Prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI is now reporting that new MacBooks with 32GB of RAM is coming in 2017. Kuo also expects a price cut in the MacBook line next year as well. Kuo sites Apple's history when "major-upgraded models" are introduced, including the original MacBook Air and the retina MacBook Pro. He also believes that the USB-C...
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According to two sources who spoke to Digital Music News, Apple is considering dropping the Apple Music monthly price. It says that the service's current $9.99 for individuals will drop down to $7.99 and the family pricing will go from $14.99 to 12.99. Digital Music News says the new pricing will be a "holiday promotion discount" which basically means...
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Apple today has updated iTunes to version 12.5.3 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan. The update specifically fixes albums playing incorrectly and Beats 1 lyrics from appearing among other stability and performance improvements. iTunes 12.5.3 is now available on Macs running macOS Sierra or OS X El Capitan via the Mac App Store. Windows users will...
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Today Apple has seeded its first beta of macOS 10.12.2 to developers. We're unsure what's new in the beta but we'll keep you updated if we find more information. The update is currently available for only developers. It's not recommended to install this beta unless you're an actual developer as there's no reverting back without data loss. Those...
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Alongside various other betas, today Apple seeds its first tvOS 10.1 beta to developers. Notable changes include the new TV app demoed at Apple's 'hello again' event. It's highly not recommended to run this beta as it may cause problems with your Apple TV down the road. However, to proceed: head to Apple's Developer portal and download the...
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Alongside betas today, Apple has now released watchOS 3.1.1 beta 1 to developers. We're unsure at the moment what's new in the beta but we'll update this post with new information when available. If you're a developer and want to get it yourself, you can get it from the Developer Portal. If you're already on the beta, go ahead and update OTA. But...
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It's been a few hours since Apple has released iOS 10.1.1 to the public, Apple is now seeding its first beta of iOS 10.2 to developers. iOS 10.2 beta 1 is now available for download via Apple's Developer Center. The beta is available for only developers at this time. It is highly unrecommended to run this beta on your daily driver. However, if you...
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Today Apple has released iOS 10.1.1, the third revision to iOS 10 since its debut. iOS 10.1.1 comes one week after iOS 10.1 was released. Today's update includes a bug fix that caused issues where Health data could not be viewed for some users among other various bug fixes. iOS 10.1.1 can be downloaded on all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models that...
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Ever since iOS 7 there has been a major issue in the system, yet nobody is really addressing the issue. Maybe it’s because it’s not a large enough issue, or maybe these so-called “tech reviewers” don’t perceive the issue. In either case, there hasn’t been much coverage on the issue and I’d like to give it some exposure. Frame drops. Last...
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In an interview with CNET, Jony Ive and his team has rejected the concept of a touchscreen Mac 'many, many years ago.' He did suggest that Apple is working on things in this field beyond the newly announced Touch Bar. Of course, he doesn't go into much detail. Here's Ive's explanation as to why we don't see a touchscreen Mac.. For a bunch of practical...
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Along with physical function keys, glowing Apple logos, and USB-A ports, the new MacBook Pros lack the iconic Mac chime when the notebook boots up. The chime has been used on every Mac since 1998. The new MacBook Pros end the tradition as the chime has been completely removed from the notebook and will make no noise whatsoever on boot, unless something...
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Nikkei reports that Apple's iPhone 8, slated for 2017, will use an OLED display, at least on the biggest model with Sharp being the manufacturer behind it, making its manufacturing efforts in the U.S. “The iPhone has been evolving and now it is switching from LTPS (low-temperature poly-silicon) to OLED panels,” Tai told students at Tatung University,...
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The new MacBook Pros still max out at 16GB of RAM despite its more efficient Skylake processors, faster SSDs, better GPUs, and better thermal architecture. One customer (via MacRumors) emailed Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller regarding the lack of more RAM. According to Schiller, adding more than 16GB of RAM will draw too much power and will have...
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About a day after the announcement, Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pros with Touch Bar are now slipping down to 4-5 weeks in the United States after being 2-3 weeks initially. Yesterday, Apple took the wraps off its new MacBook Pro lineup, introducing three new models, a 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar, and a 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar....
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Following the unveiling of the new MacBook Pros to the public, Apple execs Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive sat down with CNET for an in-depth interview discussing the company's new MacBook Pros. Jony Ive starts off by explaining the idea of the Touch Bar, noting that it creates a "very interesting direction" for the laptop, and presumably...
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For those who weren't able to catch Apple's 'hello again' keynote, or would like to just watch it again, the company has now posted the full video online. This means you're able to re-watch the keynote, pause, rewind, and skip at any point. The keynote was much shorter than Apple's usual keynotes, though Apple spent most of the 80 minutes talking about...
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Today Apple has updated its MacBook Pro line with all new 13 and 15-inch models with Touch Bar and Touch ID which replace the function key rows. According to Apple, the Touch Bar is meant to replace the function keys "that have long occupied the top of your keyboard with something much more versatile and capable." However, without a physical Power...
