Smartphone shipments in Southeast Asia’s five key markets declined 13% year-over-year (YoY) in the fist quarter (Q1) of 2023, but Apple’s shipments increased by 18% YoY during the same period, according to Counterpoint Research. All key Southeast As…
Lees meerThe new 5-in-1 USB-C hub from Plugable turns two Mac laptop ports into (as the name implies) five, including Ethernet and more. Designed specifically for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, the hub (with the moniker AMS-5IN1E) fits flush against the…
Lees meerApple has announced that its safety service Emergency SOS via satellite is available starting today for customers in Australia and New Zealand. Available on all iPhone 14 models, the technology enables users to message with emergency services while …
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Lees meerApple TV+’s “Bad Sisters” won the competitive Best Drama Series prize at the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards. The series Anne-Marie Duff also won in the Best Supporting Actress category. Previously, Apple TV+ had never won a BAFTA TV performance award, only t…
Lees meerEarlier this week Macworld Editor David Price posted an article that you really should read: “The Mac’s slow descent into boredom shows how little fun Apple is having.” And he’s right. The tech giant still makes great products, but the colorful 24-i…
Lees meerApple seems to be having trouble keeping its Services offerings (Apple Music, app stores, iCloud, Messages, the Weather app, etc.) running smoothly. Maybe it should take all the money it’s spending on the rumored “Apple Car” project. I won’t list al…
Lees meerReelgood‘s Top 10 is packed with new favorites this week. Netflix’s comedy-drama movie A Man Called Otto comes in at number one and original show Queen Charlotte at number one. And Apple TV’s Silo debuts in the third spot. The streaming service’s G…
Lees meerApple has been granted a patent (number US 11647260 B2) for “content event mapping. It’s for creating an “immersive” synthesized reality” experience on the rumored “RealityPro” headset. About the patent A setting refers to an entirely or partly comp…
Lees meerThe Satechi Stand Hub for Mac Mini with SSD Enclosure is an US$99 expansion doc for the Mac mini. It’s designed for a 2020 M1 Mac mini or 2019 Mac mini with a USB-C Port. It won’t work on earlier models. Installation is extremely easy. You just simp…
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Lees meerIf you’re looking for a decent screen recorder, but don’t need lots of bells and whistles, check out RecordCast. Plus, it’s free. After a bit of practice, you can capture a screen recording and edit it. No registration or other software is required.…
Lees meerPeter Distad, Apple’s top exec in charge of its video and sports businesses is departing, reports Bloomberg. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the article says he plans to leave Apple this month. His departure follows that of Peter …
Lees meerFor a short period of time, it looked like iPhone buyers had (somewhat suddenly) begun to retire phones much sooner than before. The trend of keeping phones longer looked like it had reversed. However, the folks at Counterpoint Intelligence Researc…
Lees meerThe Europe smartphone market declined by 23% year-over-year (YoY) to 38 million units in quarter one (Q1) of 2023; the lowest quarterly total since Q2 2012, reports Counterpoint Research. Samsung maintained leadership despite a 27% YoY shipment decr…
Lees meerI think it’s time for Apple to give us Apple Books+ along with Apple News+, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Fitness, and Apple Arcade. On March 26, 2019, Andrew Orr at The MacObserver had this idea. His take: Apple Books+ would be Appl…
Lees meerThis past week, a breaking story came to light regarding the new offering of an information stealer, dubbed the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS). Offered for US$1,000 per month, the stealer can obtain victim keychain passwords, system information, files…
Lees meerGrand Mountain Adventure + is now available on Apple Arcade, Apple’s U.S. $4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 200 games. Apple Arcade is also available as part of the Apple One bundle. Grand Mountain Adventure + is availa…
Lees meerApple may not be negotiating its contract with unionized employees in Towson, Maryland, in good faith. Jay Wadleigh, who is leading contract negotiations on behalf of the International Association of Machinists union, told The Baltimore Banner. cont…
Lees meerApple TV+’s Ghosted ranks third on this week’s top 10 streaming chart by Reelgood. Other shows in the top 10 list are: The Diplomat (first place) Beef (second place): Succession (fourth place); Cocaine Bear (fifth place); The Mandalorian (sixth pla…
Lees meerIndia’s smartphone shipments declined 19% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) 2023 (January-March) to reach over 31 million units, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. But there was good news for Ap…
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