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Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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Twitter for Apple TV Gains Support for Live 360 Degree Video and Periscope Global Map

Wednesday May 24, 2017 4:51 pm PDT by
Twitter today updated its app for the Apple TV, introducing support for live 360 degree videos, making it the first Apple TV app to support such a feature. Following the update, Apple TV users can watch live 360 degree videos directly on their television sets, navigating through the scene with the Siri remote. The new version of the Twitter app for Apple TV also includes support for the...
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Apple Watch Proves Most Accurate at Measuring Heart Rate in New Fitness Tracker Study

Wednesday May 24, 2017 4:17 pm PDT by
In a new study comparing the accuracy of seven different fitness trackers, the Apple Watch was found to have the lowest margin of error when measuring heart rate, beating the Basis Peak, Fitbit Surge, Microsoft Band, Mio Alpha 2, PulseOn, and Samsung Gear S2. Researchers set out to determine the accuracy of wrist-worn devices at measuring both heart rate and energy expenditure, aka calories...
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New iPhone 8 Dummy Video Surfaces as Third-Party Companies Start Developing Clones

Wednesday May 24, 2017 12:19 pm PDT by
Though we're only four months away from the presumed launch of the "iPhone 8," we haven't seen any part leaks for the much-rumored OLED device nor have we seen parts for the two standard LCD iPhones that are said to accompany it. With a lack of part leaks, we're relying on dummy units, design drawings, and design renders to give us an idea of what to expect from the device, and there's been no ...
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Apple Releases New Firmware Update for AirPods

Wednesday May 24, 2017 11:28 am PDT by
Apple today released a new 3.7.2 firmware update for its AirPods, likely introducing bug fixes and performance improvements to the wireless earbuds. AirPod firmware updates are installed automatically when the AirPods are connected to the iPhone, so AirPods users should begin seeing the new firmware soon as the update rolls out to everyone. AirPods owners can check the version number in...
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Apple Shares First Trailer for 'Can't Stop Won't Stop' Sean Combs Documentary

Wednesday May 24, 2017 10:39 am PDT by
Apple today shared the first trailer for Can't Stop Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story, which is an Apple Music-exclusive documentary that covers the rise of Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy/Diddy) and his Bad Boy record label in the mid-1990s, along with the 20th anniversary Bad Boy reunion show tour that took place in 2016. The Bad Boy reunion tour is what led to Combs' partnership with Apple, after...
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Elgato's $300 Thunderbolt 3 Dock With Dual 4K Display Support Launches June 6

Wednesday May 24, 2017 9:03 am PDT by
Elgato today announced that its upcoming Thunderbolt 3 Dock, which was first introduced in January at CES, will be available starting on Tuesday, June 6 for $299.95. Elgato's Thunderbolt 3 Dock, designed to work with the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro models Apple introduced back in October, features three USB 3.0 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, two Thunderbolt USB-C ports, one DisplayPort...
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Apple Releases Revised Version of iTunes 12.6.1

Tuesday May 23, 2017 3:52 pm PDT by
Apple today released an updated and revised version of iTunes 12.6.1, which was originally released alongside the macOS Sierra 10.12.5 update on Monday, May 15. The new version of iTunes is 12.6.1.27, while the previous version was 12.6.1.25. It's not clear why Apple has released a new minor update to iTunes 12.6.1, but it presumably includes some unspecified bug fix. According to the...
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1Password Gains 'Travel Mode' to Protect Sensitive Data When Traveling

Tuesday May 23, 2017 3:40 pm PDT by
AgileBits recently introduced a new 1Password feature called Travel Mode, which is designed to protect password vaults from unwarranted searches when traveling. When activated, Travel Mode will remove every password vault from all of a user's iOS and Mac devices except for vaults that have been earmarked as "safe for travel," effectively hiding a user's most sensitive information. Travel Mode...
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Apple Files FCC Application to Test Next-Generation 5G Wireless Technology

Tuesday May 23, 2017 1:41 pm PDT by
Apple is planning to test next-generation 5G wireless technologies, according to an application document filed with the FCC and discovered by Business Insider. Apple applied for an experimental license to test wireless technology on millimeter wave spectrum bands. Millimeter wave bands provide higher bandwidth and throughput up to 10Gb/s, but are limited by line of sight issues that cause...
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Apple's Latest Transparency Report Shows Spike in U.S. Government Data Requests

Tuesday May 23, 2017 10:13 am PDT by
Apple last night released its latest transparency report [PDF] outlining government data requests from July 1 to December 31, 2016. According to the data, which features several new request categories, Apple is making an effort to be as clear as possible about the types of information governments around the world have asked for. Apple's report is the most detailed report the company has produced...
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Denise Young Smith Takes on New Role as VP of Diversity and Inclusion at Apple

