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Updates to Apple hardware this year will focus on power users

Updates to Apple hardware this year will focus on power users

Apple’s roadmap for the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit beyond that) appears to take aim at big spenders and power users, if we can trust inside information posted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman — as one generally can. Expect updates to the iPad, MacBook Air and Pro and Thunderbolt display. The pendulum is […]

Apple wants you to think about the iPad Pro as a computer

Apple wants you to think about the iPad Pro as a computer

You can’t say you haven’t seen this coming. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said again and again that the iPad Pro is the company’s vision of the future of computing. And today, Apple is confirming this vision with a new ad. For the first time, Apple is calling the iPad Pro a computer. The ad […]

iPhone, iPad and Mac sales are down, but Apple only cares about services now

iPhone, iPad and Mac sales are down, but Apple only cares about services now

Apple just reported its Q3 2016 earnings, and investors are sending its stock through the roof. While the company managed to beat analysts’ expectations, Apple is selling fewer iPhones, iPads and Macs than last year during the same period. The long period of endless growth on all product lines is definitely over. In particular, Apple […]

Apple eyeing touch controls to extend the power of the stylus

Apple eyeing touch controls to extend the power of the stylus

Apple has been looking at ways to extend the control power of stylus input methods, patenting a touch sensitive stylus which could allow for users to manipulate on screen objects depending on how and where they place their fingers on the stylus shaft itself. The patent, spotted earlier by AppleInsider, was first filed in December 2014, before Apple had its […]

Don’t have an Apple TV? The iPad can also be a Home Hub for HomeKit devices

Don’t have an Apple TV? The iPad can also be a Home Hub for HomeKit devices

Yesterday at its annual developer’s conference Apple took the wraps off the next generation of HomeKit, its Internet of Things platform for devices such as smart locks, thermostats and internet appliances. Key among the new features highlighted during the unveiling was that the Apple TV can act as a HomeKit hub, allowing homeowners to remotely […]

iOS 10 beta finally lets you remove all those built-in apps

iOS 10 beta finally lets you remove all those built-in apps

Raise your hand if you have a folder on your iPhone or iPad filled with all the built-in apps from Apple that you never use but can’t delete. Oh, all of you? Then you’ll be interested to learn that iOS 10 will finally allow you to remove those pesky apps and reclaim the space they’ve […]

FileMaker 15 launches with support for Apple’s latest hardware features

FileMaker 15 launches with support for Apple’s latest hardware features

FileMaker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple, makes it easy for those without any programming knowledge as well as experienced programmers to build line-of-business apps for the iPhone, iPad, Windows PC and Mac. The product has been around since the 1980s (back then it was called Nutshell), but has evolved ever since. With the release of this latest […]

Everything you need to know about Apple’s huge second-quarter miss

Everything you need to know about Apple’s huge second-quarter miss

Okay folks, this is the big one. Last year the company brought in revenue of $58 billion — and it showed its first decline in 13 years by posting revenue of $50.6 billion for the second quarter this year, missing analyst expectations on its revenue and guidance by quite a bit. We’re parsing through all the details […]

Apple’s loudest activist investor just dumped his stake

Apple’s loudest activist investor just dumped his stake

Carl Icahn, one of Apple’s biggest activist investors, told CNBC he has exited his position in the company. He was known for basically trying to pressure Apple into bumping up its efforts to return value to investors. At the time he declared his position, Apple was in the process of a $100 billion several-year capital return program […]