Consumer watchdogs in Australia alleged that Apple has used a software update to disable, or brick, iPhones that had cracked screens repaired by 3rd parties. According to court filings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, as many as hundreds of smartphones and tablet devices were rendered...
Apple has revised down its build forecasts for the highly anticipated iPhone 8, according to Susquehanna. The latest forecasts, based on recent meetings in Taiwan and South Korea, indicate that Apple is planning to build and ship around 100 million iPhone 8 units globally for...
Apple Watch might soon be able to detect when you’re driving and suspend or limit notifications to make sure you’re not distracted while on the road. According to 9to5Mac, a new patent by Apple shows that the company is working on technology that will allow...
According to J.D. Power’s 2017 smartphone satisfaction rankings, Samsung is within inches of surpassing its rival Apple when it comes to consumers’ satisfaction with their devices. Apple’s overall satisfaction score on Power’s scale is 840 — a tiny stop up from Samsung in the #2...
It’s been a strange few days for Apple. On Tuesday, reports emerged that a hacker group calling itself the “Turkish Crime Family” is claiming to have compromised hundreds of millions of iCloud and .mac accounts. Which is bad. Worse, however, is the extortion. The Turkish Crime...
Softbank, the Japanese bank, has reportedly given up on a $100 million investment in a smartphone startup in part because of Softbank’s growing relationship with Apple. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, Softbank was gearing up to...
There’s no one right way to generate hype. With upcoming products, some companies roll out flashy ads for months before a release. Some bank on media product placement or celebrity endorsement, some take it as an opportunity to experiment, while others keep every detail under...
One of Apple’s patent applications for a biometrics reader using fingerprints that would be used in future iPhone models has been approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This brings users one step closer to auto-authentication when making purchases with their iPhones. According to 9to5Mac, Apple...
Apple Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri told investors at a Goldman Sachs conference last week that Apple is investing research and development dollars to improve products that don’t generate any sales for Apple but could down the road. According to a report, which cited the comments...