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While Apple did update its MacBook Pro line with faster specs and Touch Bar, the company continues to sell the base model 2015 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros at the same entry-level prices of $1,299 and $1,999 respectively. Higher-end models with faster specs and more storage are no longer available for these models. The old 2015 MacBook Pros should...
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Apple did not update its MacBook Air line today, perhaps signaling the death of the line in favor of the MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups. While there was no mention of a MacBook Air update, Apple is still making the 13-inch MacBook Air available to purchase, which was last updated in 2015. The 11-inch, however, has been discontinued and can no longer...
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Keep checking back in as the event starts at 10PM PT. You'll need to continuously refresh this page for updates. Tim Cook opens with statements regarding accessibility. Apple is launching a new accessibility website. "We believe that technology should be accessible to everyone," Tim says. iOS 10 adoption rate is at 60%. Latest version of Android is...
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Apple's media event doesn't kick off until 10 AM PT today. During the event, we expect the company to announce new Mac hardware including the much anticipated MacBook Pro. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced and the rumor mill seems to not know either. However, Apple Stores do appear to be readying for something new as soon as today. A...
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As per usual, Apple has taken down its Online Store ahead of today's keynote. The companies Online Store currently states, “We’ll be back. We’re busy updating the Apple Store for you and will be back soon.” This implies today's event will feature some new products. We expect to see some new Macs and updates to the Apple TV. Today's iPhone...
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With less than a day before Apple's 'hello again' event tomorrow, it seems like the company will be unleashing some updates to the Apple TV in addition to the obvious Mac updates. One of these updates are a smart TV guide for the Apple TV, which aggregates different sources of TV shows and movies into a single view. This way, it's much easier to find what...
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If you've been looking forward to the upcoming AirPods that Apple said would be coming in 'late October', be prepared to be disappointed. In a statement sent to TechCrunch, Apple says they need 'a little more time' before AirPods will be available. “The early response to AirPods has been incredible. We don’t believe in shipping a product before...
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Nikkei Asian Review reports that Apple will be shifting to an all-glass design with its iPhone 8 next year, while also reporting that the company will introduce a 5-inch model. In the iPhone history, Apple has used an all-glass design with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s, but decided to switch to aluminum backs with the iPhone 5 through iPhone 7. A 5-inch...
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While most believe that tomorrow's 'hello again' event from Apple will be focused on the Mac, USA Today is reporting that the company will be launching a new app for the Apple TV. The new app will give users personalized TV show recommendations and will suggest TV shows based on their existing viewing habits or content subscriptions. The report says...
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Alongside other well known figures in the tech industry, Apple's head of Apple Pay Jennifer Bailey is set to appear in Recode's Code Conference this December. Bailey has run the company's online stores for several years now and is the head of Apple Pay development. The Code Conference meeting takes place multiple times a year. Bailey is appearing in...
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In WikiLeaks' ongoing dump of emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign manager John Podesta. In an email with Apple's VP Lisa Jackson may come as a surprise to some Apple customers at first, but after reading through it, it makes sense. The email says that Apple shares data with the government thousands of times a month, even with encryption, the company...
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On Tuesday, Apple posted its (fiscal) Q4 earnings for 2016 and gave the public a look at how well it has performed over the last 3 months. From the information they were able to provide, the company was able to come close to Wall Street's projections on how well the Cupertino-based company would perform. In the past 3 months, Apple was able to sell a...
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According to a report from MacRumors, macOS Sierra 10.12.1, which was released yesterday, includes hidden images for Apple Pay that depict the brand new MacBook Pro with the OLED touch panel, now known as the Magic Toolbar. In addition to the new panel, it also gives us a closer look at the redesigned MacBook Pro ahead of its launch on Thursday,...
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Bloomberg reports that Apple has hundreds of software engineers in Canada working on a car operating system. This is a rare case for Apple as the company has a tendency to keep all of its operations within reach of its Cupertino, California headquarters. According to the report, Apple has been hiring over the past year with "two dozen" coming from...
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On a post written by prominent Apple blogger John Gruber, he shares some details about the possibility of iMessage for Android. Apparently, the iPhone maker has been testing several variations of iMessage for Android, with some designs being a carbon copy of its iOS counterpart, while others lean more towards Google's Material Design. “I’ve heard...
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Earlier today, Apple launched its mobile payment system in one of the markets they consider important. Marking as the 12th major market for its Apple Pay service, Apple has launched the service in Japan. With this, Japanese customers are now able to use Apple Pay to make purchases in stores, apps, and online. Not to mention, this also gives them an...
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Along with other releases going out today, Apple has released macOS 10.12.1 to the public. Just like watchOS 3.1, and tvOS 10.0.1, macOS 10.12.1 doesn't appear to have any new features, aside from supporting the new, unreleased Macs that we expect Apple to announce later this week. According to the release notes, however, Apple has some notable fixes...
