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2025-05-29 16:45:18

Conflict and confusion continue to batter global trade, and while the news provides a glimmer of relief, it will probably be short-lived.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3998024/apple-catches-its-breath-as-us-court-rejects-tariff-tax.html
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2025-05-21 13:43:30

Report: Apple Intelligence to open up to developers at WWDC
At its developer conference next month, Apple will announce a new SDK in iOS 19 that makes it easier for app developers to add Apple Intelligence features, Bloomberg reports.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3992035/report-apple-intelligence-to-open-up-to-developers-at-wwdc.html

2025-05-15 17:37:02

The nature of the criticisms Apple’s current enterprise solutions receive actually reflect how successfully it has penetrated the sector.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3986798/how-apple-wins-for-enterprise-it.html

2025-05-15 16:02:00

One of former Apple designer Jony Ive’s favorite auto manufacturers has become the first car maker to roll out support for Apple’s delayed CarPlay Ultra solution.
https://www.applemust.com/jony-ives-fave-car-brand-drives-out-first-with-carplay-ultra/
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2025-05-14 18:50:08

Researchers who evaluated a 12-week electrical contracting certification program found that students who used Apple's spatial computing headsets progressed faster, and remembered more, when used in combination with traditional hands-on teaching.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3985558/apples-vision-pro-can-help-optimize-training-budgets-study.html

2025-05-14 12:56:27

PayPal is wasting no time muscling in on Apple Pay in Europe, where it now offers tap to pay on iPhones as a replacement to the Apple Pay system.
https://www.applemust.com/paypal-lands-on-iphone-tap-to-pay-in-europe/

2025-05-13 16:59:49

Apple has consistently done the right thing when it comes to accessibility, creating a platform anyone can use out of the box. It deserves praise for paying attention to this.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3984230/apple-is-making-its-platforms-even-more-accessible-this-year.html

2025-05-12 13:57:25

The new support will be featured within the Jamf for Mobile solution, with the idea behind this integration to make it much easier for Apple-based enterprises to also support Android devices
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3983124/jamf-brings-android-into-its-apple-mdm-orbit.html

2025-05-09 14:14:54

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3982030/its-in-the-national-interest-for-apple-to-design-its-own-silicon.html
In a surprise to nobody, Apple is developing even more processors for use in its devices. It makes total sense.

2025-05-08 13:57:47

Sure, Apple may find itself short of a hugely damaging $20b it is used to receiving from Google, but it still has options, including the creation of its own search service based on the huge quantity of data it has gathered using its own Applebot across the years.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3981155/apple-plans-a-life-after-google.html

2025-05-07 16:13:17

That $168M fine isn’t enough to stop NSO spies
Rather than stopping the company in its tracks, the fine could just cause NSO to raise prices a little
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3980198/that-168m-fine-isnt-enough-to-stop-nso-spies.html

2025-05-07 15:57:26

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@nprofile…an88 Every computing device known to humanity is a version of this device, therefore nothing new has been made and the history of humanity is but a speck of dust in the eyes of the sun.
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2025-05-07 15:55:11

Apple may add AI search to Safari, Eddy Cue tells courts
“People are going to need toothpaste 20 years from now. 40 years from now, people may not need an iPhone…,” he also said.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-may-add-ai-search-as-an-option-svp-eddy-cue-tells-courts/

2025-05-05 16:29:19

Apple taps Anthropic’s Claude for AI app development
In the latest act of the Apple-does-AI drama, the company is allegedly working with Google/Amazon-backed start-up Anthropic PBC to build AI-powered coding tools for developers
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3977439/apple-taps-anthropics-claude-for-ai-app-development.html

2025-05-05 16:19:14

When the going gets tough, the tough shuffle the deck
Not for the first time, Apple is about to compete with itself as it moves to widen and diversify the iPhone range, more models, more designs, more aspiration.
https://www.applemust.com/for-iphone-apple-is-about-to-compete-with-itself/

