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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Apple’s Original Film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse with the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, at the 95th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday. “We are so proud of Charlie and the brilliant team who brought The Boy, […]
CUPERTINO — Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 first quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $117.2 billion, down 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.88. Sales of the iPhone were $65.7 billion in the quarter, down from $71.6 billion a year earlier. […]
Apple has introduced the second generation of HomePod, a smart speaker that delivers next-level acoustics priced at $299. Packed with Apple innovations and Siri intelligence, HomePod offers advanced computational audio for a groundbreaking listening experience, including support for immersive Spatial Audio tracks. With convenient new ways to manage everyday tasks and control the smart home, […]
Apple TV+ announced that its two-time Emmy-winning series “Ted Lasso” will return for its third and final season this spring. “Ted Lasso” stars Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso, an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team — despite having no experience. But what he lacks in knowledge, he makes up for with […]
CUPERTINO — Apple has updated its laptop lineup for professionals with the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, Apple’s next-generation state-of-the-art processors. With M2 Pro and M2 Max — the world’s most powerful and efficient chip for a pro laptop — MacBook Pro tackles demanding tasks, like […]
Apple TV+ is launching a new country music reality series in March. The company says it has added country singer-songwriters, including 2021’s CMA New Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen, four-time Grammy nominee Mickey Guyton and critically acclaimed songwriter, country recording artist and activist Orville Peck to its new music competition series, “My Kind of […]
Apple has introduced Apple Business Connect, a free tool that allows businesses of all sizes to claim their location place cards and customize the way key information appears to more than a billion Apple users across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, Siri, and other apps. “We created Business Connect to provide Apple users around the world […]
Apple has introduced a new app this month, Freeform, included in the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Freeform helps users organize and visually lay out content on a flexible canvas, giving them the ability to see, share, and collaborate all in one place without worrying about layouts or page sizes. Users can add […]
Public Storage, a publicly-traded owner, acquirer, developer, and operator of self-storage properties, announced the reopening of a facility adjacent to Apple, Inc. offices in Cupertino. The Public Storage at 20565 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino location now features two five-level state-of-the-art buildings that include app-enabled digital property access and account management, eRental capability, and smart security […]
CUPERTINO — Apple has made the biggest upgrade to pricing capabilities on the App Store since it first launched, providing developers with 700 additional price points and new pricing tools that will make it easier to set prices per App Store country or region, manage foreign exchange rate changes, and more. Since the App Store’s […]
CUPERTINO — Apple is unveiling a new karaoke-style feature called Apple Music Sing that will allow users to sing along to their favorite songs with adjustable vocals and real-time lyrics. Apple Music Sing offers multiple lyric views to help fans take the lead, perform duets, sing backup, and more — all integrated within Apple Music’s […]
Apple is making a $450 million investment from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to help fund the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models. Available to customers in the US and Canada beginning later this month, the new service will allow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models to connect directly […]