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Today Apple has released tvOS 10.0.1 to the public. Similar to today's watchOS 3.1 update, tvOS 10.0.1 seems to focus on performance enhancements and bug fixes. Aside from that, we see no user facing changes to the operating system. Meanwhile, we're still waiting on the much anticipated single sign-on feature that was originally scheduled for...
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Alongside iOS 10.1, Apple is chugging along now releasing watchOS 3.1 to the public. Unlike iOS 10.1, watchOS 3.1 seems to solely focus on bug fixes and performance improvements. In fact, Apple seemingly forgot to push updates to watchOS, and completely dropped beta testing midway, while continuing to release new beta upgrades to the other operating...
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Today Apple has released iOS 10.1 to the public. This update contains the new Portrait mode for users who have the iPhone 7 Plus which creates a software bokeh effect using the dual-camera system. iOS 10.1 can be downloaded as an over-the-air update for all devices capable of running iOS 10. Other notable features include support for replaying...
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With the Apple Watch Nike+ being prepared to go on sale on Friday, October 28, the company has now given us some other details regarding the launch. Firstly, you'll be able to buy the Apple Watch Nike+ at any Apple Store and 'select' Nike retail stores. In addition, it'll be available in elect specialty and department stores. The Apple Watch Nike+...
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In case we need more evidence of new Mac's coming on Thursday, the Russian trademark filings reveal that Apple is announcing three new Macs running macOS Sierra. The products have apparently passed the Russian registration, with the label 'portable personal computer models' with model identifiers A1706, A1707, and A1708. This falls in line with...
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Apple analyst KGI has released a report on Saturday outing what they believe is Apple's Mac roadmap ahead of the company's media event on October 27. The report says Apple will be releasing three Mac laptops at the event, a new 13-inch MacBook, 13-inch MacBook Pro and 15-inch MacBook Pro. It goes on to say that Apple will not be releasing a new iMac...
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The rollout for the iPhone 7 will be continuing into early next month as Apple announces an additional four countries for November 4. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will arrive in Armenia, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, and Central African Republic on November 4. While the phone is available in over 75 countries, it still has 30 countries or so where it has yet to...
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With the iPhone 7, Apple decided to bring two iPhone 7 variants to market. One that contains GSM/WDCMA/LTE (Intel), and the other with GSM/CDMA/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/LTE (Qualcomm). Now Cellular Insights is reporting that the Qualcomm model (MDM9645) performs better than the Intel modem. The report says Qualcomm's model which powers the Verizon, Sprint, and...
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Today Apple seeds its fourth tvOS 10.0.1 beta to developers. We're not sure what's new in tvOS 10.0.1 but we'll keep the post updated if any notable changes are found. It's highly not recommended to run this beta as it may cause problems with your Apple TV down the road. However, to proceed: head to Apple's Developer portal and download the...
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With reports suggesting Apple wants to move to a hardware keyboard with e-ink displays, with the latest suggesting it will be coming in the 2018 model, a new patent application tells us that Apple is really experimenting with variations of future keyboards on Macs. The patent application says that different people have different preferences for their...
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Prominent iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith last night tweeted that he found a one-handed mode for the iPhone keyboard via the iOS simulator. While unused, it has been available since iOS 8 (at the time when Apple launched the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus), but has yet to be enabled for the public. The feature is enabled by swiping on the edge...
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Apple may have not formally announced the new MacBook Pros, but the company has sent out an invite to the press that appears to be solely focused on Mac, specifically the MacBook Pro. While the notebook hasn't been announced, The Trademark Ninja reports that the rumored OLED touch bar that replaces the function keys will be called the Magic...
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Apple has recently tapped the home construction industry as an attempt to integrate its HomeKit platform into houses being built. According to Apple's vice president of product marketing Greg Joswiak, the company wishes to "bring home automation to the mainstream." And the best place to start with this, as Joswiak believes, is at the beginning; when a...
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It's now official. Apple's October 27 event has been scheduled and we're expecting new Macs to be announced. The tagline reads 'hello again'. The event will take place on Apple's Cupertino campus, likely the last one before Apple Campus 2 is ready to go. The event has come as a surprise as Apple did not hold a second fall event last year and all signs...
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Today Apple has seeded its fifth beta of macOS 10.12.1 to developers. We're unsure what's new in the beta but we'll keep you updated if we find more information. The update is currently available for only developers. It's not recommended to install this beta unless you're an actual developer as there's no reverting back without data loss. Those...
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It's been a few days since iOS 10.1 beta 4 was seeded to developers, Apple is now seeding its fifth beta of iOS 10.1 to developers. iOS 10.1 beta 5 is now available for download via Apple's Developer Center. The beta is available for both public beta and developers and is only available on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices. It is highly...
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