The University of South Carolina improperly purchased Apple Watches for employees with grant money intended for something else, reports The State. The article says money was supposed to be used in creating computer labs in rural areas during the CO…
Lees meerSamsung secured first place, beating Apple by a narrow margin, according to the research group. The iPhone maker has 19% of the global smartphone market in terms of units sold as compared to 20% for Samsung. “Samsung became the top vendor again in Q…
Lees meerIn an X post, “Basic Apple Guy” notes that Apple has changed the marketing strategy for the iPhone 16 line-up when it comes to Apple Intelligence features. “Apple has updated its slogan from ‘Hello, Apple Intelligence’ to ‘Built for Apple Intelligen…
Lees meerAs noted by MacRumors, Apple will launch its next Apple Watch activity challenge on Tuesday, April 22 in celebration of Earth Day. To complete the challenge, Apple Watch owners must complete a workout that lasts for 30 minutes or longer, with the ac…
Lees meer“Government Cheese,” starring multi-award-winner David Oyelowo, who also serves as executive producer, debuts today on Apple TV+. The 10-episode comedy arrives with the first four episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through May 28, 2…
Lees meerJames Marsden has been tapped for a lead role opposite Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn in season 2 of Apple TV+’s drama series “Your Friends & Neighbor.” The series premiered on April 11. Here’s how it’s described: After being fired in disgrac…
Lees meerThe 2025 Peabody Awards have announced the first batch of this year’s nominees. Apple TV+ has two nominations. “Bread & Roses” and “The Last of the Sea Women” are nominated in the Documentary category. Here’s how “Bread & Roses” is described: Sahra …
Lees meerApple will launch a new trade-in promotion at its stores this week, according to an “X” post by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. “Apple plans to launch an in-store recycling promotion tomorrow, giving a 10% discount (up to $20 off) on Apple accessories — i…
Lees meerAccording to Deadline, March marked a high-profile month for streaming, which represented 43.8% of all television usage during the month, driven by top programs across seven different platforms, according to Nielsen‘s latest monthly report. “Severan…
Lees meerApple has landed the global rights to “Come See Me in the Good Light,” the latest documentary from three-time Emmy nominee Ryan White (“Pamela,” “A Love Story”), reports Deadline. Here’s how the documentary is described: The doc is a love story cent…
Lees meerApple has officially rebranded Search Ads as “Apple Ads,” reflecting the expanding scope of Apple’s advertising business, according to 9to5Mac. “When Apple Search Ads launched in 2016, we offered a single ad placement at the top of search results,” …
Lees meerThe big American tech firms known as the “Silicon Six” (Apple, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, and Microsoft) have been accused of paying almost US$278 billion less UK corporate income tax in the past decade compared with the statutory rate for US …
Lees meerApple has removed AI references from its New York billboards promoting the iPhone. BGR reports that — as noticed by PMC’s Parker Ortolani — the “Imagine it. Genmoji it” slogan has been replaced with “iPhone 16 Pro. Cinemasterpiece.” This is a surpr…
Lees meerTariffs are on, tariffs are off. You need a scoreboard to keep up with the latest Trump tariff developments. An interesting one is that the President says he changed his mind about tariffs after talking with Apple CEO Tim Cook. On Saturday it was a…
Lees meerWorldwide PC shipments totaled 59 million units in the first quarter of 2025, a 4.8% increase from the first quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. The research group adds that U.S. PC shipments grew 12.6%, reaching 16 mi…
Lees meerHelped by the iPhone 16e launch and continued expansion in emerging markets, Apple took the top spot in global smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. The research group says this was the iPho…
Lees meerApple TV+‘s “Mythic Quest” has come to an end. The streamer has opted not to renew the gaming workplace comedy series for a fifth season, reports Deadline. The decision comes days after the Season 4 finale on March 26. Since it had not been conceive…
Lees meerThe France Identité app is coming to the iPhone by summer, according to the French language site Consomac. It allow all users to store identity cards, an alternative to drivers licenses and passwords, on the smartphone. About 25 million folks in Fra…
Lees meerRazer, a lifestyle brand for gamers, has announced the official launch of Razer PC Remote Play, a platform for streaming PC games directly to mobile devices. According to the folks at Razer, highlights of Razer PC Remote Play include: Expansive co…
Lees meerWorldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$655.9 billion in 2024, up 21% from $542.1 billion in 2023, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. NVIDIA climbed to the No. 1 position, overtaking Samsung Electronics and Intel for the first time. App…
Lees meerHere are some of the latest accessory and hardware announcements of the week: ° WaterField Designs has released the US$249 Shinjuku Tote that transitions from a daily holdall to a travel tote. ° Socket Mobile, a provider of data capture solutions,…
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