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05-21-18 -
Intel Discloses New 'Variant 4' Spectre-Like Vulnerability
Intel, Google, and Microsoft today disclosed a new variant of the Spectre design flaw and security vulnerability that impacts millions of computers and mobile devices from a range of manufacturers. Called Variant 4, or the Speculative Store Byp...
05-21-18 -
Apple Shares New Animoji Karaoke Ad Featuring Korean Band HYUKOH
Apple yesterday shared a new Animoji karaoke ad on its Korean YouTube channel to highlight the newly released "Citizen Kane" single from Korean indie group HYUKOH. As with previous Animoji karaoke songs Apple has shared, the new spot ...
05-21-18 -
Apple Loses Out as Netflix Inks Content Deal With Former President Obama
Former United States President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have signed a multiyear production deal with Netflix that will see the two producing television shows and films for the service, reports The New York Times. Though...
05-21-18 -
Apple Drops to #4 Spot in Annual Fortune 500 Rankings
After retaining the #3 spot on the Fortune 500 list for the past two years, in 2018 Apple has dropped one place and now sits at #4 on the list of the top U.S. corporations based on gross revenue. Apple's displacement on the list came due to Exxon ...
05-21-18 -
Thousands of Apple ID Passwords Leaked by Teen Phone Monitoring App Server
ZDNet reports that a server used by an app for parents to monitor their teenagers' phone activity has leaked tens of thousands of login credentials, including the Apple IDs of children. The leaked data belonged to customers of TeenSafe, a "...
05-18-18 -
Google News vs. Apple News on iOS
Google recently introduced a new Google News app with an entirely updated interface and a range of new features that put it on par with Apple's own News app, including a "For You" recommendation section and "Full Coverage" head...
05-18-18 -
App Store Developers Form a 'Union' Ahead of WWDC Calling for Free App Trials...
A group of App Store developers calling themselves "The Developers Union" today published an open letter to Apple asking the company to commit to allowing free trials for apps and a "more reasonable revenue cut." The group s...
05-18-18 -
LocationSmart Bug Provided Easy Access to Real-Time Location Data of Millions...
Robert Xiao, a computer science student at Carnegie Mellon, recently discovered a vulnerability in LocationSmart's website that made the real-time location of millions of phones readily available to anyone with the knowhow. For background, Lo...
05-18-18 -
Apple Watch Bands in Spring Collection Begin to Dwindle in Availability
If you want an Apple Watch band in Lemonade, Denim Blue, or Red Raspberry, you may want to place your order sooner rather than later. A handful of Apple Watch bands in the limited time Spring Collection are beginning to face limited to no ava...
05-17-18 -
Apple Sold an Estimated 600,000 HomePod Speakers During the First Quarter of ...
Apple sold an estimated 600,000 HomePod speakers during the first quarter of 2018, according to new estimates shared this morning by Strategy Analytics. Apple's sales allowed it to capture just 6 percent of the global smart speaker market, coming ...
05-17-18 -
Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of iOS 11.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the sixth beta of an upcoming iOS 11.4 update to developers, three days after seeding the fifth beta and more than a month after releasing iOS 11.3, a major update that introduced several new features. Registered developers c...
05-17-18 -
Apple Begins to Sell Out of AirPort Base Stations [Updated]
AirPort base stations are beginning to sell out or disappear entirely from Apple's online and retail stores in select countries, a few weeks after Apple announced it has discontinued the lineup of routers. The first casualty is the AirPort Ex...
05-17-18 -
Samsung Compares Galaxy S9 to Very Slow iPhone 6 in Frivolous Ad
Samsung has released a new ad encouraging iPhone users to upgrade to the Galaxy S9, but there are several holes in the video. First and foremost, instead of comparing the two-month-old Galaxy S9 to the iPhone X, or even the iPhone 8 or iPhone...
05-17-18 -
Apple's Everyone Can Code Curriculum Expanding to Schools Serving Blind and D...
Apple today on Global Accessibility Awareness Day announced that its Everyone Can Code curriculum is expanding to schools serving deaf, blind, or visually impaired students, starting with eight locations in the United States in the fall. Init...
05-17-18 -
Apple.com Updated With Focus on Accessibility Features of iPhone, Mac, Apple ...
Apple today updated the front page and accessibility section of Apple.com in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The event is held on the third Thursday of May every year and was created to promote inclusion and usability of technol...
05-16-18 -
U.S. Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality, Now Expected to Face Major Hurdl...
The United States Senate today voted to repeal the Federal Communication Commission's "Restoring Internet Freedom" order, which was enacted last December and reverses Obama-era Net Neutrality rules. Today's decision ended with a vote of ...
05-16-18 -
OnePlus Again Pokes Fun at Apple's Headphone Jack Removal During OnePlus 6 An...
