Microsoft recently shared its efforts to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business in a public blog post. Then, President Trump officially confirmed the TikTok ban in the U.S. by September 15 if an acquisition isn’t approved. Apple was reportedly in the mix t…
Lees meerToday’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break includes $200 off the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro, plus official iPhone 11 Pro/Max cases see big drops to $12, and you can score a Nike-style Apple Watch Pride band for $9. Hit the jump for all that and more. more… The…
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Lees meerAs we move closer towards this fall’s release of the iPhone 12, we expect to see additional leaks start to surface from Apple’s supply chain. Today, a new image posted to Twitter by leaker Mrwhite claims to show the OLED display that will be used i…
Lees meerGeekbench tests show that the base-model 2020 iMac is around 20% faster than the 2019 equivalent in multi-core performance. The bottom-end Intel Core i5 3.1GHz machine achieved a multi-core score of 5688, compared to the 2019 base model’s 4746. Sin…
Lees meerHere’s a quick update on the status of 9to5Mac Watch Time: Good news — season three is coming this fall! After a break during July and August, Watch Time will recalibrate and come back with a focus on marathon training with Apple Watch. 9to5Mac Wat…
Lees meerTwitter tested an anti-troll feature earlier in the year, allowing select users to choose who is able to reply to their tweets. The experiment was clearly a success, as the latest version of the iOS app makes the feature available to all … more… …
Lees meerApple takes great pride in its Accessibility features, promotes them heavily, and has won awards for them. For someone living with a disability, the right technology can literally be life-changing. Apple’s technology helps many people live a more i…
Lees meerApple’s artificial intelligence (AI) chief says that Apple is using machine learning in almost every aspect of how we interact with our devices, but there is much more to come. John Giannandrea says he moved from Google to Apple because the potenti…
Lees meerBack in July, Morgan Stanley argued that buying AAPL was too risky, stating that the current stock price was unsustainable. It’s now been joined in this view by Bank of America. The bank downgraded AAPL from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral,’ but there was an ele…
Lees meerAfter Trump announced that TikTok would be banned from the US unless it was bought by an American company, the White House has now said it wants to ‘clean’ Chinese apps from Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Apps like WeChat had previously been r…
Lees meerApple today shared a new short film that was entirely shot on the iPhone. However, unlike other clips that the company has already promoted, this one was recorded vertically. more… The post Apple shares new ‘Vertical Cinema’ Shot on iPhone short f…
Lees meerDay One is one of the most popular journaling apps available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app is now getting a major upgrade to version 5.0 with a new Today view, redesigned media picker, Sign in with Apple, and more. more… The post Day One jour…
Lees meerMicrosoft started testing its xCloud gaming platform on iOS in February, but things have been complicated since then. The company announced today that it’s ending tests with xCloud on Apple’s mobile operating system due to strict App Store policies…
Lees meerFormer NSA hacker Patrick Wardle found a security breach in Microsoft Office for Mac that can lead hackers to take control of the entire Mac. Wardle was able to gain access to the computer with just a simple Office document containing malicious cod…
Lees meerThe fourth developer beta of macOS 11 Big Sur was released yesterday, and it brings a small but notable change. With the latest beta of macOS Big Sur, there is a new option in System Preferences to disable Desktop Tinting while using Dark Mode. m…
Lees meerOne of the key focuses in iPadOS 14 is the Apple Pencil. Apple has made a variety of enhancements to iPad to improve the integration between iPad and Apple Pencil, perhaps most notably of which is a new Scribble feature. One thing I’ve noticed duri…
Lees meerApple has updated its System Status webpage today to note that a variety of different iCloud services are suffering from downtime. According to Apple, services including Game Center, iCloud Account & Sign in, and iCloud Keychain are experiencing is…
Lees meerNow that Apple has reported its Q2 (fiscal Q3) performance, we’re seeing more firms estimate how many products the company shipped in the period. The latest report from Strategy Analytics estimates that iPad saw a big 33% increase in shipments comp…
Lees meerSamsung has launched a slew of products at its virtual Unpacked event today including its latest smartphones, smartwatch, fully-wireless earbuds, and more. The new devices offer some compelling features ahead of Apple unveiling the iPhone 12 and ne…
Lees meerWoot’s 1-day iPhone and Apple Watch sale highlights today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break, along with the new Satechi back to school promotion, and Apple’s Space Gray Keyboard. Hit the jump for all that and more. more… The post iPhone and Apple Watch deals…
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