Aquaman star Amber Heard shows off the comics she’s reading to prepare for her role as Mera in James Wan’s DCEU entry. As it stands, the sole focus of the DCEU next year will be Aquaman. Though the film has been pushed back twice already, it’s still set to roll into theaters by the end of 2018 and follow-up Arthur Curry’s adventures from Justice League. In doing so, DC and Warner Bros....
Warner Bros. is bringing Aquaman co-writer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick back to write the script for Aquaman 2. Although there was plenty of hope that Jason Momoa’s solo Aquaman movie would be a hit, no one was quite expecting the results it received. Favorable reviews helped propel the jam-packed DC blockbuster to becoming the highest-grossing DC film of all time. Aquaman’s box office total is now over $1.1 billion worldwide, so it’s no surprise that there has been chatter for the last few weeks that the studios were moving forward with plans to develop a sequel....
After carriers and retailers dropped the price of the iPhone in recent weeks ahead of the sixth-generation iPhone launch, MacRumors found this morning that Apple retail stores were given the go-ahead to price match the iPhone to other outlets by as much as $49.01. Like most price-matching programs, customers will assumedly have to present proof of lower pricing before Apple takes the money off. The price matching looks to be only taking place in retail stores and not on Apple’s online store....
Despite announcing plans to buy Shazam last December, Apple still doesn’t own the music recognition service due to pending regulatory approval in Europe. With the deadline for an investigation into the acquisition set for September 4, Reuters is reporting that a decision in favor of Apple is likely. Citing anonymous sources, Reuters says the deal will likely be approved without conditions. The European Commission launched an ‘in-depth’ four month investigation into the proposed deal before allowing or blocking Apple’s takeover of Shazam back in April....
To better serve enterprise Apple , JumpCloud has introduce Zero-Touch deployment to its cloud directory and mobile device management solution. JumpCloud Zero-Touch deployment is an integration with Apple Business/School Manager and Apple’s Device Enrollment Program so when devices are shipped from Apple to a customer, they will automatically configure themselves according to company policy when they connect to the internet. Zero-Touch deployment is crucial for organizations that are using remote work so IT departments can “drop ship” laptops from Apple to employees without needing to unbox and image them beforehand....
Less than a week week after seeding watchOS 8 beta 5 to developers, Apple is releasing its sixth beta. Here’s everything new with the upcoming Apple Watch operating system. Today’s build is 19R5330d. Public beta testers will have to wait a bit longer until beta 5 is available to them as well. watchOS 8 beta test program started on June 30 with beta 2. The company is also seeding iOS 15 beta 6, tvOS 15 beta 6, HomePod 15 beta 6 as well to all developers....
One of the headlining aspects of Apple Music when it launched in 2015 was its three-month free trial, allowing users a lengthy amount of time to try the service before agreeing to subscribe. This week, however, Apple has seemingly stopped offering the three-month free trial in Australia, Spain, and Switzerland… As noted on each country’s Apple Music webpage, Apple is now charging a small fee for 3 months of Apple Music, apparently not offering any sort of free trial....
Last week Apple introduced a new watch face for Apple Watch called “Unity” for celebrating Black History Month. The face uses the same colors as the Pan-African flag and changes with your movement. Today, they’ve updated Apple.com with official new “Unity” wallpapers available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. To download these new wallpapers, head over to the main watch page on Apple.com and scroll down to the “Find out more” button....
Following the release of iOS 14.3 last month, Apple today stopped signing both iOS 14.2 and iOS 14.2.1 — which was only available for iPhone 12 models. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.3 can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.2. Among all the changes of iOS 14.3, the most notable one is the addition of the ProRAW photo format for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max....
Two Apple suppliers in Vietnam have been forced to temporarily close their plants due to a localized surge in COVID-19 cases. The Vietnamese government has ordered the closure of four industrial parks, resulting in plant closures for both Foxconn and Luxshare … Bloomberg reports: The action was prompted by the fact that more than a third of all COVID-19 cases in Vietnam occurred in Bac Giang Province. Vietnam has instructed Foxconn Technology Group and Luxshare Precision Industry Co....
