Apple’s HomePod voice-activated smart speaker is off to a slow start since launching in January with the company reducing its sales forecasts and cutting orders. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Apple has reduced the orders with Inventec, which is one of...
The Apple App Store endured its first ever contraction in 2017 — dropping from 2.2 million published iOS apps in the beginning of the year to 2.1 million by year-end. The news comes from a new report from Appfigures, according to TechCrunch. The App Store’s contraction was...
Apple is reportedly working on new technology that would enable touchless gestures as well as curved screens for future iterations of the iPhone. Bloomberg reported Apple is betting the new technologies will aid in differentiating the phone in a crowded mobile handset market. The touchless...
Sources are saying that Apple could begin using its own chips in Mac computers as early as 2020, which would mean cutting ties with current chipmaker Intel. According to Bloomberg, the initiative, code named Kalamata, is still in the early stages, but has been approved...
Apple, the iPhone maker, is reportedly gearing up to nearly double the number of jobs associated with Siri, its voice-activated personal assistant, compared to the same time frame a year ago. Cult Of Apple, citing Thinkum, a research firm, reported Apple wants to hire 142...
In the aftermath of Facebook’s data scandal, Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling for stronger privacy regulations for tech companies. According to The Verge, Cook was speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Saturday (March 24) when he was asked about what he...
When iOS 11 debuted, Apple allowed iPhone users to have more privacy by letting them hide notifications on their lock screen until they unlocked their phones with Face ID or Touch ID. But that security measure can apparently be circumvented through Siri, Mashable reported. To...
In an annual survey of the reputations of the “most visible” corporate brands, Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc,’s Google fell from the top 10 to No. 29 and No. 28 spots, respectively. Tesla, however, climbed from the No. 9 spot to the No. 3 spot,...
With its market cap at an all-time high, Apple is only $78 billion away from a trillion dollar valuation. According to Recode, despite disappointing earnings last month, the company’s stock rose 40 percent to a high on Monday of $182 per share. Just last week,...
