Optical fiber firm Lumentum, a supplier of 3D sensors used in Apple’s TrueDepth camera systems including Face ID, said on Tuesday…
TSMC board approves $743 million bond sale to build Arizona chip fab
TSMC will issue a total of NT$21.1 billion (US$743.2 million) in unsecured bonds to finance an expected $12 billion chip fab in Arizona …
Siblings plead guilty to offenses involving the sale of 800 stolen MacBooks
Patricia Castaneda, 37, of San Carlos, pleaded guilty today to federal program theft, and in a separate case, her brother Eric Castaneda, 36…
Apple’s longtime App Store developer relations chief Ron Okamoto retires
Apple’s executive in charge of App Store developer relations, Ron Okamoto, has retired and the role has been taken over by a key marketing…
Analyst: There’s no stopping Apple’s iPhone super cycle
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives says his channel checks show that Apple’s multiyear iPhone super cycle continues unabated…
Judge certifies class action lawsuit against Apple over butterfly keyboard
A U.S. judge has certified a class action suit against Apple over the company’s butterfly keyboard design. The suit covers anyone who…
AppleTV+ ‘Ted Lasso’ wins Best New Series and Best Comedy Series at Writers Guild of America Awards
The Apple TV+ global comedy sensation “Ted Lasso” was honored Sunday night at the 2021 Writers Guild of America Awards, winning Best…
Advertisers complain of Apple-Google ‘symbiotic relationship’
Apple’s and Google’s “symbiotic relationship” should get scrutiny from the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, other executives to testify in Fortnite trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook and exec. Craig Federighi are among top executives likely to testify in its trial vs. Epic Games, maker of Fortnite …
Apple’s HomePod mini has a secret sensor for smart home thermostats, other devices
Apple’s well-received HomePod mini smart speaker has a secret: a sensor that measures temperature and humidity that could be used to…
U.S. jury tells Apple to pay $308.5 million for DRM patent infringement
A federal jury in Texas said Apple must pay about $308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications LLC (PMC) for infringing a DRM patent…
Apple discontinues 512GB and 1TB SSD configurations of 21.5-inch iMac
Shortly after officially discontinuing the iMac Pro, Apple has also discontinued the 512GB &1TB SSD configurations of the 4K 21.5-inch iMac …
Deutsche Bank: Buy Apple stock; analyst sees 30% upside
Deutsche Bank analyst Sidney Ho says to buy Apple stock. The analyst conducted a survey indicates that since the pandemic’s onset…
Apple officially discontinues the iMac Pro
Apple’s iMac Pro has been officially discontinued as of Friday afternoon, with the “pro” all-in-one no longer available for purchase…
Zuckerberg now says Facebook may be in a ‘stronger position’ after Apple boosts privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said he is confident the social media company “will be able to manage through” Apple’s privacy …
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
Using Eve motion sensors to automate your HomeKit smart home
As you see the HomeKit logo, you know that you’ll be able to control a smart home device from Apple’s Home app and from Siri using your…
Apple CEO Tim Cook pens WSJ Op-Ed bemoaning ‘systemic injustice’
Apple CEO Tim Cook has penned an Op-Ed for The Wall Street Journal, “Tim Cook on the Pandemic Year: The Urgency of Racial Justice,” in…
Apple: App Tracking Transparency rules will apply to all apps worldwide, even in China
After reports that Chinese app developers are preparing workarounds for the company’s upcoming App Tracking Transparency rules that…
Lawyers in Apple ‘iPhone throttling’ class action settlement land $81 million in fees
The $87.7 million by class counsel Cotchett and Kaplan Fox in a $310 million class action settlement over “iPhone throttling” with Apple…
Gene Munster: Mac growth will continue for years, powered by Apple Silicon and remote work
The accelerating digital transformation will continue to drive Mac growth rates higher, and the segment will exceed investors’ expectations…
Apple dominates tablet applications processor market revenue share
After five consecutive years of shipment decline, the tablet applications processor market returned to growth in 2020, with Apple dominating…
