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CUPERTINO — Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro device will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore beginning this Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. PT and availability beginning Friday, June 28. Customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom can pre-order Vision Pro […]
Apple gained over $200 billion in market cap in just one day Tuesday. Shares in the second most valuable company rocketed over $14 after announcing new artificial intelligence features in upcoming software for iPhones, iPads and Macs. Apple’s market cap ended the day at $3.176 trillion, about $400 billion from Microsoft with $3.216 trillion. Track […]
CUPERTINO — Apple is wading into AI with the launch of Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines the power of generative models with personal context to deliver intelligence that’s incredibly useful and relevant. The company says Apple Intelligence will be deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS […]
Apple TV+ announced a season two renewal for its global hit comedy, “Palm Royale.” Since its debut this March, “Palm Royale” has been hailed as “a dishy delight,” “wildly outrageous and amusing,” “a feast of retro stylings and historical events” and an “edge-of-your-seat guessing game you won’t want to stop watching.” Additionally, actress Kristen Wiig […]
July “Friday Night Baseball” Schedule on Apple TV+ Friday, July 5 Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves 7 p.m. ET Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds 7 p.m. ET Friday, July 12 Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays 6:30 p.m. ET Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals 8 p.m. ET Friday, July 19 Detroit Tigers at Toronto […]
Did you know that Reese Witherspoon had a book club? Well Apple Books is now the official audiobook home for Reese’s Book Club, one of the most popular book clubs founded by actress Reese Witherspoon, who chooses a book each month spotlighting a woman at the center of the story. Apple Books will feature a […]
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the all-new, highly anticipated summer Peanuts series “Camp Snoopy,” premiering on Friday, June 14. After discovering their troop is in danger of disbanding, Snoopy and the Beagle Scouts set off to immerse themselves in nature and the Great Outdoors to earn their badges, with the Beagle Scout Manual […]
From 2020 through 2023, Apple says it prevented a combined total of over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions, including more than $1.8 billion in 2023 alone. In the same period, Apple blocked over 14 million stolen credit cards and more than 3.3 million accounts from transacting again. As digital threats have evolved in scope […]
Apple and Google are working together to create an industry specification — Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers — for Bluetooth tracking devices that makes it possible to alert users across both iOS and Android if such a device is unknowingly being used to track them. This will help mitigate the misuse of devices designed to help keep […]
Here are the most popular smartphone apps for March 2024 according to Comscore. # Apps Total Unique Visitors (000) % Reach 1 Google Sites 204,244 94 2 Facebook 199,630 92 3 Amazon 148,390 68 4 Apple Inc. 123,511 57 5 PayPal 98,758 46 6 Microsoft Sites 92,034 42 7 Bytedance Inc. 86,214 40 8 Yahoo […]
Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look at “Lady in the Lake,” the upcoming, seven-part limited series starring Natalie Portman, who also serves as executive producer, and Moses Ingram. “Lady in the Lake” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, July 19, 2024, followed by new episodes […]
According to the latest data from research firm Canalys, worldwide tablet shipments increased modestly by 1% in the first quarter of 2024, reaching 33.7 million units. This growth follows four consecutive quarters of year-on-year declines and is thanks to a revival in consumer spending and the stabilization of global economies. Apple holds the lead in tablets with […]