Enlarge / The Apple M1 is a world-class processor—but it feels even faster than its already-great specs imply. Howard Oakley did a deep-dive investigation to find out why. (credit: SOPA Images via Getty) Apple’s M1 processor is a world-class desktop and laptop processor—but when it comes to general-purpose end-user systems, there’s something even better than […]
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Apple Music subscribers will get lossless and spatial audio for free next month
Apple Music on an iPhone with these new audio features enabled. [credit: Apple ] Today, Apple announced that its Apple Music streaming app will get two major new audio features next month: lossless audio support and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos for a wide range of supported headphones and speakers. Apple Music will play songs […]
Why Roblox’s definition of “games” is key to the Epic vs. Apple case
Enlarge / Just some of the characters that don’t star in games anymore, according to Roblox. Roblox, the massively valued user-created gaming platform, has removed any mention of “games” from its user interface. It’s a seemingly small semantic change that nonetheless could have some major implications in the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial. The […]
Contact tracing apps saved thousands of lives, says a new study
A new study in the journal Nature found that the U.K.’s COVID-19 contact tracing app helped avert as many as 900,000 infections even though a fraction of people installed it. Read More
Apple employee activism sparked over ex-Facebook hire (and dismissal)
An Apple employee petition that denounced the hiring of a former Facebook employee got instant results. Read More
Investors dump stocks, gold and crypto as suddenly everything looks expensive
The question remains: can we call this too a “transitory” move? Read More
The Apple and Epic Games court case is literally bananas
An Apple lawyer’s digression about the wardrobe choices of a fruity Fortnite video game character strikes at the heart of the legal dispute. Read More
Big Tech tumbles—and crypto sinks with it
Don’t look now—chips and FANG stocks are in correction territory. Read More
Apple invests $45 million more in Gorilla Glass-maker Corning
Corning’s glass products, close up. [credit: Apple ] Apple has invested an additional $45 million in US-based Corning Incorporated, the maker of Gorilla Glass, the companies announced today. A news release from Apple says the investment will help “expand Corning’s manufacturing capacity in the US” and “drive research and development into innovative new technologies that […]
Security researcher successfully jailbreaks an Apple AirTag
After permanently bricking two AirTags, stacksmashing succeeded in breaking into and reprogramming a third. [credit: stacksmashing ] This weekend, German security researcher stacksmashing declared success at breaking into, dumping, and reflashing the microcontroller of Apple’s new AirTag object-location product. Breaking into the microcontroller essentially meant being able both to research how the devices function (by analyzing […]