Category: Apple
Apple revenue boosted by services, iPhone sales drop
Apple service products such as streaming and cloud continued to make gains while iPhone sales dropped, according to the company’s latest results. The tech giant posted quarterly revenue of $53.8 billion (£44.3 billion) in the three months to June 29, an increase of 1% from the same period in 2018. Net profit fell from $11.5…
Apple denies favouring its own apps in App Store search results
Apple has denied claims that it favours its own apps when ranking search results for its own App Store. An investigation by the Wall Street Journal suggested that Apple apps would appear higher in search results than better-reviewed downloads from third-party competitors. It claimed that Apple’s own apps were ranked first in 60% of categories…
Apple previews new designs for World Emoji Day
Apple has released previews of a number of new emoji due to be rolled out later this year – including a range of disability-themed designs – to mark World Emoji Day. The new emoji, which include characters in different types of wheelchair, as well as designs showing a partially-sighted person with a cane and a…
Bill Gates: Steve Jobs ‘cast spells’ to motivate Apple staff
Bill Gates has said Apple co-founder Steve Jobs “cast spells” to motivate staff and prevent the company from going out of business. The Microsoft co-founder and longtime rival of the late Apple boss said Jobs was able to “mesmerise” people to work harder, but admitted his notoriously tough management style was not one others should…
From Chingford to Silicon Valley: Who is Jony Ive?
Apple has announced the departure of its key designer, Sir Jonathan Ive, who is behind many of its products spanning more than two decades. The award-winning Briton is leaving the iPhone maker to set up his own company but won’t sever ties completely. But who is he? Who is Sir Jonathan Ive? Apple chief executive…
Apple commissioning considerable UK content for Apple TV+
Apple is commissioning “a considerable amount of content” from the UK creative community for the its upcoming video streaming platform, a senior executive for the company has said. Former BBC One and Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt told the Lords Communications Committee that the iPhone maker had spent millions of pounds commissioning with British production…
Apple recalls some MacBook Pro units over battery fire risk
Apple is recalling a number of its older MacBook Pro laptops because of a fire safety risk linked to batteries. The technology giant said the voluntary recall involves a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro devices sold between September 2015 and February 2017. Apple confirmed that the laptops in question contain a battery…
Apple’s Tim Cook warns tech giants to be more responsible with data
Apple boss Tim Cook has taken aim at “chaos factory” technology giants for failing to take responsibility for data breaches and privacy violations. The chief executive said that there had been a “sharp turn” in tech capital Silicon Valley, with the industry becoming “better known for a less noble innovation, the belief that you can…
Apple’s Tim Cook says privacy tools about ‘focusing on the user’
Apple boss Tim Cook has said the company’s new privacy features are about helping users, and not a criticism of firms such as Facebook. Mr Cook said internet users had the right to expect privacy when using different services online, and Apple was responding to that. Facebook, along with other internet companies, has been accused…
Apple TV to add support for PlayStation and Xbox controllers
Apple’s growing interest in the video games industry has been reiterated with the announcement Apple TV is to begin supporting Xbox and PlayStation controllers. As part of the update to the tvOS software which runs the streaming box, the controllers from the world’s two most popular games consoles can now be connected to the device…