MacRumors notes that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that starting with the 16-inch MacBook Pro to release this September, Apple will phase out the butterfly switch from all laptop keyboards. This year’s 13 and 15-inch Pro and the 13-inch MacBook Air will still have the troublesome mechanisms, but by 2020 all models will have scissor […]
After a report surfaced that Apple would be buying Intel’s 5G modem business, Apple announced the $1 billion acquisition. The acquisition includes thousands of wireless tech patents, 2,200 employees, and more and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. “This agreement enables us to focus on developing technology for the 5G network […]
Apple is among several major U.S. tech firms petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to approve a limited form of 6-gigahertz Wi-Fi, spectrum also in demand with the cellular and utility industries. It’s rare to see Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, HP, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom, and Marvell all on the same side of the aisle, but there’s […]
Apple has asked the Trump administration to exclude 15 components from import tariffs, according to U.S. Trade Representative comment filings published recently. Apple filed a series of exemption requests with the Office of the US Trade Representative first made public on July 18th, asking that the government exempt a series of specific products from a […]
Sources who have reportedly seen the devices told 9to5Mac The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. According to people who’ve seen the devices, all three iPhone 11 models will still feature a Lightning port, contrary to some speculation that they would be moving to […]
Apple may have written a check and signed a deal with Qualcomm in order to ensure a 5G iPhone wasn’t late to market, but it’s clear the Cupertino hardware giant wasn’t interested in burying the hatchet too deep. A new report from the Wall Street Journal says the company has been negotiating with the chipmaker […]
Today, Apple is rolling out updates for all of its major platforms. These updates lay the groundwork for upcoming features such as the Apple Card and of course, the future devices that will likely be announced later this year. The releases of iOS 13, watchOS 6 and macOS Catalina are likely just a couple of […]
Apple next generation iPhones are still a few months off, but that hasn’t stopped the online rumour mill from serving up some details about the iPhone 11, or so-called iPhone XI lineup. Three iPhones are expected to debut in September, including successors to the iPhone XS and XS Max, and a sequel to the iPhone XR. […]
Currently in beta, Apple’s iOS 13 gets a few iterations before its gold release in fall as developers and curious users get to test new features and give feedback on their experience. A recent flaw that was first reported on Reddit is worth the attention of users running the iOS 13 beta 3 on their […]
Apple has cut the prices of SSD upgrades across much of its Mac lineup. Rather than ditching a feature like Touch ID, Apple went with a more affordable solid state drive that isn’t quite as fast as its predecessor in terms of read speeds. Apple last week refreshed its base model MacBook Air and MacBook […]
The entry level MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are getting a refresh today with faster CPUs, better screens and a price drop on Apple site. Both laptops vanished from Apple’s website earlier today while the new Retina MacBook Air and MacBook Pro received updates. Apple is dropping the older non-Retina MacBook Air, and the polarizing […]
Apple is experiencing issues with most of its iCloud services today. Users are having trouble signing into iCloud and accessing their accounts, along with Photos, Mail, Backup, Find My Friends, Contacts, Calendars, and more seeing downtime. Apple Stores are also reportedly affected by the outage and not currently able to process transactions. Apple’s Systems Status […]
Apple is apparently set to ditch the butterfly mechanism used in MacBooks since 2015, which has been the root of reliability issues and its low-travel design has also not been popular with many Mac users. In a report obtained by MacRumors, Kuo says Apple will instead use a new keyboard design based on scissor switches, […]
Apple’s latest iPhone update could fix perhaps the most awkward thing about video calls. Apple appears to be working on a new feature in iOS 13 that subtly adjusts your gaze during video calls, so it appears as if you’re looking into the camera when you’re actually looking at the screen. A new feature found […]
A filing for an unreleased MacBook Pro was briefly available on the Federal Communication Commission site. The filing is no longer accessible, but sites were still able to comb through the FCC documentation. Reportedly, it concerned a device with the model number A2159, which matches up with other MacBook filings Apple submitted to the Eurasian […]