Apple Maps vehicles to expand Canadian recon this summer Apple on Monday announced that Apple Maps vehicles will do deeper scouting and imaging in Canada this summer, laying the groundwork for first-party data and enhanced details. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18
Elgato intros Stream Deck Mobile app, turning iPhones into live broadcast controllers Elgato has released Stream Deck Mobile, an app that turns iPhones into a broadcast controller for videos on YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, and elsewhere. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3
Apple buys asthma-monitoring startup Tueo Health Apple has reportedly bought Tueo Health, a startup that was developing asthma-tracking technology for use with sleeping kids. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6
Review: Creative's Sound BlasterX Katana brings a punch to the desktop Creative's Sound BlasterX Katana might be overkill for desktop audio, especially on Macs, but it's impressive nevertheless. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1
Huawei tossed from SD Association, Wi-Fi Alliance, RAM spec group Compounding Huawei's woes, the Chinese company has been removed not just from the Wi-Fi Alliance, and RAM spec controller JEDEC, but also from the SD Association, preventing it from offering official SD/microSD support in future devices. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 55
2019 MacBook Pro keyboard changes don't look like they're going to do much A teardown of the newly-released 2019 MacBook Pro finds that Apple has made some changes to switch covers and to the dome switches themselves, but it isn't clear what, if anything, the material shift will do to alleviate keyboard complaints. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 47
Fresh App Store monopoly lawsuit arrives after US Supreme Court ruling Taking advantage of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, a new class action lawsuit accuses Apple of artificially inflating App Store prices through a claimed monopoly on iOS app distribution. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 58
New US bill would ban loot boxes in games for people under 18 Moving forward as promised, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri formally introduced a bill on Thursday that would halt sales of gaming loot boxes to people under 18. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 10
US Senate greenlights anti-robocalling bill to combat 'daily deluge' The U.S. Senate voted 97 to 1 on Thursday to move forward with the TRACED Act, intended to fight a surge of robocalls, in some cases harassing people multiple times per day. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 25
QNAP ships Mac-compatible USB-C to 5-gig Ethernet adapter QNAP on Thursday introduced the QNA-UC5G1T, an adapter bridging USB-C Macs with Ethernet connections running up to 5 gigabits per second. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8
Pegatron could start making iPads & MacBooks in Indonesia as early as June One of Apple's major assembly partners, Pegatron, will start Indonesian manufacturing of iPads and MacBooks in June, regional reports claim. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13
Jamf data claims most students would use a Mac - if they could afford it [u] Most college and university students would choose to use a Mac, but price is a considerable barrier, according to a survey commissioned by Apple-oriented device management firm Jamf. [Updated with revised Jamf data on percent of PC buyers motivated by price] Roger Fingas 7 years ago 28
Proposed US Senate bill would hand $700M to rural telecoms to avoid Huawei & ZTE A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have proposed a bill that would hand $700 million in grants to rural telecom providers to cover the cost of stripping Huawei and ZTE gear from their networks. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 31
Man pleads guilty to trafficking counterfeit iPhones in Oregon return scam A Chinese student pleaded guilty in Oregon on Wednesday to one count of trafficking counterfeit iPhones, which he used to dupe Apple into giving him real units for sale in China. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22
WWDC 2019 schedule teases ReplayKit for macOS, hearing tech in HealthKit Apple's WWDC 2019 schedule has quietly revealed that ReplayKit will be coming to macOS later this year, and that the company's HealthKit ambitions include hearing. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5
Hands on: WaterField's Tech Rolltop Backpack for MacBooks & iPads San Francisco-based WaterField recently launched the Tech Rolltop Backpack, an option for Mac and iPad toters who occasionally need to cram in a lot extra. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3
Sonnet ships Solo10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 10-gigabit Ethernet adapter Accessory maker Sonnet Technologies on Wednesday launched two 10-gigabit Ethernet adapters, including one that connects to Macs through Thunderbolt 3. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 3
ARM severs ties with Huawei, creating crisis for future phone designs Chip designer ARM is reportedly cutting off business with Huawei, a move that could potentially cripple the Chinese smartphone maker on top of the existing U.S. restrictions. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 80
Apple could take a 29% earnings bite if China threatened retaliatory ban Though there's no sign of such action on the horizon, a Chinese ban on Apple business would decimate the company, knocking 29% percent off earnings, according to a Goldman Sachs analyst. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18
Chinese diplomat attacks Apple & Trump over Huawei - using an iPhone A Chinese diplomat, normally a vocal backer of government policies, was recently caught using Twitter for iPhone to defend Huawei and attack Apple and U.S. President Donald Trump. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 9
Apple launches repair program for 2016 13-inch MacBook Pros with 'stage light' problem At last addressing a long-standing controversy, Apple has introduced a Backlight Service Program for the "stage light" problem affecting some 2016-model 13-inch MacBook Pros. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 7
Savant rolls out HomeKit support including circuit breaker control Smarthome brand Savant on Tuesday announced Apple HomeKit support across multiple products, including its Circuit Breaker Companion Module, claimed to be the first-ever HomeKit product to control breakers. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 7
iOS exploit closed in iOS 12.2 let websites use motion sensors to 'fingerprint' devices Though already patched on iPhones and iPads, University of Cambridge researchers say they've developed a hacking technique that can "fingerprint" a person by way of motion sensors. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5
Apple's deal to sell on Amazon directly is crushing small resellers by design Apple's deal to get an official presence on Amazon has resulted in not just Apple being forced to share data on sales with Amazon, but also many smaller resellers either going out of business or struggling with alternative platforms like eBay, Etsy, and Walmart. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19
