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Apple reportedly plans to start subscription magazine service

Apple reportedly plans to start subscription magazine service

Christopher Lee · Apr 20, 2018

According to a new report, Apple intends to introduce its own top-rated subscription magazine service. This will be integrated into the Apple News app. Apple, of course, bought magazine app Texture earlier in 2018. The app offers well over 200 magazines for only $9.99 per month. Since buying Texture, the Cupertino-based company reportedly terminated the […]

Israeli consumer protection agency acknowledges ongoing Apple investigation

Israeli consumer protection agency acknowledges ongoing Apple investigation

Christopher Lee · Apr 11, 2018

Today’s Apple news comes from Jerusalem in Israel, where the country’s consumer protection bureau confirmed yesterday that it was busy with an investigation into Apple’s apparent failure to reveal to consumers that its software might be slowing down the performance of certain iPhones. The Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority (CPFTA) issued a statement saying […]

Apple subcontractors scaling down their expectations

Apple subcontractors scaling down their expectations

Christopher Lee · Apr 10, 2018

According to a Wall Street analyst, suppliers who manufacture components for Apple’s iPhone are scaling down their projections for the firm’s 12th generation devices. In a note to clients, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani said discussions with the firm’s supply chain partners have shown that Apple expects to manufacture between 80 million and 90 […]

New device enables police to unlock any iPhone

New device enables police to unlock any iPhone

Christopher Lee · Mar 20, 2018

A clandestine startup with a former Apple engineer as co-founder has built a device that is guaranteed to unlock any iPhone in a matter of hours. Known as GrayKey, the device works by exploiting known weaknesses in the device’s design. Grayshift, a company based in Atlanta, reportedly sells two different versions of the device. The […]

Apple subcontractor denies using fake parts in iPhone

Apple subcontractor denies using fake parts in iPhone

Christopher Lee · Mar 16, 2018

Apple this week was once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. It started when Commercial Times, a Chinese news website, published a report claiming that Wistron (which supplies parts for the iPhone) was caught red-handed using ‘unauthorized components’ during the manufacture of the iPhone 8 Plus in that country. The report went […]

Apple removes cryptocurrency mining app from App Store

Apple removes cryptocurrency mining app from App Store

Christopher Lee · Mar 15, 2018

It was discovered this week that an app called Calendar 2 had slipped past Apple’s review team. This app contained a cryptocurrency mining option that allowed users to unlock paid features without having to fork out any cash. Calendar 2 was used to mine a digital coin called Monero. When Ars Technica asked Apple whether […]

Apple sees massive drop in brand reputation

Apple sees massive drop in brand reputation

Christopher Lee · Mar 14, 2018

According to the latest Harris Poll Reputation Quotient survey, Apple’s reputation has tumbled over the last 12 months. The poll shows the company dropping from fifth place last year to 29th place in 2018. The survey, which was carried out for the 20th consecutive year in 2018, polled 25,800 adults in the United States between […]

Apple to buy magazine subscription service Texture

Apple to buy magazine subscription service Texture

Christopher Lee · Mar 13, 2018

Yesterday Apple confirmed that it was taking a huge step into the digital magazine market. The company’s Eddy Cue said in a statement that it was busy buying digital magazine distributor Texture – a move that could improve not only its News app, but also a number of other services. Texture presently gives its users […]

Several Apple employees injured by glass at new headquarters

Several Apple employees injured by glass at new headquarters

Christopher Lee · Mar 6, 2018

It seems Apple has taken transparency one step too far at its new Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino – with various employees already having sustained injuries after walking into glass walls. Albert Salvador, a building inspector, apparently warned the company that this was going to happen – but his warning fell on deaf ears. Several […]

KGI analyst predicts more affordable MacBook Air this year

KGI analyst predicts more affordable MacBook Air this year

Christopher Lee · Mar 5, 2018

Ming-Chi Kuo, a KGI Securities analyst, has published new research urging investors to focus on three products this year: AirPods, a possible 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, and a lower-priced MacBook Air. The first and second devices on his list have been discussed widely over the last few months, but the possibility of a cheaper MacBook Air […]

Apple succumbs to Chinese government pressure over iCloud data

Apple succumbs to Chinese government pressure over iCloud data

Christopher Lee · Mar 1, 2018

Yesterday, Apple officially transferred Chinese users’ iCloud data from servers in the USA to data centres that belong to, and are run by, Chinese state-run firm GCBD. This means every single Chinese citizen’s iCloud data will in future be hosted on government-owned servers, together with the iCloud encryption keys that are used to unlock that […]

Apple to provide world class healthcare to its employees

Apple to provide world class healthcare to its employees

Christopher Lee · Feb 28, 2018

In a move that will undoubtedly be welcomed by the employees benefitting from it, Apple has decided to launch a number of health clinics that will be known as ‘AC Wellness’ for its workers and their families. The company has launched a website (acwellness.com) which provides additional information about its plans in this regard, as […]

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