OnePlus today announced the launch of its latest flagship phone, the OnePlus 6, and the company couldn't resist taking yet another jab at Apple and its decision to remove the headphone jack from its flagship iPhones. During the event, OnePlus i...
05-16-18 -
Apple Exploring North Carolina, Northern Virginia for New Campus
For the last several months, Apple has been exploring locations for a new campus focusing on technical support, and according to new reports, sites in North Carolina and Northern Virginia are under consideration. The Washington Post says Apple ...
05-16-18 -
2018 iPhones Again Said to Have Faster 18W USB-C Charger in Box
Apple's widely rumored trio of new iPhone models expected to be announced in September will feature 18-watt USB-C power adapters in the box for much faster wired charging, according to ChargerLab. ChargerLab's render of European version of Appl...
05-16-18 -
Apple Has Fully Restored Inventory of Mid 2012 and Early 2013 MacBook Pro Bat...
Following over a year of shortages, Apple has fully replenished its supply of top case assemblies with glued-in batteries for Mid 2012 and Early 2013 models of the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. Mid 2012 MacBook Pro and its top case w...
05-16-18 -
Microsoft Planning Low-Cost Surface Line to Compete With Apple's $329 iPad
As Apple's iPad and Microsoft's Surface continue to compete in the tablet market, a new report out today by Bloomberg claims that Microsoft is planning its next tablet line to be lower-cost in an effort to attract people to Surface products who ar...
05-15-18 -
Apple Demands $1 Billion From Samsung for Design Patent Violations as New Dam...
Apple and Samsung are back in court this week for a damages retrial that will determine just how much Samsung has to pay Apple for infringing on Apple design patents. Samsung was found guilty of violating the patents back in 2012, but the two comp...
05-15-18 -
All the Crazy iPhone SE 2 Rumors
We've been hearing rumors about a second-generation iPhone SE for quite some time, but leaks have suggested everything from minor changes to a full iPhone X-style redesign, and it seems some information might be confused with details about the 6.1...
05-15-18 -
iPad Pro and iPhone X Win 'Displays of the Year' Awards
The iPad Pro and the iPhone X were today named Displays of the Year by The Society for Information Display (SID) during the annual Display Industry Awards that will take place at Display Week, a yearly symposium and trade show. The display awar...
05-15-18 -
DirecTV Now Launches Cloud DVR With 20 Hours of Storage at No Extra Monthly Cost
DirecTV Now is today officially launching its "True Cloud DVR" for all subscribers of the cord-cutting service, while still retaining that the DVR is in beta at this point. The new DVR feature supports 20 hours of recorded shows and movi...
05-15-18 -
Tim Cook Told Donald Trump China Tariffs Are 'Not the Right Approach' in Rece...
Apple CEO Tim Cook conducted a private meeting with United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday, April 25, where the discussion was said to be focused "on trade." Following a recent interview with Bloomberg Television, Cook divulge...
05-14-18 -
iPhone X Camera Compared to LG G7 ThinQ Camera
LG recently released its latest flagship smartphone, the LG G7 ThinQ, which, like flagship smartphones from many other manufacturers, includes a high-quality dual-lens camera that enables impressive photographic capabilities. In our latest YouT...
05-14-18 -
Doom Creator John Carmack Shares His Interactions With Steve Jobs
John Carmack, best known for his work on iconic games that include Quake, Doom, and Wolfenstein 3D, today took to Facebook to share details on his interactions with Steve Jobs and to provide some insight into Jobs' opinion on gaming, what it was l...
05-14-18 -
Apple Shares New Ad Highlighting Portrait Lighting on iPhone X
Apple this afternoon shared a new ad designed to show off the Portrait Lighting feature on the iPhone X. Called "Studio in your pocket," the ad features a woman who pulls out her iPhone X and sees an entire studio's worth of lighting ...
05-14-18 -
Apple Continues to Expand Self-Driving Car Fleet
Apple continues to expand the number of self-driving vehicles it is testing on the streets of Northern California, according to new numbers sourced from the California DMV (via macReports). Apple has 55 vehicles out on the road driven by a tota...
05-14-18 -
Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of iOS 11.4 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming iOS 11.4 update to developers, one week after seeding the fourth beta and more than a month after releasing iOS 11.3, a major update that introduced several new features. Registered developers ca...
05-14-18 -
Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 to Developers [Update: Pu...
Apple today seeded the fifth beta of an upcoming macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 update to developers, one week after seeding the fourth beta and more than a month after releasing the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 update. The new macOS High Sierra 10.13....
05-14-18 -
iPhone SE 2 Rumors Remain Conflicted Over Design and Release Date
iPhone SE 2 rumors are running rampant, but there is little consensus about what to expect should the device be real. The latest word comes from Japanese blog Mac Otakara, citing Chinese accessory makers who claim production has yet to begin ...
05-14-18 -
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Defective' Keyboards in Recent MacBook...
