A U.S. lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed European Union-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a l…
Lees meerApple continually looks to grow other sources of revenue that fit naturally with its hardware offerings, and Apple News is one such service. Apple device owners can subscribe to Apple News directly at US$12.99 per month or use it as part of a compre…
Lees meerApple has rolled out a new firmware update both the Lightning and USB-C version of the AirPods Pro. As always, the company hasn’t offered any release notes to tell what is included in the update. The update should be installed automatically, but You…
Lees meerApple has unveiled the lineup for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, including Keynote and Platforms State of the Union, and shared more information about what developers will learn and experience all week. The free online conference bring…
Lees meerApple will showcase the 2024 Apple Design Award winners at next month’s Worldwide Developer Conference, but announced the winners today. The Apple Design Awards celebrate excellence in app and game design and highlight the craft, creativity, and tec…
Lees meerThe Apple Hearing Study is sharing new insights on tinnitus in one of the largest surveys to date. Through the study, University of Michigan researchers reviewed a cohort of more than 160,000 participants who answered survey questions and completed …
Lees meerApple’s first OLED-screen tablet, the iPad Pro, reportedly has a shipment target of over 9 million units, reports DigiTimes. (See my review of the M4 iPad Pro here). Citing market research firm Omdia, the article notes that Korea’s TheElec predicted…
Lees meer“Dark Matter,” the sci-fi mystery show on Apple TV+, comes in second on the streaming guide Reelgood’s list of the top streaming TV shows/movies for May 16-22. “Dune: Part Two” topped the list. The rest of the top 10, in descending order, are “Fallo…
Lees meerMonday, May 27, is Memorial Day, the time when we pay our respects to those who laid down their lives in defense of our country. Yours Truly will be enjoying this weekend off with friends and families, and hope that you’ll do the same. We’ll be bac…
Lees meerHere are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of May 20-24. ° Check out my review of the iPad Pro M4. ° Perhaps the next model of the Apple TV set-top box will address storage issues. ° “Dark Matter,” the newest sci-fi my…
Lees meerTony Billetter, formerly Apple’s head of worldwide business strategy and planning for video and sports, has taken on a similar role at Venu Sports, the recently formed joint venture of Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery, reports Variety. W…
Lees meerApple has been granted a patent (number US 11089826 B2) for “Generating a Three-dimensional Model Using a Portable Electronic Device Recording.” About the patent It involves the ability to turn recordings from devices such as iPhones and iPads into…
Lees meerAffinity developer Serif has today rolled out version 2.5 of its creative suite–Affinity Photo, vector graphic design software Affinity Designer and page layout software Affinity Publisher–for Mac, Windows, and iPad. New features include variable fo…
Lees meerApple has won a D&AD Black Pencil for the Vision Pro — one of the highest accolades in the creative industries, notes AdWeek. The tech giant took home the prestigious prize at the D&AD Awards in London Wednesday for the design of its visionOS for Vi…
Lees meerKyle MacLachlan (“Fallout”), Fiona Shaw (“IF”) and Edmund Donovan (“Civil War”) have signed on for roles in Echo Valley, Apple Original Films’ thriller from director Michael Pearce (“Beast”), which is led by Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney and Domhna…
Lees meerVisionFlow, an AI-native startup, has launched Talkit in France. It’s a 3D world app powered by generative AI that the company says “revolutionizes spoken English learning with a personalized, engaging, and immersive experience.” Through May 25, Vis…
Lees meerMarvel Studios and ILM Immersive say the previously announced “What If…? – An Immersive Story”, the first-ever interactive Disney+ Original story coming exclusively to Apple Vision Pro, will debut May 30. The announcement says fans will be invited t…
Lees meerApple’s iPhone shipments in Europe declined by 1% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) as iPhone 15 sales continued to tail off due to seasonality, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. With no iPhone SE expected in 2024, ship…
Lees meerApple has hired a new diversity chief for the fourth time in recent years as the company “seeks to make its workforce more inclusive,” reports Bloomberg. Banking veteran Cynthia Bowman is taking over the role from Barbara Whye, becoming vice preside…
Lees meerAddigy — a solution built to deliver live, real-time, and continuously connected Apple device management — has announced “significant” compliance capabilities. The company revealed extended compliance benchmarks for iOS and iPadOS devices and enhan…
Lees meerApple TV+ announced it has acquired season two of the multilingual French-Japanese drama “Drops of God” from Legendary Entertainment. A Legendary Entertainment production, the series is produced by Les Productions Dynamic in association with 22H22 …
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