Worldwide sales of smartphones dropped 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 and 12.5 percent overall for the year, Gartner reported on Monday (Feb. 22). Apple’s launch of the 5G 12 series of iPhones helped the firm hit double-digit growth in the fourth quarter of...
Apple is offering new discounts on health apps this month in honor of American Heart Month, according to a report from 9to5Mac. American Heart Month takes place in February to observe the ways Americans can adopt healthier lifestyles to prevent various diseases. The discounts will...
Apple will debut several Waze-esque features on its Apple Maps, including the ability to report speed traps, accidents and other road hazards, 9to5Mac reported. The app will make use of Siri and CarPlay to help get the job done, the report stated. For those using...
After Hyundai dropped out of the race of making an autonomous car for Apple, other contenders might include BMW and Magna, 9To5Mac reported Tuesday (Feb. 9). Hyundai said last month that it wasn’t sure whether it wanted to enter the deal with Apple, and it...
South Korea’s Kia, a multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, is seeking partners to assemble the Apple electric car in Georgia, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Feb. 5), citing sources. “The proposal would involve a multibillion-dollar investment,” according to people familiar with the...
Apple plans to invest $3.6 billion in Kia for the manufacture of the partnership’s new electric Apple cars, Fox Business reported Wednesday (Feb. 3). Apple will take an equity stake in Kia for the deal, and the company will build a manufacturing facility for the autonomous...
Apple CEO Tim Cook denounced Facebook’s business model during a speech in Brussels, saying its core strategy leads to real-world violence and encourages overall distrust, 9to5Mac reported on Thursday (Jan. 28). In his opening speech at the annual three-day Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection (CPDP) conference,...
Today is International Data Privacy Day, (Jan. 28), which is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of data privacy among consumers and businesses. The “holiday” has been recognized in the U.S., Canada, Israel and 47 European nations since 2007. In previous years, it has...
The first headset to be rolled out by Apple is likely to be somewhat niche and expensive — and a precursor to eventual augmented reality (AR) glasses, which will take more time to develop, Bloomberg reported. The initial, mostly virtual reality (VR) headset has already...
