According to France’s Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), Apple has entered into illegal contracts with french cellular carriers. The DGCCRF has presented their findings in a Paris court, claiming that Apple owes €48.5 million for 10 clauses found to violate french law. In the eyes of the DGCCRF, the…
In Apple’s continued expansion of Apple Pay, the company has added another 50 U.S. banks to the company’s mobile payment service. Apple Pay is available for iPhone 6 and above and Apple Watch in-store via NFC. The service is also available in-app for any iPad supporting Touch ID. Here’s the list: Alaska Airlines/Horizon Airlines Employees…
Force Touch was introduced on the Apple Watch, it was later introduced in the new MacBook, MacBook Pro and Magic Trackpad, followed by the iPhone 6s last fall. The Magic Mouse, on the other hand, did not get a refresh and is by far a ‘drive by upgrade.’ Besides a lightning port to charge the mouse, the Magic Mouse 2 did not get much of an upgrade….
In an effort to leave the world in a better place than where they found it, Apple Stores will be moving away from its plastic bags with drawstrings to paper bags beginning on April 15 according to an email sent out to employees (via 9to5Mac). The new paper bags will be made up of 80 percent recycled materials. The email states that stores will…
Well known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has noted that the iPhone’s year-over-year growth will begin to decline this year, falling below market expectations. Kuo believes that the total iPhone 6s shipments for 2016 will fall below 200 million units, and that the trend will continue with lower sales numbers for iPhone 7. He says the iPhone 6s/Plus sales…
To help boost sales in India, Apple is planning to begin selling used iPhones, however a lobbying group is trying to convince the Indian government to deny the request when it sees it (via Bloomberg). The lobbying group is made up of well known tech brands such as Samsung. “Why even consider allowing import of used phones when import of other used…
It hasn’t been too long since Taylor Swift told the world to boycott Apple Music. However, Eddy Cue and his team quickly fixed that issue and now Swift is being featured in a new Apple Music ad. In the hilarious one minute ad, Swift is preparing a workout (ironically, without an Apple Watch), using Apple Music to select an activity playlist, #GymFlow…
In celebration of its 40th birthday, Apple today has hung its pirate flag at its Infinite Loop Headquarters (images curtesy of @twfarley and @mjisrawi). 40 years ago, on April 1, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. The iconic pirate flag dates back to the unveiling of the original iMac. While the rest of the company was…
With the release of iOS 9.3.1 yesterday fixing some issues, it seems as though some users who are on Sprint may be having connectivity issues when connected to LTE. According to several users across social media, they have been unable to connect to LTE on iOS 9.3, forcing them to resort to slower 3G data in order to get a working connection. Sprint has…
Apple has begun collecting data that its obtained from its ResearchKit platform for the first time. At least two applications from the platform have been updated to note that Apple is now a secondary researcher, meaning it is capable of collecting data through the app. As with anything else Apple does, this is strange. The iPhone maker makes it clear…
Apple has released iOS 9.3.1 to the public for all iOS 9 capable devices. This release addresses a bug that appeared with iOS 9.3 where iOS devices would potentially crash after tapping on certain links. As iOS 9.3 is coming on all new iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro models, if you’re an owner of one of these new devices, you’ll want to update….
It’s been a few days after the FBI has successfully unlocked the iPhone 5c used in the San Bernardino case and it seems as though they’re not backing down. According to a new report from the Associated Press, the agency will be helping the four in a homicide case in Arkansas and will be unlocking an iPhone and iPod. The report notes that the FBI will…
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