Worldwide smartphone sales grew 6% in 2021, according to Gartner. Apple iPhone sales in 2021 grew 7.6% over 2020. Smartphone sales…
Apple drops COVID mask mandate for corporate and retail employees
Apple has now dropped its mask requirement for both corporate and retail employees as local governments reassess their various COVID-19…
Apple TV+ renews murder-mystery comedy hit ‘The Afterparty’ for season two
Apple TV+ today announced an early season two renewal of “The Afterparty,” the broadly acclaimed and hit murder-mystery comedy series…
Apple resumes in-person ‘Today at Apple’ sessions in stores across America
Beginning March 7, Apple Store locations around the country will resume in-person Today at Apple sessions for the first time since COVID-19…
Steve Wozniak’s new ‘Privateer’ exits stealth mode, takes aim at space junk
Steve Wozniak’s new ‘Privateer’ venture has exited stealth mode. The firm is creating the data infrastructure that will enable sustainable…
Wedbush: Apple and Big Tech halting sales in Russia is a rounding error
In a note to clients on Thursday, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives writes that Apple’s move this week to ban the sales of its products in Russia …
Gene Munster: Apple product supply is 2x better since late January
From mid-November 2021 to March 2nd, Loup Funds’ Gene Munster has been tracking lead times at Apple for ten products in six countries…
Low-cost 5G iPhone SE and new iPad Air expected at Apple’s March 8th ‘Peek Performance’ event
Apple on Wednesday announced a special event where the company is expected to announce, among other things, a new low-cost 5G iPhone…
Ahead of new North Carolina campus, Apple seeks 150,000 sq. ft. of additional temporary office space
Nearly a year after announcing its plans for a massive campus in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, Apple is looking for as much…
Read: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s email to staff about halting sales in Russia
After Apple’s announcement that it will stop sales in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, CEO Tim Cook sent the following email…
Apple releases watchOS 8.5 beta 5 to developers and public beta testers
Apple has released watchOS 8.5 beta 4 which comes one week after the previous beta and a couple of weeks after the company made;
It’s official: Apple to hold ‘Peek Performance’ special event on March 8th
Apple will hold a special event on March 8th, the company said on Wednesday. The company is expected to launch a low-cost version…
Ukraine asks Apple to kill App Store in Russia
A Ukrainian government official has called on Apple and Google to block access to the App Store and the derivate Google Play store in Russia …
Apple TV+ debuts trailer for new espionage drama ‘Slow Horses,’ starring Gary Oldman
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for “Slow Horses,” the keenly anticipated espionage series starring Gary Oldman, launching…
Largest Apple Premium Reseller in Russia closes stores
Russia’s largest premium reseller of Apple products has closed its stores due to sanctions and rampant inflation. Apple itself stopped…
Apple TV+ preps ‘Metropolis,’ a new original series from Sam Esmail
Today Apple TV+ announced a series order for “Metropolis,” the latest project from award-winning creator, producer and director Sam Esmail…
Apple halts all product sales in Russia
Apple said on Tuesday it has halted all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine …
Apple to increase COVID-19 testing for vaccinated retail employees ahead of dropping employee mask mandate
Apple plans to begin testing vaccinated retail staff twice a week for COVID-19 in preparation for dropping its mask mandate…
Apple TV+’s ‘CODA’ wins Hollywood Critics Association Awards including Best Picture
Apple Original Films’ widely praised and award-winning film “CODA” was honored with a total of four Hollywood Critics Association (HCA)…
Google Glass was a joke, but Apple’s smartglasses won’t be
In 2013, Google released Google Glass, $1,500 so-called smartglasses that quickly became the butt of jokes across America. The few wearers…
Longtime Apple reporter Jim Dalrymple retires after 30 years; The Dalrymple Report podcast continues
Longtime Apple reporter Jim Dalrymple, known as “The Beard,” is retiring after almost 30 years! It’s the end of an era, for sure…
Apple upped iPhone production to new quarterly record high of 85.5 million units in Q421
Global smartphone production came to 356 million units for 2021, showing a QoQ increase of 9.5%. Apple’s new iPhones were the primary…
Get ready for the biggest year in the history of the Apple Watch
This year will be the biggest in the history of the Apple Watch since the original model. This fall will offer us Apple Watch Series 8, a new…
Meta subsidiary Instagram: Still no iPad app for you
Hundreds of millions of iPad users are still no closer to getting an app from Meta subsidiary Instagram that works well on their devices…
Apple TV+ announces new limited event series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin
Today Apple TV+ announced an order for a new limited event series with Michael Douglas set to star in the lead role as Benjamin Franklin …
With launch of iPhone SE 3, will Apple drop the price of iPhone SE 2 to $199?
Apple is planning to unveil a 5G iPhone SE in March — but the big news could be a significant price drop – $199 – for the current model…
Dutch watchdog fines Apple $5.7 million for sixth straight week
The Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday issued a sixth straight weekly fine of 5 million euros ($5.7 million) against Apple for what…
Apple reportedly plans hybrid ‘MacPad’ with 20-inch folding display
Apple is reportedly working a new hybrid “MacPad” device that will combine the features of an iPad with a MacBook while making…
Apple TV+ wins four SAG Awards, two apiece for ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘CODA’
At the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Apple was recognized with four Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards for…
Ukraine urges Apple to halt product sales, shut down App Store in Russia
Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, is urging Apple to halt all product sales and shut down its App Store in Russia which…
Warren Buffett in Berkshire Hathaway annual letter calls Apple one of ‘Four Giants’
Warren Buffett called Apple one of “Four Giants” and the second-most important business after Berkshire Hathaway’s cluster of insurers…
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund to vote against Apple CEO Tim Cook’s pay package
Later this week at Apple’s annual meeting of shareholders, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, plans to vote against Apple…
Apple Pay no longer available in Russia after sanctions
Clients of some Russian banks under western sanctions will no longer be able to use their cards abroad or with the Apple Pay or Google’s…
Apple TV+ releases trailer for ‘WeCrashed’ series starring Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto
Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for “WeCrashed,” giving a glimpse into the series starring Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto…
Volvo to roll out Apple Watch to service technicians worldwide
Volvo Car Sweden wanted to find a way for its Service Technicians, to have more time with their customers, which they accomplished with…
Apple reportedly a front-runner for $2+ billion NFL Sunday Ticket rights
It appears likely that Sunday Ticket will move exclusively to a streaming service in 2023, as Apple and Amazon are described as the…
iPhone took 44% of total global smartphone revenue in 2021, Apple’s highest share ever
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone led in 2021 global smartphone market revenue with annual revenue of $196 billion. That’s 44% of total…
Why Apple and other megacaps rallied after Russia invaded Ukraine
As Russia launched a war against Ukraine, the Nasdaq Composite — down more than 3% at Thursday’s open — mounted a furious comeback…
‘Severance’ looks like a hit for Apple TV+ as series debuts in streaming’s top 10 list
The Apple TV+ thriller “Severance” has debuted on Reelgood’s list of top ten streaming titles for the week, coming in at No.10…
Apple’s lower-cost 5G iPhone SE 3 is imminent; likely catalyst for Apple stock
Apple is likely to introduce a lower-cost 5G iPhone at a spring product launch event, analysts say. The “iPhone SE 3” …
Taiwan to join ‘democratic countries’ in sanctions on Russia; Apple supplier TSMC ready to comply
Taiwan will join “democratic countries” in imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday…
Apple offering up to $235 extra trade-in savings to Apple Watch Series 7 upgraders thru Feb. 28th
Apple is offering additional trade-in savings on the Apple Watch Series 7 when customers upgrade from an earlier model through…