2025-04-30 16:28:53

Hands on with the new Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
It's a powerful professional computing system that will scale to exceed your expectations.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3975111/hands-on-with-the-new-apple-mac-studio-m4-max.html

2025-04-30 16:25:58

At the risk of being a broken record, the frequency with which news is emerging from the Apple supply chain as it deploys itself across India speaks to the sheer scale of what is happening there.
https://www.applemust.com/yes-airpods-manufacturing-has-begun-in-india/
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2025-04-30 10:10:46

“With ongoing fluctuations in reciprocal tariff policies, Apple is likely to further shift US-bound production to India to reduce exposure to future risks,” Canalys claims.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-begins-iphone-pro-production-in-india-as-next-gen-assembly-starts/
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2025-04-29 15:55:59

Production is beginning at two new iPhone factories in India, where there are now five operational or near operational iPhone manufacturing hubs.
https://www.applemust.com/two-new-iphone-factories-begin-production-in-india/
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2025-04-28 17:32:59

There is no doubt that this has been a challenging quarter beset by headwinds, but this may not have impacted the company quite as much as some fear, suggests Morgan Stanley’s Erik Woodring in his latest Apple client note.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-q2-earnings-morgan-stanley-expect-modest-surprise/
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2025-04-28 16:59:53

As a consequence of tariffs, smart home kit prices will increase, quality decline, choice shrink, you’ll need to subscribe for security updates, vendors will close, and new product launches slow.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3972412/how-tariffs-will-likely-hit-you-in-your-smart-home.html

2025-04-28 14:09:17

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@nprofile…l326 chortle :D

2025-04-28 14:09:04

The global earnings of India-based developers have tripled, underscoring the global reach the App Store provides.
https://www.applemust.com/apples-app-economy-is-also-booming-in-india/
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2025-04-27 10:28:09

Apple may introduce a super-slim, somewhat expensive all-new iPhone design in the coming months, one that the Apple Speculation Council has already declared will be called the iPhone 17 Air. What do we think we know about it?
https://www.applemust.com/what-we-think-we-know-about-the-still-mythical-iphone-17-air/
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2025-04-26 11:06:03

Don’t expect Mac and iPad manufacturing to move to India just yet – Apple needs to make even more investments in supply chains, manufacturing, component manufacturing, logistical support, transport systems, education, human resources and machinery before it can realistically achieve that, and prioritised iPhone first.
https://www.applemust.com/its-easy-to-see-why-apple-wont-make-macs-ipads-in-india-yet/
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2025-04-25 16:14:05

Apple plans to make all US iPhones in India by end of 2026
Shifting manufacturing of US-bound iPhones away from China may help Apple avoid steep tariffs. But the move to India hasn't happened overnight; it has been a long-term effort.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3971013/apple-plans-to-make-all-us-iphones-in-india-by-end-of-2026.html

2025-04-24 15:57:50

EU invents a brand new way to annoy US tech
Europe will from June demand smartphones and tablets ship with a new labelling system to show battery life and repairability.
https://www.applemust.com/eu-invents-a-brand-new-way-to-annoy-us-tech/
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2025-04-24 15:28:00

“Extraterritorial regulations that specifically target and undermine American companies, stifle innovation, and enable censorship will be recognized as barriers to trade and a direct threat to free civil society,” said a White House spokesperson.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3969809/white-house-condemns-europes-extortion-of-apple-and-meta.html

2025-04-24 15:19:16

Why doesn’t Apple’s Pages compete with Canva or Express?
I think Apple could and should turn Pages into an alternative to Canva or Adobe Express in order to unlock its potential within its services segment.
https://www.applemust.com/why-doesnt-apples-pages-compete-with-canva-or-express/
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2025-04-23 16:27:48

“Despite countless meetings, the Commission continues to move the goal posts every step of the way. We will appeal and continue engaging with the Commission in service of our European customers.”
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3968501/apple-will-appeal-punitive-eu-antitrust-fine.html

