Assistive Touch is one of several new features announced by California-based Apple today, designed for people with mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive disabilities. ( read original story ...)
Apple, lossless audio, and the state of high-end audio
Apple is releasing a new audio format with support for Dolby Atmos. But, it's far from the "biggest advancement ever in sound quality." ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon, Apple not to charge extra for HD quality music
Amazon and Apple have opened a new front in the music streaming wars that leaves the industry leader, Spotify, behind. Apple Music and Amazon Music both unveiled plans Monday to offer ... ( read original story ...)
Apple patent application suggest iPod nano could become even more of a ‘fashion accessory’
There's no guarantee that it will show up in the next iPod nano-- or any iPod nano at all ... has now offered a few more hints about how Apple might make such a device even more wearable. ( read original story ...)
How Apple’s new audio subscriptions are upending podcasting
The tech giant has a long, storied history as a podcast platform. But to stay competitive, it’s starting to retreat from the medium’s free and open roots. ( read original story ...)
A 20-year Apple veteran just unveiled a wild new kind of speaker
Syng’s new Cell Alpha fills rooms using some fancy tech, and it looks like no speaker you’ve ever seen. But get ready for some sticker shock. ( read original story ...)
The Apple Designer You’ve Never Heard of Is Making Noise
If there is one word for Christopher Stringer’s 22-year career at Apple, it might be “unsung.” Though his name is on around 1,400 patents, the Australian-born and UK-raised designer was seldom heard ... ( read original story ...)