U.S. chipmaker and Apple supplier Qualcomm has told regulators around the world that it opposes Nvidia's $40 billion proposed acquisition of Arm, according to CNBC. Qualcomm has registered an objection to Nvidia's acquisition of Arm with the …
Lees meerApple today added a new "Turn off Activation Lock" page to its website that provides steps users can take to turn off the security feature on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. As noted on Reddit, the page includes a link to start an Activation Lo…
Lees meerToday we're tracking a collection of discounts on Apple's MacBook family, as well as the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs. These sales are located on Amazon and B&H Photo, with discounts automatically applied across the board, so you won't need any speci…
Lees meer"Foundation" writer and showrunner David Goyer is ambitiously hoping to tell Isaac Asimov's science-fiction story over the course of eighty hours, which is as yet unheard of on Apple TV+. Foundation tells the story of "a band of exiles on the…
Lees meerBitPay, which calls itself the world's largest provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, today announced that its BitPay Prepaid Mastercard is now compatible with Apple Pay for purchases in stores, in apps, and online. BitPay says sup…
Lees meerConsumer spending on the top 100 non-game subscription-based apps across mobile platforms grew 34% year-on-year from $9.7 billion in 2019 to $13 billion in 2020, according to a new report by analytics firm Sensor Tower. According to the data, …
Lees meerMore than 100 million people globally now own an Apple Watch, an adoption milestone Apple surpassed this December, according to estimated figures compiled by Avalon's Neil Cybart. Apple launched its smartwatch in April 2015. Since that time, Cy…
Lees meerWith the launch of the M1 Macs last November, Apple officially began its transition away from Intel's chips, and it's clear from Intel's latest advertising campaign that the company is feeling threatened by Apple's decision. In ads shared on Tw…
Lees meerPopSockets today announced the launch of a new PopSocket accessory, the PopMount 2 Photo. The PopMount 2 Photo is a stand that attaches to the back of a PopGrip installed on an iPhone, with the PopMount then able to be attached to any tripod. A…
Lees meerNetflix co-founder and former CEO Marc Randolph recently spoke to Yahoo Finance, where he commented on Disney+ and Apple TV+, two Netflix competitors in the streaming market. Randolph criticized Apple's free Apple TV+ offerings and the number…
Lees meerMatthew Inman, the artist behind The Oatmeal comics and board games like Exploding Kittens and Throw, Throw Burrito, today announced the launch of a new free-to-play iOS game called Kitty Letter. Described as a "Scrabble combined with Crash Roy…
Lees meerDuring its earnings report covering the fourth quarter of 2020, Disney today announced that it has surpassed 94.9 million subscribers (via CNBC). When Disney+ launched, Disney set a goal of hitting 60 million to 90 million subscribers by 2024, …
Lees meerGoogle is testing a new feature for its Google Chrome app for iOS, which will let Incognito tabs be locked with either Face ID or Touch ID on an iPhone or iPad. As highlighted by 9to5Google, the latest Chrome beta will blur Incognito tabs in th…
Lees meerThe U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce this week sent a letter to Apple [PDF] inquiring about the accuracy of the App Privacy labels that Apple asked developers to start adding to apps back in December. In the letter, the committee ask…
Lees meerApple today announced the launch of a new augmented reality app that takes inspiration from Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind." The app, built on Apple's ARKit framework, is designed to offer augmented reality experiences for the 2020 iPad Pro …
Lees meerTo highlight the launch of the second season of Apple TV+ show "Servant," series producer M. Night Shyamalan today did an hour-long video-based "Ask Me Anything" chat with Reddit users, which Apple has now shared on its YouTube channel. In addi…
Lees meerAmazon today has Apple's AirPods Pro available for $179.98, down from $249.00. This is an Amazon all-time-low price, and it's just about $10 off from the best price seen over the holidays. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When…
Lees meerGoogle has rolled out a suite of new video editing features for Google Photos on iOS that adds granular controls for editing things such as brightness, contrast, and exposure. In addition to the fine-tune controls, users will now have the ability to…
Lees meerApple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Sa…
Lees meerA number of Apple patent applications, published earlier today, appear to be directly related to its long-rumored mixed reality headset, covering a range of aspects including design elements, lens adjustment, eye-tracking technology, and even softwa…
Lees meerIn late October, Apple filed an unspecified product in the Bluetooth SIG database with a "B2002" name, "Personal Computer" category, and "TBD" model number, and now the company has filed its trio of Macs with the M1 chip under the same entry. T…
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