Apple is notoriously tight-lipped. Nobody ever really knows what the company is going to announce until it actually does. Apple stuck to this trend when it recently announced the launch of “Applebot”, a web crawling […]
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Apple Poised To Crush Free Internet Radio As Rival Spotify Reports Massive Losses
Apple may be better positioned to crush free internet radio, as rival Spotify reported net losses in 2014 of $197m, up near 300% from $68m a year earlier. The losses come as extremely well funded […]
Apple’s ResearchKit Apps To Require Ethics Board Review
In addition to launching a set of shiny new watches and a razor-thin MacBook in the last couple of months Apple has also unveiled an open-source medical research framework called ResearchKit to go along with […]
Apple Destroyed Thousands Of Watches Over Manufacturing Glitch
Reports emerged Thursday that Apple scrapped a whole batch of Apple Watches after finding a fault with the watch’s vibrating ‘Taptic Engine’. According to the Wall Street Journal, “people familiar with the matter” said that […]
Apple Watch Doesn’t Work With Tattooed Wrists
Numerous hipsters, known for their comprehensive use of tattoo body art, have reported serious issues using their Apple Watches, according to forum posts since the launch. It seems the watch’s wrist sensor, which changes what […]
Samsung Overtakes Apple As World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
New data from research firm research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd overtook Apple Inc to recapture the title of world’s top smartphone maker by volume in the first quarter of 2015. […]
iPad Software Glitch Grounds American Airlines Flights
American airlines confirmed late Tuesday night that it had cancelled a number of flights due to an error with the digital map used by pilots in the cockpit. “Some flights are experiencing an issue with […]
China Passes U.S. To Become Apple’s Fastest Growing Market
Apple used to dislike questions about China, a politically sensitive example of a rare instance in which the company under-performed. Now that’s all changed as Apple announced Tuesday that China has officially passed the U.S. […]
Watch Out Apple – Chinese Giant Xiaomi Invests Big In India
Iconic Indian business leader Ratan Tata added to his growing list of tech holdings by acquiring a stake in Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. The company declined to disclose the value of the stake, but the […]
Celeb Backed Music Service Tidal A Predictable Flop
Beware celebrities looking to ‘disrupt’ established industries with powerful players at the top of their game. Tidal, the flashy streaming music service purchased by rapper Jay Z last month, looks set to join the ranks […]
An iPhone 6 Hype Reality Check
The internet was abuzz today over star Apple analyst Gene Munster’s forecast for the iPhone 6. Munster is known to have a great read on Apple and we thought it worthwhile to point out a […]