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• iOS 13.3.1 beta allows users to fully disable location tracking on iPhone 11 MacDaily News (7 days ago) - The latest beta version of iOS 13.3.1 allows users to disable location tracking on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max…The post iOS 13.3.1 beta allows users...
• Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data MacDaily News (Saturday, 18 January) - In their biannual "Apple Transparency Report: Government and Private Party Requests" report, Apple reveals which governments requested the most user data …The post Apple reveals which governments requested the most...
• Apple asked to permanently shelve Samuel L. Jackson film ‘The Banker’ MacDaily News (Saturday, 18 January) - Two wives of the late Bernard Garrett Sr., the central subject of Apple TV+'s "The Banker," starring Samuel L. Jackson, are imploring Apple…The post Apple asked to permanently shelve Samuel...
• Noise-canceling shootout: Apple AirPods Pro vs. Sony WF-1000XM3 MacDaily News (Saturday, 18 January) - Apple’s first foray into active noise cancellation prompts an active noise-canceling shootout between two ANC titans: AirPods Pro versus Sony WF-1000XM3!The post Noise-canceling shootout: Apple AirPods Pro vs. Sony WF-1000XM3...
• Meryl Streep joins Apple TV+ with Earth Day film premiering April 17 MacDaily News (Saturday, 18 January) - Multiple Academy Award-winner Meryl Streep joins Apple TV+ to narrate “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” in celebration of Earth Day 2020. The film premieres on April...
• New Apple TV+ documentary series to profile Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Steinem, Spike Lee, and more MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - Apple today announced “Dear…,” a new Apple TV+ documentary series exec. produced by Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler to premiere this spring…The post New Apple TV+ documentary series...
• Are you starting to feel streaming fatigue? MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - As yet another streaming service, NBCUniversal's Peacock, launchese, one Wall Street analyst says consumers might be starting to feel streaming fatigue...The post Are you starting to feel streaming fatigue? appeared...
• Entrepreneur to Congress: Apple’s App Store appeals process would make ‘Kafka blush’ MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - Basecamp founder David Heinemeier Hansson said that Apple's system of appeals is so difficult to navigate that it would make Kafka blush…The post Entrepreneur to Congress: Apple’s App Store appeals...
• This iPhone revenue chart of the past decade is crazy MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - This iPhone revenue chart is breathtaking. It shows just how huge the iPhone is compared to Apple’s other businesses:The post This iPhone revenue chart of the past decade is crazy...
• Apple inks sweeping overall deal with Julia Louis-Dreyfus MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - Apple has signed an overall deal with actress and producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Under the multi-year agreement, new projects exclusively for Apple TV+…The post Apple inks sweeping overall deal with Julia...
• 120FPS Fortnite on iPad Pro is so good, it’s unfair to other platforms! MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - A new update to Fortnite now allows gameplay at 120 frames per second on iPad Pro. The gameplay is so fast and smooth on iPad Pro, that players on other...
• Apple TV+ releases 2nd trailer for ‘Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet’ MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” from Rob McElhenney and Charlie Day will debut globally on Friday, February 7, exclusively on Apple TV+.The post Apple TV+ releases 2nd trailer for ‘Mythic Quest:...
• Morgan Stanley ups Apple price target to $368 per share MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - In a note to clients on Friday morning, Morgan Stanley analysts increased the firm's Apple target price from $296 per share to $368 per share…The post Morgan Stanley ups Apple...
• TSMC says no plans to make chips in America, for now MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - In response to increased pressure from the Trump administration on TSMC to make chips in America, TSMC says "the feasibility is being evaluated."The post TSMC says no plans to make...
• Stocks hit record highs as U.S. housing starts soar to 13-year high MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - Shares of Apple are up on better-than-forecast weekly jobless claims, strong business activity numbers, and as U.S. housing starts hit a 13-year high…The post Stocks hit record highs as U.S....
• Tile will testify against Apple in U.S. Congressional antitrust hearing today MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - Tile will testify against Apple, as one of four companies testifying at the latest hearing of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee on Friday…The post Tile will testify against Apple...
