Apple seeds OS X 10.11.4 to developers with minor bug fixes

Apple on Monday issued a second beta version of its upcoming OS X 10.11.4 software update to developers, continuing a two-week release pattern established earlier in January.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 6

Apple seeds second iOS 9.3 beta with Night Shift button in Control Center

Following the public release of tvOS 9.1.1, Apple on Monday pushed out a second beta version of iOS 9.3 with new features including a Night Shift control button in Control Center.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 13

Rumor: Leaked 'iPad Air 3' design suggests four speakers, LED flash

Apple's rumored third-generation iPad Air might adopt not just a quad-speaker design, but also an LED flash for its rear-mounted camera, according to a design illustration shared on Monday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 45

Apple bumps tvOS to version 9.1.1, adds Podcasts app

Apple on Monday released tvOS 9.1.1, the third iteration of the Apple TV operating system that brings with it bug fixes, performance tweaks and a new Podcasts app.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 28

Web link causes Safari crashes, device reboots on iOS and Mac [u]

A website in circulation as a prank on Safari users is causing the Mac edition of the browser to crash, and iPhones and iPads to reboot, reports said on Monday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 19

Spotify's first video offerings launching on iOS next week, ad-free

Spotify is taking its first steps into streaming video with an Android rollout this week, followed by the introduction of iOS support the next, the company announced on Monday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 3

Apple's 'Project Titan' at crossroads, team in hiring freeze, source says

Apple has placed a hiring freeze on the team responsible for the company's nascent automotive ambitions after executives became unhappy with the project's direction and progress, AppleInsider has learned.

Sam Oliver 10 years ago 91

Daimler CEO says Apple, other Silicon Valley firms 'can do more' than anticipated in cars

Silicon Valley tech companies are doing better than anticipated in the automotive realm, said Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche after he and other company executives concluded talks with dozens of firms in the region.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

Apple's rumored 4" iPhone update purportedly leaked again in new photo

A picture of a device said to be Apple's latest rendition of an iPhone with a 4-inch display hit the internet this weekend, this time placed next to an iPhone 5 for comparison.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 70

Apple to open 33rd Chinese Apple Store in Qingdao on Jan. 30

Apple is closing in on its goal of opening 40 new Apple Stores in Greater China by mid-2016, on Sunday announcing a 33rd location that will commence operations later this month in Qingdao.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 6

Microsoft Surface blamed for NFL football playoffs meltdown

Microsoft Surface Pro tablets stopped working on the sidelines of a major U.S. football game today, causing a spectacular black eye for the struggling product just as its maker was performing an advertising blitz for the hybrid tablet device integrated into the game itself.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 217

2016 expected to be a big year for Apple's MacBook lineup, upgrades to arrive in coming months

Continued growth for the MacBook lineup — particularly in enterprise markets — will be a bright spot for Apple in 2016, further bolstered by an update in the first half of the year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 49

Apple to launch 4" iPhone and iPad Air 3 in first half of 2016, analyst says

According to connected KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is preparing two major iOS device introductions for the first half of 2016 in the much-rumored 4-inch iPhone and a refreshed 9.7-inch iPad Air 3.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 44

This week on AppleInsider: Child labor concerns, software updates, an Irish bomb threat & more

Developments in the "real" world grabbed many headlines this week, including a bomb threat in Ireland, a new iOS development center in Italy and worries that Apple's battery suppliers are using child labor. The company meanwhile released a bevy of software updates for OS X and iOS.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Apple execs Phil Schiller, Greg Joswiak, others might testify in upcoming Samsung damages retrial

Current and former Apple executives, including Phil Schiller,Greg Joswiak and Scott Forstall, are on a list of potential witnesses who could appear at the second Apple v. Samsung damages retrial set for March.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 19

Apple's 'Project Titan' chief to reportedly leave company, car team under pressure

Apple veteran Steve Zadesky, thought to be heading up the company's "Project Titan" automotive initiative, has informed colleagues that he plans to leave the company, according to a report published Friday.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 103

Apple Pay adds over 50 more US card issuers as merchant support waits

Another 50-plus U.S. card issuers have been added to the list supporting Apple Pay, continuing to outpace the number of merchants actually accepting payments through the service.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 21

Apple returns to over $100 per share ahead of Q1 2016 earnings report

Shares of AAPL closed above $100 on Friday, as investors bought in ahead of earnings and once again returned the iPhone maker's stock to three-digit territory.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 45

Rumor: Apple's new 4-inch handset will be called 'iPhone 5se'

Apple's new, smaller iPhone model expected to launch in the coming months will be a "special edition" version of the iPhone 5s, and will accordingly be named the "iPhone 5se," a new rumor claims.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 76

