Christopher Lee

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Apple launches coding app Swift Playgrounds on Mac

Apple launches coding app Swift Playgrounds on Mac

Christopher Lee · Feb 14, 2020

Apple wants to make it easier for children and adults alike to learn the basics of coding after launching its iPad-exclusive app Swift Playgrounds on Mac. The app is part of the company’s Catalyst app initiative, which aims to give a mix of tools to developers and the general public to help them create a […]

Apple Pay to account for 10% of global card transactions by 2025

Apple Pay to account for 10% of global card transactions by 2025

Christopher Lee · Feb 13, 2020

Apple Pay is on track to account for around 10% of all global card payments by the middle of this decade, according to new research published by investment firm Bernstein. Analysts at the company believe that the popularity of Apple Pay, which is currently used for 5% of card transactions, will eventually see it rival […]

AirPods dominate market as research firm forecasts 100m sales in 2020

AirPods dominate market as research firm forecasts 100m sales in 2020

Christopher Lee · Feb 12, 2020

Apple’s AirPods remain the clear leader in the wireless in-ear headphone market after the company shifted 6m units during Q4 2019 and held on to a considerable 47% total market share across the whole year. New data released by Counterpoint Research on Tuesday found that rivals Xiaomi and Samsung are struggling to stop Apple’s juggernaut […]

Oscar winner Taika Waititi wants improvements to MacBook keyboard

Oscar winner Taika Waititi wants improvements to MacBook keyboard

Christopher Lee · Feb 11, 2020

Movie director Taika Waititi used his post-Oscar win question and answer session to call for changes to the keyboards in Apple’s MacBook and iMac line-up after claiming that the current hardware has given him a repetitive strain injury. Waititi picked up an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for his recent hit Jojo Rabbit at the […]

New Apple 4K TV model spotted in beta code

New Apple 4K TV model spotted in beta code

Christopher Lee · Feb 10, 2020

A new Apple TV 4K model with a faster processor appears to be in the works after an unannounced device was referenced in the recently released tvOS 13.4 beta code. The beta included an Apple TV with a ‘T1125’ codename, which is different from the ‘J105a’ and ‘J42d’ codes for the current 4K model, which […]

Apple to update App Store with universal purchase option

Apple to update App Store with universal purchase option

Christopher Lee · Feb 7, 2020

Developers will soon be able to sell cross-platform apps as a single purchase option on iPhones, iPads and Macs after Apple revealed plans to update the App Store with new functionality on Wednesday. Support for universal purchases, which will begin next month, will allow customers to buy an app once and then use it across […]

Apple files patent for foldable iPhone with hinge mechanism

Apple files patent for foldable iPhone with hinge mechanism

Christopher Lee · Feb 6, 2020

Apple is exploring the possibility of releasing a foldable iPhone after filing a patent on Tuesday for a device with “flexible displays and hinges”. The bendable smartphone would feature moveable flaps to prevent creases and marks from forming on the display, which is an issue that has been prevalent in similar devices released recently by […]

Apple launches on-site repair service for iPhone owners

Apple launches on-site repair service for iPhone owners

Christopher Lee · Feb 4, 2020

iPhone owners will soon be able to get support from the comfort of their own home in the US following the launch of a new personal service for repairs. Physical stores and mail-in services have been the traditional support options for iPhone owners in the past, but Apple is now letting people ‘schedule a repair’ […]

Apple redesigns Maps app with better coverage and new features

Apple redesigns Maps app with better coverage and new features

Christopher Lee · Feb 3, 2020

Apple is taking the fight to Google with a redesigned Maps app that offers more in-depth coverage of roads and buildings and promises to deliver faster and more accurate navigation. Apple Maps has traditionally fallen short of the Google alternative, but it has spent the last 18 months rebuilding the app from the ground up […]

Apple steals a march on Samsung with more global shipments in Q4

Apple steals a march on Samsung with more global shipments in Q4

Christopher Lee · Jan 31, 2020

Apple’s smartphone shipments sailed past long-time rival Samsung for the first time in two years during the latest quarter, according to data released by several leading industry analysts. Fresh from delivering a revenue and profit record in fiscal Q1, Apple has now surged to the top of the pile in the mobile manufacturing stakes after […]

Apple posts all-time record revenues and profits in fiscal Q1

Apple posts all-time record revenues and profits in fiscal Q1

Christopher Lee · Jan 30, 2020

Apple shares soared to record highs on Wednesday after the company delivered better-than-expected earnings and revenue during fiscal Q1 following strong sales of the iPhone 11. Apple came in with revenue of $91.8bn for the final three months of the 2019 as iPhone sales rallied to $56bn and its Services and Wearables segments continued to […]

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