Apple has optimized its marketing for the Pro Display XDR in the UK following an investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Apple “informally solved” an ASA case last week and linked it to the 32-inch Retina 6K monitor, according to 9to5Mac. As of today, Apple will no longer market the Pro Display XDR on … Read more
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android … Read more
Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade, Microsoft has an outage, and Coinbase goes public. This is your daily crisis for April 2nd, 2021. The big story: Apple Arcade is expanding to include classic games Previously, Apple’s game subscription service was limited to exclusive new titles. Two new categories are launched today: App Store Greats … Read more
Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and watches to close a security hole that is actively being attacked by hackers. The security update is iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, which also contains a patch for older devices such as iOS 12.5.2. watchOS is also updated to 7.3.3. Apple said the vulnerability identified by … Read more
The Apple Watch on your wrist can, in the right circumstances, serve as an important medical monitoring tool. According to MyHealthyApple and MacRumors, Apple-funded Stanford researchers found that the Apple Watch can accurately measure the frailty (or rather the distance covered in a six-minute walk) of patients with cardiovascular disease at home. According to Stanford’s … Read more
Apple’s copyright protection technology will cost the company dearly. According to Bloomberg, a Marshall, Texas court ordered Apple to pay $ 308.5 million to Personalized Media Communications for allegedly violating a digital rights management (DRM) patent. PMC claimed in 2015 that the FairPlay technology used in the App Store, Apple Music and iTunes infringed seven … Read more
Apple and Epic have created their potential witness lists for Epic Games’ alleged anti-competitive practice lawsuit on the App Store, and it’s almost a who’s who of leadership in both companies – and beyond. TechCrunch and MacRumors report that Apple wants its CEO Tim Cook, senior software vice president Craig Federighi, and former marketing director … Read more
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more
Apple discontinued its original HomePod after four years. It is said that it will continue to produce and focus on the HomePod mini that was introduced last year. The larger HomePod offered a more powerful sound space, but the Mini was very well received and clearly does many of the tasks that the larger version … Read more
If you’ve ever tried getting on the bus in San Francisco and found that Apple Pay isn’t an option (unlike New York, Beijing, and many other major cities), good news! It changes. Apple has announced that support for Clipper (the payment system for BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit and a number of other transit agencies … Read more