Apple’s iTunes app Store has been open for almost four years an in that time has gone from 0 apps downloaded to 25 Billion (almost 4 apps for every human on the planet!). At the rate it is accelerating however, it should pass 40 billion by this time next year. As for the 25 Billion Apps downloaded contest, no winner has been announced but they will receive $10,000 gift certificate in iTunes or Mac App Store....
[slideshow] Apple’s education event is underway at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, where Eddy Cue, the company’s vice president of Internet Software and Services, told the audience how Apple is “going to help teachers reinvent the curriculum.” Noting that Apple has seen 700 million downloads from iTunes U, Cue took the wraps off a brand new free software for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Aptly named iTunes U, the app makes it “simple for anyone to take courses anywhere....
According to TWIT’s Leo LaPorte, Apple has hired away Tomlinson Holman, the brain behind Lucasfilm’s THX sound and the world’s first 10.2 surround sound system. This is exciting not only because the opportunity for better sound in Macs, AppleTVs and iOS devices but also because Apple gets one of the superstar pioneers and great minds behind digital media technology on its roster. That leads to better hires which leads back to better tech....
We’re less than two months away from WWDC 2019, and Apple today has started notifying scholarship applicants of their award status. WWDC scholarship winners receive free access to WWDC, as well as lodging. The WWDC scholarship application was open to developers 13 years of age or older and meeting one of the following requirements: In order to apply for a WWDC scholarship, students were required to create an “interactive scene in a Swift playground that can be experienced within three minutes....
Update: Now available for American Express cardholders as well. Seven years since the original launch of Apple Pay in the US, the service continues its worldwide expansion with Mexico. Starting today, Citibanamex (part of Citibank group) and Banorte clients can add their cards to the iPhone’s Wallet. Mexico has been waiting a long time for Apple Pay. The country is the first addition to Apple Pay in 2021. The last one to get the service was Serbia, in June of 2020....
The latest Apple Pay promo offers a free drink at Jimmy John’s when you spend $10 or more… Apple says that it’s available for all purchase methods as long as you use Apple Pay. There’s nothing notable in the small print. Use Apple Pay with Freaky Fast Rewards® and earn a free drink on your account. Spend $10 or more when you order ahead in the Jimmy John’s app, on jimmyjohns....
The Apple vs. Samsung trial taking place in a San Jose, Calif., courtroom over the past few weeks is finally ending with both companies making their closing statements to jurors this afternoon. Apple was first-up as it described Samsung’s alleged act of “slavishly copying” the iPhone when it was introduced in 2007 to do damage control, as well as its effort to continue copying even more products over the years. Apple’s Harold McElhinny presented the company’s final arguments....
You might have noticed that the main text in Apple’s press release today for its Q1 2014 results didn’t mention device sales for the iPod alongside iPhones, iPads, and Macs. That might because it’s the only product line that has experienced a huge decrease in sales over the last year, which isn’t helped by the fact Apple hasn’t updated the products in over a year apart from a minor refresh. It does, however, still have to disclose units sold in its unaudited summary data that accompanies the press release....
Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 to end users today. It is currently available over-the-air via Software Update in the Settings app. The update includes a security flaw fix involving the iOS device Lock screen. Additionally, the new update includes fixes for the Apple Maps application for Japan. Apple previously released these Japanese Maps fixes over-the-air to non-iOS 6.1.3-beta devices, but it appears that the actual update might include even more improvements....
Apple released a minor bug fix for iTunes 11.2.1 tonight following yesterday’s release of iTunes 11.2 alongside OS X 10.9.3. The release notes echo yesterday’s updated features, but installing the update does indeed fix the hidden “/Users” folder many users were experiencing. Apple has since shared the following explanation: “Available for: Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later Impact: A local user can compromise other local user accounts Description: Upon each reboot, the permissions for the /Users and /Users/Shared directories would be set to world-writable, allowing modification of these directories....
