This is kinda interesting. Apple today released a seed of OSX 10.7.2 to developers. It is part of the iCloud download area. What happened to 10.7.1? Probably a bugfix update due in the next week or so. We’ll let you know what comes up in 10.7.2 but there’s a general feeling that this is where iCloud comes in. via BGR OSX Server hits the App Store but XCode disappears (9to5mac....
Apple today announced that it is holding a live HomePod question and answer session next week. The event will be held on its support forums, with specialists available during a four-hour window to answer Homepod-related questions. As first noticed by MacRumors, Apple specialists will be available via this live Q&A event between 11AM and 3PM PT next week on July 25th, 2018. The specialists will be offering tips on how to use AirPlay 2, create stereo pairs, and much more....
The release… SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — LG Display Co. has reached a long-term deal with Apple Inc. to supply flat panels to the iconic maker of computers, music players and smart phones. The contract between the two companies is for five years and calls for LG to receive an advance payment of $500 million sometime this month, the South Korean company said in a regulatory filing Monday. Seoul-based LG Display and Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, California, planned to decide later on details such as the number of panels LG will provide, LG said....
IFOAppleStore got its hands on a photo of a new Genius Bar that ditches the traditional desk in the back and moves to a 10-foot long table perpendicular to the back wall with more seats. The design does not look to be rolled out to many stores, but rather looks like the Apple retail staff is testing it. For those unfamiliar, the Genius Bar is the section of the Apple store where “Geniuses” assist customers with new purchases, training, and broken items....
As Apple continues its efforts to break into the fashion scene, it was today announced that the company will sponsor the 2016 Met Gala. For those unfamiliar, the Met Gala is an event held every year in New York to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. Each year has a different theme and the 2016 theme will be “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” with Apple sponsoring the event and Jony Ive serving a co-chair alongside Taylor Swift....
When Apple updated its iLife suite on iOS and OS X today during its iPad event, it announced a new feature for iMovie called “iMovie Theater” designed to allow users to share content to iCloud and then watch the clips, movies or trailers easily on any Apple device. Apple mentioned that would also include the Apple TV and has now added a new “iMovie Theater” channel in a quiet update to Apple TV....
Apple has updated Siri to provide new responses to questions about COVID-19. As first reported by CNBC, the virtual assistant now includes answers from the CDC and other sources when asked about the virus. For instance, if you ask Siri something like, “Do I have coronavirus?,” the assistant will walk you through a series of questions. Siri will ask users if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and if those symptoms are deemed life-threatening, Siri recommends calling 911....
WikiLeaks’ ongoing dump of emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta have already offered a few insights relating to Apple and Tim Cook. The most recent dump, however, includes an email from Apple executive Lisa Jackson which may seem a little jarring to Apple customers at first because she is boasting about the thousands of times every month that Apple is sharing data with the government and the acknowledgement that, even with encryption, Apple devices still have some juicy morsels for law enforcement:...
Cyber Monday is upon us as Thanksgiving Week has come and gone, with a collection of the latest from Apple already going on sale. While you’ll find discounts on AirPods, iPhone 13 accessories, and much more, we’re also seeing a number of Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals, too. With price cuts on the more affordable wearables in Apple’s stable kicking off the festivities this year, you can head below for all of the best Apple Watch Cyber Monday deals....
The report sent Applied shares up 2% in late trading. CEO Gary Dickerson remarked, “While the supply environment remains challenging, Applied Materials is doing everything we can to deliver for our customers and we recorded our highest-ever quarterly revenues.” Added Dickerson, “Our outlook for 2022 and beyond is very positive as long-term secular trends drive our markets structurally higher and Applied’s broad technology portfolio puts us in a great position to capture a larger portion of our served markets....
As always, we’ll update the list below as more updates hit the App Store… Play BlackJack version 1.2: Developer RockLive has been known to partner with celebrities in the past for titles such as Mike Tyson Main event, Cristiano Ronaldo’s iOS game, and Usain Bolt’s “Bolt!“. One of its other popular titles gets an update today with a ton of new features, the ability to earn more free chips, and and number of fixes and enhancements....
James Wan’s Aquaman has reportedly added The Trench to Arthur Curry’s roster of villains. Production on DC’s first standalone Aquaman movie featuring Jason Momoa in the titular role recently got underway, with elements of the story beginning to drift into place - with a focus on the antagonists Arthur Curry will have to face. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast as the villain Black Manta, but James Wan has stacked the deck heavily against his aqueous hero with some added challenges....
Apple has long been working with the Indian government to set up retail locations in the country, a task that’s rather challenging due to stringent regulation in the country. Now, The Economic Times reports that one concession Apple is fighting for in India is related labeling laws so it doesn’t have to print product info on devices. Currently, Indian law requires that certain product details be printed on the device itself, but Apple has asked that it be allowed to print the information on the iPhone’s packaging or somewhere in iOS....
Invitations to select members of the media and special guests indicate that the event will begin at 10 AM Pacific time/1 PM Eastern Time. As for the specs and features of the upcoming iPad Air 2, we’ve recently shared with you a story compiling pretty much all there is to know about it. At the launch event, Apple is expected to debut updates to its iPad and Mac lines. As always, the new versions of the iPad Air and the iPad mini will be slightly thinner, will featre a more efficient and faster A8 processor, a new M8 chip from the iPhone 6, Touch ID, enhanced camera features, an improved screen design, and gold color option....
. Patently Apple did what it does and dug up a patent related to building 3D avatars: This could be for GameCenter or a number of other areas where you would want to create an online personality. Interestingly, sole inventor Thomas Goossens of Apple Paris originally filed Apple’s patent application in Q3 2010. Before anyone says anything, those thin bezels around the iPad are likely because it is the simulator....
As part of Apple’s push for a greener environment, the company has changed up its physical signage outside Apple Stores around the world to celebrate Earth Day. The updated logos are mostly the same but the leaf section is tinted green. The celebration can be seen at Apple Stores worldwide. Apple has also put the Apple logo with the green adornments in some places online, such as on its YouTube account....
Apple TV+ officially debuted to the public yesterday, but Apple has been teasing and promoting the launch since March. New data from iSpot.TV, first reported by The New York Times, sheds light on how much Apple is spending on marketing for TV+. The report explains that Apple is taking a ‘slow-roll’ approach to advertising the service. According to the data, Apple spent $19.9 million television commercials for TV+ during the month of October....
Apple confirmed the acquisition of Turi earlier this month with its usual statement that it “buys smaller technology companies from time to time,” but it didn’t offer any details on what it had planned for the company. We’ve learned Apple has now started growing the team that it acquired from Turi by hiring application developers and data scientists for the new machine learning division that will remain in Seattle where Turi was originally based....
It has been more than two years since Apple launched its own streaming platform with exclusive movies and TV shows. Although Apple TV+ has been growing slowly, the global market share has increased in the last five months, putting Apple’s subscription service closer to HBO Max. According to a new report from JustWatch, Apple TV+ lost some users after Apple reduced the free trial period for new customers in July 2021....
Rough mockup of fourth Apple TV vs. third Apple TV by Michael Steeber With the official debut of the next-generation Apple TV less than two weeks away, sources have provided additional details on Apple’s pricing, availability, and product lineup plans for its set-top devices. According to sources, the fourth-generation Apple TV will be priced below $200, and is on track to become available in October. Apple executives are apparently still finalizing the price of the revamped living room device, but the latest options call for a starting price point of either $149 or $199, both higher than the third-generation Apple TV…...
