Apple has been hit with class action suit over MacBook, MacBook Pro butterfly switch keyboard failures. The complaint lodged in the Northern District Court of California claims that owners of MacBook models manufactured from 2015 and MacBook Pro models produced from 2016 feating the company’s butterfly keyboard mechanism have experienced some type of failure. Continue reading “Apple hit with class action suit over MacBook, MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard issues”
Apple launched the iPhone SE back in 2016, and for some time now there have been numerous leaks and rumors about the successor; the iPhone SE 2. It is also reported that the company will be announcing it at the WWDC event that will kickstart in June. Now according to a new report from Mobilefun, the phone will be called as the iPhone SE (2018). Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE 2018 with iPhone X-like bezel-less display and notch surfaces in render”
Apple is likely to launch at least one new iPhone model with a triple-lens rear camera in the second half of next year according to a report from Taipei Times, citing a research note from Yuanta Securities analyst Jeff Pu. Continue reading “Apple iPhone with triple-rear cameras said to launch in 2019”
20-years ago today, Apple officially introduced the iMac. While the present perception of the iMac might have been taken for granted, Steve Jobs presentation and the official unveiling of the iMac is worth watching even after 20-years. It’s also safe to say that the machine has made a lasting impact on technology at a large scale. Continue reading “Apple’s iconic iMac turns 20”
Apple had acquired the Next Issue Media LLC’s digital magazine service Texture back in March and it is also said to be planning to launch a News subscription service in 2019. Today the company announced that it is shutting down Texture’s Windows magazine app at the end of June. Continue reading “Apple shutting down Texture’s Windows magazine app on June 30”
Earlier this week IDC reported that global smartphone shipments reached a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018. Now Strategy Analytics has reported that global smartphone shipments reached 345 million units in Q1 2018. Despite the claims of being on the costlier side, the Apple’s iPhone X becomes the best selling model with shipping touching an impressive 16 million units during the quarter. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X world’s best-selling smartphone with 16 million shipments in Q1 2018: Report”
Worldwide smartphone shipments have declined 2.9% YoY in Q1 2018. The smartphone vendors shipped a total of 334.3 million units during the first quarter of 2018. This is a sharp decline compared to the 344.4 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2017. Continue reading “Worldwide smartphone shipments decline 2.9% YoY in Q1 2018, Xiaomi posts 87.8% YoY growth: IDC”
We had heard about entry-level 13-inch retina MacBook Air last month, and in today’s new report Digitimes claims that Apple has pushed back assembly of the new laptop into the third quarter and won’t be launching at the WWDC in June. Continue reading “Apple’s 13-inch entry-level retina MacBook Air production said to be pushed to Q3”
Back in November we first heard that Apple is aiming ramping its technology for AR headset by 2019 and ship the headset by 2020. Today, we are seeing reports that Apple is working on a headset capable of running both AR and VR technology. Continue reading “Apple said to be working on wireless AR and VR headset with 8K display”
Apple today has announced that it has officially ended development of its AirPort line of products which includes AirPort Express, the AirPort Extreme, and the AirPort Time Capsule. Apple has not updated its AirPort products since 2012 (Express) and 2013 (Extreme and Time Capsule) and in late 2016. Continue reading “Apple officially discontinues AirPort Wireless Router Lineup”
Apple’s entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone has been in the news for quite some time and today, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back again with yet another research note where he claims that the 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 will skip 3D touch and have strong impact-resistant glass. Continue reading “Entry-level 6.1-inch iPhone 2018 to feature ‘cover glass sensor’ technology, no 3D Touch: KGI”
Apple is rolling out iOS 11.3.1 to iPhones, iPad, and iPod touch and macOS 10.13.4 security update to macOS High Sierra. This new 11.3.1 update is just a bug fix update to the iOS 11.3 software update released last month. It brings the fix to the third-party display issues on the iPhone 8 and security improvements for all iPhones and iPads. Continue reading “Apple iOS 11.3.1 with third-party display repair fix, macOS 10.13.4 security update starts rolling out”
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation. The commission believes that the merger could reduce choice for users of music streaming services. Continue reading “Apple’s Shazam acquisition is now under investigation by the EU”
World’s last Apple’s dedicated Watch Store; the Isetan department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo is said to be closing on May 13th. Apple earlier this month has opened a store in the Shinjuku which is right across the street in the upscale Isetan department store meaning that two Apple Stores so close would remain open concurrently. Continue reading “Apple Watch store at Isetan Shinjuku shutting down on May 13th”
According to a report from Mac Otakara, Apple is said to introduce a new iPhone SE model in May. This new piece of information was obtained from case makers at the Global Sources Mobile Electronics trade show in Hong Kong this week. Furthermore, the next-gen SE is said to retain the same physical size as the current iPhone SE. Continue reading “iPhone SE 2 with A10 Fusion, TouchID and no 3.5mm headphone jack said to go official in May”
