Apple has introduced a new API for web developers based around Live Photos. LivePhotosKit JS is based in JavaScript, and makes it easier for developers to allow for the sharing of Live Photos on the web.

From Apple:

This new JavaScript-based API makes it easy to embed Live Photos on your websites. In addition to enabling Live Photos on iOS and macOS, you can now let users display their Live Photos on the web.

Live Photos are already supported by some web services like Facebook and Instagram, but this API could allow them to roll out to other services much more quickly.

Debuting alongside the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in 2015, Live Photos offer something more exciting than standard images. When shooting Live Photos, your iPhone captures extra movement before and after your shot, making the image seem animated.

If you’re interested in checking out LivePhotosKit JS, you can do so right here.
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Punycode domain names have the ability to make a URL look like a different site name, including apple.com.

The Loop recently came across a document referring to Punycode, which is a type of Unicode that uses character subsets, that could allow someone to create a domain name that would look, on the surface, like a completely different URL.

While it’s a particularly ingenious bit of trickery, you shouldn’t worry too much. You can avoid getting caught by such a scheme by manually entering site URLs instead of clicking on links from unknown sources; additionally, you should be able to trust directly navigating to a website from Google or another popular search site.

Web developer Xudong Zheng explains the vulnerability in detail on his blog how it is possible to register domains with foreign characters by converting it. He specifically calls attention to the fact that it would be possible for someone to register a URL with characters that would look like Apple’s domain, complete wit…

As part of TIME’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote about Didi Chuxing president Jean Liu. Calling her ”a disrupter”, Cook praised her and her team for their work on big data algorithms that could help improve the flow of traffic.

From TIME:

She and her team are succeeding with innovative, big-data algorithms that aim both to improve the efficiency of Didi’s service and to ease the congestion on roadways. By analyzing commuter patterns the way oceanographers track the tides, Didi may help traffic jams go the way of the flip phone.

Cook also lauded Didi Chuxing’s engagement with communities across China to be better able to serve them.

Last year, Apple invested $1 billion in Didi Chuxing, which at the time had captured around 87% of the Chinese ride-hailing market. Since then, it has been rumored that Apple may be able to use data provided by the company in its rumored project to build an autonomous vehicle.
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Today, Apple Music’s official Twitter account introduced the world to its newest feature Up Next, which is meant to promote a different new-and-upcoming artist each month.

Note: This feature is not to be confused with the unrelated Up Next feature which allows you to see what track will play next in your queue.

This month Apple is teaming up with 6LACK — pronounced ”black” — through a series of little projects to promote his newest album FREE 6BLACK.

The newer feature content can be accessed in the New Music section found in the Browse tab and features a variety of content including, a live performance from 6LACK, updated playlists with his music, a video interview with Zane Lowe from Beats one, and even a short documentary about 6LACK himself. You can watch the trailer for that documentary, which was released on the Apple Music Twitter account, below.

Introducing #UpNext.Music’s Next Generation.A new artist every month. Up first, @6LACK.https://t.co/mPtDdmNNLG pic.twi…

Apple has purchased the rights to a new documentary about lauded music producer and executive Clive Davis, and will be making it available exclusively on Apple Music. Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives offers a look at the life and career of Davis, who has worked with artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, and Aretha Franklin throughout his career, and has won a total of five Grammy Awards.

From Billboard:

”Apple is a global innovator that has revolutionized the distribution of music,” said Davis in a statement. ”It is a touching honor to share the music and unique stories that have shaped my career with millions of Apple Music subscribers around the world. I am overjoyed to work with them to continue this incredible journey!”

The film, directed by Chris Perkel, debuted at the beginning of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 19. The premiere of the film was followed by a concert that featured Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Carly Simon, and many…

Use Safari and iCloud Keychain to keep your credit card information secure and in sync between your devices.

Updated April, 2017: Updated steps and screenshots for macOS.

