved. They believe it was an isolated incident and that there was nobody else on campus or in the public that are at risk.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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