2025-04-23 16:24:18

On his lunches with Steve Jobs, Jony Ive said: “I think we could both eat a tomato and just a, you know, a tomato with great olive oil and be, could never be happier than that.”
https://www.applemust.com/jony-ive-talks-about-his-lunches-with-apples-steve-jobs/
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2025-04-21 12:37:17

While the iPhone 17 will no doubt be the best iPhone yet and the new design will no doubt impress, it hits a market in turmoil and to some extent existentially articulates the challenges of a politically fragmented world.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3966037/big-trouble-big-changes-in-apples-iphone-17.html

2025-04-21 09:25:11

Apple’s new studio in Japan will host state-of-the-art video recording facilities for live sessions and interviews for Apple Music Radio in Japan.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-music-opens-new-recording-radio-studio-in-tokyo-japan/

2025-04-20 14:38:09

The best way to get more productive and spend less time doing things is to learn these essential Mac keyboard shortcuts. You’ll always use them once you learn them well…
https://www.applemust.com/8-mac-keyboard-shortcuts-you-need-to-know/
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2025-04-20 13:39:24

India’s new incentive scheme boost to iPhone component manufacturing
“Electronics manufacturing is around $120 billion right now and we are targeting that to grow to $500 billion in the coming years,” said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, Electronics & Information Technology.
https://www.applemust.com/indias-new-incentive-scheme-boost-to-iphone-component-manufacturing/

2025-04-19 16:57:00

Apple, Foxconn, and the impact on Devanahalli, north of Bengaluru
The $2.5 billion factory, set to be Foxconn’s second-largest outside China, will occupy the space of 220 football fields and create 40,000 jobs – it is also transforming the nature of the community.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-foxconn-and-the-impact-on-devanahalli-north-of-bengaluru/

2025-04-19 11:37:26

Apple still has cards to play in its EU game of thrones
Apple may finally begin to see some sensible decision-making come out of the European Commission, though it’s going to have to sit back and hang tight until behind-the-scene pressures force commissioners to see sense in their neo-liberal crusade.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-still-has-cards-to-play-in-its-eu-game-of-thrones/

2025-04-18 12:19:38

Apple’s VP Worldwide iPhone Product Marketing, Kaiann Drance spoke on the record in India, and in so doing hinted at the importance of the nation to the company’s future plans.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-iphone-marketing-chief-talks-iphoneography-in-india/

2025-04-17 16:18:00

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@nprofile…wz6h I see what you see in that chart. Here is the report to take a look. https://www.greenpeace.org/static/planet4-eastasia-stateless/2025/04/5011514f-greenpeace_chipping_point.pdf

2025-04-17 16:16:50

Yes, your Apple Watch can tell you if you need to get out more
My Apple Watch can tell me how much daylight I’m exposed to, letting me know when I really should walk away from my desk and head into the light.
https://www.applemust.com/yes-your-apple-watch-can-tell-when-you-need-to-get-out-more/

2025-04-16 17:39:02

Greenpeace claims electricity consumption from the manufacture of artificial intelligence (AI) chips soared over 350 percent worldwide between 2023 and 2024.
https://www.applemust.com/greenpeace-warns-ai-is-burning-the-planet/
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2025-04-16 16:47:18

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@nprofile…4nhw Weirdly, I'm not - I also think the companies that do continue to at least pay lip service (and at better actually do things) to CSR and DEI and climate - those companies need our support, particularly in the current environment. We share a common foe.

