[ad_1] The analyst believed there would be a brand new MacBook design arriving in the middle of 2021, although he didn’t say whether or not that would be the purported 12-inch ARM-based MacBook. There’s no guarantee things will pan out as Kuo described, even if he’s completely accurate. The COVID-19 pandemic and development hitches could […]
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Basecamp CEO says Apple App Store issue is about ‘absence of choice’
[ad_1] As you may know, Apple takes a 30 percent commission on paid apps and any in-app purchase. It’s no secret that a lot of developers aren’t happy with the term — the European Commission is even opening dual investigations into the App Store and Apple Pay due to complaints filed by Spotify and, based […]
Recommended Reading: Why is Apple breaking up with Intel?
[ad_1] Spotify staked its future on podcasts. Then the pandemic changed how we listen Kerry Flynn, CNN Business CNN spoke with Spotify’s Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff and a few others about how the pandemic has changed media consumption — particularly podcasts. Now that people are working from home, there’s no longer […]
Apple releases Mac version of its developer app just before WWDC
[ad_1] WWDC 2020 is looming, and Apple wants to be sure developers can keep track of new developments even though they’re stuck at home. It just released a Mac version (first spotted by The Verge) of its normally iPhone- and iPad-focused Apple Developer app to provide news, developer stories and educational videos from the same […]
This week’s best deals: 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 5 and more
[ad_1] Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Amazon – $250 Buy 10.2-inch iPad at Best Buy – $250 Apple Watch Series 5 Engadget The Apple Watch Series 5 remains at its lowest price ever, only $300 for the GPS-only, 40mm model. The GPS + Cellular model is also $100 off, dropping it down to $400. These sales […]
Microsoft built Japan’s contact-tracing app using Apple and Google tech
[ad_1] The app — known in Japan as COCOA (COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application) — uses Bluetooth to collect data when it comes into one-meter contact of another device for more than 15 minutes. If a person subsequently tells the app they have tested positive for COVID-19, it will scan two weeks’ worth of contact data and […]
Apple says the Hey email app was originally approved in error
[ad_1] As TechCrunch explains, that’s against the rules for most apps, with the exception of “reader”apps that can display books or play music and movies, such as Netflix. “Email is not and has never been an exception included in this rule,” Schiller told TC. He also admitted that the iOS app was approved in error […]
Apple Podcasts may get personalized recommendations in iOS 14
[ad_1] The upcoming iOS 14 software release will include some notable changes to the Apple’s Podcasts app, such as a feature that suggests podcasts you may like based on what you currently listen to, according to 9to5Mac. The leak comes ahead of the virtual WWDC next Monday, where Apple is expected to reveal more about […]
What to expect from Apple’s online-only WWDC 2020
[ad_1] There’s at least one other sign that Apple is rethinking its old conventions. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reported earlier this year that the company is considering letting people set third-party apps as the default for actions like writing emails and web-browsing, rather than Mail and Safari. The move would be great news for Apple’s […]
Apple’s 256GB iPad Air is on sale for $549
[ad_1] All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. If you buy something through one of the links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission. Amazon has discounted the 256GB model iPad Air to $549. When you visit the retailer’s iPad Air product page, you’ll […]