Spotify Continues to Grow Faster Than Apple Music Thanks to Free Tier Spotify today announced it now has over 140 million subscribers worldwide, including users that only listen to the free ad-supported tier. Spotify last said it had over 100 million subscribers in June 2016, so it has gained around 40 million listeners in one
Apple Watch Series 3 in a nutshell: Leaks, rumours and UK launch date
The Apple Watch Series 3 will launch later in 2017 according to the latest reports, bringing some tempting new features such as full cellular support. Here’s the latest leaks and rumours about the third Apple Watch wearable. Although the original Apple Watch seemed like a bit of a rush job, with Apple desperate to finally
Apple Supplier Confirms New iPhone Models Will Be 'Waterproof' With Wireless Charging
Apple Supplier Confirms New iPhone Models Will Be ‘Waterproof’ With Wireless Charging iPhone assembler Wistron has confirmed that at least one of Apple’s next-generation iPhone models will be “waterproof” and include wireless charging capabilities, according to Japanese website Nikkei Asian Review. “Assembly process for the previous generations of [iPhones] have not changed much, though new
MacoOS High Sierra, iOS 11 Beta: Updates To Bring Two-Factor Authentication To Apple Devices
As users start to update their Apple devices to iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, they will notice what has been perceived as a requirement to start using two-factor authentication. That’s not quite the case. A notification from Apple about changes that will be introduced in the public beta versions of the respective operating systems
Hands-On With Apple's New 10.5-Inch iPad Pro
Hands-On With Apple’s New 10.5-Inch iPad Pro The first orders for the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro, which was introduced at the Worldwide Developers Conference last week, started arriving to customers today, and the new tablet, along with its larger 12.9-inch sibling, became available for purchase in Apple retail stores this morning. With the 10.5-inch iPad
Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ Beat Apple iPhone 7 Plus, LG G6 In US Consumer Ratings Report
The people have spoken: Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones are the best of the best smartphones out on the market today. The Android handsets beat Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus and LG’s G6 in the latest consumer ratings report. On Wednesday, a new Consumer Reports smartphone ratings review was published, revealing that more U.S.
Tim Cook Confirms Apple's Focus on Autonomous Driving Systems
Tim Cook Confirms Apple’s Focus on Autonomous Driving Systems Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken to Bloomberg to clarify for the first time the company’s intentions in the automotive market, following several reports in recent months indicating that the company has put its ambitions to build a car on the back-burner. “We’re focusing on autonomous
Apple Offers Free Redeem Codes for AirPano's Virtual City Book App
The official Apple Store app is currently offering free redeem codes for AirPano’s City Book app, which lets iOS users explore bird’s-eye view panoramas of 10 famous cities from around the world. Each high-resolution cityscape consists of multiple connected spherical photo panoramas that users can rotate and zoom 360 degrees via touch or by physically
AirPods iOS 11 Update: Headphones Will Automatically Sync With Apple TV With tvOS 11, Plus More
AirPods soon will sync automatically with the Apple TV, with the device’s upcoming update, tvOS 11 developer beta shows, 9to5Mac reported. The wireless headphones currently sync with other paired Apple devices, including the iPad, Apple Watch and Macs through iCloud. Apple TV had been excluded from the iCloud syncing setup. Read: Siri vs. Alexa vs.
Apple's External Graphics Development Kits shipping to some developers
Some developers are already beginning to receive their External Graphics Development Kits from Apple. Initially unveiled earlier this week as part of Apple’s push to bring VR developers over to the macOS platform, the eGPU kit is made to help developers create and test virtual reality content on a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac. From Cubibicle Ninjas
Kaby Lake Apple iMacs have upgradeable CPUs and RAM
Earlier this week Apple held its annual WWDC, where quite a lot of shiny, slim new Apple hardware (and new OS software) was launched. We duly noted the first content creator professional targeted iMac, the aptly named Apple iMac Pro, and also a pair of powerful and sleek new iPad Pro tablets, again fishing for
Apple Music Loses Exclusive Streaming Deal With Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is making her entire back catalog of music available across all major streaming services, bringing Apple Music’s exclusive content deal with the singer to an end (via TechCrunch). Beginning today, rival services including Spotify, Amazon Music, and Tidal will all be able to list the artist’s existing discography, including Swift’s album “1989”, which
Apple Refreshes iPad Pro Lineup: A10X Fusion SoC for 10.5-inch, 12.9-inch Models
In addition to showing off its latest OS and software updates, Apple made several hardware announcements at WWDC 2017, including a refreshed iPad Pro lineup. The smaller of the two Pros ditches the 9.7-inch screen, which dates all the way back to the original iPad, for a 10.5-inch panel that fits into a chassis only
iPhone Repair Shops: Apple Fixing Store Lines By Installing 'Secret' Machine At Third-Party Locations
If you break your iPhone screen in the future, you might not have to deal with the long line at the Apple Store to get it mended. Apple plans to offer to fix cracked iPhones at third-party locations in 25 countries, executives told Reuters. Apple will install its secret Horizon Machine, which fixes cracked iPhone
Apple's New Shot on iPhone Ad 'Earth' Includes Narration by Carl Sagan From His Book 'Pale Blue Dot'
Apple’s New Shot on iPhone Ad ‘Earth’ Includes Narration by Carl Sagan From His Book ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Apple tonight shared a new ad in its line of “Shot on iPhone” commercials, this one focused on iPhone users who have taken impressive photos and videos of vistas around the planet. Well-known astronomer Carl Sagan narrates
Apple Launches 'Today at Apple' Classes Around the World
Apple Launches ‘Today at Apple’ Classes Around the World Apple in April announced plans to begin offering “Today at Apple” educational classes at all of its 495 stores around the world, and as of today, the company has launched a new website to allow customers to sign up for the sessions. More than 4,000 sessions
iPhone 8 Predicted to Cost $999 For 128GB And $1,099 For 256GB, With No 32GB Model
iPhone 8 Predicted to Cost $999 For 128GB And $1,099 For 256GB, With No 32GB Model Apple’s so-called “iPhone 8” with an OLED display and wireless charging is widely expected to cost in the neighborhood of $1,000 in the United States, and Wall Street analysts continue to guess just how much it’ll sell for. iPhone
What to do when your iPhone or iPad won't turn on
Have you got an iPhone, iPad or iPod that refuses to turn on or appears to be ‘bricked’? There’s a good chance that your iOS device is still fundamentally functional, but you just need to use some gentle persuasion to wake it up. In any case, there are several steps you can take to resolve
iPhone 8 To Get LG Facial Recognition System Module For 3D Front-Facing Camera
LG Innotek, a unit of LG group, will supply 3D facial recognition modules for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 8, Korea Economic Daily reported Thursday. Apple and LG Innotek got together last year to develop the first-ever 3D facial recognition camera, which will be used for “a variety of applications from biometric authentication to games,” the report
TSMC Begins Production of A11 Processor After Initial Manufacturing Issues Resolved
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has commenced production of Apple’s A11 processor, according to a new report by DigiTimes. The chip is expected to power the company’s redesigned OLED “iPhone 8”, scheduled to launch in the fall. TSMC is the sole supplier of A11 chips, which could also make their way into the upgraded “S”