Apple hosts Will, Jaden & Jada Smith at Apple Park for environmental talk As part of its environmental press barrage on Thursday, Apple hosted a talk at Apple Park featuring actors/musicians Will, Jada, and Jaden Smith. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6
New Apple retail head Deirdre O'Brien joins Instagram, shares pics from trip to Hong Kong & Macau In a rare move for an Apple executive, new retail head Deirdre O'Brien has joined Instagram, inaugurating her account with a handful of photos from a worldwide business tour. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8
Amazon & Google mend fences, bring YouTube back to Fire TV streamers Amazon and Google on Thursday announced plans to bury a long-standing feud, the main consequence being the return of YouTube to Amazon's Fire TV platform. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8
Facebook confirms plans for voice assistant to match Siri, Alexa & Google Assistant Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it's working on its own voice assistant, carving out a space among competitors like Apple's Siri and Amazon Alexa. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 20
Wisconsin governor wants to renegotiate Foxconn deal, says promised jobs unlikely Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is calling for the state to renegotiate its deal with Foxconn, arguing that the Taiwan-based manufacturer has broken its end of the agreement and won't be able to create the 13,000 jobs it once promised. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 71
Early reviews of Samsung's $2K Galaxy Fold marred by many broken screens [u] Some of the first reviews of Samsung's $1,980 Galaxy Fold are beginning to hit the internet, but multiple reviewers say they've already managed to break its main 7.3-inch display. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 69
Sonos speakers enable voice control for Apple Music via Amazon's Alexa Owners of Sonos speakers in the U.S. and U.K. can now use Alexa voice controls for Apple Music, continuing the rollout of Apple's service across Alexa-capable devices. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1
Hands on: JBL's fully-wireless Powerbeats Pro rival, the Endurance Peak AppleInsider is currently testing one of the newest options in the world of fully wireless earbuds for your iPhone or Apple Watch, JBL's fitness-focused Endurance Peak. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12
T-Mobile working with Apple to bring robocall screening to iPhones With the help of Apple, T-Mobile is aiming to bring a new anti-robocall technology to iPhones "in the near future," a report said on Wednesday. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou declares run for presidency of Taiwan Foxconn's chairman, Terry Gou, said on Wednesday that he's running to become President of Taiwan, a move that could trigger political and economic waves including at Apple. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6
Netflix says it doesn't expect Apple TV+ or Disney+ to 'materially affect' income Netflix on Tuesday said that it doesn't see much threat from two upcoming competitors, Apple TV+ and Disney+, each launching towards the end of 2019. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 19
Leaked docs show Facebook weaponized user data against competitors, with little regard for privacy In the past, Facebook executives including CEO Mark Zuckerberg regularly wielded user data as a tool to reward partners and smash rivals, according to some 4,000 pages of leaked emails, messages, and other documents spanning from 2011 to 2015. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 24
Apple's temporary Fifth Avenue store coping with bed bug infestation Apple's Fifth Avenue temp store — handling traffic during renovations at its iconic New York City cube — has reportedly been dealing with a bed bug problem for weeks. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 34
OWC ships Aura Pro X2 SSDs for upgrading select Macs OWC on Tuesday launched several Aura Pro X2 SSD drives and upgrade kits, meant to enhance speed and capacity on a select range of older Macs. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6
iPhone gaining US marketshare, slipping in China & Europe, say March-quarter numbers While Apple's iPhone is increasingly ubiquitous in the U.S., the product's share is declining in urban China and the five major European markets, according to new research estimates. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12
New lawsuit alleges patent infringement by all Wi-Fi-enabled Apple products A company called Red Rock Analytics in a new lawsuit charges that Apple is infringing a patent covering transceiver technology in Wi-Fi chips. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18
New Apple vids show how to enable heart alerts & fall detection for Apple Watch Series 4 Apple on Thursday uploaded a pair of YouTube videos explaining two of the health features of the Apple Watch Series 4, irregular heart rhythm notifications and fall detection. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8
Foxconn's Wisconsin presence 'a bunch of empty buildings,' far behind targets Foxconn's vaunted Wisconsin facilities, backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, have so far amounted to "a bunch of empty buildings and a lot of questions," an investigation indicates. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 43
Multinational tech giants like Apple often 'pay taxes nowhere,' says German minister The world's biggest multinational tech companies, Apple among them, are escaping much of their fair tax burden, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said in an interview this week. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 44
WPA3 Wi-Fi still saddled with security flaws, researchers claim [u] WPA3 — a Wi-Fi security protocol launched by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2018 — is, in practice, better than WPA2, but still fraught with security flaws, according to a recent research paper. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 25
Apple calls for plaintiffs' lawyers to be kicked in iPhone throttling case Apple this week called for terminating two plaintiff lawyers in an ongoing lawsuit over iPhone throttling, saying they leaked secret documents in violation of a protective order. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 13
Apple gaining PC marketshare despite lower Mac shipments, fresh estimates suggest Two newly-published sets of preliminary research agree that Apple gained PC marketshare in the March quarter, even as Mac shipments declined year-over-year. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 27
YouTube TV hikes monthly fee to $55 to cover Apple App Store fees, Discovery programming Effective immediately, the cost of YouTube TV is going up to $49.99 per month for new customers, or $54.99 for those subscribing through the App Store, reportedly because of the addition of several Discovery-owned channels. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 43
Apple's latest 'Shot on iPhone' ad goes behind the scenes with Toronto Maple Leafs Apple on Wednesday premiered its latest "Shot on iPhone" ad, this time with a short film shot by Toronto Maple Leafs players Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1
