apple

Apparently this has been going on for a while, but this is the first time I have read about it. While the Chinese government cites illegal content such as gambling apps, industry analysts, that are familiar with the way a communist government thinks, said this needed to be seen as a bigger part...

The FAANG stocks known as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (Alphabet) have been the darlings of Wall Street for years. Now they are coming under fire Monday as they have lost $185 billion in value over the past 2 sessions. Larry McDonald from 'The Bear Traps Report' predicts a 30%...

Apple has offered free repairs for Apple products damaged during the July flooding in Japan. Victims of the flood are to call a number and Apple will arrange pickup of the device. Of course the item has to be repairable. That's a really nice gesture from Apple. Thumbs up! Apple will service...

According to news out of Japan, Apple may start requiring that only chargers with a C-AUTH or 'USB Type-C Authentication' can fast charge the new iPhone X models. Stopping dangerous third party chargers and cables from damaging your phone is a great idea. But the question is will Apple allow...

Hello, Selling my Brand new Pixel 2 XL 128GB - Just Black - Verizon phone. Brand new from Google - as my old Pixel was stolen and I just moved into an S9+. I am using the powercord/charger. FYI - $949.00 at the Google store / Verizon. Bonus items, SSD, hhd, cpus, gpus, just ask! $550...

Sensor Tower conducted a study into the amount of revenue that has been made by Apple's App Store and Google Play in the first half of 2018. Together they made an estimated $34.4 billion in the first half of 2018 with 78% of that coming from mobile gaming revenue. Gaming expenditures by...

Got it as a gift but I already have one, so up for sale it goes: Apple TV 4K - $155 shipped via USPS, PayPal or local pickup in Kansas City for $150 H E A T W A R E

If you're an Apple fan/user and you use your notebook for productivity then you are going to like the new MacBook Pros. The 15-inch model is coming with a 6-core processor they claim will increase performance up to 70 percent and the 13-inch model will come with a quad-core for up to two times...

An Apple autonomous car engineer has been charged with stealing trade secrets from the Cupertino, CA company after he was detained while boarding a plane to China. Xiaolang Zhang claimed that he was severing ties with Apple to work for Chinese autonomous car startup XMotors, but purchased a...

Calcalist has reviewed some internal Apple communications and it appears that Intel is out of iPhones beginning with the 2020 models. Also, the Intel team working on the next-gen modems have been redirected to other efforts within the company. Further, Intel and Apple aren't responding to...

Apple has now decided to let the caller's exact location to be transmitted during 911 calls, just like every other app on your phone. Under the new system, iPhones will send their exact location to a RapidSOS dispatcher, which will then forward the coordinates to local emergency response...

Apple just announced a new security feature for their phones that helps to prevent intrusions through the USB port onboard. However, cops are pretty confident that hackers have already found a workaround for this feature and security firm Grayshift, makers of the GrayKey used by police to break...

An upcoming version of iOS is going to stop law enforcement from using the USB port on iPhones to break into the phone. The feature is called USB Restricted Mode and if the phone is locked will limit access after one hour of inactivity. At this point the USB port will only allow charging. Apple...

Apple has changed its developer guidelines to specifically point out that cryptocurrency mining is a no-go from now on. Given the stresses that these types of programs could put on mobile devices is certainly understandable given that many of these devices are not in any way designed to handle...

Apple is a magnet for class action lawsuits it seems. They are already fighting class actions because of defective keyboards and now they are going to have to fight another for defective watch displays. According to the lawsuit they refuse to admit a common complaint about every edition of the...

Apple has announced today in a post on it's Developer page, that OpenGL and OpenCL will be depreciated in the upcoming macOS 10.14, stating that games and graphics intensive apps that use OpenGL should adopt Apple's API Metal. Similarly apps that use OpenCL for computational tasks are supposed...

Earlier in May, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit over MacBook keyboard failures, due to the butterfly switches failing due to even a tiny amount of dust. A week later, a second class action suit popped up against Apple for the ultra-fragile MacBook key switches, and now 9to5Mac is...

Let's all see what Applies WWDC 2018 is about as it happens. WWDC is "Worldwide Developers Conference" if you were wondering... Check out the live feed. The event is used by Apple to showcase its new software and technologies for software developers.

Certainly Apple's Tim Cook has been very outspoken and critical of all of Facebook's data sharing and selling woes here in the recent months, that is why this headline at the New York Times, Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends, is extremely interesting. Seems...

According to a source that spoke to the Oregonian, Apple is opening up a new hardware engineering lab in Washington County, Oregon. The job listings and other information are pointing to them poaching Intel employees and from other tech employers. Considering where the lab is located and who...

