Enlarge / The Amazon Prime Video app for macOS. (credit: Samuel Axon) Amazon has released a Prime Video app that runs natively on the Mac. The app offers many of the same features as the mobile app but is available in the Mac App Store. The app is free to download but requires an Amazon […]
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Apple patent fights lookie-loos with glasses-activated screen blur
Enlarge / For your eyes only. (credit: Apple ) Apple is giving new meaning to the phrase “for your eyes only. ” A patent filed by Apple and published Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office details the tech giant’s interest in creating “privacy eyewear” that blurs content on a device’s screen unless someone […]
Big Tech tries to soften the blow of Europe’s looming crackdown
The Apple CEO says he’s personally taken bought cryptocurrency. His company needs more time to survey the landscape. Read More
Judge rejects Apple’s arguments for delaying ordered iOS App Store changes
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) In September, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must allow iOS developers to direct users to external content-purchasing mechanisms outside of the App Store’s built-in In-App Purchases. Tuesday night, Rogers refused Apple’s request to stay that ruling, setting the stage for it to go into […]
Tim Cook buys into crypto—even if Apple isn’t following him yet
The Apple CEO says he’s personally taken bought cryptocurrency. His company needs more time to survey the landscape. Read More
Leaked Apple silicon roadmap reveals plans for Mac Pro, MacBook Air
Enlarge / The M1 SoC die compared to M1 Pro and M1 Max. (credit: Apple) Apple has already finalized the second generation of Mac processors, and the third generation is expected to be made with a new 3-nanometer process, according to a report in The Information citing people with direct knowledge of the plans. The […]
Mark Zuckerberg will be the Christopher Columbus of the metaverse
Facebook’s CEO adores Augustus Caesar, but his legacy may be more aligned with another complicated historical figure. Read More
Apple’s Federighi delivers dramatic speech on dangers of sideloading
Enlarge / Apple’s Software Engineering SVP Craig Federighi speaks at Web Summit 2021. (credit: Web Summit) Apple executive Craig Federighi, who is responsible for the company’s iOS software for iPhones, delivered a lengthy speech intended to alarm listeners about what might happen if Apple is forced to allow users to sideload apps. The speech was […]
Apple unloads a charm offensive to beat back proposed E.U. tech regulation
Apple senior exec Craig Federighi makes the case against Europe’s draft “digital markets act” on stage at Web Summit. Read More
Checkout.com CEO says crypto ‘stablecoins’ could one day run the world
The founder of one of the world’s most valuable startups has high hopes for digital currencies. Read More