Enlarge / Apple offices in northern California. (credit: Apple) Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will require an iPhone within wireless range to function for at least some apps and experiences, according to a new report in The Information. The Information’s sources say that Apple completed work on the system-on-a-chip (SoC) for the headset “last year” […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | stockcam ) Apple company has made another concession related to its restrictive App Store rules, saying that it will let several types of media apps link to their own websites, where users can purchase subscriptions without Apple getting its usual commission. Apple was forced to make the change to settle […]
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 6. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Analysts and reporters have published conflicting reports about what to expect from the next Apple Watch. Some, like Nikkei, claimed it will have new health sensors, but others like Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman have said that this year’s model will offer no major new hardware features […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Apple will finally let developers tell users about purchase options available outside the iOS App Store. The iPhone maker agreed to this and other concessions—including $100 million in payments to developers—in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by two app developers in 2019. Apple and the […]
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Enlarge / Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, California. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) As Apple and other big tech companies postpone their planned returns to physical offices, a survey has found that workers around the United States would give up a lot to stay remote. As previously reported by ZDNet, GoodHire published a survey […]
Enlarge / The iPhone 12 mini. (credit: Samuel Axon) Last year, the iPhone 12 mini flopped—a setback for lovers of small flagship phones designed for one-handed use. But as anyone who has been following Apple for years knows, former CEO Steve Jobs was an advocate for small phones. Now, thanks to an email written by […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | d3sign) More than 90 policy groups from the US and around the world signed an open letter urging Apple to drop its plan to have Apple devices scan photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). “The undersigned organizations committed to civil rights, human rights, and digital rights around the world […]
Enlarge / The updated iCloud for Windows and new iCloud Passwords app. (We’ve blacked out some private information here, obviously.) (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released a new version of iCloud for Windows, numbered 12.5. The update adds the ability to access and manage passwords saved in iCloud from a Windows machine, a feature users […]
Enlarge / FlickType iPhone keyboard. (credit: FlickType) An iPhone keyboard for blind users will be discontinued, according to the app’s developer, who alleges that “Apple has thrown us obstacle after obstacle for years while we try to provide an app to improve people’s lives.” FlickType includes an Apple Watch keyboard and the iPhone keyboard intended […]