Tag: Apple

Apple is working on a native app for Music on macOS

Apple is reported to be working on a new revamped Music app for macOS, one that looks to be fully native for the first time. For a long time the iTunes app and the Music have used something called JET, a technology which helps turn content loaded from the web into an experience which makes it seems native. Sometimes this has caused the app to feel sluggish and sometimes takes […]

Apple is closing some retail stores in the US and Canada, due to rise in COVID-19 cases

Apple has taken the decision this week to close some of its stores across the US and Canada, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases over the past weeks. Apple has closed eight of its locations temporarily as it manages the spike in new cases. According to Bloomberg, Apple will close a real location if 10% of its employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The following locations in Canada and US […]

Apple releases new Ted Lasso animated short for Christmas

Apple has this week released a new Ted Lasso short, with a Christmas theme. The video features the voices of the actors who portray the characters in real life and Apple has recreated animated versions of them too, featuring Ted Lasso, Roy Kent, Rebecca Welton and more. The video is live now on YouTube and is around 4 mins long and is called “The Missing Christmas Mustache”.

Apple has now delayed returning to the office indefinitely

Apple has released an internal memo to staff today, outlining the return to the office in Cupertino. It was originally planned that employees return to the office by February 2021, however the every increasing spread of COVID-19 as pushed this back even further, so much that Tim Cook, Apple CEO has now delayed it indefinitely. A new memo sent out today has said the return to the office has “yet […]

Apple releases macOS Monterey‌‌ 12.1

This week, Apple released macOS Monterey‌‌ 12.1 with support for SharePlay and a few extra features and improvements. This is the first major update to the operating system since it was initially released in October. SharePlay has been added, which is a feature that lets you share your screen, music, videos and apps with other people on a FaceTime call. The feature has been out on iPadOS, tvOS and iOS […]

Apple releases a new ‘Tracker Detect’ app for Android to help locate a rogue AirTag

Apple has this week released a new app on the Google Play Store which helps Android users find out when an AirTag is nearby or that could be stalking them. Up until now, the ability to get alerted to such events have been only available on Apple devices. Apple says that the app will be able to help Android users know when an AirTag is nearby or any other device […]

Around 60% of devices are now running iOS 15

It has been reported today that iOS 15, which was only released to the public 80 days ago – is now installed on 58% of all iOS devices out there. This data has come from Mixpanel, a third party data analytics company. Apple hasn’t yet released any data on adoption figures for iOS 15, the last time the company said anything was back in June 2021. In June, Apple reported […]

Apple will be adding the iPhone 6 Plus to the vintage list later this month

Reported by MacRumors last week, Apple is getting ready to mark the iPhone 6 Plus to its vintage list soon, with a date of 31st December 2021 in the report. Apple usually lists certain products as vintage if it has surpassed the five year mark since a device being on sale. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were Apple’s first big phones, as iPhone models before them were much […]

Apple announces new limited edition Beats Studio Buds

Today Apple has revealed a new limited edition version of its new Beats Studio Buds. The new ear buds are finished in green, black and red which are the colours of the Pan-African flag. The new limited edition is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the clothing store, Union. The charging case also features the Union logo. The new headphones won’t be sold via Apple or Beats, instead exclusively at Union’s […]