Facebook is developing an Apple Watch rival with a focus on health and messaging. The social media / advertising firm is looking…
Apple makes it easier to unlock your iPhone when wearing a mask
Not being able to unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask can be pretty annoying, so Apple is making it easier to unlock your…
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm protest Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm Ltd.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies protesting Nvidia $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd. and asking antitrust officials to…
Apple AirTags, mini-LED iPad Pro coming in March – Prosser
Jon Prosser today tweeted that AirTags are “still on for March” and that Apple’s 2021 iPad Pro models, Apple’s first with mini-LED displays…
Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion Arm acquisition
Qualcomm has informed regulators around the world that the company is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm …
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment service BitPay adds support for Apple Pay
BitPay today announced that US cardholders of the BitPay Prepaid Mastercard can add their card to Apple Wallet and spend with Apple Pay …
Apple CEO Tim Cook wants to make health and wellness the company’s greatest legacy
Apple launched Apple Watch Series 6 with the slogan, “The future of health is on your wrist.” Which fits well with Apple CEO Tim Cook’s goal…
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ top U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ topped U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps in 2020. Worldwide consumer spending grew…
Apple Watch now adorns 100 million wrists
Apple Watch now adorns 100 million wrists. Apple Watch once had its doubters. A few still linger. Like fungus. Never here…
Lily Gladstone to star in Apple TV+ Martin Scorsese film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Lily Gladstone is set to star in Apple TV+’ “Killers of the Flower Moon” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Martin Scorsese…
Disney+ hits 94.9 million paid subscribers
Disney said it now has 94.95 million paid subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service as of the quarter ended January 2nd…
Netflix co-founder: Apple TV+ ‘has no excuse’ in streaming wars lag
“I completely have the deepest respect right now for Disney,” Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph said. As for Apple TV+, the Netflix co-founder…
‘For All Mankind: Time Capsule,’ a new augmented reality experience based on the Apple TV+ space drama, is available today in the App Store
Available today, Apple’s new AR app “For All Mankind: Time Capsule” is a new augmented reality experience that brings the world of…
Tom MacDonald’s ‘Fake Woke’ song removed from Apple Music
Apple removed Tom MacDonald’s “Fake Woke” from Apple Music and the iTunes Store at some point on Wednesday night…
Apple looks to make sleep tracking more comfortable with slim bed sensors
Building on existing sleep track systems that place a sensor on top of the mattress, two new patent applications from Apple show…
Apple extends Apple Music free trial to six months for students
After running a similar promotion in 2020, Apple has again extended the free trial of Apple Music for new student subscribers to six months…
Apple Glasses with Smart Keyboard would create a ‘3D document editing system’ and GUI
A “3D document editing system” that would work with the widely-expected smart AR glasses (“Apple Glasses”) and a Smart Keyboard or iPad…
Who will build the Apple Car? Several candidates are in the running
Apple’s quest to build an electric vehicle has shined the spotlight on several potential partners capable of building the Apple Car …
Claire Danes to star in Apple TV+ series ‘Essex Serpent’
Claire Danes has signed on for the starring role in the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series “The Essex Serpent,” Variety reports…
Ohio State expands Apple Swift coding and app development program to the public
Ohio State University is making its popular Apple Swift Coding and App Development certificate program available to the public…
Judge rejects lawsuit accusing Apple’s Siri of eavesdropping
Apple won a judge’s ruling that thre out a consumer lawsuit alleging that its voice-activated Siri personal assistant recorded conversations…
Court evidence shows FBI accessed Signal texts on locked iPhone
Court documents obtained by Forbes indicate the FBI has a way of accessing Signal texts even if they’re behind the lockscreen of an iPhone …
Apple Maps will let users report speed traps, accidents, and road hazards
Apple Maps will give users the ability to report speed traps, accidents, and road hazards. The new features are live now in the iOS 14.5…
Leaked screenshots reveal Apple-like privacy features in Android 12
Google is expected to unveil Android 12 in a few weeks and XDA Developers has shared screenshots that show some Apple-inspired (of course)…
Researcher breaches Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, and others with installer hack
A security researcher found a method to hack Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Netflix, and more than 30 other companies using an open-source…
Apple offers free battery replacement in affected 2016, 2017 MacBook Pro units
The company says they will offer free battery replacement in affected 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro units. A very small number of customers…
Apple partners with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced displays
Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced display technology at a secretive facility in Taiwan…
Twitter warns user growth to slow; expects ‘modest impact’ from Apple’s privacy push
Twitter on Tuesday beat quarterly sales and profit estimates but missed expectations on user growth and warned this rate would…
Qualcomm intros Snapdragon X65 5G 10Gbps modem for 2022 iPhone
Qualcomm has introduced its latest 5G modem, the Snapdragon X65, a chip that’s very likely to allow Apple’s 2022 iPhone to deliver…
Apple’s self-driving test vehicles doubled their mileage in 2020
Apple’s self-driving test vehicles doubled their mileage last yearm as reported by the California DMV which today released new disengagement…
Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.1
Apple today released macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 which requires a restart and addresses an issue that may prevent the battery from charging in…
Analyst: BMW, Stellantis, Magna among candidates to assemble ‘Apple Car’
Hyundai killed off talk of a potential “Apple Car” deal on Monday. Now, analyst thinks BMW, Stellantis, Magna, and others remain among…
How Tim Cook transformed Apple after Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was a visionary. Tim Cook, by most accounts, is not. But, what Cook lacks in showmanship and inventiveness, he makes up for in…
Apple’s iPhone 12 mini sales sluggish as small phones see muted demand
Apple’s iPhone 12 mini U.S. sales were just 5% of overall sales of its new phones during the first half of January, industry data provider…
Apple TV+ receives four ‘AARP Movies for Grownups Awards’ nominations
AARP has announced the nominees for the upcoming Movies for Grownups Awards, with Apple TV+ productions receiving four nominations …
EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally with privacy consent tool
Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform as the company institutes…
RBD analyst: Apple should launch own crypto exchange
After Tesla made a $1.5 billion purchase of bitcoin, an analyst runs the math on whether Apple might benefit from entering into cryptocurrency
Under pressure from Apple Silicon, beleaguered Intel stoops to selective benchmark claims
Using cherry-picked benchmarks, beleaguered Intel has resorted to claiming that its line of big, hot, slow, inefficient processors can best…
Apple TV+ expands kids slate with ‘Jane,’ inspired by Jane Goodall
Apple TV+ today announced a straight-to-series order for “Jane,” a new mission-driven series for kids and families from Emmy Award winner…
Renesas to buy Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor for $5.9 billion
Renesas Electronics has agreed to buy Dialog Semiconductor for 4.9 billion euros ($5.9 billion) in cash, as it looks to boost its position…
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Apple executive Dan Riccio heading up AR and VR headset development
Apple last month announced that Dan Riccio would transition to a new role focusing on a new mystery project, reporting to CEO Tim Cook…
