New video gives clearer look at display assembly purportedly for Apple's 'iPhone 6s'

With Apple expected to unveil its next-generation iPhone in less than a month, parts leaks continue to plague the company's massive supply chain, as a display assembly supposedly headed for the updated handset has been examined in detail in a new video.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 17

Review: DJI Phantom 3 Professional iOS-connected drone with 4K ultra-HD camera

The best has gotten even better with DJI's new Phantom 3 Professional, a drone that captures stunning, super-smooth 4K video from the skies. But it's the new controller with Lightning cable support, as well as a revamped iOS app, that truly bring this accessory to new heights.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 19

This week on AppleInsider: Stock market jeopardy, 'iPhone 6s' press event, Apple Music numbers & more

This week was tougher for Apple than some others, with serious trouble on the stock market, but the company did make headlines with rumors about a September press event, and the first-ever official Apple Music numbers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 12

Apple's Jay Blahnik outlines Apple Watch health and fitness strategy, future device features in interview

In an interview published this week, Jay Blahnik, Apple's director of Fitness and Health Technologies, spoke at length about Apple Watch hardware and software, explaining how the device came into being, it's merits as a fitness monitor and where he thinks it's going with watchOS 2.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 44

EU clears Apple and labels of colluding against free streaming music services, turns eye to App Store fees

A European Commission inquiry found no evidence that Apple colluded with major record labels to impede free-to-stream services as part of the company's Apple Music business strategy, a report said Friday.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 93

How to get the lowest prices on all of Apple's MacBooks for the 2015 back-to-school season

Apple's new 12" and 13" MacBooks are among the industry's hottest offerings, and this back-to-school season, AI has teamed up with Apple's top authorized resellers to offer the lowest prices anywhere on the wide assortment of available configurations, including options with and without AppleCare protection.

Katie Marsal 10 years ago 0

Apple touts iPhone picture taking capabilities in latest ad

Adding to its "If it's not an iPhone" ad campaign, Apple on Friday released a new 30-second spot touting the handset's idiot-proof picture taking capabilities.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 2

Apple continues to gain ground in US smartphone market as Android shrinks

Apple not only remained dominant in the U.S. smartphone market during the June quarter, but was also the only top-five OEM to exhibit gains over the three-month period, according to new data from research firm comScore.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 26

Verizon to drop subsidized phone pricing in new plans coming August 13

Verizon Wireless on Friday announced a new set of core subscription plans, eliminating contract-based phone subsidies in favor of combinations based on device choices and the amount of data.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 43

Apple's Jimmy Iovine hints at curation playing part in future TV product

While discussing Apple Music in a new interview published on Thursday, Apple executive Jimmy Iovine mentioned the prospect of applying curation to TV, potentially pointing to a direction for Apple's rumored streaming TV service.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 31

Apple Watch goes on sale at Best Buy's online & retail stores

As promised, the U.S. branch of Best Buy began selling the Apple Watch on Friday, offering a range of models through its website and some retail locations.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 17

Apple's impressive App Store growth continues to be overlooked by Wall Street, Macquarie says

Apple revealed this week that its iOS App Store had a record July with $1.7 billion in transactions. But investment firm Macquarie Securities believes Wall Street isn't paying enough attention to Apple's growing and highly profitable services business.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 38

Rumor: With launch looming, 'iPhone 6s' production delayed by 1-2 weeks

The assembly lines preparing to churn out Apple's next-generation iPhones have reportedly been briefly delayed, with full-scale production now slated to start later this month in advance of a likely September introduction.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 25

Conventional watch sales slide after Apple Watch launch, NPD says

American sales of conventional watches fell by the steepest amount in seven years during the month of June, a decline linked in part to the debut of the Apple Watch, market research firm NPD Group said on Friday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 144

Recut television trailer shows more of Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs

A new one minute trailer for Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle's upcoming "Steve Jobs" film has hit American airwaves, providing eager viewers with another glimpse of Michael Fassbender in his role as Apple's mercurial cofounder.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 31

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Victor Marks 10 years ago 0

Apple's Swift programming language translated to Mandarin Chinese thanks to open source project

Coding for Apple devices just got a little easier for thousands of developers in China, as a group of more than 100 programmers recently wrapped up an open source Mandarin Chinese translation of Apple's Swift programming language.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 9

Apple's Back to School sale goes online, gains new countries

Apple on Thursday extended its annual Back to School sale, which offers students and educators free Beats Solo2 hardware, to cover online purchases, while expanding availability to a clutch of European countries.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 13

Apple integrates online store with main website in major Apple.com redesign

Apple on Thursday made a huge change to the way it handles online shopping by integrating the Online Apple Store with its main Apple.com website, merging the two Web presences into a unified view, adding a persistent shopping bag link and performing slight design tweaks to product pages.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 32