Apple has been hit with a class action lawsuit over "defective" keyboards in recent MacBook and MacBook Pro models. The lawsuit, filed in Northern California district court, alleges that the low-profile, butterfly-switch keyboards i...
05-14-18 -
Researchers Discover Vulnerabilities in PGP/GPG Email Encryption Plugins, Use...
A warning was issued by European security researchers this morning about critical vulnerabilities discovered in PGP/GPG and S/MIME email encryption software that could reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails, including encrypted messages sent in ...
05-13-18 -
Tim Cook Challenges Graduates to 'Think Different' in Duke University Commenc...
Apple CEO Tim Cook today delivered the 2018 commencement address at his alma mater Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Cook challenged students to "think different" rather than accept the status quo, and to leave the world be...
05-11-18 -
76-Year-Old Gaston D'Aquino Latest to Say Apple Watch Saved His Life
Gaston D'Aquino says the Apple Watch saved his life. By sharing his story, he hopes it can help save the lives of others too. Photo Credit: South China Morning Post According to the South China Morning Post, the 76-year-old was sitting at chur...
05-10-18 -
Apple Paves Way Towards Carbon-Free Aluminum Smelting Process as Latest Envir...
The aluminum used in Apple products ranging from iPhones to MacBooks could be more sustainably manufactured in as early as six years. Apple today announced it has helped facilitate a collaboration between two of the world's largest aluminum p...
05-10-18 -
Researchers Demonstrate Subliminal Smart Device Commands That Have Potential ...
Researchers in the United States and China have been performing tests in an effort to demonstrate that "hidden" commands, or those undetectable to human ears, can reach AI assistants like Siri and force them to perform actions their owne...
05-10-18 -
Case Maker Olixar Expects iPhone SE 2 to Have a Notch, But Apparent Lack of H...
Apple's second-generation iPhone SE could feature an iPhone X-esque design with a notch, if a sketchy rumor is to be believed, but Face ID is unlikely. MacRumors has obtained renders and alleged dimensions of the new iPhone SE from case maker O...
05-10-18 -
Apple Teaming Up With Goldman Sachs for Apple Pay-Branded Credit Card
Apple is teaming up with investment bank Goldman Sachs for the launch of a new joint credit card that would be placed under the Apple Pay branding. The card could launch as soon as early 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal. At the same t...
05-10-18 -
FCC Sets End Date for Net Neutrality on June 11 as Democrats Lead Vote to Blo...
The Federal Communications Commission gave a notice today that states Net Neutrality rules will officially end in the United States on June 11, 2018 (via Reuters). The FCC voted 3-2 in favor of repealing the rules last December, a repeal that was ...
05-10-18 -
Apple's Budget iPhone X May Have Same Ultra-Bright, Low-Power LCD Technology ...
Apple's widely rumored 6.1-inch iPhone with Face ID may use the same MLCD+ display technology as LG's new G7 ThinQ smartphone, according to a BusinessKorea report today spotted by the blog Patently Apple. BusinessKorea:According to the smartp...
05-09-18 -
Hands-On With Android P's New Swipe-Based Gesture System
Google yesterday introduced the newest version of Android, Android P, at its Google I/O developer conference held in Mountain View, California. Android P includes a few enticing features like a new Dashboard for monitoring usage and an adaptive ba...
05-09-18 -
Apple to Sell Subscriptions to Streaming Services Through its TV App
Apple is planning to offer subscriptions to select streaming TV and video services through its dedicated TV app that's available on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, reports Bloomberg. The TV app already aggregates television and movie content fr...
05-09-18 -
Apple Says Inventory of All iPhone Replacement Batteries Now Available Withou...
iPhone users who have been waiting to take advantage of Apple's discounted battery replacement offer may be in luck. Apple has confirmed that "service inventory of all iPhone replacement batteries is now available without delay," in...
05-09-18 -
Jony Ive on Apple Watch: 'Everything We Did Was in the Pursuit of What We Tho...
Apple's design chief Jony Ive, who is responsible for overseeing the creation and design language of almost all of Apple's products, even down to its stores and campuses, recently sat down for an interview with Benjamin Clymer, the founder of watc...
05-09-18 -
Apple to Participate in Pilot Program Allowing Expanded Operation of Drones [...
Apple has applied to participate in a new pilot program that would allow the company to operate drones in ways that are typically restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States, according to Reuters. DJI Mavic Air The r...
05-09-18 -
How to Fix the 'Black Dot' Unicode Bug Crashing iMessage
Yet another Unicode bug has been discovered that is capable of crashing apps and operating systems, ranging from WhatsApp on Android to iMessage on iOS. We won't share the exact string, to prevent it from spreading further, but it includes black d...
05-08-18 -
Google Shows Off Android P With New iPhone X-Style Gestures
At its Google I/O event taking place in Mountain View, California this morning, Google showed off features that are coming in Android P, a new version of Android that's set to launch this fall. Google is focusing on three parameters for Android...

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