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…
Hyundai, Kia say ‘Apple Car’ deal now off; $8.5 billion erased off market value
South Korea’s Hyundai said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple on autonomous electric cars, just a month after it confirmed…
Apple ups Developer Transition Kit Mac mini return credit to $500 after developer complaints
Prior to the release of the M1 Macs, Apple offered developers a $500 Developer Transition Kit (DTK) that included a Mac mini equipped…
Apple hit with patent infringement lawsuit over Face ID, other iPhone camera features
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that many of its iPhone camera features, including Face ID, infringe on a series of patents owned…
A cappella group sings classic iPhone ringtones
South Korean a cappella group Maytree has released a video of their vocal interpretations of iPhone classic ringtones …
Apple TV+ lands 11 nominations for NAACP Image Awards
This week, the full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced. Apple TV+ landed 11 NAACP Image Award nominations…
Can Apple’s market value get to $3 trillion this year?
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives made this bold prediction: “We believe the path to Apple hitting $3 trillion in market cap is now firmly on track…
Analyst: ‘Apple Car’ will not have a steering wheel
Morgan Stanley automotive analysts claim that the “Apple Car” will be fully autonomous and likely lack a steering wheel. “Apple Car” will…
‘The Snoopy Show’ debuts globally on Apple TV+
“The Snoopy Show” is a new animated series for kids and families that debuts globally on Apple TV+ on February 5th. “The Snoopy Show” stars…
Apple TV+ hit comedy series ‘Ted Lasso’ drives worldwide acclaim
Since its debut only six months ago, the hit original Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso’’ has become a standout among fans and awards voters…
Harvard Business Review blasts Facebook’s misleading campaign against Apple’s privacy policy
Apple will soon require consumers to opt in if they want to allow businesses to track them. Facebook is fighting this decision with…
Big Wall St. investors bought Apple, other tech stocks during GameStop retail frenzy
Deep-pocketed Wall St. investors pumped a record $4.2 billion into Apple and other big technology stocks last week, BofA’s flow data…
Looming Apple privacy changes worry Snap despite revenue growth
On Thursday, Snap Inc., maker of the photo-messaging app Snapchat, warned that upcoming privacy changes by Apple could hurt Snap’s ad…
Klobuchar’s antitrust reform bill could cause Apple to be fined 15% of its annual revenue
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., unveiled a sweeping antitrust reform bill on Thursday that could, theoretically, cause Apple to be fined…
Google explores ‘less stringent’ knockoff of Apple’s anti-tracking privacy feature for Android
If there’s anything Google focuses almost as much as being an online advertising broker masquerading as a search engine, it’s copying Apple…
J.P. Morgan: Apple LiDAR-equipped VR headset coming next year
Investment analyst at JP Morgan says an Apple VR headset will be released in Q1 2022, and feature six lenses and a LiDAR Scanner…