New iOS 9 public beta prompts users to install iCloud Drive app

Apple's dedicated iCloud Drive iOS app for managing cloud assets, introduced with the first developer iOS 9 beta in June, is being advertised as ready to install on public beta builds released on Thursday.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 17

Latest iOS 9 betas automatically detects, switches away from weak Wi-Fi signals, adds AT&T Wi-Fi calling

Two small but critical additions to the new iOS 9 betas released on Thursday include "Wi-Fi Assist," a feature built to prevent iPhones from latching onto poor Wi-Fi connections, and Wi-Fi calling for AT&T network customers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 34

Microsoft debuts early, open-sourced Windows Bridge for iOS

Microsoft on Thursday released an early version of Windows Bridge for iOS, a set of tools that will allow developers to port iOS apps to Windows.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 25

Apple Music has 'hundreds' working on curation, Jimmy Iovine says

Curated content will be how Apple Music sets itself apart from numerous rivals in the streaming music market, Jimmy Iovine said in a new interview published on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 32

UBS expects 'iPhone 6s' launch to push Apple's total Sept. quarter sales to record 49M

Investment firm UBS remains bullish on the future of the iPhone, with its latest research suggesting Apple is on track to ship a record 49 million iPhones in the current September quarter.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 12

Apple seeds fifth iOS 9, watchOS 2 betas to developers, third public iOS 9 beta [u]

Apple on Thursday released a fifth beta of iOS 9 to developers, arriving a little over two weeks after the previous one. The company simultaneously released a matching beta of watchOS 2.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 15

Stanford's ResearchKit-powered MyHeart Counts app goes international with UK, Hong Kong release

Apple's ResearchKit platform is now collecting medical study data outside the U.S. for the first time after Stanford's MyHeart Counts app — created in collaboration with England's University of Oxford — opened its doors to participants in the UK and Hong Kong.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 0

iPhone share strong in Europe & other markets, softening in US, Kantar study suggests

Although Apple's iPhone marketshare grew year-over-year in Europe, China, and several other parts of the world during the June quarter, it lost ground in the U.S. partly due to advances by Samsung and LG, according to a new report by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 19

Microsoft brings Outlook to Apple Watch with quick actions, custom notifications

Microsoft on Thursday released an official Outlook app for the Apple Watch, allowing people to check, manage, and reply to email from their wrist.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 22

FBR Capital sees 'golden buying opportunity' in Apple stock, maintains $175 target

Investors would be wise to take advantage of recent losses in Apple's share price, FBR Capital Markets said on Thursday, predicting that another major growth cycle is on the horizon for the iPhone maker.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 26

Apple invention looks to revive the mixtape, with a digital twist

In an era where on-demand streaming puts massive music libraries at your fingertips and sharing playlists takes but a few taps, receiving a personalized mix of tunes doesn't quite mean as much as it used to. But that could change if Apple employs its invention for "digital mixtape" gifting.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 9

Apple Music reaches 11M trial members after five weeks

After just five weeks of availability, Apple Music has gathered an impressive 11 million trial users, two million of whom opted in to the more expensive multi-user family plan, according to Apple SVP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 55

Apple Pay now accepted at Schnucks and Dierbergs, takes over St. Louis grocery scene

Two large grocery store chains serving the St. Louis, Mo., area recently activated point-of-sale support for Apple Pay, offering customers a fast and easy checkout alternative to credit and cash.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 18

Apple Pay adoption and usage rates suffer despite strong iPhone 6 sales, study finds

According to a study published this week, the number of iPhone owners willing to try out Apple Pay has declined over the past three months alongside a drop in usage rates from both casual and previously committed users.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 140

Steve Jobs to be focus of upcoming opera set to debut in 2017

A U.S. opera company in Santa Fe on Wednesday announced plans for an upcoming production centering on Steve Jobs, adding to a growing number of books, movies and documentaries focusing on the life and times of the late Apple cofounder.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 16

Apple issues third OS X 10.10.5 beta to developers with minor changes

Late on Wednesday Apple seeded a third beta of OS X 10.10.5 to developers, further paving the road for what may be the last major update of OS X Yosemite.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 2

TestFlight gets support for iOS 9 features, improved notification options

Apple on Wednesday updated its TestFlight beta-testing app with support for various iOS 9 features, while also giving users more control over incoming notifications.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

Swiss National Bank grows stake in Apple by 500,000 shares in June quarter

The Swiss National Bank increased its stake in Apple during the June quarter by 500,000 shares, giving it a total of 9.4 million, a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 16

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