Apple's iOS 17.2 update comes with the much-anticipated Journal app, initially teased in June. Monday's (Dec.11) release comes after last month's announcement that major development is on pause while the company ensures products meet its exacting quality standards. Journal is designed to help "users reflect and practice gratitude through journaling,...
What are the new features in Google’s Messages? The latest update, the default messaging app on Android phones, is a significant deviation from the former updates we’ve seen. I take it as a good sign that Android and Apple may, indeed, be able to play in the same sandbox one...
Apple is reportedly set to offer incentives to artists and record labels to produce their content using a new high-end audio format. As reported by Bloomberg, the tech giant will give preference, in terms of added weighting, to music that is put together using Dolby Atmos, a spatial audio technology...
Surfaceink, the hardware company which helped launch Apple into the stratosphere, is being acquired by professional services and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), reports TechCrunch. The financial terms of the deal are not being made public at this time. The founder and CEO of Surfaceink, Eric Bauswell, declined to provide details...
Apple is still not playing nice with Android and blocks the Beeper Mini. Or is the issue something else? Whatever the reason -- sorry Android -- No Blue Bubbles for you! The new easy-access solution for iMessage must have been too good to be true. It only launched a week...
It seems like just yesterday when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was in the financial headlines for achieving a $2 trillion market capitalization. Now valued at a whopping $3 trillion, Apple has certainly earned its “Magnificent Seven” membership, but this raises the question of what’s achievable in 2024. Apple’s market cap reached $3...
Apple has begun plans to produce a quarter of the world’s iPhones in India alongside supplier Foxconn Technology Group, reports the Wall Street Journal. Insiders told the WSJ the production plans would see the world's most valuable company invest in India and build more than 50 million devices there annually....
Change is coming to the Apple TV box with the end of the iTunes Store as the required portal for all shows and film requirements. Apple is set to release its tvOS 17.2 update in the coming days and that will signal the last of the iTunes Movies and iTunes...
Steve Hotelling, Apple's senior vice president overseeing the development of touchscreen technology, health sensors, and biometric authentication for iPhone and other devices, is retiring after over 20 years with the company, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The departure comes at a critical juncture as Apple prepares to launch its...
Apple is developing several new iPad and Mac models with plans to release them in early 2023, according to inside sources cited in a recent Bloomberg article. The upcoming product launches aim to boost declining sales amid a slowdown in consumer tech spending. The new releases include updated versions of...
Apple Inc. has quietly released new machine learning frameworks and model libraries, MLX and MLX Data, signaling a growing interest in pursuing generative AI applications, according to a recent The Verge report. The releases come as a surprise given Apple's historically conservative approach to AI technology. MLX is a machine...
Apple has warned India that its local production targets will be impacted if it follows the lead of the European Union to require existing iPhones to have universal charging ports. A Reuters report detailed an official government document on the issue as Apple is actively lobbying for a delay or...
ExpressVPN, one of the most popular virtual private network (VPN) services, has released an official app for the latest Apple TV operating system. The new app arrives alongside the launch of tvOS 17 and marks the first time Apple has allowed third-party VPN apps on its set-top streaming platform. A...
Apple Inc. is set to sever its links with Goldman Sachs as its primary financial services partner, with Chase lined up for a new partnership. As reported by Bloomberg, the turbulent relationship is to conclude following delays, anger, and significant losses. ReadWrite previously featured developments in the relationship between Apple...
In a move where the only surprise should be it has taken this long, it seems Microsoft is finally positioning itself to unleash an Xbox mobile gaming store into the wild. Apple has long held the market monopoly, much to the concerns of the regulators, and with the new European...
Apple has unveiled the winners of its App Store awards for 2023, recognizing the high-performing apps and games that have displayed 'the scope of creativity, technical innovation, and design possible across the App Store and Apple’s ecosystem', as detailed in the press release from apple.com AllTrails, Photomator, and "Hello Kitty...
Tech giant Apple has notified Goldman Sachs that it intends to exit their joint credit card venture over the next 12-15 months, ending the Wall Street bank's ambitions of expanding into consumer lending, according to an anonymous source cited in a Nov. 28 The Wall Street Journal article. Launched in...
Apple CEO Tim Cook has discussed how the world's most valuable company has meticulous succession plans in place for when he steps down. Tim Cook not departing soon, but plans are in place In a 45-minute interview with singer Dua Lipa for the BBC, Cook expressed his firm commitment to...
During the ongoing antitrust trial, it was revealed that Google pays Apple 36% of Safari browser search advertising revenue. This detail, which emerged from the testimony of Kevin Murphy, a professor at the University of Chicago, sheds light on the financial dynamics of the long-standing partnership between the two tech...
In a move underscoring its commitment to software excellence, Apple's head of software engineering, Craig Federighi, recently put a temporary halt on the development of the company’s next major software updates, including iOS 18, as per Bloomberg reporting. This rare decision was driven by the need to address quality issues...
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