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Apple to send the original 12-inch MacBook into retirement on June 30

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:20:01 +0000

Apple's 12-inch MacBook was released back in March 2015. Now, seven years later, Apple is planning to add the original 12-inch MacBook to its list of obsolete products and pull all hardware support. Read more...

iOS 16 now runs on 90% of iPhones released in the last four years

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:42:01 +0000

Apple's latest iOS and iPadOS usage data reveals the latest iOS 16 update now runs on over 90% of all iPhones released in the last four years. For iPadOS 16, the usage share has reached 76%. Read more...

Apple shares new WWDC23 Power Up music playlist ahead of its developers conference

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:14:01 +0000

WWDC 2023 is set to start next week. Apple has dropped a new teaser for the event along with an official Apple Music playlist. Featuring songs from popular artists, the playlist contains 25 songs. Read more...

Apple is testing M2 Max and M2 Ultra Macs just before WWDC

Omer Dursun — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:32:01 +0000

Apple is rumored to be testing new high-end Mac desktops with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips ahead of WWDC 2023. It suggests that new upscale Macs are coming. Here are the details about the new Macs. Read more...

Apple's mixed reality headset will reportedly have some insane brightness levels

John Callaham — Wed, 31 May 2023 05:16:02 +0000

The new but unconfirmed report claims that Apple's mixed reality headset, which should officially be announced on June 5 at WWDC will have twin 1.41-inch OLED displays with very high brightness. Read more...

US PC market may have bottomed out, recovery predicted in Q4

Paul Hill — Wed, 31 May 2023 00:30:01 +0000

The PC market in the United States has bottomed out, according to Canalys. The analyst company said that it expects to see some sort of recovery take place in the fourth quarter of this year. Read more...

Apple canceled releasing AirPods' cases in five colors matching the iPhone 7

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 30 May 2023 17:50:01 +0000

A prototype collector unveiled Apple prototypes of AirPods' charging cases in five colors that were to be released around the launch of the iPhone 7. However, they were canceled for unknown reasons. Read more...

Apple is about to show its AR headset. It should take lessons from the reveal of the Newton

John Callaham — Mon, 29 May 2023 15:22:01 +0000

Apple first revealed the Newton PDA 31 years ago today, but the portable device and its successors suffered from over promises from the company that the actual device could keep up with. Read more...

iPhone 16 Pro screen sizes will be the largest ever, says analyst

Omer Dursun — Sun, 28 May 2023 18:08:01 +0000

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will feature larger display sizes. Mark Gurman corroborated other reports about Apple's plan to increase the size. The new display sizes would be the largest. Read more...

Apple to shut down My Photo Stream, its online photo syncing service

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 27 May 2023 06:14:02 +0000

Apple is shutting down its decade-old photo sync service called My Photo Stream. It automatically uploads up to 1,000 photos to iCloud storage and syncs them across other devices owned by the user. Read more...

New patent hints at Find My support for Apple Pencil

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:32:01 +0000

USPTO has published a new Apple patent that describes how a pencil or stylus can be tracked. It can be done using the acoustic signals generated by an acoustic resonator fitted inside the pencil. Read more...

Apple's smartwatch market share declines, Samsung is no longer second

Omer Dursun — Thu, 25 May 2023 13:04:01 +0000

Global smartwatch shipments declined by 1.5% YoY. Apple saw a 20% decline in shipments, dropping below 10 million units for the first time in three years. Also, Samsung lost its second-place spot. Read more...

Apple releases list of finalists for Apple Design Awards 2023

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 24 May 2023 04:54:01 +0000

The list of finalists for the Apple Design Awards 2023 is out now. Apple said it will announce the winners of its latest design awards in each category during the World Wide Developer Conference. Read more...

