General Motors may be ditching Apple CarPlay (as well as Android Auto), but other car manufacturers are apparently happy to keep offering them. The Verge reports that it reached out to all the major automakers to see if any were planning on followin…
Lees meerBid adieu to another Apple exec. Doug Beck, a sales executive, is leaving the tech giant for a senior role at the U.S Defense Department. He’ll lead the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which promotes the use of commercial technology within the milita…
Lees meerApple has lost its bid to register part of a federal trademark for “Apple Music” on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician who challenged the tech giant’s application, reports Reuters. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Lees meerPiper Sandler Companies, an investment bank, has completed its 45th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey in partnership with DECA (organization for students in high schools and colleges around the globe). The report found that 87% of teens ow…
Lees meerApple has picked up five nominations for the 27th Annual Webby Awards. Winners for The 27th Annual Webby Awards will be announced on Tuesday, April 25, and will be celebrated at an award show on Monday, May 15 at Cipriani Wall Street. The Webby Awar…
Lees meerInterest among Americans across all age groups in using alternative payment methods — such as Apple Pay, PayPal, Google Pay or Venmo — has increased between 2022 and 2023, according to report from ACI Worldwide, which specializes in real-time paymen…
Lees meerBy Dustin Darnell The iWalk LinkPod is a very convenient battery pack. It’s small in size, so easily fits in a pocket or bag. The built-in Lightning cable supports delivering max 12W to an Apple smartphone, charging an iPhone 13 from 20% to 60% jus…
Lees meerIf a new Bloomberg report is correct, Apple may have finally laid off some employees. The article says the tech giant is eliminating a small number of roles within its corporate retail teams. Quoting unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bl…
Lees meerI remain skeptical that Apple will release a foldable iPhone, but a Counterpoint Research survey says that 28% of U.S. smartphone users are “highly likely” to choose a foldable device as their next purchase. The research group says that the installe…
Lees meerApple Original Films has announced that the historical action epic “Napoleon” from director Ridley Scott will first be released exclusively in theaters worldwide, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, on Wednesday, November 22, before str…
Lees meerA “heated part of Apple’s sprawling legal dispute” with a medical-devices maker over some functions and designs for the Apple Watch comes to a head this week as Masimo Corp. puts its trade-secrets theft case before a federal jury in California, repo…
Lees meerThe Sellers Research Group (that’s me) doesn’t believe this news item, but The Elec claims that, facing “plummeting” Mac sales amid a severe PC market downturn, Apple in January completely suspended production of its custom-designed M2 series proces…
Lees meerLast week analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that, unlike most predictions, the rumored “RealityPro” won’t debut at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. However, in his new “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman disagrees. Here’s what Kuo said in …
Lees meerAs the editor/publisher of “Apple World Today,” this is my (mostly) weekly column in which I discuss anything that’s on my mind. Which may or may not include Apple or even technology. This week I’m weighing in on the rumor that the “The X-Files” is …
Lees meerToday is April Fool’s Day (no, really, I’m not joking). There are a surprising number of apps on the Apple App Store revolving around this day of pranks. I won’t list all of ‘em here, but here’s a smattering to whet your appetite: If you need some i…
Lees meerIn a new support document Apple says Keynote Live won’t be available in a future version of the presentation app. The tech giant recommends that you start using other apps to share your presentation. Keynote Live allows you to play your presentation…
Lees meerThe Cannes Film Festival has confirmed that Apple TV+’s Killers of The Flower Moon will get its world premiere on the Croisette on Saturday, May 20, in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, reports Deadline. On March 27 Apple Original Films announced that Mar…
Lees meerApple isn’t going to like this: the Oscars are poised to enact one of the most significant rules changes in the Academy’s recent history, potentially adding a new theatrical distribution requirement for films to be eligible for best picture, accordi…
Lees meerGeneral Motors (GM) will phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in its vehicles starting this year and will move to built-in infotainment system co-developed with Google, reports Reuters. GM owns Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC in the U.S. It …
Lees meerHuman: Fall Flat+ 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. Human: Fall Flat +s available for the iPhone …
Lees meerApple TV+ is teaming with Universal Television and Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video to adapt author Jonathan Eig’s book, “Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig,” as a scripted television series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. From the r…
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