Apple has released the second iOS 10.3.3 beta for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The first beta version only included new wallpapers for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and no other visible changes. We’ll update with any changes discovered below. iOS 10.3.3 beta 2 is currently available to registered developers; a public beta version for iOS 10.3.3 is also available although today’s update may not be immediately available. Major new features for iOS are likely being saved for iOS 11 which we expect to see introduced at WWDC on June 5....
Apple financial engineering is nothing to sniff at: with nearly $200 billion in cash, they have a lot of flexibility to initiate capital trades. Following a major seven-part domestic bond sale in the US, Nikkei reports it is now looking to do something similar in Japan. Apple is interested in Japan due to comparatively lower interest rates than the US so it can sell debt more cheaply there than it could elsewhere....
Apple’s talks with networks for its upcoming streaming TV cable service are well underway, according to the New York Post. The four main broadcast networks are involved: ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox. Apple’s 30% revenue share of the subscription fee remains a point of contention, but the report claims that negotiations are rapidly gaining momentum with Apple targeting a late fall launch of its new TV product. Disney or CBS will apparently be the first companies to sign up with Apple and get the skinny TV package deal rolling....
Apple on Tuesday updated its Apple Research app with the option to transfer study progress to another device via iCloud backup. The feature is part of version 2.3 of the app, which is now available on the App Store. According to Apple, today’s Apple Research update adds support for “transferring study progress to a new device using iCloud backup.” The Apple Research app was introduced in November 2019 as a new way to let users contribute to health research using their iPhone and Apple Watch to capture data....
Update: Now rolling out to public beta testers as well. After a brief hiatus, the beta train is back in business today. Apple is now rolling out iOS 15.2 beta 4 to registered developers, bringing new features and continued refinements. Today’s update to beta 4 comes just over two weeks after the release of beta 3 to developers and public beta users. Head below for the details. Today’s new release of iOS 15....
One of the biggest announcements earlier this month at WWDC was the introduction of ARKit, Apple’s framework for helping developers build augmented and mixed reality experiences. In an interview with The Australian Business Review, Apple’s vice president of product marketing Greg Joswiak dives deeper into the goals of ARKit… Joswiak noted that thus far, the response to ARKit has been “unbelievable” with developers using it to build all sorts of different experiences, many of which we’ve highlighted thus far....
An intriguing patent application by Apple to deliver mood-based advertising contains what could be read as a strong hint that the rumored iWatch will, as we’ve speculated in the past, major on sensor technology. In addition to describing ways of assessing mood by such clues as likes in social media, type of applications used and music playing, the patent also lists physical characteristics that could be used: While there could be numerous ways to capture some of this data, for example voice analysis via Siri use, much of it would require the use of new sensors....
Take a break from all the Christmas music and check out another new featured station from Apple Music’s Radio section today: Star Wars. The stellar movie-themed station features tracks picked from the soundtrack of each film in the collection (even the prequels) so you can get hyped for The Force Awakens opening this week. While the iTunes release of The Force Awakens is still light years away, you can pre-order the original soundtrack to the new film on iTunes now ahead of its release on Friday....
The monitoring firm claims Apple shipped over 1.4 million notebooks in the first quarter 2008, compared to near 900,000 the year before. While these sales leave Apple as seventh place notebook manufacturer according to Display Search figures, they do mean Apple and Asus are the biggest growing brands, with 61 and 67 per cent growth rates respectively – most other manufacturers experienced 20 – 40% growth. “DisplaySearch analysis indicates that the increasing transition of consumers from desktop PCs to notebook PCs is having a direct impact on brands’ growth and market share....
The iOS 16 update this fall will bring a whirlwind of new features to the iPhone experience. With the update comes new features to the Apple Notes app, in which you can use across most of your devices. Let’s take a look at what’s coming… Perhaps the most significant new feature to Apple Notes is the ability to take a Quick Note on your iPhone. This has previously only been done on iPad and Mac but now we can quickly jot down a note using our iPhones....
