Apple Fitness+ is set for a big update. Starting with iOS 16.1 on October 24, users in the 21 countries the service is available will be able to use it without an Apple Watch. Along with that, SilverSneakers, Target, UnitedHealthcare, and Mobile Health will be offering Fitness+ at no cost, and all-new content including an Artist Spotlight series featuring Taylor Swift is on the way. Apple announced all the Fitness+ details in a Newsroom post this morning:...

Details about what was fixed The original exploit was discovered by Jose Rodriguez from Spain. He found that an iOS 7 device grants partial device access without entering the locks-screen passcode by performing a simple set of tasks. To do this swipe swipe up on the lock screen, reveal the control center, access the clock, press down on the power button in the the device prompts with “slide to power off,” and then double-tap the home button to cancel....

Apple is continuing to grow its fleet self-driving car test drivers in California. According to new data from the California DMV, Apple now has a total of 69 self-driving cars and 143 certified drivers on the road. Compared to data from March, Apple has not increased the total number of self-driving cars in California, with the number remaining the same over the last several months. What has increased, however, is the number of drivers, as detailed by macReports....

Let’s find out. What’s New in iOS 11.0.3 and Why You Might Need to Upgrade According to Apple, iOS 11.0.3 is available for iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod Touch 6th generation. The update, just like the previous release is also around 280 MBs. The bug fixes in this update address both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6s. Here are the details: Via Apple Apple went on to say: So, unless you own an iPhone 7 or you made third-party repairs to your iPhone 6s display, you are not gonna see much in this update....

I argued recently that Apple is at far greater risk than Epic in the standoff between the two companies over Apple’s 30% cut of in-app purchases. One of the risks I outlined is that Apple wins the case, but the publicity prompts antitrust regulators to make legislative changes. That risk just increased substantially … Here’s how I described the potential outcome: Apple has since doubled-down on its uncompromising stance, telling Epic that its developer account would be terminated on August 28 if it hasn’t removed the alternative in-app payment method by that date....

This document is a general summary on the most widely used techniques currently to hide or to make unrecoverable digital tracks of a crime in magnetic media. The practice of collecting as much information and documentation about a crime, computer related or not, falls under the name of “Computer Forensics,” a term that precisely identifies the discipline that studies the techniques and methodologies required for collection, analysis and presentation of unequivocal “evidences” usable in legal proceedings....

Apple has acquired Regaind, a French startup that focused on using its computer vision API to recognize content within photos, TechCrunch reports. Apple issued the standard confirmation statement to TC when asked about the company purchase. Apple already ships features through its Photos app for searching for subjects like dogs and sunsets and Apple’s Memories feature intelligently creates collections of photos based on context, but TC notes that Regaind provided features not currently used in iOS to date:...

Apple has announced several new wireless features for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, including faster Wi-Fi that achieves speeds of up to 3x faster than previous models. New LTE technology is also preset, allowing speeds of up to 150 Mbps. Perhaps more importantly, Voice over LTE calling has been enabled, and can take advantage of the new Wi-Fi hardware to place calls over a Wi-Fi connection while still using your cellular phone number....

A former Apple Store Genius who uses a wheelchair claims that Apple breaks disability law in its treatment of employees by failing to properly accommodate their needs… Patently Apple reports that Canadian Robert Shaw is suing Apple for constructive dismissal. His lawyer Andrew Monkhouse said that Apple is guilty of discrimination, and failing to live up to its own accessibility standards. Robert Shaw alleges in a Statement of Claim that Apple repeatedly refused to work on an individual accommodation plan with him, opting instead to provide piecemeal solutions to his disability....

Apple launched its Start Something New. campaign on its Japanese website 2 days ago and it looks to be propagating globally now in the run up to New Years Eve 2015. The page encourages Apple users to try out new products like Procreate, Brushes 3, Slow Shutter, VSCOCam, Waterlogue and iDraw and highlights artists including Roz Hall, Matt Pyke and Craig & Karl. Although Apple has toned down its holiday celebrations this year (12 Days of Gifts?...

