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Delays between Apple announcing a product and shipping it to customers have more than doubled under Tim Cook’s watch, according to a WSJ analysis. The averages bear out the paper’s claim, though also illustrate the rather small difference for a typical product launch … It notes that all three of the biggest completely new products launched since Cook became CEO were significantly delayed: the original Apple Watch, AirPods and the HomePod (though the Watch shipped within the promised timeframe)....

Apple appears to have recently started promoting some of its own stock iOS apps on the App Store for search terms that would have previously displayed results from third-party developers first. As noted by MacStories, when searching for terms such as “browser”, “web”, “SMS”, “Movies”, “cloud, “Siri”, “internet”, and others on the App Store, Apple is now promoting some of its own apps and services such as Safari, iTunes, Messages, iCloud, and Siri as the first results....

Apple has just released the first bug fix centric iOS 10.0.2 update today for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The update includes fixes that should address issues where Lightning headphones would momentarily lose playback controls as well as other fixes. Today’s update focuses on three major bugs, with the first being the annoyance plaguing users who have moved to using Lightning headphones daily. While intermittent, headphones plugged into the Lightning port would lose playback controls from headphones causing more headaches than necessary....

Apple just released Safari 5.1.5 on its website and through Software Update, and it only contains a fix for a bug “that could affect website usability” when in 32-bit mode. The update follows a larger release earlier this month with Safari 5.1.4, which included a long list of Javascript, PDF, and HTML5 related security and performance improvements. In February, Apple rolled out Safari 5.2 for Lion to developers as part of the Mountain Lion preview....

Beats was purchased by Apple quite a while back. With that being said, Apple has yet to design any Beats products in-house, continuing to use the original Beats designs. Today, Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have been hit with damages in the millions over a Beats case from 2016. Billboard reports that Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will be ordered by a jury in a Los Angeles Superior Court to pay $25 million in Beats royalties to Steven Lamar for helping design the original Beats headphones....

Apple’s PR tour for the Apple Watch doesn’t appear to be slowing down with Apple’s design chief Jony Ive showing off the device and revealing an exclusive collection of never before seen Sport band colors tonight in Milan. Apple this morning kicked off a showcase of the device at Milan’s Salone Del Mobile Design Fair in Itlay, which was attended by Apple executives including marketing head Phil Schiller and designer Marc Newson....

Apple has shared a new “Experiments” video on its YouTube channel, shot on the iPhone 12. Apple’s “Experiments’ videos have become popular over the last several years as a way to showcase iPhone camera features, and today’s new iPhone 12 footage focuses on “Everyday Experiments.” The video is intended to show experiments you can do at home during the coronavirus pandemic. In total, there are three experiments in today’s video:...

Apple has been allowed to retain iPad Mini as a trademark, but must now add small-print to indicate that it is not claiming exclusive rights to the term ‘Mini’ (via MacRumors). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had originally refused Apple the trademark on the basis that the term ‘Mini’ was simply descriptive, but this objection has now been withdrawn on condition that the company adds a disclaimer. The disclaimer requirement may be an attempt to bring some sanity back to trademark wars: while Apple already holds the trademark to iPad, it’s unclear what benefit there is in trademarking ‘iPad mini’ specifically....

Even though the Fourth of July celebrations have already passed, there are still some related offers available out there. This time, Apple is offering up to four free months of Apple Music subscription to US military and veterans who have never subscribed to the service before. Apple already offers a three-month free trial for new Apple Music subscribers, but if you’re in the military or a veteran, there’s a special offer where you can get four months of subscription for free....

Apple, meanwhile, is seemingly the only major streaming service not planning to appeal. Under this ruling, streaming services will be required to pay songwriters and publishers 15.1 percent of revenue, up from 10.5 percent. According to the report, Apple will not appeal the ruling, making it the only major streaming service to take such a stance: Apple’s stance on the issue has earned it praise from some in the songwriting industry....

