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  1. Maura

    Apple Acquires TV Series Based on Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ Novels

    AppleInsider reports that Apple has snapped up a new television series based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ novels. Currently in production at Skydance Television, the show is being executive produced by showrunners David Goyer and Josh Friedman, who have such credits as The Dark Knight, Ghost...
  2. Maura

    Survey Finds That 82% of Teens Polled Own an iPhone, as Interest in Apple Watch Also Grows

    MacRumors reports that a new survey from investment company Piper Jaffray has found that Apple’s iPhone is more popular than ever, with 82% of the teens surveyed owning an iPhone, an increase of 4% from 78% of those polled in fall 2017. Also, 84% of those teens polled said that they expect their...
  3. Maura

    Reports of iOS 11.3 Update Bricking Third-Party-Repaired iPhone 8

    A new report from Motherboard, via AppleInsider, reveals that the release of iOS 11.3 has bricked the touch function of “thousands” of iPhone 8 units that have previously had their screens repaired by non-Apple repair facilities. According to one repair shop that spoke to Motherboard, the...
  4. Maura

    Apple Announces All its Facilities are Now Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

    According to a new report from MacRumors today, Apple has announced that all of its worldwide facilities, such as retail stores, offices, and data centres, are now entirely powered by100% clean energy. The remarkable achievement includes establishing facilities in 43 different countries...
  5. Maura

    Apple Announces (PRODUCT)RED Edition iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

    MacRumors reports that Apple has today announced (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition versions of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 9 Plus, which are available to pre-order from 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time tomorrow, April 10, ready for arrival in stores on Friday, April 13. The new (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition phones...
  6. Maura

    Rumour: One of This Year’s iPhones Will Have a Three-Lens Camera System

    According to a report from The Economic Daily News, via AppleInsider, at least one of the three iPhone models that Apple is rumoured to be launching this year will have a three-lens camera system. Sources in Apple’s supply chain are claiming that one model in particular (not named) will have a...
  7. Maura

    Redesigned Mac Pro Coming in 2019

    According to a new report from TechCrunch, via MacRumors, Apple is working on a redesigned, modular Mac Pro for professional users that should be ready to launch by 2019. TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino met up with the Apple pro product team during a visit to the Cupertino campus, where he was...
  8. Maura

    Snapchat Unveils New Face Lens Filters Exclusively for iPhone X

    9to5 Mac reports that Snapchat has today unveiled three special new face filters that can only be used on iPhone X. The three new filters are an 80s wrestler mask, a tiara, and an “ornate, bejewelled” mask, and they take advantage of the infrared sensors that are unique to the iPhone X’s...
  9. Maura

    Apple is Developing iPhones With Touchless Gesture Controls and Curved Screens

    According to a new report on Bloomberg, via MacRumors, Apple is currently working on iPhones with “touchless gesture control” and curved displays. Bloomberg’s source says that this is so that the iPhone is distinguishable in a crowded smartphone market. The source told Bloomberg that the...
  10. Maura

    Forthcoming 15-Inch MacBook Pro Could Have Intel’s New Six-Core i9 Processor

    Intel has today launched its brand new Coffee Lake laptop processors, bringing its Core i9 range to laptops for the first time in a thermal profile that the current 15-inch MacBook Pro can use. AppleInsider writes that the newly announced six-core i9-8950HK has a base clock speed of 2.9...
  11. Maura

    Japan Display Looking to Supply Apple With Panels for 2018 LCD iPhone

    MacRumors writes that according to a new report from Nikkei, Japan Display is looking to raise $517 million via third-party share allocations and asset sales in order to fund production of displays for the new LCD iPhone that Apple is set to launch later this year. After losing out last year...
  12. Maura

    Now Everyone Can Download Fortnite Battle Royale for iOS

    AppleInsider reports today that Epic Games has finally made the massively popular Fortnite Battle Royale available to all iOS users (Android users must wait a few more weeks) rather than only those who have been invited to play. During March, only those players who had signed up to the game’s...
  13. Maura

    iOS 11.3 Arrives With Battery Health Tool and New Animoji

    Apple took us off guard on Thursday by releasing iOS 11.3, the latest major update to iOS 11. Among the many new features included in the update are the long-awaited “Battery Health” feature that arose after the whole performance-throttling furore of the past few months, and which will notify...
  14. Maura

    Mazda Announces CarPlay Support at the New York International Auto Show

    MacRumors reports that Mazda has announced at the New York International Auto Show that it is finally bringing Apple CarPlay to one of its vehicles. The first Mazda vehicle to have CarPlay support is the new 2018 Mazda6, and it is set to get the feature this summer. All 2018 Mazda6 models with...
  15. Maura

    Apple Music Gets New “Music Videos” Section

    9to5 Mac reports today that Apple Music customers have noticed that a new “Music Videos” section has started appearing in their Music app. Music video updates in the Music app were previously announced as one of the new features to be included in iOS 11.3, but this has not appeared in any of the...
  16. Maura

    Tim Cook Says That he Wouldn't Be in Mark Zuckerberg's Situation

    MacRumors reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook has today told Recode’s Kara Swisher that “I wouldn’t be in this situation” when he was asked what he would do if he were Mark Zuckerberg at the moment. During the interview, which took place at the Lane Tech College Prep High School where Apple held...
  17. Maura

    Apple Announces Free Coding Program for Chicago Teachers

    Following its education event in Chicago yesterday, during which it launched a new iPad, Apple has today announced a collaboration with Chicago Public Schools and Northwestern University to provide free professional education to teachers in Chicago, for the purpose of enabling the teachers to...
  18. Maura

    Apple’s Original TV Show Line-Up Set to Start Next March

    BGR writes today that the original TV content that Apple has been working on developing over the past couple of years will not launch until March 2019. The original report in The New York Times says that Apple’s approach to its original programming is to keep “its bright, optimistic brand...
  19. Maura

    This Year’s iPhone X Model Could See a $100 Price Cut

    MacRumors reports today that according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani, this year’s version of the iPhone X is set to have a $100 price cut, retailing for a starting price of $899, with the new 6.5-inch iPhone X costing from $999. The reason for the price cut, says Daryanani, is...
  20. Maura

    New Vulnerability Found in iOS 11 Camera QR Code Reader

    According to a new report on MacRumors today, a newly discovered vulnerability in iOS 11 was reported by Infosec over the weekend. The security flaw is said to affect the QR code scanner that is a new software feature introduced in iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad. The vulnerability that has just...
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