• Cost of Peacock streaming service: Free with ads – $9.99 per month MacDaily News (Friday, 17 January) - NBCUniversal’s new Peacock streaming service will offer free and $5-per-month options with advertising to try to win customers for its service. Viewers who want to avoid ads can pay $9.99...
• Google parent Alphabet hits trillion-dollar market cap for first time MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Google’s parent co. Alphabet hit the $1 trillion market capitalization milestone, making it the fourth U.S. company to hit the milestone after Apple…The post Google parent Alphabet hits trillion-dollar market...
• Pixelmator Pro: The perfect Photoshop replacement MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Pixelmator Pro is the perfect Photoshop replacement. Pixelmator Pro is faster, more fluid, and more logically-designed than Photoshop…The post Pixelmator Pro: The perfect Photoshop replacement appeared first on MacDailyNews....
• Here’s why Apple just bought an AI startup for $200 million MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple has acquired AI start-up Xnor.ai for about $200 million. Xnor specializes in developing complex AI systems that are extremely efficient…The post Here’s why Apple just bought an AI startup...
• This filmmaker says M. Night Shyamalan stole her movie for Apple TV+’s ‘Servant’ MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Filmmaker Francesca Gregorini argues in a newly-filed lawsuit that Apple TV+ series "Servant," created by M. Night Shyamalan shares eerie similarities…The post This filmmaker says M. Night Shyamalan stole her...
• Apple to finally release ‘The Banker’ in theaters and Apple TV+ this March MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple is set to finally release one of its first-ever original films, "The Banker,", in theaters and on Apple TV+ this March…The post Apple to finally release ‘The Banker’ in...
• President Trump demands iPhone backdoors, putting all iPhones at risk MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Apple to unlock two iPhones used by an Islamic terrorist suspect in a shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in December…The...
• Investors are finally starting to understand Apple MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple's share price has more than doubled over the last year as investorsfinally seem to have started to really understand how Apple Inc. works…The post Investors are finally starting to...
• Apple chipmaker TSMC projects revenue well above analysts’ estimates MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is riding high. TSMC projects revenue quarterly revenue well above analysts’ estimates…The post Apple chipmaker TSMC projects revenue well above analysts’ estimates appeared...
• Apple Music and the NBA ink partnership deal MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple and the NBA have announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring tracks that will be used in game highlights…The post Apple Music and the NBA ink...
• Apple and employees contributed over $100 million to charities last year MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple employees donated $42 million to charity. When combined with Apple’s donation matches, Apple donated over $100 million to causes throughout the year…The post Apple and employees contributed over $100...
• Caltech claims 1.5 billion Apple devices are infringing their patents MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - As a trial commenced Wednesday, a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) attorney told a California federal jury that Apple…The post Caltech claims 1.5 billion Apple devices are infringing their patents...
• Analysts expect Apple to drop Lightning from iPhone next year MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Echoing uber-analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Barclays analysts see the potential for Apple to drop the Lightning connector from at least one iPhone model in 2021…The post Analysts expect Apple to drop...
• Apple’s powerful A14 could make iPhone 12 as fast as MacBook Pro MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Apple's A12 SoC was built on a 7nm process, the A13 was made on an enhanced 7nm process, the A14 coming later this year will almost certainly be a 5nm...
• New Apple ads show artists creating Apple TV+ show posters on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Designers Justin and Paige detail the creation of their two new posters for the Apple TV+ original "For All Mankind" with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil…The post New Apple...
• FBI successfully unlocks iPhone 11 Pro, so why is it demanding Apple unlock older iPhones? MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Senator Ron Wyden’s office has asked the Department of Justice to explain why it is making public demands for backdoors if it has already used the tool to access the...
• NBCUniversal’s Peacock marks end of ‘phase one’ of the streaming era MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Peacock is the last of the known major media streaming services to officially “launch,” joining Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Quibi…The post NBCUniversal’s Peacock marks end of ‘phase one’...
• Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a remarkable run MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Throughout Tim Cook’s tenure as Apple CEO, critics have lamented his lack of "the vision thing," casting doubt on his ability to launch breakthrough products…The post Apple CEO Tim Cook...