Time Magazine is out with its annual list of the “100 Most Influential Companies.” This year’s rankings have a variety of categories from “pioneers,” “innovators,” “disruptors,” to “leaders.” And Apple has earned a spot on the list for “doubling down on defining products.” Time features Apple under the “leaders” category for the new 100 Most Influential Companies list and highlights its record-breaking holiday 2020 quarter as well as strong Mac and iPad sales during the pandemic....

Apple Pay has been gradually making its way across the globe. After debuting in Saudia Arabia and Czech Republic, the contactless service is now expected to launch in Austria tomorrow, Wednesday 24th. That’s according to The Standard newspaper in Austria at least. Apple Pay will be available on all Apple devices for Austrian customers, where the feature is supported. That means any iPhone, iPhone 6 or later, or Apple Watch, can pay at compatible merchant terminals at brick-and mortar stores....

Apple Payment Options- Using several methods of payment You may also pay for your purchase using a variety of payment methods. Choose from one of the following combinations of credit card and gift card: Two or more credit cardsUp to eight Apple Gift CardsUp to eight Apple Gift Cards + one credit cardUp to eight Apple Gift Cards + Account Balance on AppleUp to eight Apple Gift Cards + Apple Account Balance + one credit cardOne credit card + Apple Account Balance...

Update: Many users are reporting that cellular functions and Touch ID are no longer working post update, so we would recommend holding off until further notice. Many who have updated their iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5s are reporting no problems, so it appears this problem is likely confined to iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Update 2: The update has been pulled. Apple has issued a statement to Re/code:...

Apple launched macOS Big Sur to the public on November 12 with version 11.0.1. Now a week later, Apple has released a new build of 11.0.1 with likely bug fixes and performance improvements, but apparently only for select users. Instead of debuting Big Sur with version 11, Apple launched the public release with 11.0.1 which gave it a chance to make some final updates and fixes. Following a tough first day of macOS Big Sur downloads due to critical server issues on November 12, macOS Big Sur was widely available with build number 20B29....

One week after the release of tvOS 15.1 to the public, Apple today is rolling out tvOS 15.1.1 to Apple TV users. Apple released tvOS 15.1 to the public last week, bringing a handful of notable new features including SharePlay, upgrades for HomePod compatibility, and more. Today’s release of tvOS 15.1.1 makes further refinements and improvements to those features. Apple is also beta testing tvOS 15.2 separately with other enhancements....

After 17 days of the release of watchOS 8 beta 1, Apple is finally releasing beta 2 of its upcoming Apple Watch software, currently only available for developers. Today’s build is 19R5286f. Public beta testers will be able to try watchOS 8 starting in July, although Apple didn’t give a specific date. Introduced during the WWDC21 keynote, here are some of the most important features coming to the Apple Watch this fall:...

Digitimes reports that Apple has secured 60% of the “global touch panel capacity,” causing touch screen shortages for the rest of the industry. Apple’s big investment into displays comes on the heals of Apple’s 40 million iPads in 2011 goal. This also comes during Apple’s development of the next generation iPhones and new tablets from many other players in the industry. These shortages caused by Apple are surely not making other tablet makers like Motorola and Research in Motion happy....

Strategy Analytics is today out with its latest report covering the smart speaker market during the first quarter of 2018. The data shows that Apple shipped just over half a million HomePods during the quarter, locking in less than 10 percent in terms of marketshare… According to Strategy Analytics, Apple shipped 600,000 HomePods during the first quarter, which equates to 6 percent of the total smart speaker market. Google and Alibaba consolidated their number two and three rankings while Apple became the fourth largest smart speaker brand worldwide following the launch of the HomePod in February 2018....

Apple’s appeal against the European Commission’s (EC) ruling that it must pay a massive €13B ($14.4B) in underpaid taxes to the Irish government will finally make it to court next month. The appeal has been scheduled for two days, on September 17-18. Both Apple and the Irish government appealed the ruling that the sweetheart tax deal offered to the Cupertino company by Ireland amounted to illegal state aid… Background Apple funneled the revenue from all its sales throughout the EU through its European HQ in Ireland....