2025-04-16 16:45:35

CVE funding shut down, giving the security community jitters
Funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system, the world-renowned security service trusted and used by Apple and other tech firms across the planet, has been summarily cut.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3963861/cve-funding-shut-down-giving-the-security-community-jitters.html

2025-04-16 14:26:43

Apple has slashed its GHG emissions, company reports
Apple also says it now uses 99 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets and 99 percent recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-has-slashed-its-ghg-emissions-company-reports/
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2025-04-14 18:33:12

One day, you’ll fold your Mac and pop it in your pocket -- Apple wants to make iPads more like Macs. It also seems to want them to fold.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3961514/one-day-youll-fold-your-mac-and-pop-it-in-your-pocket.html
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2025-04-14 14:28:40

I can't go into why I need to do this, but I do need to do this, so please if you like my writing feel free to buy me a coffee.
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2025-04-14 13:53:54

Apple has at last become the world’s number one smartphone manufacturer by sales – just in time for tariffs to send its sales south again.
https://www.applemust.com/apples-iphone-is-king-of-the-hill-until-tariffs-make-it-tumble-again/
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2025-04-13 11:35:42

Apple has put together a remarkable manufacturing capacity in India - but it took years of work, Apple had lots of advantages, and it proves that relocation takes time and money and expectation of it should reflect that.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-on-track-to-make-25-of-iphones-in-india-this-year/
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2025-04-12 14:04:03

US customs surprises with news that iPhones, smartphones, computers and other electronic devices will be spared from the new “reciprocal” tariff scheme.
https://www.applemust.com/trump-exempts-smartphones-computers-from-tariffs-says-us-customs/
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2025-04-11 17:05:48

“I find it breathtaking how profound his understanding was of the dramatic changes that were about to happen as the computer became broadly accessible,” writes Jony Ive in his introduction. https://www.applemust.com/watch-apple-ceo-steve-jobs-predicts-the-future-in-1983/

2025-04-11 16:34:13

Has Apple’s Siri learned there is no ‘I’ in team?
Everything around us might have been made up by people no smarter than we are, but they probably didn’t make these things up alone — they worked as a team. You don’t need AI, generative, or otherwise, to see that.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3960569/has-apples-siri-learned-there-is-no-i-in-team.html

2025-04-10 17:56:28

Maybe the forced Windows upgrades are to blame. Perhaps it’s the bad karma created by the Crowdstrike debacle. Or possibly, computer users have finally become convinced by Apple.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3959350/apples-macs-are-powering-the-pc-markets-recovery.html

2025-04-10 16:19:06

Apple’s Siri team to do “whatever it takes”
There may yet be hope for Apple Intelligence as Apple’s AI teams have been instructed to “do whatever it takes” to build the best artificial intelligence features as new Siri team leaders, Craig Federighi, Mike Rockwell, and other A-listers from the crack Apple dev teams get involved.
https://www.applemust.com/apples-siri-team-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-make-apple-intelligence-the-best-it-can-be/

2025-04-09 14:50:05

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@nprofile…7j6v Thank you, I am in a bit of a pickle I fear.

2025-04-09 14:49:21

Mark Gurman speculates that AI engines from Google, Anthropic and others will be invited to stake space on iPhones soon, jostling for position against OpenAI’s ChatGPT
https://www.applemust.com/wwdc-apple-invites-gemini-claude-and-others-to-join-openai-maybe/
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2025-04-09 10:10:18

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@nprofile…7j6v that's remarkable! Hey, can you recall when you were asking around looking for more work? Well, that's me now, so if you have even small scale ideas, I would be grateful

2025-04-08 17:25:39

US consumers, it seems, have considered the idea that everything they purchase is going to become more expensive, and decided to buy it now, instead. https://www.applemust.com/faced-with-bigly-price-hikes-america-goes-apple-shopping/
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2025-04-08 14:42:53

How Apple thinks about the 6G evolution
Apple shared its vision and priorities for the in-development 6G standard at a recent 3GPP workshop session in Seoul.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3957104/how-apple-thinks-about-the-6g-evolution.html

2025-04-07 13:49:20

Why iPhone-as-a-service may make sense as tariffs bite Apple
Given sales cadence is going to fall anyway and, logically, product costs will increase, the company might see the plan as a way to pass the poison pill of some of these price increases onto consumers in as easy-to-stomach a remedy as possible.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3955962/why-iphone-as-a-service-may-make-sense-as-tariffs-bite-apple.html