In addition to syncing login information between your Mac, iPhone, and iPad, iCloud Keychain can also keep track of your credit card information, which makes it easier to enter when making purchases online. All you have to do is add a credit card to Safari, and that information will sync over to your other devices for future use.

Here’s how you can add your credit card information to Safari on macOS.

How to add a credit card to Safari in macOS
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How to add a credit card to Safari in macOS

You’ll need to take a trip to Safari’s Preferences menu to set up your credit card information.

Launch Safari on your Mac from your Dock or Applications folder.
Click Safari in the menu bar at the top of your screen.

Click Preferences.
Click AutoFill.

Click the Edit button …

With Earth Day coming up, Apple has published a set of short videos explaining the basics of some of the company’s environmental initiatives. Each video lasts about a minute and covers a different topic, and, according to Mashable, they were all illustrated by hand by James Blagden.

First, we have a video about Apple’s solar farms. The video explains how the 40-megawatt solar farms that power various Apple facilities across China do so without disrupting the other uses of the land they occupy.

The company also delves into its efforts reduce waste produced by its assembly partners, and how the effort all began because of stacks of plastic packaging.

In this video, Apple’s Rob Guzzo reveals what goes into testing products to ensure that the materials used are safe for you to use. As it turns out, 30 gallons of artificial sweat.

Apple’s final Earth Day video details how the company’s new Apple Park campus keeps cool using natural air movement and water pipes.

So wha…

Elago’s retro Macintosh Apple Watch stand has just been upgraded to iPhone and it’s even more adorable.

You may recall a few months ago when Elago introduced the Mac Plus Apple Watch stand. We here at iMore just fell head-over-heals and some of us have one sitting on our nightstands right now. Macrumors got wind that Elago has one-upped its own product by turning that same retro Macintosh look into an iPhone stand, available for the iPhone 7, 6s, or 6 (too bad it’s not sized for the Plus models).

The stand, called the M4, is made from flexible silicon. You can slide your iPhone into the designated slot, and the screen is framed by that adorable boxy Mac Plus look.

The charging cable hides away by interlacing into the bottom and out the backside of the stand. You plug it into your iPhone, but the majority of the cable is tucked away behind the faux computer.

Imagine how cute this would look when paired with your Magic keyboard.

Elago notes that the tight-fitting slot makes it d…

If you like to look up at night and marvel at the cosmos, then you need Sky Guide NOW!

Sky Guide is probably the coolest app available for stargazers, and its recent update is nothing short of freakin’ sweet. If you’ve never used a stargazing app before or you’re curious about Sky Guide, strap in.

$2.99 – Download now
How much is Sky Guide?

The most important question first, of course. It’s $2.99 in the App Store.

For $9.99 per year, you can unlock ”Supermassive”, which is a giant part of the app’s most recent update. Supermassive gives you access to a ton of new features, like an image and video repository and HD zoom, but more on that later.

What can Sky Guide do?

What can’t it do? Just kidding; that might be a bit overstated, but in terms of stargazing apps, it’s the tops. Using your iPhone or iPad’s internal compass and your location, Sky Guide shows you a detailed picture of the heavenly bodies above you, as well as what’s over the horizon and on the other side of the wo…

What will Apple’s next-generation Siri voice assistant offer come WWDC 2017?

Siri… is complicated. Originally available on the App Store, Apple bought Siri, re-imagined the service, and launched it as one of the tentpole new features for iPhone 4s. Over time, Siri expanded to iPad and iPod touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV and, most recently, the Mac.

Apple has also added new features, from navigation to dinner reservations, Siri suggestions, HomeKit control, and just last year, an interface for developers. Since Siri lives on servers, Apple’s also been quietly updating it, adding everything from entirely new engines to holiday or event-themed jokes.

With iOS 11, macOS 10.13, and Apple’s updated Watch and TV platforms, all expected to be previewed at WWDC 2017 this June, the question becomes ”what’s next for Siri?”

There aren’t many rumors to round up, so I’ll list some long-standing wishes as well.

What do past Siri updates tell us about future Siri updates?

If you …