Apple may have abandoned (for now) its plans for an AirPower charging system, but the company is still investigating wireless charging system and has applied for a patent (number 20200153278) for a “transmitter in an inductive power transfer syst…
Lees meerPresident Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to impose new taxes on American companies that produce goods outside the U.S., reports Reuters. Obviously, Apple is one such company.
Lees meerApple confirmed to Bloomberg that it's scooped up NextVR, a live event streaming AR/VR company. No details on the acquisition, but it's expected to be in the US$100 million range.
Lees meerJamf is launching Jamf Nation Redeploy, a global initiative to help connect organizations with unused Apple devices with organizations that have one of the following specified problems:
Lees meermophie, a ZAGG brand, has announced the US$99.99 powerstation wireless X, which is available now at mophie.com, apple.com, and, soon, in Apple retail stores.
Lees meerIn a note to clients -- as noted by MacRumors -- analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the long-rumored Apple Glasses won’t arrive until at least 2020. He also says that Apple is working on two new iPad models.
Lees meerCould an Apple Watch help detect if its wearer has COVID-19? As noted by Gizmodo, Stanford’s Wearables Data Study is trying to determine if the smartwatch and devices such as Fitbits and Oura Rings can do just that.
Lees meerApple has filed for another patent (number 20200150715) for an “expandable ring device” that hints at an Apple Ring that could be used to control, among other things, a Mac. At least seven other patents have been filed for or granted to the compa…
Lees meerApple has filed for a patent (number 20200150785) for a “highly portable media device.” If it comes to fruition, it would be a solid state drive for storing songs, TV shows, movies, etc
Lees meerAs noted by MacRumors, the Italian website iSpazio says Apple plans to re-open 10 of its 17 stores in Italy on May 19, excluding locations in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions.
Lees meerAccording to the Los Angeles Times (a subscription is required to read the entire article), the FBI has served Apple with a warrant for obtaining info on the iCloud account of U.S. Senator Richard Burr. He’s being investigated for selling a signi…
Lees meerApple ranks ninth on Forbes’ 2020 Global 2000 list, which ranks the world’s largest public companies.
Lees meerCynthia Hogan, Apple's vice president for public policy and government affairs, has resigned from the company, reports Axios. She'll leave next month to serve as one of four leaders of a vice presidential selection committee for Joe Biden's presi…
Lees meerUtah is one of the first states to endorse a contact tracing app to slow the spread of coronavirus and 45,000 people have signed up since it was released in late April. However, the app was built by a social media startup and doesn’t use the Appl…
Lees meerThe first Futureproof IT summit, an event put on by Alectrona, Abelloni, Technolutionary and the MacAdmins Podcast, was announced early last month. And Apple consultants are looking to give back amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lees meerDirector/producer Ridley Scott has inked a first-look TV deal with Apple, for whom he once directed its famed "1984" commercial that introduced the company's first Mac, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Lees meerExtremeTech says there’s “some evidence” that Intel may have reserved an entire lineup of parts just for Mac laptops. No, it didn't make a custom chip, it's offering “specific combinations of cache, core counts, and frequencies: tailored to Apple…
Lees meerApple plans to add audio to its Apple News+ service, according to Digiday. The tech giant has been asking the publishers participating in its year-old premium program for permission to produce audio versions of the stories distributed there, the …
Lees meerAccording to the Nikkei Asian Review, quoting “unnamed sources,” Apple has advised one of its Chinese AirPods assemblers to make a major investment in an iPhone and MacBook metal casing provider, a move the California tech titan hopes will create…
Lees meerAnother day, another lawsuit. As noted by AppleInsider, Apple and its Apple TV+ production partners are being sued over the claim that they used a copyrighted song in its Amazing Stories before getting proper permissions from the rights holder.
Lees meerBloomberg says Apple plans to start returning more employees to its main offices, such as its “spaceship campus" in Cupertino, California.
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