07-19-19 -

Israeli Security Firm Claims Spyware Tool Can Harvest iCloud Data in Targeted...
An Israeli security firm claims it has developed a smartphone surveillance tool that can harvest not only a user's local data but also all their device's communications with cloud-based services provided by the likes of Apple, Google, Amazon, and ...

07-18-19 -

What to Expect From the 2019 iPhones: Hands-On With Dummy Models
Ahead of every new iPhone release, we're inundated with rumors, part leaks, mockups, and dummy models, all of which give us a good idea of what to expect when new devices launch. 2019 is no exception. We've seen all of the above, and now, we've...

07-18-19 -

Apple Releases Third Public Betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS
Apple today released the third public betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to its public beta testing group, 10 days after seeding the second public betas and a day after the fourth developer beta. The public beta gives non-developers a chance to test out i...

07-17-19 -

New Trailer Teases Upcoming 'Snoopy in Space' Apple TV+ Show
Apple today shared a new trailer for its upcoming "Snoopy in Space" show that's coming to Apple TV+ this fall. As Deadline points out, the release of new trailer has been timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon ...

07-17-19 -

Everything New in iOS 13 Beta 4: Quick Action Updates, Share Sheet Changes an...
Apple this morning released the fourth beta of iOS 13 for developers, introducing bug fixes and adding and refining iOS 13 features. Now that we're into the fourth beta, changes and updates are getting more minor, but there are still some small...

07-17-19 -

Bluetooth Vulnerability Could Allow iOS and macOS Devices Be Tracked and Iden...
A security vulnerability in the Bluetooth communication protocol has the potential to allow malicious actors to track and identify devices from Apple and Microsoft, according to new research from Boston University that was highlighted by ZDNet. ...

07-17-19 -

Apple Renews 'Carpool Karaoke' for a Third Season
Apple is renewing its "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" show for a third season, Apple announced on YouTube today via James Corden's YouTube channel. The new season is already in production and will feature an episode with the cast of hit Ne...

07-17-19 -

Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to Developers
Apple today seeded the fourth betas of iOS 13 and iPadOS to developers for testing purposes, two weeks after releasing the third betas and more than a month after unveiling the new operating system at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Regist...

07-17-19 -

Apple Once Caught Factory Workers 'Digging a Small Tunnel in a Corner' in Att...
The Information's Wayne Ma has published an interesting story about the measures Apple takes to prevent leaks of unreleased products like iPhones from emerging out of factories within its Asian supply chain. After photos of the colorful iPhon...

07-17-19 -

😂 😘 and ❤️ Named Most Popular Emoji in New Adob...
Today is World Emoji Day, and in celebration of emojis, Adobe released its 2019 Emoji Trend Report, giving us some insight into the most popular emoji characters that people are using. For its report, Adobe surveyed 1,000 emoji users in the United...

07-17-19 -

Apple Readies 3D Sensing Rear Camera Component Supplies for 2020 iPhones
Apple has asked one of its manufacturing partners to ready components for use in rear Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera lenses said to be coming to next year's iPhone lineup, according to DigiTimes. Apple has reportedly asked its supply chain partner...

07-16-19 -

Apple Highlights Upcoming 2019 Emoji in Celebration of World Emoji Day
In celebration of World Emoji Day tomorrow, Apple has shared details on new emoji that are coming to iOS devices later this year as part of the Unicode 12 emoji release. Unicode 12 brings 59 new emoji characters, 75 with gender variations, and ...

07-16-19 -

Maps: What's New in iOS 13
Apple introduced updates to many of the built-in iOS apps in iOS 13, and Maps is no exception. The updated version of Maps has a long list of new features that are designed to make the Apple Maps app better able to compete with mapping apps from o...

07-16-19 -

Apple Plans to Start Funding Original Podcasts
Apple has a plan to start funding original podcasts in order to better compete with Spotify, according to a new report from the Bloomberg terminal. Bloomberg's full story isn't yet available, but we'll update this article when it is. The initi...

07-16-19 -

Two Apple Ads Nominated for Outstanding Commercial Emmy Award
Two of Apple's ads are in the running to receive the 2019 Outstanding Commercial Emmy. Both of the ads were created by TBWA/Media Arts Lab, Apple's longtime advertising partner. The first ad nominated for the award is Apple's "Make Somethi...

07-16-19 -

Apple Pushes Another Automatic Mac Software Update to Address Further Zoom-Re...
Apple today pushed a second silent security update to Macs to address further vulnerabilities related to the Zoom video conferencing app for macOS, reports The Verge. Apple removed software that was installed by RingCentral and Zhumu, two video...

07-16-19 -

Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of macOS Catalina to Developers
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina for testing purposes, two weeks after seeding the third macOS Catalina beta and over a month after the new Mac operating system update was first unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Confer...

