Apple Park Visitor Center Adds New One Of A Kind Avenues Depicting Apple Watch Series 4 Iphone Xs In Exquisite Detail

While standard Apple retail locations around the world have been receiving new graphic panels and 3D Feature Bays for the launch of the Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone XS, and upcoming iPhone XR, Apple Park Visitor Center is a wholly unique place. Coinciding with yesterday’s product launches, the store section of the space received some new and incredibly unique displays. Since opening briefly to press for last year’s iPhone X keynote and later to the public in November, Apple Park Visitor Center has featured several exclusive product displays known as Avenues....

May 13, 2022 · 4 min · 745 words · Megan Williams

Apple Picks Up Space Drama From Star Trek Veteran In Latest Tv Effort

Apple is steadily putting together a catalog of original content behind-the-scenes before it launches its own video streaming service similar to Netflix and Hulu, and the latest series to receive the green light is an unnamed sci-fi space drama. Deadline reports (via Variety) that Ronald D. Moore, who is the showrunner for Outlander on Starz and has worked on Star Trek as well as Battlestar Galactica, will lead the project for Apple....

May 13, 2022 · 1 min · 203 words · June Roebuck

Apple Promoting Fitness With Homepage Takeover Before You Break Those New Year S Resolutions

New year, new you – Apple’s website is promoting Fitness+ service if you access the company’s page. This change, most likely, is to encourage people to have a healthier year and, of course, to promote Apple’s own fitness service. When you access apple.com, you’ll watch a short video with Apple Fitness+ trainers working out. Different from what customers are used to, there are no references about new iPhones, Apple Watch, AirPods, Mac, or even the holidays gifts....

May 13, 2022 · 2 min · 364 words · William Kimmerle

Apple Releases A Portrait Of Canada Shot On Iphone Video For Canada Day

To celebrate Canada Day and the country’s 150th anniversary taking place July 1st this weekend, Apple today released a new shot on iPhone campaign that includes photos and a short film titled “A Portrait of Canada”. The company worked with three Canadian artists on the project including Humble the Poet, photographer Caitlin Cronenberg and First Nations band A Tribe Called Red, each contributing words, images and music used in the video below....

May 13, 2022 · 1 min · 201 words · Henry Zepeda

Apple Releases Ios 8 Gm Ahead Of Sep 17 Public Release

iOS 8 is scheduled to be released over-the-air next week on September 17th for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 7 with a list of new features including iCloud Drive; a new Health app; support for app extensions and third party keyboards; continuity features that bridge iPhone, iPad, and Mac; new Family Sharing functionality; and more. iOS 8 will support iPhone 4S and later, iPad 2/iPad mini and later, and iPod touch 5th generation....

May 13, 2022 · 1 min · 151 words · Erin Hodges

Apple Releases New Universal Ios App Podcasts

[slideshow] As we reported on a few weeks ago, Apple has just released a brand new free universal iOS app, Podcasts. Apple describes this as as being “the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Explore hundreds of thousands of free audio and video podcasts from the Podcasts Catalog, and play the most popular podcasts, organized for you by topic, with the all-new Top Stations feature....

May 13, 2022 · 2 min · 342 words · Shannon Galvan

Apple Releases Update To Leopard Includes Flashback Removal Tool

While Apple has released updates for both Lion and Snow Leopard to remove the Flashback malware that is making the rounds, the company had not released a fix for Leopard until today. Apple released a Flashback Removal Security Update for Leopard this afternoon that weighs 1.23MB. Along with removing the Flashback malware, it also disables the Java plug-in in Safari. Apple described the update: Apple also released Security Update 2012-003 for Leopard that “disables versions of Adobe Flash Player that do not include the latest security updates and provides the option to get the current version from Adobe’s website....

May 13, 2022 · 2 min · 244 words · James Hardison

Apple Reportedly Abandoned Plans To Roll Out End To End Encrypted Icloud Backups Apparently Due To Pressure From The Fbi

According to a report from Reuters, Apple abandoned plans to release an end-to-end encrypted version of iCloud backups after facing complaints from the FBI who told Apple that it would hinder their investigations. The report says that Apple was working on the feature more than two years ago, but it was cancelled after the FBI raised concerns. One employee said “legal killed it, for reasons you can imagine”. End-to-end encryption works by making an encryption key based on factors that are not stored on the server....

May 13, 2022 · 3 min · 449 words · Barbara Bell

Apple Issues Ios 10 Beta 3 For Developers Here S Everything New

Apple today issued the third iOS 10 beta for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch for developer testing since WWDC 2016. iOS 10 brings a refreshed look to Apple Music and News plus loads of new features to the platform. The software update will be ready for everyone later this fall, and we’ll dig through the third developer version of the iOS 10 beta below. If you’re already testing iOS 10 beta on your iPhone or iPad, head to the Software Update section of the Settings app to find the OTA update....