• Steve Bannon warns Apple: President Trump is going to ‘drop the hammer’ on you over unlocking iPhones MacDaily News (Thursday, 16 January) - Steve Bannon, U.S President Trump’s former chief strategist, says that the president is going to “drop the hammer” on getting Apple to work with authorities...The post Steve Bannon warns Apple:...
• Apple, BMW, and other companies call on EU to take action on patent trolls MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple, Microsoft and BMW, together with a wide group of other technology companies and carmakers, called on the EU to take action against patent trolls…The post Apple, BMW, and other...
• Apple hires drone and aviation law specialist to lobby Washington D.C. MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple has retained Lisa Ellman, a parter at Hogan Lovells and a specialist in drone and aviation law, to serve as a lobbyist in Washington D.C…The post Apple hires drone...
• Apple TV+ to premiere ‘Central Park,’ ‘Home,’ and ‘Beastie Boys Story’ at SXSW Film Festival in March MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Today, the 2020 SXSW Film Festival unveiled that three new projects from Apple TV+ have been selected for special screenings at this year’s lineup...The post Apple TV+ to premiere ‘Central...
• M. Night Shyamalan and Apple sued over Apple TV+ series ‘Servant’ MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - M. Night Shyamalan has been slapped with a federal lawsuit that claims “Servant is a wholesale copy of Plaintiff Francesca Gregorini’s 2013 feature film "The Truth About Emanuel."The post M....
• Apple acquires AI startup Xnor.ai for $200 million MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle startup specializing in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools for somewhere in the range of $200 million. Alan Boyle, Taylor Soper, and Todd Bishop for...
• Exploring third-party GPU options for Apple’s Mac Pro MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple currently offers 3 factory GPU options for the 2019 Mac Pro, but here are third party GPUs that cost less and run just as fast as Apple's options…The post...
• Apple TV+ lands ‘Beastie Boys Story,’ produced by Academy Award-winning director Spike Jonze MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple today announced that it has acquired “Beastie Boys Story,” a new nonfiction film from Grammy Award-winning Beastie Boys members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz and Academy Award-winning director Spike...
• Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges Apple to work with law enforcement MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that Apple and other companies should cooperate with U.S. investigators as law enforcement officials continued probing last month’s Islamic terrorist attack…The post Treasury...
• France to force Apple, Netflix, Disney, others to spend 25% of local revenue on content MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - France is finalizing a bill to force video-on-demand services from Apple, Netflix, Disney, Amazon and others to invest at least 25% of their revenue…The post France to force Apple, Netflix,...
• The FBI doesn’t need Apple to unlock Pensacola terrorist’s iPhones MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Forensics firm Cellebrite has released a new update its UFED Physical Analyzer software that could be used to access data on the Pensacola Islamic terrorist’s iPhones…The post The FBI doesn’t...
• Hostile to customers and in thrall to China, Apple doesn’t deserve a pass MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Monopolists are endlessly inventing ways of extracting rents from their customers and suppliers. In fact, the saying works even outside the free-for-data model of Facebook and Google…The post Hostile to...
• Apple preps for legal fight with DOJ over encryption MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple is preparing for a legal battle with the U.S. Justice Department and the Trump administration as the company publicly attempts to defuse the dispute. Apple CEO Tim Cook has...
• U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal removes threat of iPhone tariffs MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - As part of the U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal to be signed today by President Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He, China has promised to provide more protection for...
• Apple’s rack mountable Mac Pro now available for $6,499 to $54,048 MacDaily News (Wednesday, 15 January) - Apple's rack mountable Mac Pro is now available, starting at $6,499…The post Apple’s rack mountable Mac Pro now available for $6,499 to $54,048 appeared first on MacDailyNews....
• EU wants to force all smartphone makers to use the same charging port MacDaily News (Tuesday, 14 January) - Members of the European Parliament want binding measures for chargers to fit all mobile phones and other portable devices…The post EU wants to force all smartphone makers to use the...

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