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Actually, the iPhone X is a real bargain. Source: @lukew The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

HomeKit is supported by an increasing number of IoT manufacturers. Until now, though, it hasn’t been easy to find out which devices specifically rely on HomeKit. With Projekt HomeKitty you can now get a nice overview of all HomeKit-enabled devices on the market. HomeKitty is a crowdsourced website that collects all accessories that support the HomeKit protocol. — HomeKitty Because it’s maintained Wikipedia-style — by users for users — new products are usually added quite quickly. Great project. ...

I want a new black MacBook → We already know Apple is fine with giving its smartphone the anodized color treatment, so why not the MacBook? In fact, I’d be happy if Apple even just offered a single additional color option for the most portable of the MacBook family, the MacBook Air. I want a black MacBook Air. I’d also like a black MacBook Air. I’ve always thought the black plastic MacBooks looked nicer than the more popular white ones. ...

Mark Moskowitz auf CNet.com: While not a new idea, our global tech research team believes Apple could be on the cusp of introducing a new category with iAnywhere, a converged MacOS-iOS operating system that allows an iPhone or iPad to dock into a specially configured display to run as a computer,” Moskowitz said. “In our view, this category would be a leapfrog event, potentially jumpstarting iPhone and iPad growth as well as peripherals and cloud-based software and services sales. ...

John Gruber für Daring Fireball: What they missed was the next step from every desk and home: a computer in every pocket. It’s worse than that, though. They saw it coming, and they tried. Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile — swings and misses at the next big thing. They weren’t even close, and worse, Steve Ballmer didn’t even seem to realize it. That’s what’s so damning about that video of him laughing at the original iPhone. ...