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Best iOS Apps Of The Year On iPhone and iPad Devices

Just a few hours after Google released the top of the best applications and video games of the year under its personal criteria, Apple has done the same and published the list of the most successful applications of the last twelve months.

As Google revealed the most appreciated apps, games, movies, and book, Apple has done the same thing recently, explaining which of its apps have been top-of-the-range in 2018. The Cupertino-based tech giant showed the most downloaded apps, games, movies, and books on its App Store.

Apple Revealed The Best App Store Application for iOS

Accordingly, here are the best App Store applications for iOS. But not only that, as on this occasion, the Cupertino-based company also wanted to reveal the best movies of the year, TV shows, podcasts, and books.

First, the company has revealed the best apps and games from the different platforms integrated under the iOS operating system, from iPhone to iPad to other company products such as Mac or Apple TV.

Best iOS Apps Of The Yeat On iPhone and iPad Devices

In the case of the iPhone, Apple has considered that the best app has been Procreate Pocket, while the most prominent game for this platform would be Donut County. As for the music, Apple recognizes Drake as the artist of the year. Meanwhile, the company directed by Tim Cook has considered Juice WRLD as the revelation artist.

Regarding movies, the Cupertino-based tech giant, led by Tim Cook, highlights titles such as “Incredibles 2,” “Coconut,” “Champions,” “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Blade Runner 2049,” “The shape of water,” “Call me by your name,” “Lady Bird,” “The best summer of my life,” and “Isle of dogs.”

Finally, regarding the App Store books, Apple considers Joel Dicker’s “The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer” as the book of the year.

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iPhone XR Is Currently The Best-Selling Device Among The iPhone 2018 Models

Apple has made it official that the iPhone XR is its most popular smartphone among the iPhone 2018 models. However, there is no indication that it sells as much as the company would like. This year, Apple released an affordable iPhone, the iPhone XR, and this move seems to be paying off already.

iPhone XR came as a bonus to the presentation of the iPhone XS and XS Max, the Cupertino-based tech giant releasing it as a more affordable, but still expensive for some, version of its latest flagships. The iPhone XR model was already anticipated as a popular device as soon as Apple announced its arrival on the market.

However, the latest reports indicated that its production had to be slowed down as a result of lower sales than the company expected. But, in total, iPhone XR scored better sales than iPhone XS and XS Max, definitely, attracting customers with its affordable price.

The iPhone XR is currently the best-selling iPhone

In an interview with CNET, Apple’s vice president of product marketing Greg Joswiak said that the iPhone XR is now the best-selling model of all the new iPhone 2018 models that Apple rolled out recently. It has been as such “since the day it was made available,” Joswiak said.

The Appel’s announcement regarding the iPhone XR sales seems to be trying to counterbalance the rumors discussing a reduction in the production of the device. Greg Joswiak, who was in a hurry to answer to CNET’s questions, did not wish to comment further about the current situation regarding the production of iPhone XR and the rumors that said that Apple is not happy with the sales the handset generated, although it’s the best-selling among the iPhone 2018 models.

As it stands so far, the fact that the iPhone XR is the most popular iPhone tends to indicate that it perfectly meets the manufacturer’s expectations.

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AirPlay 2 Supports Sonos And Other Third-Party Applications and Devices

The new wireless audio technology from the Apple AirPlay 2.0 was presented at WWDC 2017, although the truth did not have the attention expected, as it was overshadowed by iOS 11, the launch of HomePod, MacOS High Sierra, and a new line of computers. However, if you are an Apple user, you can not downplay the importance of all the benefits AirPlay 2 brings, as it allows not only send images, videos and more, via WiFi but, also, is compatible with Sonos speakers and can create an audio network for the whole home.

Best of all, finally, after several months of development, AirPlay 2 finally arrived to provide Apple device users with innovations and advances in wireless audio interaction. The new AirPlay 2 technology allows Apple’s HomeKit to communicate and send audio to multiple compatible “receiving” speakers in the home to create a cinematic atmosphere.