Apple secures supply of 5G components as it signs new multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom

Anushe Fawaz — Tue, 23 May 2023 18:46:01 +0000

Apple and Broadcom have expanded on their agreements by signing a new multibillion-dollar deal that will provide Apple with 5G components and wireless chips produced in the United States. Read more...

iTunes 12.12.9.4

Razvan Serea — Tue, 23 May 2023 18:36:01 +0000

iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And it's an entertainment superstore that stays open 24/7. Read more...

Apple increases production ahead of 15-inch MacBook Air reveal at WWDC

Omer Dursun — Sun, 21 May 2023 10:58:02 +0000

The new report showed that an Apple supplier is preparing for the production of new MacBooks. Apple may unveil a 15-inch MacBook Air featuring the M2 at WWDC in June. Here are the all details. Read more...

Chinese Communist Party submitted by far the most App Store takedown demands to Apple

Paul Hill — Sat, 20 May 2023 04:12:02 +0000

Apple's 2022 App Store Transparency Report has shown that the Chinese Communist Party submitted the bulk of app takedown demands during 2022. Most of the targeted apps were commercial games. Read more...

Apple AR/VR headset manufacturing cost apparently exceeds $1,500

Omer Dursun — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:26:01 +0000

Apple is set to unveil its mixed reality headset at WWDC 2023. It is rumored manufacturing cost exceeds $1,500. Also, the price will be much more than its competitors like Meta Quest Pro. Read more...

Apple tells employees not to use AI chatbots like ChatGPT over confidential data leak fears

Paul Hill — Fri, 19 May 2023 03:07:24 +0000

Apple has told its employees to stop using generative AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot because it's worried about confidential data leaking out to other companies that could abuse it. Read more...

Even Apple executives reportedly have doubts about its upcoming mixed reality headset

John Callaham — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:28:01 +0000

A new report has more information on the troubled development of Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset, which was reportedly called a "science project" by company hardware exec Johny Srouji. Read more...

Apple releases watchOS 9.5 with a new Pride Celebration watch face

Taras Buria — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:17:21 +0000

In addition to new iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates, Apple today released a new version of watchOS. Version 9.5 brings a fresh Pride Celebration watch face to compatible Apple Watch models. Read more...

Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 16.5 with a new wallpaper, Apple News improvements, more

Taras Buria — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:16:45 +0000

Apple is rolling out a new feature update for iOS and iPadOS. Version 16.5 is now available with new wallpaper, improvements for Apple News, bugfixes, and other changes across the operating systems. Read more...

Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.4 with Sports feed, auto unlock fixes, more

Taras Buria — Thu, 18 May 2023 17:15:47 +0000

macOS Ventura 13.4 is now available for download. It is a relatively minor update with a new sports feature for Apple News, plus a sleeve of important bugfixes for other parts of the operating system. Read more...

Android to iPhone migration is again on the rise, claims new report

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 17 May 2023 18:38:01 +0000

More Android users are abandoning the ship and switching to an iPhone, according to a new report. Since last year, around 15% of buyers who bought an iPhone reported their last phone was an Android. Read more...

Chinese ex-Apple engineer stole Apple Car secrets, says DoJ

Omer Dursun — Tue, 16 May 2023 22:00:01 +0000

A former Apple software engineer has been charged by the US Department of Justice for allegedly stealing valuable autonomous vehicle technology and this is not the first time for Apple. Read more...

Apple's App Store prevented more than $2 billion worth of fraudulent transactions in 2022

Steve Bennett — Tue, 16 May 2023 21:10:01 +0000

Apple has published a report that claims it prevented over $2 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions and rejected nearly 1.7 million submissions for not meeting the App Store standards. Read more...

Apple brings new concert discovery features to Maps and Music

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 May 2023 19:02:02 +0000

Apple has brought new concert information to Apple Maps and Apple Music. Maps has a new feature called Music Guides that curates venues and concerts. Apple Music adds Set Lists that provide tour info. Read more...