07-16-19 -

Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of iOS 12.4 to Developers and Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the seventh beta of an upcoming iOS 12.4 update to developers, one week after seeding the sixth iOS 12.4 beta, and two months after releasing iOS 12.3, a major update that introduced a revamped TV app. Registered developers c...

07-15-19 -

Apple Shares New 'Remembering Apollo 11' Video With Details on Upcoming Apple...
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Apple this afternoon shared a new video featuring clips from its upcoming Apple TV+ show "For All Mankind" along with commentary from show creator Ronald D. Moore and other...

07-15-19 -

Five iOS Games Worth Checking Out
Over on our YouTube channel, we have a series that highlights new, interesting, fun, and useful apps that we think are worth downloading and checking out. For today's video, we've decided to focus on games, highlighting both new and old titles ...

07-15-19 -

Apple Store Website Goes Down [Update: Back Up]
Apple's Apple Store online site is currently down when attempting to make a purchase of an Apple device or accessory, but it's not quite clear why the site is unavailable. Sometimes the Apple online store goes down due to an imminent product re...

07-15-19 -

Apple's 2019 256GB MacBook Air Includes Slower SSD Than 2018 Model
The 2019 MacBook Air, refreshed last week, appears to have a slower SSD than the 2018 MacBook Air, according to testing by French site Consomac. Using testing with the Blackmagic Disk Speed benchmarking test, the site found that the read speeds of...

07-15-19 -

Amazon Prime Day Live Blog: Follow Along for the Best Deals
It's the middle of July, which means it's time for Amazon's annual Prime Day shopping event, offering Amazon Prime customers the chance to save money on a vast array of items across the retailer's online storefront. Like we did last year, today...

07-12-19 -

Facebook to Be Fined $5 Billion in Cambridge Analytica Privacy Scandal
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a settlement with Facebook that will see the social media giant hit with a roughly $5 billion fine over the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, reports The Wall Street Journal. The...

07-12-19 -

iPad Air vs. Microsoft's Surface Go: Which Is a Better Laptop Replacement?
Apple's iPad Air, which was resurrected in March as essentially a tweaked version of the previous 10.5-inch iPad Pro, offers a significant amount of utility at a solid $499 price point, but how does it compare to other competitors in the m...

07-12-19 -

Apple and BBC Co-Producing Comedy Series Starring Imelda Staunton From Harry ...
Apple is teaming up with the BBC to co-produce an eight-part comedy-drama series with a working title of "Alabama," according to a report from British comedy website Chortle highlighted by Engadget. Imelda Staunton Written by former ...

07-12-19 -

Base 2019 13-Inch MacBook Pro Teardown Reveals Larger Battery, Soldered-Down ...
iFixit has shared a teardown of the new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, which was refreshed this week with Intel's latest 8th-generation processors, a True Tone display, Touch Bar, Touch ID, and the Apple T2 security chip. The teardown revea...

07-12-19 -

Powerbeats Pro Now Available to Order in Over 20 Additional Countries
Apple today began accepting Powerbeats Pro orders in over 20 additional countries. The rollout includes Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway...

07-12-19 -

Upcoming Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Drama 'See' Reported to Cost $15 Million Per Episode
Apple has several original TV shows in the works for its upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service, and a new report by The Wall Street Journal looks at the big budgets involved in these productions as competition hots up among rival streaming services...

07-11-19 -

Research Firms Paint Contrasting Pictures of Apple's Mac Shipments in Q2 2019
Prominent research firms Gartner and IDC attempt to estimate shipments of computers around the world on a quarterly basis, and both firms today released their estimates for the second calendar quarter. Gartner's and IDC's estimates are just tha...

07-11-19 -

Base 2019 13-Inch MacBook Pro is Up to 83% Faster Than Previous Generation in...
Apple this week updated its entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar and Intel's latest 8th-generation Core quad-core processors, and benchmarks for the 2019 model are now beginning to surface. Geekbench 4 scores indicate the base 201...

07-11-19 -

DigiTimes: Apple Has Temporarily Stopped Developing AR/VR Headsets, Team Disb...
Apple has reportedly "terminated" development of its widely rumored augmented reality glasses, according to DigiTimes. Multiple sources have claimed that so-called Apple Glasses were in the works for release as early as 2020, includ...

07-11-19 -

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 Revealed in First 'Official' Leaked Images
The first official photos of Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 10 device appear to have been leaked onto the web, courtesy of MySmartPrice's Ishan Agarwal. After the Galaxy S10 and S10+, the Galaxy Note line is Samsung's larger smartphone equipped wi...

07-11-19 -

Apple Temporarily Disables Walkie-Talkie App for Apple Watch Due to Eavesdrop...
Apple has disabled the Walkie-Talkie app for Apple Watch due to a bug that could allow users to eavesdrop on others, reports TechCrunch. The company issued a statement noting that it was just notified about the vulnerability and has temporari...

