What’s Apple keeping under wraps? Apple is a notoriously secretive company, choosing to keep things under wraps until it has a product ready for market, as opposed to the likes of Google and Amazon, which fire out regular press releases highlighting what the company is working on. See also: It’s not just Macs: Almost everything […]
What if the iPhone 7 Pro is actually the brains of a virtual reality/augmented reality headset? This morning I read my ZDNet colleague Adrian Kingsley-Hughes’ column regarding Apple’s apparent uncaring attitude about the Android flagship smartphone competition’s tech specs, particularly as it pertains to the rumors regarding what parts are going to make their way […]
Apple’s entire lineup feels old, stale, and is in desperate need of a refresh. I remember when Apple’s hardware lineup was full of cool, shiny, and most importantly, new stuff. Now it’s entire lineup feels old, stale, and is in desperate need of a refresh. See also: Why Apple doesn’t care that flagship Android smartphones […]
Image: CNET The current Apple Watch doesn’t have GPS and it still only lasts for one day. Adding GPS to a smartwatch focused on complementing your smartphone and providing mobile apps just doesn’t make sense. Rumors of a new Apple Watch continue to appear with the latest from a KGI analyst stating that one model, […]
iOS 9.3.4 fixes a vulnerability used for jailbreaking iOS devices. Apple’s cat and mouse game with the jailbreaking community continues as the company releases an update to slam the door in the face of those wanting to jailbreak their device. See also: Here’s why Apple doesn’t care about updating Macs iOS 9.3.4 is “an important […]
After launching in the UK and Switzerland, France is now Apple Pay’s third European market. Image: Pret a Manger Apple has finally launched its mobile payments service Apple Pay in France, bringing the number of countries it supports to eight. According to Apple’s French website, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch owners will be able to […]
iOS 10 has added the ability to check whether there’s water in the Lightning port. See also: How to undo iOS 10’s most annoying feature If you’re unlucky enough to get water in the Lightning port, iOS 10 throws up this handy message: Be aware though that this feature only seems to be present on […]
What’s really worrying though is not only have iPhone sales gone weak, the safety net that Apple built around the iPad and the Mac is evaporating. Apple narrowly beat Wall Street expectations, but the third quarter was pretty bad for hardware sales. Let’s begin with iPhone sales, which at 40.4 million, is the lowest sales […]
Samsung remained the leader in worldwide smartphone shipments, with 77 million phones shipped in the second quarter. Recent reports showed the Samsung Galaxy S7 outselling the Apple iPhone 6s, and today’s IDC worldwide quarterly mobile phone tracker report confirmed Samsung continues to lead the smartphone market thanks to strong S7 sales. As ZDNet’s Jason Perlow […]
Apple’s journey to selling its billionth iPhone. A billion is one of those big deal numbers that make headlines. It’s such a huge number that we really aren’t able to wrap our heads around it, and that gives it a mystique that makes headlines. And this week Apple sold its billionth iPhone — but does […]