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…
Apple Pay drives contactless transactions expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2022
OEM Pay contactless transactions, driven by Apple Pay, followed distantly by Google Pay and Samsung Pay, will reach more than $1 trillion…
Survey: Apple brand loyalty at an all-time high of 92% as Android brands plummet
A survey to gauge the brand loyalty of five major smartphone brands, determine the preferred brand of choice for switchers, discover…
Apple TV+ earns first Academy Award noms for ‘Wolfwalkers’ and ‘Greyhound’
Apple on Monday earned its first Academy Award nominations for its feature films since the Apple TV+ global launch of Apple Original Films…
Apple advertising tool faces probe in France
Apple is facing an initial investigation from France’s CNIL that Apple’s personalized advertising tool violates European Union privacy rules…
Apple supplier O-Film has lost ‘particular overseas client’
China’s O-Film, an Apple supplier which makes camera modules, told investors that it received a notification from a “particular overseas…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AirPods 3 won’t arrive until second half of this year
Ming-Chi Kuo on Monday said that Apple’s next-gen AirPods 3 will not enter mass production until the third quarter of 2021…
Apple beefs up lobbying at U.S. state level ahead of Arizona App Store bill vote
Tech companies including mighty Apple are turning their lobbying attention to statehouses across the country as a wave of local bills…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AirPods shipments could slip 10% to 15% this year
Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple AirPods shipments will decline in 2021—due in part to increasing competition in the wireless stereo …
Apple continues to dominate worldwide wearables market
Apple continues to dominate the worldwide wearables market as shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the Q420…
Which M1 MacBook is best for you, Apple’s MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?
After a somewhat confusing lineup, things have since been simplified. Now the main questions are: do you want an M1 Air or Pro, and how…
Nearly 8 in 10 tech employees think Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook have too much power
Protocol has introduced its first “Tech Employee Survey.” Nearly 1 in 8 of the tech employees surveyed said the tech industry is too powerful
Apple TV+ film ‘Wolfwalkers’ lands Oscar nomination
The Irish animated Apple TV+ film “Wolfwalkers” was nominated today nominated for an Oscar in the Animated Feature Film category…
What Apple investors should be watching
Apple is coming off the COVID-19 year during which the company grew its top line just 6% annually, but investors should be excited…
Apple’s iOS app economy supports 330,000 UK jobs
Apple’s App Store now supports more than 330,000 jobs in the UK — an increase of more than 10 percent over the past year…
Apple discontinues original HomePod to focus on HomePod mini
Apple has discontinued its original HomePod after four years. The company says that it will continue to focus on the HomePod mini …
Strategy Analytics: Smartphone applications processor revenue hit all-time high in 2020
Despite the response to COVID-19, the global smartphone applications processor market showed resiliency and grew 25 percent year-on-year…
Google looks to make Chrome browser for Mac less of a pig
Want to test your Mac’s fans (if your Mac has fans)? Download and launch Google’s Chrome browser for Mac and open a tab or two…
Adobe: Photoshop on Apple’s M1 runs 50% faster than 2019 Intel-hobbled MacBook
This week, Adobe updated Photoshop with native support for Apple’s M1 Macs. Photoshop runs 50% faster on an M1 MacBook…
Apple TV+ lands ‘The Jet’ docuseries about 1990s Pepsi promo campaign
Apple TV+. has ordered “The Jet,” a docuseries that chronicles the true story behind the 1990s promotional campaign that advertised…
Morgan Stanley: Buy Apple and ignore the ‘noise’
Apple stock has lagged behind the broader market in recent weeks, but Morgan Stanley says buy Apple and ignore the “noise.”
Apple’s next-gen iPhone will ‘likely’ have Touch ID under the display
Apple’s next-gen “iPhone 13” models due later this year will “likely” feature a Touch ID fingerprint scanner embedded under the display…
Cheaper, ad-supported HBO Max tier to launch in June
HBO Max will launch a cheaper, ad-supported tier of its U.S. streaming service in June, adding commercials to its programming in exchange…
Reliable leaker: Apple’s next-generation ‘AirPods 3’ are ‘ready to ship’
Reliable leaker known as “Kang” wrote today that Apple’s next-generation “AirPods 3” are “ready to ship” with the second-generation AirPods…
How Apple’s upcoming anti-tracking privacy feature hurts Facebook
Apple’s upcoming anti-tracking privacy feature hurts Facebook, which is is particularly worried about losing the ability to track…
Analysts see a $3 trillion market cap in Apple’s future
Apple could hit a market cap of $3 trillion, analysts from Citigroup and Wedbush say, citing high expectations for next-gen iPhones…
Parler still working on return to Apple App Store
Parler’s chief policy officer Amy Peikoff says the social network still trying to get its app back into the App Store after Apple rejected…
Apple inks multi-year, first look feature film deal with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment
Following Apple’s late 2019 first-look pact with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Documentaries to develop non-fiction features…
Apple invests with Seelaus Asset Management to support job program for women
Apple is allocating a portion of cash to women-owned investment adviser Seelaus Asset Management, which will use fees from the investment…
Analyst: Apple stock dip is a golden buying opportunity
Apple shares may have slumped during the recent tech sell-off, but a Wedbush analyst said the dip is a golden buying opportunity …
Apple sues former employee over secret project leaks to media
The former Apple employee has been sued by the company over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets that were then leaked to…