07-11-19 -

Apple Pushes Automatic Mac Software Update to Remove Vulnerable Zoom Web Server
Earlier this week, a serious vulnerability with the Zoom video conferencing app for macOS was disclosed, with attackers potentially able to hijack users' webcams. The vulnerability was particularly notable because Zoom had installed a hidden ...

07-10-19 -

Apple Rumored to Launch Notch-Less iPhone in 2020
Apple may be gearing up to slim down and then completely remove the notch from iPhones over the next two years. First, reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new research note today via Chinese website MyDrivers in which he claims that ...

07-10-19 -

Apple Registers Five New iPad Models Running iPadOS in Eurasian Database
Apple has registered five unreleased iPad models in the Eurasian Economic Commission database today, including A2068, A2197, A2198, A2228, A2230, according to listings uncovered by Indian blog MySmartPrice and confirmed by MacRumors. All of t...

07-10-19 -

Intel Reportedly in Exclusive Talks With Unnamed Buyer Over 8,500 Wireless Pa...
Just weeks after Intel reportedly put around 8,500 wireless patents up for auction, the chipmaker has now taken the portfolio off the market and entered into a period of exclusivity with an unnamed buyer for a substantial portion of the assets up ...

07-10-19 -

Angela Ahrendts Says Apple Store Employee Retention Rate Rose to Historic Hig...
On a recent episode of the RBC Disruptors podcast with host John Stackhouse, Apple's former retail chief Angela Ahrendts revealed that Apple's retail employee retention rate rose from 61 percent to a "historic high" of "nearly 89 pe...

07-10-19 -

Apple Opens App Design and Development Accelerator in Shanghai
Apple has announced the opening of a new Design and Development Accelerator in Shanghai as part of an effort to support engineering talent and boost growth in China's iOS developer community. Located in Pudong District, the Accelerator is bei...

07-09-19 -

Apple Begins Selling Refurbished 2019 iMacs
Apple today added certified refurbished 2019 iMac models to its online store for the first time in the United States and Canada. A selection of refurbished 21.5-inch iMac and 27-inch iMac configurations are available, with prices discounted by ...

07-09-19 -

AirPods 3 With Water Resistance Expected to Launch Later This Year
Apple plans to release third-generation AirPods with water resistance in late 2019, according to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives. The first two generations of AirPods do not have IP-rated water or dust resistance. In a research note this week, sh...

07-09-19 -

Apple Seeds Sixth Beta of iOS 12.4 to Developers
Apple today seeded the sixth beta of an upcoming iOS 12.4 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the fifth iOS 12.4 beta, and nearly two months after releasing iOS 12.3, a major update that introduced a revamped TV app. Registered develo...

07-09-19 -

New MacBook Air and Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro Have Same Keyboard as Higher-End...
Good news: both the new MacBook Air and the new entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro models introduced today have the same third-generation butterfly keyboard design with an updated material as the higher-end 2019 MacBook Pro models introduced in May, ...

07-09-19 -

Apple Drops Prices on High-End Storage Upgrades for iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook P...
Alongside a refresh of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro this morning, Apple has also dropped the price on high-end storage upgrades across the Mac lineup. This includes the iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and even the soon-to-be-discontinued...

07-09-19 -

Apple Launches 2019 Back to School Promotion: Free Beats With Select Mac and ...
Apple today launched its annual Back to School free Beats promotion in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and like it did last year, the 2019 edition has also gone live simultaneously in many European countries. However unlike previous y...

07-09-19 -

Apple Discontinues 12-Inch MacBook
Following refreshes to the MacBook Air and entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro today, Apple appears to have discontinued the 12-inch MacBook, which is no longer available through its online store. The notebook was last updated in June 2017. More ...

07-09-19 -

Entry-Level 13-Inch MacBook Pro Updated With 8th-Gen Processors, Touch Bar, T...
Apple today announced it has updated its entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with the latest 8th-generation Intel Core quad-core processors for up to two times faster performance. The entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro also now features the Touch Bar and...

07-09-19 -

MacBook Air Updated With True Tone Display and Lower $1,099 Starting Price
Apple today announced that it has updated the MacBook Air with a True Tone display and lowered the price of the notebook to $1,099 in the United States, or $999 for qualifying students. 2018 models started at $1,199. I...

07-09-19 -

3D Touch Again Rumored to Be Removed From All 2019 iPhones
A few months ago, in a research note shared with MacRumors, a team of Barclays analysts "confirmed" that 3D Touch "will be eliminated" in all 2019 iPhones, as they predicted back in August 2018. The analysts gathered this infor...