Apple’s stronger privacy protections strengthens its walled garden
Apple’s move to increase privacy strengthens its walled garden, as the company will will present users with a prompt to allow apps…
Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘can’t wait’ for a post-pandemic return to work in Apple Park
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues, Apple CEO Tim Cook, however, is now feeling bullish about returning to work in Apple Park …
Apple TV+ inks straight-to-series order for new comedy series starring Maya Rudolph
Apple TV+ today announced a straight-to-series order for a new half-hour comedy series that will star Emmy Award winner Maya Rudolph…
Apple preps ‘enhanced’ under-display Touch ID for future iPhones
Apple has been working on under-display Touch ID technology since at least 2013 with a great number of patent applications and…
Apple likely used fake March 23rd event to root out leakers
Top leakers were wrong about Apple holding a special media event on March 23rd as the company likely put out false information to root out…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Mini LED iPad Pro enters mass production in April, OLED iPad Air coming in 2022
Apple uberanalyst Ming-Chi Kuo says mass production of a new iPad Pro with Mini LED display is set to begin in mid- to late-April and…
Apple nears launch of powerful new iPad Pro lineup
Apple plans to launch a powerful new iPad Pro lineup as early as April, with faster processors and improved cameras, adding to a product…
Apple deploys TikTok ‘Jump’ campaign to promote AirPods Pro
This week Apple debuted a new AirPods Pro ad. Apple is also running a campaign on popular video sharing service TikTok using the…
Apple TV+ signs Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas to multi-year first-look deal
Apple TV+ has signed Oscar-winner Natalie Portman and producing partner Sophie Mas (“Ad Astra”) to a first-look deal. Under the…
Facebook vows to stop ‘harmful content’ by punishing users who break their rules
Facebook on Wednesday announced changes to keep the Groups feature free from “harmful content” by increasing the penalties against…
Beleaguered Intel enlists former ‘I’m a Mac’ actor Justin Long to talk down Apple Silicon in new ads
Beleaguered Intel has enlisted former “I’m a Mac” (and “I’ll Obviously Do Pretty Much Anything for Money”) actor Justin Long in a series…
Global chip shortage ‘affecting everybody except Apple,’ Android phones face delays
Samsung today warned that there is a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors causing a global chip shortage that could delay…
Unreleased Apple Silicon iMac appears in Xcode log ahead of expected new model
With the rumor mill churning out reports of an Apple Silicon iMac, one with an ARM processor has appeared via Xcode’s Crash Reporter feature…
Four more U.S. states join Texas-led antitrust lawsuit against Google
Four more states have joined a lawsuit filed by Texas and others against Alphabet Inc’s Google that accuses it of breaking antitrust laws…
Apple’s $4.7 billion Green Bond investment is helping to create 1.2 gigawatts of clean power
Apple’s newly completed renewable projects, part of the company’s planned $4.7 billion Green Bond investment, are bringing clean energy…
Apple grateful for French watchdog decision to not suspend privacy feature
Apple on Wednesday welcomed a French competition authority decision (CNIL) to reject a request to suspend its iOS privacy feature…
Google follows Apple, cuts store fee from 30% to 15% on first $1 million developers earn
As it is wont to do, Google is once again following Apple by reducing the commission it charges developers that sell digital goods…
Twitter hacker who targeted Apple, Elon Musk, others gets three years in prison
The Tampa Bay teenage hacker who took control of several well-known Twitter accounts — Apple, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Bill Gates…
Apple Maps now displays COVID-19 vaccination locations
Apple today updated Apple Maps with COVID-19 vaccination locations from VaccineFinder, a free, online service developed by Boston…
Siri can now tell you what Oprah’s reading
Oprah’s Book Club” with Oprah Winfrey’s latest book selection can be found in the Apple Books app, Now, Siri is getting into the act…
