Apple releases betas for OS X 10.10.5, iOS 8.4.1

On the heels of the latest betas for OS X El Capitan and iOS 9 last week, Apple has seeded betas for OS X 10.10.5 and iOS 8.4.1. These updates are likely bug fixes for the current operating system versions. Earlier this week, Apple released an update to iTunes that corrects issues with Apple Music and iTunes Match. It's possible that this iOS update...

Apple Pay officially launches in the UK

Starting today, confirming earlier reports, Apple Pay is now live in the UK. This is the first international launch of Apple Pay since it was initially introduced along with the Apple Watch and iPhone 6 and went live in October 2014. This launch means that iPhone 6 owners can use their iPhones to pay for goods and services at more than 250,000...

Apple takes 92% of smartphone profits with 20% of smartphone sales

Apple has enjoyed the prestige of being one of the most profitable companies. But when it comes to smartphone manufacturers, Apple has a very impressive lead. In fact, among about 1000 companies that make smartphones, Apple is bringing in the most profits at an impressive 92% of total profits. The impressive thing about Apple's profits is that they only...

Apple releases iTunes 12.2.1 with fixes for iTunes Match and Apple Music

After the initial launch of Apple Music and iTunes 12.2 on June 30, some users were reporting problems with their music libraries. Today, Apple has released iTunes 12.2.1 with fixes to hopefully address all of those issues. Some users were reporting their iTunes Match music was being replaced with Apple Music copies. While that doesn't sound bad in...

The TiP Weekly: New software betas, possible iPod refresh next week, and more

July brings us a whole lot of different Apple news. Apple has their quarterly earnings at the end of the month, no doubt sharing a lot of large numbers related to revenue and profit. But could we have other news this month? Might we see new iPods soon? We'll see! We also have more software updates for Apple developers and, as expected, public...

Apple asks supplies for 90 million new iPhones this year

When Apple planned to launch the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, their first foray into larger phones, Apple asked its suppliers to order 70 million to 80 million devices. With the demand for the new products last year, that was a smart move. Now, just a couple of months before the expected announcement of the iPhone 6s, Apple is asking its suppliers for a...

Samsung and TSMC working on higher efficiency mobile processors

Business Korea reports that Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are racing to perfect a 10-nanometer process for ARM processors. The first to get things right is expected to win a contract with Apple to manufacture future processors. TSMC skipped any 14-nanometer efforts, for which Samsung came out ahead. This time around,...