It appears that Apple is now putting an LTE 4G-capable iPhone or iPad through the usual carrier testing. The proof comes from a .plist hinting at “LTE” (discovered by BGR) in an internal iOS test build that is allegedly from “one of Apple’s major carrier partners”. Of course at this point we don’t know whether this is the iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S variant?) or even a new iPad, but its a good sign that the company has plans to take advantage of 4G LTE networks in the future… even if it isn’t the iPhone 5 “worldphone” you might be hoping for....
Tonight, Apple Stores held quarterly meetings across the United States. These meetings rarely unveil anything of significance for consumers, and tonight’s meeting was close to no exception. According to several retail sources, tonight’s meetings focused on numbers and on past store results. However, a new employee training initiative was announced. Apple promised employees that more details will be revealed in the coming days, perhaps even starting tomorrow, but we have some tidbits:...
Apple on Monday announced the new “Apple Pay Later” service, which will let iOS users pay in installments through an option in the Wallet app. Now, according to a Bloomberg report, Apple will handle the lending on its own without a partner bank. More specifically, the company will use its subsidiary Apple Financing LLC for the credit checks and loan decisions for the new service, as this subsidiary has all the necessary licenses to operate some banking services....
The Apple TV Foundation adaption of Isaac Asimov’s award-winning science-fiction trilogy was commissioned after hearing a one-sentence pitch. The story was told by filmmaker and show creator David S. Goyer … Goyer spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, starting out by explaining the difficulties of adapting the epic work. He then said as if that weren’t difficult enough, Apple asked him to pitch it in one sentence. There are three tricky aspects to Foundation that I think have tripped up all the other adaptations....
Polar is out with a robust new smartwatch today built for serious athletes. The Grit X features military-grade construction, up to 100-hour battery life, cardio, muscle, and perceived load monitoring, sleep tracking, and more, giving a glimpse at some of the powerful features we hope to see arrive on Apple Watch someday. Polar unveiled the new Grit X smartwatch touting its strong set of features combined with long battery life in a lightweight design....
After an odd semi-unveil via Siri earlier today, Apple this evening officially confirmed that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference would take place from June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco. As in previous years, tickets are being distributed via a random lottery process to eligible developers. Interested in attending? Read on as we break down everything you need to know about WWDC 2016. Tickets are distributed via a lottery system As has been the case for the past few years, Apple this year is distributing tickets to WWDC via a random selection lottery system....
Earlier this year, Apple proposed a new GPU on the Web Community Group to work towards more powerful graphics on the web. The WebGPU standard Apple proposed is much more object-oriented than WebGPU and allows developers to create and store objects that represent state. Additionally, it allows for objects that can process a broader set of commands. This reduces the work needed to perform during a drawing operation. Now, Apple has shared a WebGPU prototype and demos to show developers what the new standard is capable of…...
Apple has released its annual holiday ad, and — unlike previous years — Apple has chosen to go with a fully animated video this time around. Rightfully titled “Share Your Gifts”, this year’s holiday ad focuses on everyone’s individual talents with almost no Apple product placement (save for an animated, stickered MacBook seen in the opening). Whether it be digitally with music or video creation, or simply cooking, the focus is on creation and expressing your creative talents....
Apple has lifted the curtain on its original content television show plans and showed the first snippets today of its own-produced TV shows. The company previewed what it has in a store in a fast-cut montage trailer. The Apple TV+ service will debut in the fall — pricing is yet to be announced. Apple will have dozens of original content shows, with more added every month when the service launches worldwide in the fall....
Alongside iOS 8.1, Apple has released a new version of its Apple Store app just in time for Apple Pay. The new version supports Apple’s new mobile payment service with a dedicated “Buy with Apple Pay” button available at checkout. You can download the update for free from the App Store, but be prepared to pay real money for whatever you end up buying in the app. Apple Pay is available today for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users, and iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 users will be able to buy merchandise within apps when the new tablets ship later this week....