2025-04-07 11:39:56

“We do not accept that the revelation of the bare details of the case would be damaging to the public interest or prejudicial to national security,” judges in UK data snooping case say.
https://www.applemust.com/uk-judge-puts-you-privacy-on-more-public-trial/

2025-04-06 16:23:14

Apple is putting several strategies into place to shield its business from the impact of US tariffs on its hardware imports, but consumers must expect some price increases even as suppliers, partners, and Apple must bear some pain.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-is-making-changes-to-protect-its-post-tariff-business/

2025-04-05 12:12:58

Apple's leadership is putting plans in place to protect against the impact of tariffs, including stockpiling product, making iPhones in Brazil, and more. https://www.applemust.com/apples-leadership-gets-flexible-as-it-faces-us-tariff-attack/

2025-04-05 09:57:31

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2025-04-04 17:08:30

Apple, already badly bruised by Trump’s tariffs and their impact on its business, will now take another kicking as nations react to those oddly calculated trade taxes. Europe is gunning for Apple’s services, while China is about to stick some of the world’s rarest components behind its own trade wall.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3954730/apple-tariffs-and-the-art-of-war.html

2025-04-04 16:12:22

Apple may be in talks with Japanese chipmaker, Rapidus, which may potentially become another chip manufacturing partner for the company alongside TSMC, a report suggests.
https://www.applemust.com/is-apple-speaking-with-another-chip-manufacturing-partner/

2025-04-03 16:38:10

Apple Intelligence comes to iWork’s Pages, Numbers, Keynote
It’s nice to know that you can now use AI in iWork, particularly as I was in the crowd at Macworld Conference & Expo in January 2005 when Steve Jobs launched the product. It replaced AppleWorks, which Apple had been offering, two years later.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-intelligence-comes-to-iworks-pages-numbers-keynote/

2025-04-02 19:41:31

Battle of the banks: They all want a slice of the Apple Card
Apple is a hot property, and the big banks all want a chance to grab a piece of the action now that Goldman Sachs has decided to leave retail banking behind. They can see profit and they want it.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3952665/battle-of-the-banks-who-will-grab-the-apple-card.html

2025-04-01 19:54:51

Read the UK government refusing to tell us if it has broken Apple’s encryption
The problem is, that while we don’t have any idea, you can bet that foreign intelligence services have already figured it out. That is, after all, what they do.
https://www.applemust.com/read-the-uk-government-refusing-to-tell-us-if-it-has-broken-apples-encryption/

2025-04-01 17:30:08

What has AI-boosted email automation, AI tools for European users, and over 50 security updates? macOS 15.4!
TL;DR: Best install it today.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3951741/how-to-use-apples-mail-categorization-ai-in-macos-15-4.html

2025-03-31 17:00:54

As expected, Apple will make as many as one-in-four iPhones sold this year in India as it accelerates its China +1 manufacturing strategy.
https://www.applemust.com/india-will-make-around-25-of-all-iphones-sold-globally-this-year/

2025-03-31 16:40:20

Apple and SpaceX enter the Star Wars era
Apple partner Globalstar recently asked FCC for permission to use more radio frequencies. SpaceX asked the FCC to reject the request. Apple and Space X have entered the Star Wars era.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3950812/apple-and-spacex-enter-the-star-wars-era.html

2025-03-30 18:08:05

Apple is about to deliver on years of speculation with a big leap into AI-driven digital health provision. Apple's Health+ service will optimise workouts and nutrition and help you protect your health. Years in the making, insiders call it a doctor in your iPhone.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-will-soon-announce-its-big-ai-doctor-plan-for-digital-health/
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2025-03-29 13:28:29

I am pleased I knew this when my dog ate a daffodil bulb a few years ago, but in case you didn't know here are plants and flowers to be wary of in spring.
https://dogwalkingproducts.com/these-are-the-plants-your-dog-must-avoid-when-out-for-a-walk/

