Apple Card adoption and use benefitting from the coronavirus pandemic

A new credit card analysis claims that the Apple Card has managed to weather COVID-19, with most of its features holding up "remarkably well" one year since its launch.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 7

Protect Scotland contact tracing app taps Apple-Google Exposure Notification system

Scotland this week became the latest European country to roll out a coronavirus contact tracing app built on Apple and Google's Exposure Notification system.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 11

Apple to release Apple Face Mask to employees in next two weeks [u]

Apple has created the Apple Face Mask and adopted the ClearMask, and is gearing up to distribute them to employees to help protect against exposure to the coronavirus.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 24

Apple previews Marina Bay Sands store ahead of Thursday opening

Apple on Monday offered a glimpse into its soon-to-open Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore, the first of the company's outlets to sit directly on a body of water.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 3

Apple releases iOS 13.7, iPadOS 13.7 with Exposure Notification update

Apple has released iOS 13.7 and iOS 13.7 to the public, an update to the iPhone operating system that includes changes to the Exposure Notification feature, removing the need to install a public health app beforehand.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 5

COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Express coming in Tuesday's iOS 13.7 release

With Tuesday's release of iOS 13.7, Public Health Authorities worldwide will now be able to implement coronavirus exposure tracking without having to design their own individual apps, thanks to Apple and Google's planned extension of their system.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 2

Apple's third quarter MacBook sales up 20% over last year

Chinese supply chain sources are pointing to increased MacBook Air and MacBook Pro sales, thanks to an increase in work-from-home activities.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 2

Apple plans to reopen some shuttered Apple Stores by end of August

Apple plans to reopen some of its U.S. retail locations that it previously closed over the summer due to localized spikes of COVID-19.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 2

If you had problems with Zoom on the first day of school, you weren't alone

For most of the morning, Zoom experienced widespread outages in the U.S., complicating the start of the school year as teachers and students switch to remote learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Pennsylvania gears up to launch COVID app based on Apple-Google framework

Pennsylvania will launch its own coronavirus exposure notification app in September using the Apple-Google framework.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 8

App Store purchases have soared in 2020 due to COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly prompted major changes in the way people use mobile devices like the iPhone, with consumers spending more time with their smartphones and purchasing more apps and games in the first half of 2020 than the second half of 2019.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Apps built with Apple-Google Exposure Notification API adopted by three US states

Three U.S. states — North Dakota, Wyoming and Alabama — this week rolled out or announced the imminent rollout of coronavirus contact tracing apps built using Apple and Google's Exposure Notification API.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 11

England's Apple-Google Exposure Notification app set to begin public trials

England is set to launch public trials of its upcoming coronavirus contact tracing app based on the Apple-Google Exposure Notification framework.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 12

Apps using Apple-Google Exposure Notification API see robust adoption in Ireland and Germany

Apple and Google's joint coronavirus contact tracing effort, dubbed the Exposure Notification API, has seen reasonably rapid uptake internationally despite continued foot-dragging from U.S. states.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 3

Apple abruptly closes flagship Montreal Apple Store over COVID-19

Apple Sainte-Catherine has been closed until further notice, reportedly due to an "abundance of caution" over the coronavirus.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 4

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