Apple’s annual “Lucky Bag” sale will begin in Japanese retail stores on January 2nd, the company confirmed today through a page on its website. Shoppers will be able to purchase a mystery bag containing an assortment of products at much lower than the actual cost of those items. Last year’s Lucky Bags included a $99 Incase backpack and a Mophie Juice Pack, each with a custom design to match the bags....

Apple just issued a press release confirming the availability of iPhone 4S in China and 21 other markets starting Friday, Jan. 13. This comes just over a week after the device received necessary certifications from the Ministry of Industry and Information and Technnology of China. Apple CEO Tim Cook said this about the announcement in a statement earlier today: All other markets gaining access to the iPhone 4S beginning Jan. 13 include: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St....

After taking the Developer Forums offline yesterday, Apple has debuted an all-new version today. The new Apple Developer Forums are available now and come ahead of WWDC 2020 kicking off next week as an all-online event. Apple first teased the new Developer Forums last week, promising that they would serve as a place for developers to connect with Apple engineers during WWDC: The new Developer Forums feature a much sleeker design with the ability to easily ask questions, search, view popular topics, and more....

While many rumors had suggested that Apple will release an updated version of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro sometime this fall, a pair of new reports today says that’s not the case after all. A new supply chain rumor alongside a new report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple is not planning to release any additional Mac updates this year… In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman says that he now believes Apple will release its next round of Mac updates in the first calendar quarter of 2023....

The NY Times reports that JK Scheinberg, the engineer famously responsible for getting what was then Mac OS running on Intel machines, was rejected for an Apple Store Genius job. I wonder whether they read his CV or Googled him … ? I’m lucky enough to get my tech support from JK Scheinberg, the engineer at Apple who led the effort that moved the Mac to Intel processors. A little restless after retiring in 2008, at 54, he figured he’d be a great fit for a position at an Apple store Genius Bar, despite being twice as old as anyone else at the group interview....

Re/code via sources unknown says today that Apple has been considering the $400 price point for its wearable, expected to be announced on September 9th and available for sale in 2015. The price positioning is reminiscent of Apple’s latest product launch, the iPad, in which price points of $1,000 were batted around before Steve Jobs took the stage and conjured up the jaw-dropping $499 starting price point. But without knowing about the wearable product, how can we judge the price point…...

Apple has released a pair of new updates meant to fix video-locking issues on iMacs that run Lion and improve hardware compatibility when running Windows in dual boot mode on your Mac. The iMac Graphic FW Update 3.0 is now available for download, weighing in at a paltry 482KB. Apple says the firmware update “fixes a graphics issue that may cause an iMac to hang under certain conditions”. You can also download this update by choosing Software Update from the Apple menu, in which case the update mechanism will determine whether your iMac’s graphics card needs updating and offer the refreshed software appropriately....

If these internal documents jibe with what Apple will be soon releasing, Mac customers will be able to get their hands on a super-fast 16-core Mac. In addition to these specifications, we hear that Apple has already begun the process of assembling product manuals for the new Mac Pro, corroborating previous claims of a late July or early August launch. Our sources could not confirm if the new rack mountable design, which we detailed, will make its way into the 2011 model....

Last time we checked with research firm IDC, they listed Apple at 68.3-percent of the worldwide tablet market with approximately 9.3 million units of the iPad 2 shipped in quarter two of 2011. While the firm’s estimates for Q3 saw a drop to 61.5-percent of the market, Apple still leads the market and increased shipments from the 9.3 million in Q2 to approximately 11.1 million units in Q3. To put that in perspective, Apple’s closest competitor, Samsung, is over 10 times behind with just 5....

Apple was last year granted more than 2,000 patents, putting in around 10th place in a ranking of US companies. Two different organizations came up with slightly different numbers and rankings … The Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) association said that the number of patents granted to Apple in 2018 by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was 2,147, ranking it #11. IFI, a company that specializes in providing patent data to industry, came up with slightly different results....