Apple made unusual mid-production hardware changes to the A12, A13, and S5 processors in its devices in the fall of 2020 to update the Secure Storage Component, according to Apple Support documents. ( read original story ...)
Apple Blocks Update to UK NHS Contact Tracing App for Breaking Location Data Collection Rules
Apple and Google have blocked an update to the U.K.'s contact tracing app that included a feature that would have collected user location data, breaking the companies terms and conditions for contact ... ( read original story ...)
Bloomberg: Future HomePod May Feature iPad Connected Via Robotic Arm to Follow and Track Users Around The Room
In a report outlining a possible Apple TV with a combined HomePod and camera, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that Apple is exploring a future high-end HomePod speaker that could include an iPad ... ( read original story ...)
Images Depict ‘Extremely Rare’ iPhone 11 Pro Prototype With Misaligned Apple Logo
Apple has in place stringent quality control standards on the assembly line floor to prevent mistakes in production, but that doesn't mean ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Agrees to Provide Executive to Testify At Upcoming App Store Senate Hearing
Apple has agreed to provide its chief compliance officer, Kyle Andeer, to the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel for a hearing ... ( read original story ...)
Developer Recreates Flappy Bird as Interactive macOS Notification
The ultra-popular game Flappy Bird, removed from the App Store in 2014, may be making a comeback in the form of an interactive macOS notification. ( read original story ...)
Apple chip partner TSMC to discuss semiconductor shortage at the White House summit
Alphabet, TSMC, and other companies are set to participate in a White House virtual summit about the global semiconductor shortage ... ( read original story ...)