Everything you need to know about the AirPods 2 AirPods were, upon their release back in 2016, a bit of a laughing stock thanks to their strange looks. Two years ago, people compared Apple’s …
Apple iPhone XR pre-orders are now open
Apple opened pre-orders for its more expensive iPhone models shortly after they were announced, leaving the more affordable iPhone XR out of the lineup. Now, you can finally pre-order an iPhone XR …
Apple MacBooks with custom ARM processors may not show up until 2021
You’ll likely have to wait longer than previously expected to buy Apple’s MacBooks with a 100% Apple-made (and ARM-supplied) silicon inside, according to the foremost Apple analyst. It …
Apple enables data downloads for US customers
Earlier this year, Apple started allowing its customers in the EU to download copies of the data the company holds on them to comply with General Data Protection Regulation rules that came into eff…
Apple comes out swinging against Australia’s proposed decryption law
Australia recently joined forces with the US, the UK, Canada and New Zealand (called the Five Eyes alliance) to propose mandatory backdoors in encrypted chat in a bid to strengthen national securit…
Apple Buys Music Analytics Company Asaii: Report
HIGHLIGHTS Apple’s deal to buy Asaii was worth less than $100 million: report Asaii can help Apple compete with Spotify Last month, Apple completed the acquisition of Shazam Apple has acquire…
Apple bought real-time video editing startup to boost its AR push
Apple has doubled down on AR by acquiring Danish machine learning company Spektral, whose software erases backgrounds from videos instantly. The purchase remained quiet until Danish newspaper B&osl…
Apple bolsters AR ambitions with real-time video editing purchase
With its ARKit tech powering increasingly impressive augmented reality experiences, Apple’s ambitions in the mixed-reality space are undeniable. And that investment shows no sign of slowing, …
Facebook releases Messenger Lite for iOS in Turkey
Facebook’s Messenger Lite has been available for the last couple of years, but only for Android. Until now, that is. TechCrunch reports that the company has now launched a version for iOS, bu…
Apple and Amazon deny allegations of server tampering by Chinese agents
Apple and Amazon have denied claims their company networks have been compromised by a Chinese hacking operation, following a report by Bloomberg Businessweek which claimed China had infiltrated the…