Tuesday May 23, 2017 9:21 am PDT by
Denise Young Smith, who served as Apple's head of Worldwide Human Resources, has taken on a new role, according to her LinkedIn page. Going forward, Smith will tackle diversity issues at the company as Apple's Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity.Denise Young Smith is Apple's vice president of Inclusion and Diversity at Apple. She reports to CEO Tim Cook. Since joining Apple in 1997,...
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Duet Display for iPad Updated With New Pro Features

Tuesday May 23, 2017 8:05 am PDT by
Duet Display, the app designed to let you turn your iPad into an extra display for your Mac, is today being updated with new Pro-level features that enhance the Apple Pencil support introduced back in October. The Pro features are designed to turn the iPad Pro into a high-performance graphics tablet that can compete with Intuos or Wacom drawing tablets, and as of today, Pro subscribers will...
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YouTube TV App for iOS Devices Gains Support for AirPlay

Monday May 22, 2017 1:55 pm PDT by
YouTube TV, the streaming television service that launched in April, was today updated with support for AirPlay, allowing video streamed from the iPhone or the iPad to be played on an Apple TV. The service has been available on the iPad and the iPhone through a YouTube TV app since it launched, but YouTube has not yet made an app available on the Apple TV. Prior to today, Chromecast was...
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Apple Debuts Revamped 'Switch' Site to Lure Android Users to iPhone [Update: New Videos Added]

Monday May 22, 2017 12:28 pm PDT by
Apple today debuted an overhauled webpage aimed at encouraging Android users to switch to the iPhone, introducing a simpler FAQ-style site that highlights iPhone features and makes it clear how simple it is to switch from an Android device to an iPhone. Apple previously had a webpage dedicated to customers coming to an iPhone from Android devices, but it featured less information on the...
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Scrolling Changes Coming to Mobile Safari in Future Update

Monday May 22, 2017 11:18 am PDT by
Apple is planning to make some changes to scrolling behavior in mobile Safari in a future update, making for a more unified scrolling experience. The news comes courtesy of a Hacker News thread discussing Apple's default scrolling behavior vs. the scrolling behavior of webpages that use Google AMP, a discussion inspired by a Daring Fireball post on the subject. Google AMP (or Accelerated...
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Apple's Self-Driving Car Spotted on Freeway in New Video

Monday May 22, 2017 9:51 am PDT by
For the last few weeks, Apple has been testing its autonomous driving software in three Lexus RX450h SUVs, which have been photographed around the San Francisco Bay Area. This morning, MacRumors reader Andrew was able to capture some video of one of the SUVs, giving us our closest look yet at the vehicles Apple is using to test its system. The SUV is equipped with multiple sensors and cameras, ...
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iOS 11 Concept Imagines Overhauled iPad Interface With Drag-and-Drop Functionality

Friday May 19, 2017 12:59 pm PDT by
Apple is planning to unveil its next-generation operating system for iOS devices, iOS 11, in less than a month. Despite the imminent debut date of the new OS, we've heard very little about what we should expect to see in the update. Based on the fact that iOS 10 offered very few features for the iPad, Federico Vittici of MacStories, who uses an iPad for much of his daily work, has imagined an...
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Apple Shares New iPhone 7 Photography Tutorial Videos

Friday May 19, 2017 12:47 pm PDT by
Earlier this month, Apple launched a new "How to Shoot on iPhone 7" website and video series featuring short tutorials designed to help users take advantage of the camera features built into the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. As of yesterday, four new tutorial videos have been added to the site, including how to shoot a horizon, how to capture an intimate moment, how to convert to black and...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Leather Desk Organizer Set from Pad & Quill

Friday May 19, 2017 11:04 am PDT by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Pad & Quill to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Leather Desk Organizer Set that includes a Large Leather Desk Pad, a Leather Mouse Pad, a Large Leather Desk Organizer Tray, a Small Leather Desk Organizer Tray, and a Wooden Apple Pencil Holder. Like all of Pad & Quill's leather goods, the components of the desk set, which are available in...
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Vevo Debuts Revamped Apple TV App With Curated Playlists and Video Previews

Thursday May 18, 2017 4:28 pm PDT by
Music video hosting service Vevo today introduced a revamped Apple TV app that has been fully redesigned with a simpler interface that's easier to navigate and a new focus on personalization and curation, both of which Vevo hopes will draw in more users. Vevo's new design brings videos and playlists front and center, with the aim of providing an immersive video watching experience as soon as...