Riding the wave of the launch of its first 5G iPhone, Apple has started the year on a high with a market leading 34% share in the European smartphone market, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. The iPhone saw 6% year-over-year growth i…
Lees meerWorldwide tablet shipments reached 46 million units during the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21), posting a decline for the second time since the pandemic began in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics. The iPad saw year-over-year shipments decline 8.6%…
Lees meerApple has filed for a patent (number 202200284) for a “media-editing application with novel editing tools.” It hints at future features for Final Cut Pro and iMovie. About the patent filing These apps — the first for video professionals, the latter …
Lees meerApple’s first virtual event of 2022 is likely to take place in either March or April, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said in his “Power On” newsletter. It’s almost certain to feature a new 27-inch (or bigger) iMac. That’s cool, but what I also want to see …
Lees meerApple has filed for a patent (number 20220027831) for “sensor fusion eye tracking.” It involves the rumored “Apple Glasses,” an augmented reality/virtual reality headset. About the patent filing The patent involves a sensor that physically moves dep…
Lees meerthe authorDennis Sellers Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies. All pos…
Lees meerApple has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2022 first quarter that ended December 25, 2021. The company posted an all-time revenue record of US$123.9 billion, up 11% year-over-year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.10. Th…
Lees meerThe screenplay for Apple TV+’s “CODA,” written by Sian Heder, is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay by the Writers Guide Association. The screenplay is based on the original motion picture, “La Famille Belier.” “CODA” was presented in the U.S. Dr…
Lees meerLet the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has applied for a patent (number 20220029828) for an “in-vehicle media content monitoring and report generation.” About the patent filing In the patent filing, Apple says that current in-vehicle media systems …
Lees meerApple has filed for a patent (number 20220030345) for “user identification using headphones.” It hints at future AirPod and Beats wearables that can identify who is wearing them — via a paired iPhone — and tailer incoming audio to the wearer. About …
Lees meerThe Apple News app narrowly beat BBC News to take the spot of most popular news app in the UK in December, according to data from Ipsos iris — as reported by PressGazette. Apple’s app was was used by 13.2 million people – 27% of all Internet users a…
Lees meerEpicwin, an applications development company, has analyzed the privacy settings of 35 of the most popular gaming apps on the App Store to reveal an index of the most invasive apps to your personal data and privacy. (Note that Epicwin makes its own i…
Lees meerIn a previous review, I said that the Kensington StudioDock is the “ultimate” iPad Pro doc. However, I now must amend that statement and say that it’s tied with the NYTSTND, a next generation charing station. The advantage the NYTSTND has over the S…
Lees meerApple has updated Safari Technology Preview 139.The upgrade includes bug fixes and performance tweaks. Safari Technology Preview offers a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and iOS. You can experiment with these technologies in your we…
Lees meerConsumer privacy and security company, ExpressVPN, has announced its self-titled privacy and security tool with two new features: Threat Manager and Parallel Connections. They were enabled by Lightway, ExpressVPN’s in-house VPN protocol that is open…
Lees meerApple plans on an iOS update that will offer a payments service allowing iPhones to accept payments directly with no additional hardware, according to Bloomberg. Currently, the smartphones require terminals such as Square Reader. Apple wants individ…
Lees meerApple placed seventh on the “Just 100 Rankings for 2022” by the research nonprofit JUST Capital due to its its commitment to serving associates, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders. It’s a list of the 100 top-performing compan…
Lees meerApple surpassed China-baed vivo in quarter four (Q4) of 2021 to become the #1 brand in China after six years, when the iPhone 6 supercycle was at its peak, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research. The fourth quarter also brought Apple …
Lees meerLet the Apple Car rumors roll on. Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,230,226) for “exterior lighting” for a vehicle. About the patent In the patent Apple notes that, of course, vehicles such as automobiles have exterior lighting such as turn…
Lees meerDiscovery Education, an edtech company, has launched a freeiPad app designed to put “Augmented Reality (AR) at the fingertips of learners and educators worldwide.” The Sandbox AR app empowers students and teachers to create, share, and even inhabit…
Lees meerGadget Guard has announced its new Tech-Clean spray cleaner and disinfectant. CEO Jason Ellis says it’s the world’s first EPA-registered screen cleaning spray to kill 99.9% of germs and viruses—including COVID-19. The hydrogen peroxide-based Tech-Cl…
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