Siri in iOS now supports third party apps, meaning Siri can interact with apps like PayPal, Skype, Uber, and others…
Month: January 2017
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. shares tumble as earnings miss estimates
Google-parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts’ estimates on Thursday…
Apple iPhone to return to growth next week, ending 9-month slump
Apple next week will report a return to iPhone growth after a three-quarter slump…
24.5 million voice-first devices will ship this year; mainly Amazon Echos
We are entering the age of the CUI, the conversational user interface…
How so-called ‘net neutrality’ will fare under President Trump
With news this week about the nomination of Ajit Pai as the next chair of the FCC…
Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Public Beta with Night Shift
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sierra 10.12.4 update to public beta testers…
iPhone hardened to handle military-grade secrets in UK; Android and Samsung deemed insufficient in security
Describing Apple’s iPhone 7 as the ‘device of choice’ for the UK Ministry of Defence…
Apple patent details foldable iPhone
In November Apple was granted a surprise patent for a possible future foldable iPhone…
Why you should give the Apple Watch another chance
The Apple Watch, quickly approaching its second birthday, was released to the world facing…
What to expect from Apple’s Q117 earnings call next Tuesday
It’s that time again–time to tie that tie and tighten your money belt…
First look: Night Shift mode comes to Mac in latest macOS Sierra beta
Night Shift is designed to cut down on eye strain and sleeplessness. According to sleep researchers…
Qualcomm CEO fires back at Apple: Bring it on
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf and Derek Aberle, head of the wireless chipmakers’s licensing business…
Apple’s iPhone sales set to rebound, but for how long?
Apple Inc. results next week will likely show iPhone sales growing again…
It’s time for Apple to take Mac gaming seriously
Part of the phenomena JPR observes is that the ranks of PC gamers are growing…
Why Apple will make smart glasses
It’s hard to picture Apple selling smart glasses. But it’s also hard to picture them not doing it…
Macworld’s hands on with Setapp: Getting started with the Netflix of Mac apps
MacPaw, the company behind the famous CleanMyMac hard drive cleaner, has launched Setapp…
Apple sues Qualcomm in China seeking 1 billion yuan
Apple Inc filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc in Beijing, alleging the chip supplier abused…
Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy joins Apple
Greg Duffy, the founder and former CEO of security camera company Dropcam, has accepted a role…
NV Energy announces solar agreement with Apple in Nevada
NV Energy and Apple announced today they have reached an agreement to build 200 megawatts of additional solar energy in Nevada…
Qualcomm comments on Apple’s lawsuits in China
Apple has filed two complaints against Qualcomm in China. We have not seen these complaints…
Apple nears deal to manufacture products in India
A team of executives led by Priya Balasubramaniam, an Apple vice president, met with senior Indian government officials…
Apple resellers, service providers speak out following closure of ‘Simply Mac’
GameStop last week announced it is closing a number of non-productive Simply Mac locations throughout the United States…
Mossberg: What’s up with Firefox, the browser that time forgot?
Until about five years ago, techies and others who wanted a speedier, extensible…
Mac App Store alternative: MacPaw’s Setapp service offers a suite of Mac software for $9.99 per month
For a flat monthly fee, subscribers will get access to 61 apps at launch, including…
Apple shares are doing something very unusual
A falling apple was said to inspire Isaac Newton to articulate the law of gravity…
Apple’s iOS 10.3: A very, very important upgrade
Developers are currently beta testing iOS 10.3…
Dow hits record milestone of 20,000 on high hopes for Trump administration
High hopes for a business-friendly Donald Trump White House helped the Dow crack the 20K milestone…
Apple releases iOS 10.3 beta to developers with ‘Find My AirPods’ feature
Apple’s AirPods free you from the tyranny and tangle of corded headphones…
Barclays analyst downgrades Apple over ‘boring’ iPhones
It’s unclear whether Apple’s upcoming version will contain real ‘must have’ features…
Apple’s rebellion against the ‘Qualcomm Tax’
The fact that Qualcomm Inc.’s business model has survived two decades is as much a marvel of modern lawyering…
Apple will finally let developers reply to reviews in the App Store for iOS and Mac apps
Apple has announced that it will soon let developers reply to reviews on the iPhone, iPad and Mac App Stores…
Apple looks likely to deliver ‘Theater Mode’ to Apple Watch
It was originally rumored that Apple was planning to introduce a new ‘Theater Mode’ with iOS 10.3…
Apple users have higher credit scores than Android and Windows users
Users of Apple Mac computers have the highest credit scores both in the personal loan and mortgage loan categories…
Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.4 beta 1 with Night Shift for Mac, other new features
Apple has just released beta 1 of macOS Sierra 10.12.4 and it comes with one particular headline feature…
Why Apple’s main supplier Foxconn might want a U.S. factory
The Apple supplier Foxconn is considering building a US-based factory for making large displays in the US…
New FCC chairman Ajit Pai vows to take a ‘weed whacker’ to so-called ‘net neutrality’
President Trump on Monday designated Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission…
Despite lawsuit, Qualcomm wants to keep doing business
Qualcomm doesn’t intend to take Apple’s legal action lying down, but neither does it plan…
Why Apple, the FTC, and others are attacking Qualcomm’s royalty model
For every basic iPhone 7 it sells for $649, Apple pays about $15 to Qualcomm in royalties…
Apple: Can services save the day?
I recently read an interesting article containing excerpts from last week’s Macquarie note…
BlackRock to ask how Apple, S&P 500 companies would use cash from U.S. tax holiday backed by President Donald Trump
BlackRock Inc will scrutinize how companies plan to use the cash they bring back to the United States…
Apple’s iTunes 12.5.5 fixes network access problem
Just last Friday, I wrote about an annoying problem that had surfaced since the last iTunes update…
Apple patent details Apple Watch smart bands
Apple on Tuesday was granted a patent detailing a modular accessories system for Apple Watch…