AirPlay 2 Supports Sonos and Other Third-Party Applications and Devices

Best of all, even one of the most popular audio company, Sonos, has promised support for AirPlay 2, which means you can stream your favorite songs to Sonos One and HomePod simultaneously. All you need to do is use the iOS Home app to tag and organize your different speakers.

AirPlay 2 works with iOS 11 and MacOS 10.13 High Sierra or later, which means that if you’re using an Apple device at home with those operating systems, you can control audio playback through AirPlay2. The same goes for Apple TV and Apple TV 4K streaming devices. TvOS 11 (released in the fall of 2017) turns your Apple TV into an “emitter” device and a “receiver” device, so if you have a traditional audio system connected to the Apple TV, it will become part of the AirPlay 2 ecosystem, even if the speakers are not directly compatible with it.

Also, because AirPlay 2 is an open API, any developer or manufacturer can ask Apple to add support for their application or device, so unlike Sonos, for example, you won’t need to play music from a specific application only.

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Artificial Intelligence Startup “Silk Labs” Acquired By Apple

Apple has just bought yet another company, whose name is Silk Labs. It is a startup company specialized in artificial intelligence. According to information emerged on several tech news portals, this small company is able to make AI software light enough to integrate into consumer equipment.

The artificial intelligence is already a significant part of many products, including smartphones. Almost every tech company out there is struggling to develop better AI systems for their purposes so that Apple couldn’t keep away from this race.

While the Cupertino-based company is already working on its own artificial intelligence systems, now they decided to buy Silk Labs, a small startup specialized in producing software and hardware products based on artificial intelligence.

Apple Acquired “Silk Labs” Startup To Reinforce Its Artificial Intelligence Department

Founded in 2015 by three former Mozilla employees (Chris Gal, Jones, and Michael Vines), Silk Labs is a small startup with only 12 employees. The company explains that it “aims to bring visual and audio intelligence to connected products.” Silk Labs is primarily working on image and sound analyzing software based on AI, which has the particularity of working directly on a product, without an Internet connection.

Silk Labs has developed several scenarios in which its services can be useful. To give you an idea, the company has devised an intercom system that can identify the person ringing the doorbell (if the person is already pre-identified, of course), or automatically disable/activate an alarm based on the face the AI system detected.

As always, the Cupertino-based tech giant firm did not wish to comment on the reasons for this new acquisition. The same applies to the amount Apple paid for this acquisition, both companies keeping that information secret. But given the size of the start-up, the price of this purchase would not be extremely high.

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Apple Wants To “Steal” Engineers From Qualcomm To Design Its Own 5G Modem For iPhone

Apple goes for everything and now goes for Qualcomm’s employees. In the last few months, the relationship between Qualcomm and Apple has cooled down, although the former company supplies the latter with some components since they are one of the leading mobile chipset manufacturers in the market. Apple considers that Qualcomm has a monopoly and want to put an end to it by building a factory right next to Qualcomm and “stealing” its engineers to design components for them, including a 5G modem for iPhone.

The conflict between Apple and Qualcomm goes back to early 2017 when Apple accused Qualcomm of a dominant market position. Qualcomm replied by ending its distribution for iPhone factories in China and the US. A few months later, Qualcomm said it was only business, but the war was far from over.

Apple Aims To Steal Qualcomm Engineers To Design Its 5G Model for iPhone

As we read in Bloomberg, Apple would have set up a team in San Diego, the home of Qualcomm, to develop chips focused on artificial intelligence and a next 5G modem for iPhone.

Qualcomm has been Apple’s main modem provider for more than five years, and with this move, they would lose a big customer. We’ll see how events unfold, but Apple’s movement looks like a definitive end of a long-term partnership between the two companies. In addition to that, this move reveals that Apple aims to finally design and manufacture all of its internal components for its devices.

In reality, Apple already does that with its mobile chipsets, both CPUs and GPUs, as well as with its MicroLED displays that are supposed to be under development, as we speak. Apple wants to “steal” engineers from Qualcomm to design its 5G modem for iPhone, putting an end to a long-term partnership with Qualcomm, still one of the most significant chipset producers in the world.

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