Mikey Campbell

Mikey Campbell is the Senior Editor at AppleInsider, where he has covered all things Apple since 2011. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV, MSNBC Live, CNBC, Al Jazeera, MotorTrend's "Wide Open Throttle," CBS5 and TWiT.

Latest Articles from Mikey Campbell

Apple acquires motion capture firm IKinema [u]

An unsubstantiated report on Thursday claims Apple has acquired UK-based firm IKinema, a specialist in real-time procedural animation and supporting technologies.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues GlobalFoundries as patent fight intensifies

Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in a series of patent lawsuits lodged on Monday claims segment competitor GlobalFoundries infringes on owned patents, with the filings representing the latest volley in what has become a tit-for-tat legal battle.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

US denies Apple tariff relief on remaining five Mac Pro parts

After the U.S. Trade Representative's office granted in part Apple's request for tariff exemptions on Chinese-made Mac Pro parts earlier in September, a move that helped inform a decision to assemble the computer domestically, the government body on Monday denied identical appeals on five remaining components.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Facebook to face DOJ antitrust investigation, report says

Less than a month after a group of state attorneys general opened an investigation into Facebook over potential antitrust violations, a report on Wednesday claims the U.S. Department of Justice will soon begin its own inquiry into the social network's business practices.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger says left Apple board because 'paths were conflicting'

Disney CEO Bob Iger in an interview on Tuesday explained his departure from Apple's board of directors, saying the tech giant's recent interest in the entertainment industry puts the companies on "conflicting rather than converging" paths.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple fixes squid, mosquito, abacus, other emoji gaffes with iOS 13.1

Apple's latest iOS 13.1 release addresses a few niggling emoji blunders introduced in past versions of the mobile operating system, including a widely publicized "upside down" squid character and an anatomically incorrect mosquito.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

iPhone 11 Pro Max hardware points to latent bilateral charging functionality [u]

In its obligatory launch day teardown of iPhone 11 Pro Max on Friday, repair expert iFixit discovered two connectors leading to the handset's battery, a new hardware configuration that could support claims of a deactivated bilateral wireless charging feature.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

'Apple Tags' user interface discovered in internal build of iOS 13

A report on Thursday offers additional detail about how users might interact with Apple's "tag" style tracking accessory, an as-yet-unannounced device initially rumored to debut alongside iPhone 11 in September.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Bob Iger: Disney and Apple likely to have merged if Steve Jobs was alive

Disney CEO Bob Iger in an upcoming memoir says he believes his relationship with late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs would have led to a merger between their companies, similar to Disney's assimilation of another Jobs company, Pixar.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple's iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro rely on Intel LTE modems

A report on Tuesday reconfirms expectations that Apple is relying on Intel as its sole LTE modem supplier for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models, with 2019 marking the last year iPhone will use Intel's baseband technology before moving to Qualcomm's latest platform.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Judge certifies class in lawsuit over refurbished AppleCare replacements

A California judge on Tuesday certified a class of consumers accusing Apple of furnishing refurbished replacement products to AppleCare and AppleCare+ customers, a strategy that allegedly contradicts the company's advertised policies.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple touts rave iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro reviews

Continuing what has become an annual tradition, Apple on Tuesday collected and republished choice excerpts from early iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro reviews in a bid to drum up interest ahead of a public launch on Friday.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple suppliers said to invest $1B in India to meet worldwide production needs

Apple is reportedly on the verge of investing some $1 billion in India manufacturing assets through partners like Taiwan-based Foxconn, resurrecting rumors that the tech giant is looking to expand production capabilities beyond China.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple called 'modern tape pirate' in copyright lawsuit

Apple and two music distribution companies with which it contracts were labeled as "modern tape pirates" in a copyright infringement lawsuit last week, with the plaintiff claiming iTunes currently sells at least 98 recordings without a proper license.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as streaming wars heat up

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger on Friday announced his resignation from Apple's board of directors, a move that comes just two months before the two companies will go head-to-head in the highly competitive video streaming business.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple's first Latin American flagship to open in Mexico City on Sept. 27

Apple is putting the finishing touches on its first Latin American flagship store, with the Mexico City outlet slated to open its doors to the public in late September.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

First iPhone 11 Night mode photos demonstrate Apple's illuminating camera tech

Apple's iPhone 11 is still more than a week away from release, but high-profile users seeded with early test units are already showing off the handset's capabilities, like Night mode.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apps must use iOS 13 SDK and support iPhone XS Max or later by April 2020, Apple says

Shortly after releasing the gold master version of iOS 13 to developers on Tuesday, Apple reminded app makers that their wares must be in compliance with App Store rules governing device and operating system compatibility by April of next year.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Patent troll targets iOS and Mac app update system in lawsuit

Apple is once again in the crosshairs of non-practicing entity Uniloc, which on Tuesday filed a complaint alleging the tech giant's app update mechanisms in iOS and macOS infringe on a patent developed by Philips.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Details of Apple's rumored AR headset revealed in iOS 13 GM

Apple "leaked" strings of code, entire frameworks and "read me" files related to its widely-rumored augmented reality headset with Tuesday's iOS 13 Gold Master release and Xcode beta, revealing a few details about the project that was reportedly put on ice earlier this year.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

New iPhone might not feature two-way wireless charging, will include 18W USB adapter, more

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo was one of the first to lay out expectations for Apple's next-generation iPhone lineup, saying the devices would include "bilateral," or two-way, wireless charging as a tentpole feature. He revised those claims on Monday, a day before the handsets are expected for unveiling.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Apple to launch 'iPhone 11' on Sept. 20, celebrate with reopening of Fifth Avenue store in NYC

Apple's next-generation iPhone lineup will ship out to customers and hit brick-and-mortar store shelves on Sept. 20, a release that coincides with the grand reopening of the company's newly renovated Fifth Avenue flagship in New York City.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Google confirms antitrust investigation by DOJ

Google parent company Alphabet on Friday said it is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice over potential antitrust violations, confirming suspicions that it would be a target in the government's wide-roving review of tech companies.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

DOJ wants Apple, Google to relinquish user data of rifle scope app

As part of an investigation into potential weapons export violations, the U.S. Department of Justice is demanding both Apple and Google furnish user information for a rifle scope monitoring and control app, a move that could impact well over 10 thousand people.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

Phone numbers of nearly 420M Facebook users exposed online

An unsecured database containing the phone numbers of more than 419 million Facebook users was recently found online, though the social network said no accounts have been compromised as a result of the exposure.

Mikey Campbell | 5 years ago

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