February 4, 2018
Voice assistants weigh in on Super Bowl LII
Today marks the 52nd Super Bowl, and quite a bit has changed since that first big game. Then, it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. In 1967,…
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February 1, 2018
iPhone sales numbers dipped slightly, but revenue is up courtesy of the iPhone X
As far as sales figures go, this last quarter wasn’t entirely rosy for Apple. During today’s earnings report, the company posted sales of 77.3 million iPhones, down just…
Read articleFebruary 1, 2018
Apple’s $1T dreams are on hold as it misses on iPhone sales in the holiday quarter
Apple’s dream of becoming a $1 trillion company will have to wait — at least for a little while. But while iPhone sales this year were about flat…
Read articleJanuary 30, 2018
Apple reportedly under investigation by SEC and DOJ for phone slowdown
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are jointly investigating Apple’s communications about the software update that slowed down older models of the iPhone,…
Read articleJanuary 26, 2018
Annual smartphone shipments in China declined for the first time in 2017
China’s smartphone market is no longer growing after it witnessed its first annual decline in shipments during 2017, according to new figures released today. The writing was on the…
Read articleJanuary 25, 2018
Apple could be redesigning the iBooks app
As AppleInsider first spotted, the first beta of iOS 11.3 includes a subtle change. iBooks is now called Books. And Mark Gurman thinks it could be a sign…
Read articleJanuary 24, 2018
Apple to take on messaging rivals with launch of Business Chat
Apple is preparing to roll out a new feature in iMessage that will allow consumers to chat directly with businesses through Apple’s messaging platform. The feature, called Business…
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Apple wants to gather all your medical records in the Health app
Apple announced a new health effort as part of iOS 11.3. The new Health Records section in the Health app lets you gather and view all your medical…
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Apple previews iOS 11.3’s new Animojis and battery service warnings
More big news out of Apple this morning. The company’s offering up a preview of what’s to come in the latest version of its mobile operating system. The…
Read articleJanuary 23, 2018
The latest iOS update fixes a glitch that would let others crash your phone with a text message
Last week, software developer and researcher Abraham Masri shared details of a bug that would allow others to freeze your iPhone with little more than a quick text…
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