A jury in the plaintiff-friendly Eastern District of Texas has ordered Apple to pay $308.5 million to a small, privately held company for infringing a patent related to digital rights management. An ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor Waiting to Be Switched On
Apple Inc.’s HomePod mini speaker launched last November with new features such as a home intercom system. But one part of the device has remained secret: a sensor that measures temperature and ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s HomePod Mini has a hidden feature the company never disclosed
While rare, this isn’t the first time Apple has slipped a dormant piece of technology into its devices. The 2008 iPod touch had a Bluetooth chip, but support for Bluetooth connectivity was enabled the ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Store design changes emphasize subscription services
As iTunes grew and online content expanded, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad became gateways to discovering new music, movies, and TV shows. Now in stores, Apple services are becoming the gateway ... ( read original story ...)
A Decade After Becoming Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook Says He Never Felt He Had to Fill Steve Jobs’ Shoes
Tim Cook was little known outside tech circles when, in August 2011, he took over the role of CEO of Apple from Steve Jobs, the company's innovative and temperamental founder who introduced the world ... ( read original story ...)
Why Intel Finally Fired Back at Apple’s PC Attack
One of the most iconic advertising campaigns in the 2000s was the Apple Mac vs. PC campaign. It was a campaign that stood largely unopposed and made fun of Bill Gates and the PC platform, doing ... ( read original story ...)
Apple seeds iOS 14.5 beta 4 and iPadOS 14.5 beta 4 to developers
We are another step closer to the release of Apple's biggest update to iOS 14.5 to date, as the fourth developer beta for the new software rolled out on Monday. Unsurprisingly, the release notes don't ... ( read original story ...)