Earlier this month we told you about Steam Link and how you could use it to stream games to your mobile device. Original plans were for an Android and iOS version. Both versions were approved and were readied for roll out this month. However, Apple has revoked its approval because of 'business...

Ok, this thing has been going on long enough and there might finally be an end in sight. A jury has looked at the damages once again and now says that Samsung owes Apple $539M for infringing on their iPhone patents. The original damages were for $1B and of course Samsung was having none of that...

According to the New York Times, Apple has finally found a partner to build driverless cars for them. Sources say that BMW and Mercedes-Benz had previously turned them down because Apple wanted the carmakers to turn over control of the data and design. However, they are moving on to Plan C and...

MacBook and MacBook Pro models have come under heavy scrutiny lately for being a huge dumpster fire when it comes to the keyboard. Apparently these hipster ghoombahs using these Macs are getting gluten free crumbs all under the keys on the keyboard rendering them useless. Maybe they should ask...

Apple has decided to place 1.5B euros in escrow as they fight the European Commission order to pay taxes to the EU for illegal state aid. If Apple loses the appeal they will end up owing 13B euros. We all know Apple is sitting on billions of dollars, but this will still be a nice chunk out of...

Ireland is losing out big time because they have delayed the construction of a $1B data center that Apple was wanting to establish in the country. According to Apple, the project has been stalled for three years and now they have to move on. Apparently the delays were caused by two individuals...

Apple has begun cracking down on apps that share location data with third-parties, by removing the application in question, and informing developers that their app violates two parts of their guidelines. 9to5Mac is reporting that they have seen several cases of Apple cracking down on...

$650 plus shipping Since day one I have had installed - Incase Hardshell case (dots - clear) MSRP $50 - Kuzy Screen protector anti-glare MSRP $20 The screen is in immaculate shape The body is dent, scratch free I am including in this auction - (BRAND NEW) SNUGG Macbook protective sleeve...

cNet is reporting that Apple is working on a project, codenamed T288, a powerful augmented reality, and virtual reality headset. Rumour is that the device will have dual 8k displays, and have a dedicated box using short range high-speed wireless technology to cut the cords found on current...

TechCruch is reporting that Apple has announced the end of production of AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule. In a statement provided to TechCrunch, an apple spokesperson said "We’re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products...

You have likely heard about Apple being put on the spot in Ireland when the EU slapped the company with a $16B tax bill not so long ago. While Apple is appealing the EU ruling, it is now starting to repay all that cash. It will be held in escrow while the appeals process is going on. Now...

Apple has replaced their old recycling robot with a new one called Daisy. Daisy has the capability of disassembling 200 iPhones an hour. During the process Daisy also sorts all of the parts and puts those aside that have valuable materials that can be recycled. If you think about this it's a...

TheLoop reported Wednesday that macOS users running the latest High Sierra 10.13.4 will now get a warning when launching a 32-bit app. Apple kicked 32-bit apps off iOS starting in version 11, and now it seems they are starting the process in macOS as well. The alert will only happen once, so no...

Hello! I am looking for a Mac Mini that would be suitable for use with Pro Presenter and live streaming. Budget is $500. Macbooks are welcomed too. If you want to offer something PM me with technical specs, condition, warranty if any, included accessories. Shipping is to Springfield, MO 65802.

While the latest version of MacOS may give external GPU support, it has apparently also broke DiaplayLink protocol support, rendering thousands of monitors dead. DisplayLink themselves have stated that High Sierra 10.13,4 will cause DisplayLink connected displays to go blank, and they have...

The New York Times is reporting that Apple has hired Google’s chief of search and artificial intelligence, John Giannandrea. Apple has stated that Giannandrea will run Apple's "machine learning and A.I strategy." Google has announced that Giannadrea's role will be split, with Ben Gomes leading...

Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel

An Apple engineer was recently killed in an auto crash and his family is blaming it on the autopilot in his new Tesla Model X. The engineer was killed when his car crashed into a barrier in California and according to his family he had complained to the dealer that his car had previously veered...

Tim Cook says he wouldn't be in the same situation as Facebook because they don't do business the same way. Of course it's easy to differentiate yourself from a information company since you only sell hardware. However, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple sells our information and just hasn't been...

Nikkei Asian Review is reporting that during Tim Cook's fourth appearance in China in a year, that Apple now has 27 China-based suppliers, up from 19 in 2017. Chinese manufacturers account for 13.5% of Apple's total suppliers, and if you add Hong Kong-based suppliers to those numbers, they go to...