During the WWDC21 keynote, Apple introduced the new iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12 Monterey, and watchOS 8, but it actually never mentioned tvOS 15 by its name. Despite the lack of focus on tvOS 15 during the event, there are new features coming to Apple TV later this year. Independent of my conclusion on this transition from tvOS to homeOS, what Apple did in the WWDC21 was almost abandon its Apple TV software....
Apple has announced that it will be spending €1.7B ($1.92B) on two new European data centers, each of which will be among the largest in the world at 166,000 square metres (1.8M square feet)–three times larger than the company’s North Carolina facility. One will be in Ireland, the other in Denmark, with each set to begin operations in 2017. Apple says that the facilities will provide online services across Europe, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Apple Maps and Siri....
Apple officially announced the siblings to the iPhone 11 — the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max — as successors to iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. The prices are the same as last year, $999 and $1,099. Preorders start Friday at 5 a.m. Pacific Time. There’s a new midnight green color, a refreshed space gray and silver, and a new gold finish. Apple is also touting a wider dynamic range display called Super Retina XDR....
According to Reuters, Apple and Taiwan-based manufacturer TSMC have begun a test production run of A6 processors for future Apple devices. TSMC is yet to be confirmed as the producer of Apple’s A6 chip when it ships sometime in the future, but the decision is said to be “authorized.” The only thing holding back the deal is the potential yield rate of the manufacturing. Besides Apple already testing production of their next-generation processor, the most interesting part is that Apple will apparently move their custom chip production away from Samsung....
The Apple BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) scheme will use your Apple ID history as one form of fraud prevention, says a new report today. The report also notes how Apple Pay Later addresses one of the key issues to becoming a credit provider: reputational risk … Background Apple Pay Later was announced at WWDC. This is a BNPL scheme competing with services like Affirm, allowing customers to take home a product immediately, then pay for it in installments....
Apple today has opened enrollment for its annual Apple Camp program. For those unfamiliar, Apple Camp is a series of three-day workshops that Apple holds in its retail stores for kids ages 8 through 12. Apple Camp is designed to encourage the kids to explore technology and learn how to use it to be successful and creative. The two workshops this year are called “Stories in Motion with iMovie” and “Interactive Storytelling with iBooks....
Top image was taken today, bottom image from May 9th (Apple Online Store) Following a string of complaints across the globe (notably in Australia and the United Kingdom) regarding Apple’s branding of the 4G-LTE compatible iPads, Apple has tweaked the name of their cellular-connecting iPad in some regions. The new name is simply “iPad WiFi + Cellular,” and this is a shift from the former “iPad WiFi + 4G” branding. All first-generation iPad and iPad 2 models with 3G-data connections were referred to as “iPad WiFi + 3G,” and the 3G model of the 16GB iPad 2 that Apple still sells is still called “iPad 2 WiFi + 3G....
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I9MbIrlEUw] After launching its new mobile wallet service Apple Pay during yesterday’s keynote, the company gave demos afterwards, TechCrunch sharing a video. The card you have registered with your Apple ID becomes your default card, but you can add others by using the camera on the iPhone 6 to identify it. The iPhone requests permission from your bank, and the card is then added to Passbook … Using your default card at a compatible contactless payment terminal is as simple as holding out your iPhone....
Back in September Apple decided to stop charging its 30% commission for in-app purchases for certain online events. That was set to end at the end of December this year. Now Apple is extending it until June of 2021 to help developers and businesses amid the pandemic. Apple detailed the extension on its developer website today: Going back to August, Facebook initially asked Apple and Google to waive their 30% commission fees for small businesses, creators, etc....
A group of corporate and retail employees has received class action status for a lawsuit against Apple in which the plaintiffs argue that the company violated the California labor code by not offering “timely meal breaks, timely rest breaks, and timely final paychecks,” per a report from TechCrunch. The suit was originally filed in December 2011, but was today expanded to cover around 20,000 current and former Apple employees in California....
A new patent granted to Apple today reveals some of the potential new features we could see in future AirPods. The most interesting part of the filing involves interchangeable earbuds equipped with “at least one” biometric sensor, which could detect left/right ear placement and accordingly adjust audio. Apple has long been in pursuit of ‘a golden bud’ to fit all ears. At the initial keynote when AirPods were first introduced back in 2016, Apple specifically mentioned the lengths they went to find the most universal fitting bud shape....
App Store Search Ads started in 2016, right around the time that Apple announced a financial target to double Services revenue by 2020 (it would go on to easily beat that goal). At the time, Search Ads were sold only in the United States. Apple would quickly expand the ad service internationally. More than five years on, the company is now releasing App Store Search Ads in China, as first reported by blog AppInChina....
Apple’s car plans appear to have hit yet another snag. Tonight the NYTimes is reporting that Apple is again rebooting the now infamous car project. 2016 has been an abysmal year for Apple’s car project if you believe the various reports from top news agencies. A timeline of Apple Car developments this year: Steve Zadesky who originally headed the Apple Car project left 8 months ago. The WSJ reported 2 months ago that Bob Mansfield the legendary Apple hardware boss who built the iPhone and led Apple’s ultra-successful hardware manufacturing business up until a few years ago would be taking over the project....
Apple is holding another one of its ‘Lose your wallet’ Apple Pay shopping events this month. According to the company’s website, shoppers in a handful of New York City areas will be able to lock in exclusive discounts when they shop using Apple Pay… Apple says shoppers in Greenwich Village, Nolita, Park Slope, and Williamsburg will be able to score the exclusive deals. For Greenwich Village shoppers, the offers are available from June 15th through June 17th....
In this tutorial, we will list out all the tiers and rewards in Apex Legends Season 5 Premium Battle Pass. This free to play battle royale game has managed to carve out a rich name for itself. Well, the reasons are hardly anyone’s guess. With such intriguing gameplay and challenging missions, it has managed the overall difficulty level of this game quite nicely. Apart from this, with each new season, the game is blessed with tons of new goodies....
Apex Legends’ weapons are mostly balanced, but some are still better than others. In the short amount of time that it has been available, Apex Legends has managed to secure a large base of active players. Over 25 million users have played the game within the first week of its launch, which has been a promising first step for a franchise that’s hoping to dethrone the battle royale juggernaut known as Fortnite....
Apple shared an update today on its Developer site with the latest tax and price changes for the App Store coming to four countries including Germany and South Korea. There’s also an update coming for the Apple Push Notification service server certificate. Apple detailed the new App Store tax and price changes coming soon in a Developer update: Apple says “Once these changes go into effect, the Pricing and Availability section of My Apps will be updated....
In this episode of Apple @ Work, Bradley chats with Alcyr Araujo, founder and CEO at Mosyle about its new OneK12 platform. Links: Mosyle OneK12 unifies Apple device security and management for schools Connect with Bradley Twitter LinkedIn Listen and subscribe Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Pocket Casts Castro RSS Listen to Past Episodes
Apple this evening has added 10 new retailers to its Apple Pay site, bringing the total to 68 merchants highlighted on its website. Eddy Cue revealed earlier this year that Apple Pay was available in Oracle Arena, home of the Golden State Warriors, and Apple has officially added the arena to its site tonight. Apple also officially added the Amway Center and US Airways Center to the site, although both have previously supported Apple Pay....
Update: Microsoft provided us with the following comment noting that “people interested in buying additional storage will do so via the web versus in the app.” In other words, it doesn’t look like Apple will be getting a cut of additional storage purchased, but users won’t be able to do so via the iOS app: Back in December we heard reports, later confirmed by Microsoft, that Apple was delaying updates to its SkyDrive iOS app....