Apple reveals game-changing accessibility features including Live Speech and Personal Voice

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 May 2023 18:18:01 +0000

Apple has shown off some of the new accessibility tools that are coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac later in the year. They will primarily help those who can't speak or have no or poor vision. Read more...

Apple partner partially exits China with a $500 million investment

Omer Dursun — Mon, 15 May 2023 08:32:01 +0000

Apple partner Foxconn plans to set up manufacturing plants in South India with a $500M investment. This demonstrates Apple and Foxconn expand its manufacturing infrastructure beyond China. Read more...

Apple's M3 Pro reportedly coming with 12 CPU cores, 36 GB of memory

Omer Dursun — Sun, 14 May 2023 22:34:01 +0000

Apple's M3 Pro is expected to feature a 12-core processor and an 18-core GPU, leveraging the TSMC 3nm node process for improved efficiency. It will also offer up to 36 GB of memory. Read more...

Get the Razer Kishi V2 iPhone Mobile Gaming Controller for its lowest Amazon price

John Callaham — Fri, 12 May 2023 12:00:01 +0000

This latest version of the Razer Kishi iPhone game controller will turn it into a high end portable gaming device, and it's available on Amazon for its lowest price to date right now. Read more...

Small developers on Apple's App Store grew revenues 71 per cent over last two years

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 May 2023 16:48:01 +0000

A new study by Analysis Group shows that small developers on the App Store managed to increase their revenues by 71 per cent between 2020 and 2022. This was a larger increase than big developers saw. Read more...

Apple's music finder app Shazam now supports Apple Music Classical

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 10 May 2023 17:42:01 +0000

Shazam's latest app update for iPhone brings support for the recently released Apple Music Classical app. It is now easier for users to listen to the identified songs in the classical music app. Read more...

Not just iPad, there might be a version of Final Cut Pro for Apple's AR/VR headset

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 09 May 2023 19:24:01 +0000

Apple might bring Final Cut Pro to its mixed-reality headset at some time in the future, according to Mark Gurman. The video editing app along with Logic Pro was recently released for iPadOS. Read more...

Apple finally brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to the iPad

Taras Buria — Tue, 09 May 2023 14:48:01 +0000

After years of anticipation, iPad users are finally getting the much-requested Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps. The software is coming to the App Store on May 23, 2023, and will cost $4.99/mo. Read more...

Tablet shipments fell to lowest levels since start of pandemic, Apple grew its market share

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 May 2023 15:18:01 +0000

Tablet shipments worldwide have fallen to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic. This was exacerbated by the inflation the world is seeing and people spending on necessaries. Read more...

New report claims iOS 17 to display turn-by-turn navigation directly on the lock screen

Aditya Tiwari — Mon, 08 May 2023 13:10:02 +0000

The upcoming iOS 17 update is reported to bring a new Live Activities feature for Apple Maps. The report claims a new UI with turn-by-turn navigation will appear directly on the iPhone's lock screen. Read more...

Apple's first "i" product, the iMac G3, was announced 25 years ago today

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 06 May 2023 14:10:01 +0000

Apple's original iMac, powered by a G3 processor, was announced on May 6, 1998. Priced at $1,299, It was an all-in-one computer that amazed the users with its iconic translucent Bondi Blue casing. Read more...

Get the 2022 Apple iPad Air tablet for just $499.99 at its lowest Amazon price

John Callaham — Fri, 05 May 2023 13:16:02 +0000

The Liquid Retina 10.9-inch Wi-Fi 6-only Apple iPad Air has 64GB of storage, the Apple M1 chip, and 12MP cameras in the front and back, and it's available right now for its lowest Amazon price. Read more...

Stickiness of Apple ecosystem prevents users from buying cheaper phones, says report

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 05 May 2023 11:00:01 +0000

Apple has grabbed the highest revenue share in the smartphone market for Q1 2023. Counterpoint suggests Apple has managed to outperform due to the stickiness of its ecosystem among various factors. Read more...