Data suggests Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program has moved 250K units

New data from Citizen's Financial Group suggests Apple's loan partner has financed some 250,000 iPhones through the newly launched iPhone Upgrade Program, according to calculations from investment firm Piper Jaffray.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 13

Apple a lurking factor in bidding war over Sharp, report suggests

The two entities bidding for control of Sharp — Hon Hai and Innovation Network Corp. — are both ultimately doing so with Apple as a major factor, a report said on Friday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 11

Hermes, Apple begin selling exclusive Apple Watch collection online [u]

Availability of the Apple Watch Hermès has expanded online, as the French fashion house is now selling its exclusive collection of custom wearables via its website, and Apple has also joined into the fray [updated]

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 18

New Samsung Pay TV ad takes shots at Apple Pay's retail reach

A new Samsung TV ad, featuring comedian Hannibal Buress, continues a theme of pointing out that Samsung Pay can be used in stores where Apple Pay isn't supported.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 62

Google's Android revenue $31 billion over OS's entire lifetime, Oracle lawyer says

The Android operating system has reportedly generated $31 billion in revenues for Google since it first launched in 2008, creating $22 billion in profits largely from mobile advertising.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 56

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday

A peek at the schedule of Pope Francis has revealed that the head of the Catholic Church met with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Friday, though what the two discussed remains a mystery.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 33

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AppleInsider podcast talks Apple manufacturing, 'iPhone 6c' expectations, streaming TV

Victor Marks 10 years ago 2

Apple expands Maps capabilities with new Flyover, Nearby and Traffic location data

Apple's efforts to build out its in-house Maps service moved forward on Thursday with the addition of four new Flyover locales, public transit data for Los Angeles, a European expansion of Nearby POI suggestions and Traffic data for Hong Kong and Mexico.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 23

Google paid Apple $1B to be default iOS search bar provider in 2014

Court documents from Oracle's copyright lawsuit against Google show the Internet search giant paid some $1 billion to Apple in 2014 in return for making its search bar the default option on iOS.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 36

New Apple hire suggests increased interest in immersive virtual reality

A report on Thursday revealed Apple recently hired Doug Bowman, a top researcher in the fields of virtual reality and augmented reality, suggesting the company is seriously investigating immersive computing and similar VR/AR solutions.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 15

Latest Apple TV commercial puts focus on apps

Apple posted a fun new Apple TV commercial to the Web on Thursday showing off the tvOS App Store's deep selection of apps, games, over-the-top content streamers, interactive shopping services and more.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 10

Munster: Apple Pay distribution low, but peer-to-peer and in-browser payments to goose adoption in 2016

Fresh data from investment firm Piper Jaffray shows Apple Pay adoption hovering between 10 and 20 percent, but analyst Gene Munster expects numbers to rise in 2016 as Apple integrates attractive new features like peer-to-peer payments and in-browser integration.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 27

Apple takes 50% off popular productivity apps in new iOS App Store campaign

In its latest iOS App Store promotion, Apple is for a limited time knocking 50 percent off a selection of 14 productivity titles like PCalc, task manager Things, second screen solution Duet Display and more.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 7

AT&T CEO says US encryption policy is up to Congress, not Apple

US government policies on device encryption should be decided by the public and Congress, not companies like Apple, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said in an interview at the World Economic Forum being held this week in Davos, Switzerland.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 73

Apple's Tim Cook meets with EU antitrust chief ahead of decision on Irish taxes

Earlier on Thursday Apple CEO Tim Cook attended a private meeting in Brussels with Margrethe Vestager, the head of the European Commission's antitrust efforts, presumably in an attempt to diminish the chances of owing billions in back taxes because of the company's Irish tax deals.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 81

Mini takes lead in US iPad sales as iPad Pro jumps in at 12 percent, survey data says

The split of U.S. iPad sales is now weighted in favor of the iPad mini, although the iPad Pro captured a "meaningful" 12 percent share during the December quarter, according to a survey compiled by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 31

Deals: iPad Airs from $328; new 13" MacBook coupons; $700 off 15" MacBook Pro & 27" iMac 5K

An assortment of new and returning offers this week include: $70 off 16GB iPad Airs, $80 off iPad Air 2s, $100-$200 off current 13" MacBook Pros, $187-$290 off current 15" MacBook Pros, and limited inventory closeout duo of a 15" MacBook Pro and 27" iMac — both at $700 off.

Katie Marsal 10 years ago 0

Microsoft adds 3D Touch, illustrated annotations to Office for iOS

Microsoft on Thursday updated the core Office for iOS apps — Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — with support for 3D Touch on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, as well as several other features, such as illustrated annotations.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 4

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