Today's Big Day: iOS 11 Update

It's Tuesday, September 19th, and if you use an iPhone or an iPad today is the big day Apple's big mobile device update iOS 11 is heading your way. We've been using the beta version for a while now, and safe to say it's a pretty major makeover for your phone or tablet. The revamped control center looks a bit more handy, notifications work a bit differently, and iMessage now integrates with Apple pay for person-to-person payment which is very cool.

The App Store has also been completely redesigned to include tips and tricks in app of the day video looks at app features and so on. Siri also gets more to do with a new translation service that catches it up to some of the other digital assistants out there. And finally, well among other things really, there's the files app that lets you keep track of all your digital documents both on your phone and across services like Dropbox Google Drive and iCloud. Very nice.

We've got a bunch of articles and tips on getting the most out of iOS 11 so back up your device make some coffee and run that update. If you're feeling overwhelmed, don't worry, we've got plenty of resources to help you navigate the new features and functionality.

Meanwhile, self-driving car tech is back in the news. Intel has disclosed they're working closely with Waymo, the self-driving car research arm of Google. This signals a firming up of alliances among the several efforts working to put robot cars on the road. Intel CEO said that the chip giant is already capable of supplying enough silicon-based horsepower to operate a level 4 or 5 self-driving car.

Level 4 cars are capable of autonomous driving but retain driver controls, while level 5 self-driving cars do away with relics of the analog age like steering wheels and control pedals. Waymo has also partnered with Fiat Chrysler to deploy a fleet of autonomous Pacifica minivans as research efforts continue. Several car companies have set the year 2020 as a time frame for introducing actual driverless or at least self-driving capable vehicles to share the road with us.

Easily distracted human drivers are no match for the precision and speed of a well-programmed autonomous vehicle, making this technology both exciting and terrifying in equal measure. It's like Intel Wham-O and Fiat Chrysler are well on their way to getting these cars on the road.

If you've been trying to read a book or watch some grand epic on your smartphone, here's a quick tip: it's a much better experience on a larger screen such as a tablet. We couldn't help but notice that Amazon is about to launch an update to their flagship Fire tablet which should be good at both things.

The new Fire HD 10 has a big new HD screen and inches across coarse, bumps up memory to 32 gigs from 16, you can add in 256 more gigabytes with an SD card if you want to card around a bunch of prime video downloads. There's also a 64 gig version if that works better for you. One key update to the device is the integration of Alexa Amazon's AI digital assistant.

Giving the tablet many of the abilities of Amazon's new echo show Home Hub, but since it's a tablet it is of course a bit more portable. The new Fire HD 10 runs on Android with a few Amazon specific tweaks and while the old version was $230, the new one starts at just $150. We love that the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet will come in red blue and black and will ship on October 11.

You can pre-order one for yourself right now to amazon.com of course. That's it for DT Daily today, we've got all the latest tech news at Digital Trends dot-com more fun stuff on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. Remember to catch all of our podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get yours. Thanks for watching, we'll see you again tomorrow.

And that's a wrap for today's big day! Stay tuned for more updates and announcements from the world of tech.

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most out of iOS 11 so back up your device make some coffee and run that update self-driving car tech is back in the news intel has disclosed they're working closely with Wei mo the self-driving car research arm of Google and it signals a firming up of alliances among the several efforts working to put robot cars on the road Intel CEO said that the chip giant is already capable of supplying enough silicon-based horsepower to operate a level 4 or 5 self-driving car level 4 cars are capable of autonomous driving but retain driver controls while level 5 self-driving cars do away with relics of the analog age like steering wheels and control pedals way moe has also partnered with Fiat Chrysler to deploy a fleet of autonomous Pacifica minivans as research efforts continue several car companies have set the year 2020 as a time frame for introducing actual driverless or at least self-driving capable vehicles to share the road with us easily distracted human drivers and it looks like Intel wham-o and Fiat Chrysler are well on their way if you've been trying to read a book or watch some grand epic on your smartphone here's a quick tip it's a much better experience on a larger screen such as a tablet and we couldn't help but notice that Amazon is about to launch an update to their flagship Fire tablet which should be good at both things new Fire HD 10 has a big new HD screen and inches across coarse and bumps up memory to 32 gigs from 16 you can add in 256 more gigabytes with an SD card if you want to card around a bunch of prime video downloads and there's also a 64 gig version if that works better for you but one key update to the device is the integration of alexa amazon's AI digital assistant giving the tablet many of the abilities of Amazon's new echo show Home Hub but since it's a tablet it is of course a bit more portable the new Fire HD 10 runs on Android with a few Amazon specific tweaks and while the old version was 230 bucks the new one starts at just 150 dollars the old better faster cheaper tech axiom in action we love that the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet will come in red blue and black and will ship on October 11 you can pre-order one for yourself right now to amazon.com of course that's it for DT daily today we've got all the latest tech news at Digital Trends dot-com more fun stuff on our Facebook page and YouTube channel and remember to catch all of our podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get yours thanks for watching we'll see you again tomorrowit's Tuesday September 19th and if you use an iPhone or an iPad today is the big day Apple's big mobile device update iOS 11 is heading your way we've been using the beta version for a while now and safe to say it's a pretty major makeover for your phone or tablet there's a revamped control center looks a bit more handy notifications work a bit differently and iMessage now integrates with Apple pay for person-to-person payment which is very cool the App Store has been completely redesigned to include tips and tricks in app of the day video looks at app features and so on Siri also gets more to do with a new translation service that catches it up to some of the other digital assistants out there and finally well among other things really there's the files app that lets you keep track of all your digital documents both on your phone and across services like Dropbox Google Drive and iCloud very nice we've got a bunch of articles and tips on getting the most out of iOS 11 so back up your device make some coffee and run that update self-driving car tech is back in the news intel has disclosed they're working closely with Wei mo the self-driving car research arm of Google and it signals a firming up of alliances among the several efforts working to put robot cars on the road Intel CEO said that the chip giant is already capable of supplying enough silicon-based horsepower to operate a level 4 or 5 self-driving car level 4 cars are capable of autonomous driving but retain driver controls while level 5 self-driving cars do away with relics of the analog age like steering wheels and control pedals way moe has also partnered with Fiat Chrysler to deploy a fleet of autonomous Pacifica minivans as research efforts continue several car companies have set the year 2020 as a time frame for introducing actual driverless or at least self-driving capable vehicles to share the road with us easily distracted human drivers and it looks like Intel wham-o and Fiat Chrysler are well on their way if you've been trying to read a book or watch some grand epic on your smartphone here's a quick tip it's a much better experience on a larger screen such as a tablet and we couldn't help but notice that Amazon is about to launch an update to their flagship Fire tablet which should be good at both things new Fire HD 10 has a big new HD screen and inches across coarse and bumps up memory to 32 gigs from 16 you can add in 256 more gigabytes with an SD card if you want to card around a bunch of prime video downloads and there's also a 64 gig version if that works better for you but one key update to the device is the integration of alexa amazon's AI digital assistant giving the tablet many of the abilities of Amazon's new echo show Home Hub but since it's a tablet it is of course a bit more portable the new Fire HD 10 runs on Android with a few Amazon specific tweaks and while the old version was 230 bucks the new one starts at just 150 dollars the old better faster cheaper tech axiom in action we love that the Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet will come in red blue and black and will ship on October 11 you can pre-order one for yourself right now to amazon.com of course that's it for DT daily today we've got all the latest tech news at Digital Trends dot-com more fun stuff on our Facebook page and YouTube channel and remember to catch all of our podcasts on iTunes or wherever you get yours thanks for watching we'll see you again tomorrow\n"