May 12, 2022 · 3 min · 466 words · Anthony Straight

Apple Makes Changes To Bring On More Partnerships For Iad

The Wall Street Journal reported this evening that Apple isn’t seeing the success they’d like with their iAd platform. The company has deployed iAd as an advertising platform throughout their iOS devices in the summer of 2010 and is now making changes in the hope of attracting both more developers and ad spending. First off, Apple is reportedly lowering the entry-level cost for marketers to $400,000 – down from $500,000 and even lower from the original $1 million when the platform was launched....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 335 words · David Lowe

Apple Podcasts Covid 19 New Channel To Stay Informed

No two mediums are better suited to keep us up to date with the latest news around COVID-19 than podcasts and Twitter. Oddly enough, Twitter was created after Apple built the iTunes Podcasts directory and essentially put Odeo out of business. The folks behind Odeo eventually went on to create Twittr, now known as Twitter. Apple has released a dedicated Apple Podcasts feature related to COVID-19 coverage. The news is changing by the hour during this crisis, and podcasts have been my outlet to stay up to date....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 317 words · Joseph Reed

Apple Posts Official Support Doc With Temporary Workarounds For Messages Bug

Earlier this week a bug was discovered that centered around a string of text that when received via a message would cause your iPhone Springboard to crash and the Messages app to crash continuously. At the time, Apple said it was aware of the bug and working to push an update to fix it. In the meantime however, the company tonight has published an official support document with a few suggestions on how to temporarily work around the issue....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 292 words · Elizabeth Gomez

Apple Preferred By 76 Of Retail It Managers Over Android Or Windows

The use of technology in retail has certainly expanded in the last decade. Mobile point of sale systems, in-store Wi-Fi, and Beacon technology have changed the job of retail IT managers. A new independent survey that was commissioned by Jamf shows that retail IT managers strongly prefer Apple technologies over those from Windows or Android. The survey was conducted by Vanson Bourne, and 700 retail IT decision-makers participated. Their findings show that 95% or more of those surveyed believe that mobile technology enables them to better optimize inventory planning and management, personalize the customer experience, and boost employee productivity....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 334 words · Lawrence Crouse

Apple Promises To Stop Mining The Earth Build All Products From Recycled Materials

Apple has a history of being one of the most environmentally conscious companies, and it’s about to take those efforts a step further. According to Apple’s 2017 Environment Responsibility Report released today, the company’s latest environmental initiative will see it “stop mining the earth altogether.” Apple says that it will start making devices entirely from recycled materials, including aluminum, copper, tin, and tungsten. The issue, however, is that the company doesn’t know how it’s going to do this yet....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 330 words · Calvin Gigliotti

Apple Releases Itunes 11 0 4 With Fixes For Syncing Itunes Store Bugs

This morning, Apple has released iTunes 11.0.4 with a focus on bug fixes. Notably, according to the release notes, a bug that would force iTunes to quit when syncing moves between wired and wireless states has been fixed. Additionally, a bug that forces users to repeatedly sign-in to the iTunes Store has also been squashed. The update is available via the Mac App Store’s Software Update function. Last month, Apple updated iTunes with a new Mini-Player design and other improved music sorting and playback views....

May 12, 2022 · 1 min · 110 words · Richard Buckley

Apple Releases Update To Os X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4

Apple has released a software update to the current OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 seed. The software update is not an entirely new developer preview, but simply an update to the already existing preview. Developers can access this software update via the Mac App Store. Apple has not provided specifics on what this update contains, but we will update on anything that we find. Updates: – Seed size is 1....

May 12, 2022 · 1 min · 97 words · Richard Schaufelberge

Apple Reportedly Reverses Decision On Rejecting Ios 8 Calculator Widgets

Update: Thompson has verified the policy change. We learned yesterday from developer James Thompson that Apple had informed him that the calculator widget for his app PCalc, which had already been approved and even featured by the App Store, would have to remove the widget from the app to remain available for sale. The reason Apple gave, according to Thompson’s tweets, is that “widgets on iOS cannot perform any calculations” which his PCalc calculator widget obviously did, but it seems Apple has since reversed that decision, according to iMore and TechCrunch....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 363 words · Francis Fite

Apple Responds To Open Letter About Improving Usage And Reputation Of Final Cut Pro In Filmmaking Industry

In April, a large group of Final Cut editors signed their name to an open letter asking Apple to do more to promote the use of Final Cut in the TV and film industry, in addition to closing long-running feature requests. Today, Apple publicly responded. The letter reads: “the creative community has always been so important to us at Apple,” and the company pledged to address “your important feature requests.” Apple also said that is adding new training products, expanding workshops, and setting up a consultation panel of experts....

May 12, 2022 · 3 min · 471 words · Jennifer Cruz

Apple Rolls Out Fix For Macos Monterey Bug That Bricked Some Macs With The T2 Chip

macOS Monterey was released to the public last month with new features such as Focus modes, Shortcuts, and more. For users of select older Macs, however, the update bricked their machines and prevented them from turning on. Now, Apple says it has identified an issue affecting the T2 security chip that caused this problem and is rolling out a fix to prevent it from happening in the future. In a statement, Apple explained (via Rene Ritchie):...

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 341 words · Linda Harvey

Apple S 10 2 Inch Ipad 99 Off In Today S Best Deals

Today’s best deals include $99 off Apple’s 10.2-inch iPad and HomePod at $200. You can also save big on the entire iPhone 11 lineup. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Take $99 off 10.2-inch iPad With a larger 10.2-inch display, Apple Pencil support, and compatibility with smart connector accessories, this is arguably one of the most compelling iPads in Apple’s stable currently. Includes an A10 Fusion chip, 8MP camera, and support for 1080p HD recording....

May 12, 2022 · 2 min · 344 words · Amber Edmundson