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  1. Maura

    Apple Discontinues AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule

    iMore reports that Apple has decided to discontinue its Wi-Fi router range, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule. ā€œWeā€™re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products,ā€ Apple told iMore. ā€œThey will be available through Apple.com, Appleā€™s retail stores and...
  2. Maura

    Forthcoming 6.1-Inch LCD iPhone Could Ditch 3D Touch for Better Glass

    According to a new note to investors from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, via Apple Insider, Apple may be forgoing the use of 3D Touch technology in the forthcoming 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, due to improved touch technology and better glass. Kuo says that the LCD iPhone will have ā€œcover glass...
  3. Maura

    Seventy-Five Percent of Enterprise Employees Choose iPhone or iPad

    According to a new survey from Apple IT management company Jamf, when given the opportunity by their company to chose their own equipment, 75% of those polled chose an iPhone or iPad over Android and other devices. 72% of those polled chose Mac and 28% chose PC. Overall, 52% of enterprise...
  4. Maura

    Snapchat Unveils New Water-Resistant Spectacles

    MacRumors reports that Snapchat has today unveiled its new water-resistant line of Spectacles, which it claims are smaller, and therefore more comfortable to wear, than its original Spectacles range. Clearly Snapchat is hoping that the new glasses will be a smash hit for summer thanks to their...
  5. Maura

    iOS 11 Now Installed on 76% of Apple Devices

    MacRumors writes that Apple has today announced on its App Store support page for developers that iOS 11 is now installed on 76% of devices. This represents an increase of 11% from January 2018, when iOS 11 was installed on 65% of devices, and up 24% from November last year, when it was...
  6. Maura

    Lexus Announces First Vehicles to Get Apple CarPlay Compatibility

    MacRumors reports that Lexus has today announced the first of its vehicles to have Apple CarPlay compatibility. According to todayā€™s announcement, from September 2018, the 2019 Lexus ES will be available at dealerships in the US, boasting an eight-inch touchscreen display that you can connect to...
  7. Maura

    Apple Asks Samsung to Reduce its OLED Display Costs Ahead of 2018 iPhone Production

    MacRumors reports today on a new story from Digitimes that says that Apple is insisting that Samsung lowers its pricing for the OLED displays that Apple will be ordering for forthcoming iPhone X models. According to the sources of the Digitimes report, Apple has asked Samsung to reduce its...
  8. Maura

    2018 LCD iPhone Could Cost $200 Less Than OLED iPhones

    According to a new supply chain report from Rosenblatt Securitiesā€™ Jun Zhang, via AppleInsider, production of this yearā€™s iPhone line-up will start in August, with the LCD model expected to cost around $200 less than the OLED models. According to Zhang, the line-up will feature a 5.8-inch and a...
  9. Maura

    Appleā€™s Forthcoming A12 Chip Leads to Record-Breaking Profits For TSMC

    9to5 Mac reports today that according to a new report from Digitimes, one of Appleā€™s main partners, TSMC, is set to experience record profits this year, thanks in large part to its manufacturing of Appleā€™s forthcoming A12 system-on-a-chip for the 2018 iPhone line-up. Appleā€™s iPhone X and iPhone...
  10. Maura

    Apple Retail Store Logos Get Green Leaves for Earth Day on Sunday

    MacRumors reports that Apple has already begun its annual preparations for Earth Day, which takes place on Sunday this year. Apple usually likes to do something special for the day, and this year is no exception, with logos on some of its retail stores around the world already getting green...
  11. Maura

    Appleā€™s Plans to Source Some of its OLED Displays From LG Affected by Delays

    According to a story from The Wall Street Journal today, via AppleInsider, Appleā€™s bid to bring another OLED display supplier on board aside from Samsung may have run into an obstacle thanks to LG ā€œstrugglingā€ with the quality of its OLED panel production. The WSJ says that due to its...
  12. Maura

    Tim Cook Explains Why Apple Will Never Merge iPad and Mac

    MacRumors reports today on an interview that Apple CEO Tim Cook gave to The Sydney Morning Herald recently in which he talked about why Apple will never merge iPad and Mac for a unified software and hardware platform. ā€œWe donā€™t believe in sort of watering down one for the other,ā€ Cook told The...
  13. Maura

    Forthcoming LCD iPhone Could Cost as Little as $550

    AppleInsider reports today on a new note to investors from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in which he says that one version of Appleā€™s rumoured forthcoming LCD iPhone could be dual-SIM dual standby (DSDS) capable, with two physical SIM card slots and no eSIM support. A second LCD model...
  14. Maura

    Samsung Ahead of iPhone for Activations but Lagging Behind on Customer Loyalty

    AppleInsider reports today that according to new figures from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, Samsung is still beating Apple in terms of smartphone activations in the last quarter, with Samsung having 39% of activations, 8% more than Apple, which had 31%. LG came in a long behind the...
  15. Maura

    Appleā€™s ā€˜Do Not Disturb While Drivingā€™ is Helping to Stop iPhone Use in Cars

    Business Insider reports today that according to car insurance company Everquote, Appleā€™s new ā€˜Do Not Disturb While Drivingā€™ feature has led to those drivers who have the feature on their phone using their phones 8% less than previously. That might not sound like a lot, but with Everquoteā€™s app...
  16. Maura

    Apple Set to Launch News Subscription Service

    According to a new report on Bloomberg today, Apple is about to launch a new premium news subscription service, having acquired magazine app Texture last month. Bloombergā€™s source says that Apple has plans to integrate Texture technology, along with some of its employees, into the Apple News...
  17. Maura

    New Filing Reveals That Apple Was Working on a Gold iPhone X Last Year

    MacRumors reports today that according to documents that were filed with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Apple was at some point working on a gold iPhone X colour option. The news was revealed in a document that Apple sent to the FCC about the iPhone X back in...
  18. Maura

    Apple Launches New Free Repairs Program for Apple Watch Series 2

    AppleInsider reports that Apple has launched a new program that offers free, out-of-warranty repairs for Apple Watch Series 2 battery issues. The news came via a note that was sent to Apple stores and Authorised Repair Providers via Appleā€™s internal GSX portal. The document refers to the fact...
  19. Maura

    Apple Warns Staff After Catching 29 Leakers Last Year

    Apple has issued a memo to its employees in which it warns them about leaking confidential information to the media, writes Bloomberg, via AppleInsider. The leaked memo also says that Apple is still trying to find all the people who are leaking within its organisation. The memo, which was...
  20. Maura

    Third-Party Apple Repair Shops Reporting Problems With iPhone Display Installations

    Engadget reports today that following on from this weekā€™s earlier news story about iOS 11.3 affecting displays of iPhones that have been repaired at third-party shops, third-party repairers are now reporting that when they install genuine Apple replacement display units into an iPhone 8, iPhone...
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