Russian bank exec says Apple Card has 'few innovative features' [u]

Sberbank's chief technology officer David Rafalovsky says the credit card industry is failing to really use technology to innovate for its customers, including Apple Card.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 38

Apple TV+ subscriptions & ads predicted to generate $25 billion per year by 2025

JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee says that more than three years after Tim Cook started highlighting Services revenue investors are starting to appreciate that aspect of the company — and Apple TV+ plus the potential of dramatic advertising revenue growth will lead the charge.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 13

A4 to A5: How Apple outflanked its fragmented competition in silicon

Apple's A4 project helped deliver the custom silicon for the very first iPad, positioning the company in a race against time with the world's leading mobile chip designers. Although it ran into stiff competition along the way, Apple succeeded with an implementation that was markedly different from its peers. Here's how they did it.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 24

Editorial: Google's acquisition of Fitbit looks like two turkeys trying to make an eagle

Google is acquiring American wearable maker Fitbit in a $2.1 billion dollar move that looks a lot like the ad-search giant's previous attempts to buy its way into a hardware business.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 59

Google buying FitBit for $2.1 billion to advance fight against Apple Watch

Google has announced that a deal is in place for it to buy FitBit, in a share purchase deal worth $2.1 billion.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 52

Apple should adopt these Pixel 4 features for iPhone 12

There are a lot of exciting features in the Google Pixel 4. Even if the entire Pixel 4 package is flawed, there are still features that it has, that we like so much that we hope Apple adopts them for the next generation iPhone.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 29

Editorial: Apple isn't revamping its HomeKit team, but maybe it should

Bloomberg believes that Apple is hiring people to overhaul how the company's HomeKit devices work with third-party products. The report is based on disprovable information, yet it is true that Apple both should and could do much more with the technology.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 19

Editorial: How Apple beat Samsung in the 2010 global ARM race

Apple hasn't been outpacing Samsung in mobile Application Processor design over the past decade simply due to a first-mover advantage or by just having smarter people designing its silicon. Here's a look at how Apple first snuck past a larger and more entrenched silicon rival to gain its lead in advanced mobile chips, and why it matters to the future of tech.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 16

iPhone 11 versus Pixel 4 — Benchmark and hands on comparison

Google's Pixel 4 is the ideal, undiluted Android experience, and has features to separate itself from the rest of the pack. AppleInsider puts it side-by-side versus Apple's iPhone 11 lineup to see how they compare in specs and benchmarks.

Andrew O'Hara 6 years ago 37

Alexa and Google Home spying apps easily made it through approval

A security research organization in Germany placed eight 'smart spies' in both the Amazon Alexa and Google Home app stores to demonstrate how easily eavesdropping and phishing can be done over smart speakers.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 13

US House to deliver final report on big tech antitrust probe in 'first part' of 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee expects to deliver a final report on an investigation into potential antitrust breaches by big technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, in the first part of 2020.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 22

Interbrand names Apple as top brand for seventh year running

Citing Apple's move to create an ecosystem using products and services, Interbrand assigned a 'brand value' of $234.2 billion, an increase of 9% on last year.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 1

Apple's iPhone 11 Pro Max versus the Pixel 4 XL compared

Tuesday's launch of the Google Pixel 4 XL revealed the search giant's vision of a flagship smartphone, but how does it compare against the Apple equivalent, the iPhone 11 Pro Max? AppleInsider runs the numbers.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 34

Some Apple, FaceBook, Amazon, Google documents for US antitrust probe submitted

The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has confirmed that Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook have all started sending data for examination — but not everything that has been requested yet.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 1

Nest Wi-Fi, Nest Mini, Pixelbook Go updated during 'Made by Google' event

Google made a number of other announcements at its event on Tuesday alongside the new Pixel 4 and the Pixel Buds, with the stage used to cover a new Nest Mini, the Pixelbook Go, Nest Wi-fi, and updates on the Stadia game-streaming service.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 17

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