2025-03-28 18:45:46

MacStadium and webAI now offer a Mac-based solution for hosted AI. It's a great combination of a performance AI system and super powerful but low energy Apple Silicon. Privacy, performance, and lower running costs. What’s not to like?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3856400/this-may-be-the-most-private-and-secure-cloud-based-ai-solution-around.html

2025-03-28 16:36:38

Has Apple managed to avoid bigger fines by working positively with President Trump? Potentially- and thanks to Tim Cook. “Embracing conflict to improve the odds of success has been in Cook’s DNA since he first rebuilt Apple’s operations from 2000-2010,” analyst Gene Munster said.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-dma-action-update-has-europe-blinked/

2025-03-27 16:49:38

The free VPN service connects to servers in five randomly selected countries, has no ads, no data limits, and no logs.
https://www.applemust.com/vivaldi-and-protonvpn-now-offer-built-in-vpn-browser-for-macs/

2025-03-27 12:43:54

Apple is donating around $4 million to support the next generation of Chinese developers.
"We believe that coding is a powerful tool that allows people to create, communicate and solve problems in a new way,” said Apple CEO, Tim Cook.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-donates-4-million-to-foster-app-developers-in-china/

2025-03-26 16:35:14

The Apple rumor machine cranks into gear for iOS 19
It is amusing Apple has a global reputation for secrecy while simultaneously leaking every step it takes. Can both things be true?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3854474/the-apple-rumor-machine-cranks-into-gear-for-ios-19.html

2025-03-25 19:18:31

Apple will host its all-important annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 9 to 13, 2025, the event will be online and provide the deepest glimpse yet at company strategy over the coming 12 months. How much time will be dedicated to Apple Intelligence?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3853790/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-set-for-june-9.html

2025-03-25 14:49:58

Apple Music now lets DJs create mixes from its catalog
Apple Music now integrates with leading DJ software and hardware platforms and lets DJs build and mix sets from directly inside Apple Music
https://social-cdn.vivaldi.net/system/media_attachments/files/114/223/624/803/562/752/original/70664650fe5eb27e.jpg

2025-03-24 18:05:58

Apple launches $100m clean energy fund in China
Since 2015, Apple has reduced its overall greenhouse gas emissions by more than 55% and continues to reduce emissions across its business.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-launches-100m-clean-energy-fund-in-china/

2025-03-24 13:39:56

Apple will update AirPods Max with Spatial Audio in April
I reckon this should be a nice update if you own a set of these, but should also help boost value on the second user markets.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-will-update-airpods-max-with-spatial-audio-in-april/

2025-03-21 17:26:06

Siri’s ears are burning as iPhone fold goes liquid metal
The folding iPhone is intended to be a world class AI smartphone which almost certainly illustrates how annoyed senior people at Apple must be with the failure to bring a key Siri contextual intelligence feature to market on deadline.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3851626/siris-ears-are-burning-as-iphone-fold-goes-liquid-metal.html

2025-03-20 19:26:59

If you want to understand why making it impossible to encrypt your iCloud data is a huge invitation to organized crime, I have two stories to share:
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3850560/beware-the-coming-mac-malware-season.html

2025-03-20 18:25:57

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has parachuted in a crack team led by Vision Pro creator, Mike Rockwell to sort Siri out. Rockwell replaces former leader, John Giannandrea in the task. Cook has apparently lost confidence in Giannandrea to execute on product development.
https://www.applemust.com/giannandrea-out-rockwell-in-as-apple/

2025-03-19 16:24:35

Europe slams the brakes on Apple innovation in the EU
“Today’s decisions wrap us in red tape, slowing down Apple’s ability to innovate for users in Europe and forcing us to give away our new features for free to companies who don’t have to play by the same rules.”
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3849457/europe-slams-the-brakes-on-apple-innovation-in-the-eu.html

