July 28, 2012: Apple buys biometrics company AuthenTec, acquiring the technology that will power future authentication and secure payments initiatives. With a price tag of $356 million, the deal gives Apple the right to use AuthenTec hardware, softw…
Lees meerJust about a week after collaborating with Twitch streamer Nickmercs, Apple subsidiary Beats is out with another special-edition release of Beats Studio Buds, this time with design firm Futura Laboratories. This is the second Beats collaboration for…
Lees meerDuring quarterly earnings calls, many executives deploy language designed to puff up, excuse or obfuscate their companies’ recent performance. The goal is to make investors pant with delight over implied future success. And ultimately to give the co…
Lees meerApple is continuing with the iOS 16 beta releases as it prepares the OS for its public launch later this fall. With the fourth betas of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 now available, here is a look at all the improvements they incorporate, including important …
Lees meerShouldn’t it be exciting to invest in the stock market? Unfortunately, when you have to process so many fail-safes, you could lose quite a bit of that enjoyment. Get the thrill of investment back by letting an app do the safety screening for you. St…
Lees meerIf you have trouble sleeping, the Apple Watch might help you get to the bottom of what’s going on. New to watchOS 9, it can track what sleep stage you’re in. That means you can see if you’re not getting enough deep sleep or REM sleep, or if you’re w…
Lees meerBoth Apple and Meta (formerly Facebook) are both building AR/VR headsets, but they’re going about it in dramatically different ways. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told Meta employees the two companies are in “a competition of philosophies and …
Lees meerTraveling abroad might be intimidating at first, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Just a few years ago, if you wanted to talk to someone in another language, you’d either have to spend months studying or cling to a dictionary and try your best.…
Lees meerA new report Wednesday noted a former Lamborghini executive has joined Apple to lead design on the company’s long-rumored self-driving electric vehicle, known as Apple Car or Project Titan. As Apple works toward releasing a vehicle before the end of…
Lees meerEveryone knows leather Apple Watch bands are a timeless class-act, long-popular for a variety of reasons. But which kind of leather matters, too. One type might be quite durable but stiff, needing breaking in. Another type might be incredibly soft a…
Lees meerJuly 27, 1955: Joanna Hoffman, who will join the original Macintosh and NeXT teams and become Steve Jobs’ first right-hand woman, is born in Poland. Six months younger than Jobs, the marketing executive is one of the few people willing and able to s…
Lees meerThe Garvey sisters vowed to always take care of each other, which leads them toward murdering their abusive brother-in-law. Their scheme plays out in Bad Sisters a creation of Irish actress, writer and producer Sharon Horgan, who is known for her da…
Lees meerA new top-of-the-line solar power station from Bluetti brings even more capabilities and capacity to meet your needs. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
Lees meerThe newest update of the Firefox browser includes a performance boost for computers with displays running at a 120Hz refresh rate or higher. That’s good news for anyone with a 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro model from 2021, which have ProMotion dis…
Lees meerToday’s featured setup looks, at a glance, like it sports dual mounted laptops. But one’s an iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard and one’s a MacBook Pro, floating on either side of a 32-inch external Samsung display. Universal Control lets the user work …
Lees meerApple reportedly put down $445 million a 67.5-acre corporate center in San Diego. This will be a new corporate campus for the iPhone-maker. The purchase comes after Apple vowed in 2021 to increase its local workforce to more than 5,000. Apple has be…
Lees meerWhen Apple said in July at WWDC22 it would launch Apple Pay Later with iOS 16, it effectively said it would enter the short-term loan business, known for “buy now, pay later” plans. So it’s no big surprise that the Cupertino tech giant — accustomed …
Lees meerLockdown Mode is a new option coming in iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura that limits system features for maximum security. Apple designed it to protect its products from sophisticated spyware, like NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, which has been used…
Lees meerIf you’re packing a charger for the road, you probably don’t want it to take up too much space, much less carry more than one for your iPhone and Apple Watch. That’s where this Two-in-One Folding Wireless Magnetic Charger comes in handy. This iPhone…
Lees meerSometimes you’re only up for one trip. Unfortunately, that doesn’t change if you need to grab groceries, a new shirt for work and your prescription meds. But, with a Sam’s Club membership, you can fit all that and more into one trip. You could even …
Lees meerOlpr’s awesome AirTag accessories are all beautifully made from genuine leather. The company sells a bag charm, a luggage tag and a keyring, all of which come with a side helping of class. And you can bag yours at up to 33% off the usual price in th…
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