2025-03-19 15:38:07

Apple is triumphing in the Windows upgrade wars
US Mac shipments in Q4 2024 didn’t just go up by 5%, 10%, or even 20% -- they increased by an astonishing 25.9%, year-on-year, exceeding growth of any other PC maker.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-is-triumphing-in-the-windows-upgrade-wars/

2025-03-18 18:10:54

Enterprises seeking on-prem AI deployments should look at the Mac
The most highly specified M3 Ultra Mac Studio will run a 671-billion-parameter AI model natively on the system at under 200 watts of energy. Is this what you need for on-prem AI?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3848204/enterprises-seeking-on-prem-ai-deployments-should-look-at-the-mac.html

2025-03-18 17:59:17

“Our goal is always to create differentiated technologies to enable the world’s best products,” says Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies. The award absolutely justifies Apple’s investment in processor design.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-silicon-chief-johny-srouji-wins-important-innovation-award

2025-03-17 19:10:32

Would Steve Jobs really handle Apple's huge collection of problems any better? Or was he a man of a different, and arguably happier, time?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3846949/apple-has-to-climb-the-mountain.html

2025-03-17 16:03:59

TL;DR:
Apple AirPlay on Cisco Devices is now available for Microsoft Teams Rooms, enabling instant wireless content sharing from iPhone, iPad or Mac to Cisco Devices.
Cisco Spatial Meetings allows users to turn any space equipped with a Cisco Room Bar Pro into an immersive studio with Webex for Apple Vision Pro.
https://www.applemust.com/cisco-improves-webex-integration-for-apple-products-in-business/

2025-03-16 15:07:15

Just in case it ever comes in useful, take a note
https://www.applemust.com/how-to-fix-the-wrong-date-and-time-on-your-mac/

2025-03-14 14:15:36

The most important decision in tech is being made today, but you won’t be told about it.
The most important decision in global technology is being made by a single UK judge in a small room, a decision happening in near-total privacy with no transparency at all. The decision is all part of what seems to be a plan to turn the UK into a surveillance society.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3845907/the-most-important-decision-in-tech-is-being-made-today-but-you-wont-be-told-about-it.html

2025-03-14 11:37:32

Apple will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS in future software updates, the company confirms. The GSMA added E2EE support to the RCS standard this week.
https://www.applemust.com/apple-ready-to-enable-encrypted-rcs-messages-on-iphones/

2025-03-11 19:05:58

Hey Apple! When you’re in a hole, stop digging
If the world’s most prolific source of spookily accurate speculation is correct, Apple plans “one of the most dramatic” upgrades to its operating systems yet. But isn’t it time to stop hyping things up and focus on getting it done?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3843093/hey-apple-when-youre-in-a-hole-stop-digging.html

2025-03-10 17:34:19

Yet another interesting new enterprise business case for Apple’s Vision Pro systems, this time from Lowes stores which is using them to let customers explore different kitchen designs.
https://www.applemust.com/lowes-lets-you-use-apples-vision-pro-to-choose-a-new-kitchen/

2025-03-10 16:37:38

Just as it did with Apple Maps, Apple created expectation it couldn’t meet. Failing to meet it is a blunder that may impact what people expect of the company.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3842236/is-apple-intelligence-the-new-apple-maps.html

2025-03-06 18:36:41

If you overlook the introduction of the iPhone 16e with its own Apple-designed 5G modem along with the release of new iPads, Macs and processors, you might argue that Apple didn’t make an impression at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3840364/without-being-there-apple-hits-mobile-world-congress.html

2025-03-05 18:07:24

Apple owns the hardware, software and operating systems inside its systems – and its C1 modem also uses AI to optimize connections.
https://www.applemust.com/can-siri-save-the-c1-modem-from-qualcomm-ai/

2025-03-05 17:29:34

Mac Studio gets new, faster variants of Apple Silicon chips, including an M4 Max and an M3 Ultra. MacBook Air gains M4 chip, new color, and more.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3839089/apple-boosts-mac-studio-macbook-air-with-super-powered-processors.html