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• Apple reports second quarter results
  

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• Apple reports first quarter results
  

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Apple on Thursday announced its second quarter 2024 earnings, posting revenue of $90.8 billion for the quarter, a 4 percent decline year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.53, which is one cent higher than last year. The company reported $23.6 billion in profit.

Apple beat the analysts’ predicted revenue of $90 billion and earnings per diluted share of $1.50.

iPhone sales, which usually buoy Apple’s results, took a hit this quarter, posting $46 billion in revenue, which is a 10 percent decrease from the second quarter of 2023. Wearables, Home, and Accessories revenue was also down 10 percent. iPad sales were also down 17 percent.

Apple’s Services set a record for the quarter and saw a jump in revenue YoY of 14 percent, while Mac sales increased about 4 percent.

“During the quarter, we were thrilled to launch Apple Vision Pro and to show the world the potential that spatial...

Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and lead litigator for Alphabet Inc.'s Google, arrives to federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg)

Halfway through the first day of closing arguments in the Department of Justice's big antitrust trial against Google, US District Judge Amit Mehta posed the question that likely many Google users have pondered over years of DOJ claims that Google's market dominance has harmed users.

"What should Google have done to remain outside the crosshairs of the DOJ?" Mehta asked...

An anonymous reader shares a column: When Apple CEO Tim Cook and a bunch of his deputies take the virtual stage next week to announce new iPads, they're going to spend a lot of time talking about specs. If the rumors are true, we're going to get new iPad Pros with OLED screens and thinner bodies, new Airs with faster chips and a correctly placed front camera, and a couple of new accessories. Before they even launch, I feel confident telling you these are the best iPads ever. But after all these years, I still don't know how to tell you whether you should want an iPad. Or what you'd want to do with it.

This has been true forever, of course. The iPad is the jack-of-all-trades in Apple's lineup, a terrific device in many ways that still feels increasingly redundant now that so many people have big phones and long-lasting laptops. Apple seems to have spent the last decade-plus enamored with the idea of the iPad as a shapeshifter -- a device that can be exactly what you need at...

Apple is tweaking how it applies a new fee that can apply to iOS developers in the European Union as it continues to configure its approach to the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA): Developers of free apps will be able to avoid the fee entirely under changes it announced Thursday, which apply from today, while other developers earning under a certain revenue threshold will get longer before they have to pay Apple the fee. From a report: The so-called "core technology fee" remains opt in for iOS developers in the region, as Apple continues to offer its standard business terms, but those wanting to take up new entitlements the DMA has required Apple to offer -- such as allowing sideloading of apps, third party app stores, and support for alternative payment tech than Apple's own -- must agree to the set of business terms that include the CTF (as Apple calls it).

The fee remains under scrutiny in the region where the Commission, which enforces the DMA on Apple and other...

Alphabet paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser, according to newly unsealed court documents in the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Google. From a report: The deal between the two tech giants is at the heart of the landmark case, in which antitrust enforcers allege Google has illegally monopolized the market for online search and related advertising. The Justice Department and Google will offer closing arguments in the case Thursday and Friday, with a decision expected later this year.

Google and Apple had hoped to shield the payment amount from public disclosure. At the trial last fall, Apple executives testified that Google paid "billions," without specifying a number. A Google witness later accidentally disclosed that Google pays 36% of the revenue it earns from search ads to Apple. Court documents filed late Tuesday ahead of the closing arguments mark the first public confirmation of the figures by...

This MIT Technology Review piece points out that relying too heavily on the term "user" exacts a cost in depersonalizing the relationships we have with the software that fills our lives. Let's work to use more precise terms.

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• Meet three Swift Student Challenge winners changing the future through coding
  

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The iPad, remember that? It’s been a minute since Apple unveiled a new tablet–about 807,690 minutes, to be a bit more precise–but all indications point to brand new models being rolled out as part of an Apple keynote next week, on May 7.

A lot has happened in the intervening time. Apple released iPadOS 17, the Apple Vision Pro was announced and shipped, and the M2 processors have given way to the M3–with the promise of more soon. Throughout all of that, the iPad Pro and 10th-generation iPad have...

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After months of false starts, it looks like we’re finally going to get new iPads in May! There hasn’t been a new iPad released since 2022, and iPad sales are suffering for it, but the new models coming in May could actually bring some significant new changes and maybe even a surprise or two.

It’s really odd for Apple to release new hardware in May, much less hold an event for it, but that’s exactly what’s happening on May 7 with the “Let Loose” event. That will make a pretty exciting lead-up to WWDC, which begins on June 10.

New iPads! Finally!

On May 7, Apple is holding an event with the tagline “Let Loose.” Given that one of the promotional images is an Apple logo with a hand holding an Apple Pencil...

Apple has apparently begun working on addressing a bug wherein the iOS operating system doesn’t properly play alarm sounds as scheduled. Following a number of user complaints, the company has confirmed it’s aware of the issue and is working on a fix. Apple confirmed the problem to the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern on Tuesday […]

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If you’re hankering for Assassin’s Creed Mirage on your mobile Apple device, it’s en route. Game giant Ubisoft on Tuesday announced that Assassin’s Creed Mirage will launch in the App Store on June 6 and be available for the iPhone 15 Pro, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, and select iPad Air and iPad Pro models […]

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Next time you’re on the road, pull up Autio if you want to learn about the world as it passes you by. Autio is a unique travel companion that tells you about the places you’re driving through. This location-based story app is like your own personal narrator teaching you about the history, geography, and local sights all around you. 

These beautifully edited audio stories play while you’re driving and have automatic and seamless transitions so you don’t get distracted. There are already ...

As about a third of the 2024 Major League Soccer season has now concluded, Apple is dropping the price of the MLS Season Pass package in kind.

The season subscription is now sold for $69, down 30% compared to its $99 price at the start of the season. For Apple TV+ subscribers, the pass is now just $59.

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Apple on Tuesday launched the new family of Beats Solo wireless headphones. While the Beats Solo 4 are available for pre-order from today, the company also announced new Beats Solo Buds wireless earbuds. With a price range of $79 and 18 hours of battery life, Beats Solo Buds already sound like a better deal than the old .

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Enlarge / Assassin's Creed Mirage returned to the earlier games' focus on stealth assassinations in a historical urban environment. (credit: Ubisoft)

Apple has spent the last year trying to convince gamers that they can get a console-like, triple-A experience on the latest iPhones. The newest test of that promise will be Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage, which now has a release date and pricing information.

Mirage will land on compatible iPhones—the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max—on June 6, according to Ubisoft (though the App Store listing says June 10.) That coincides pretty closely with Apple's annual developer conference, so we'd expect it to...

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A new report from TechCrunch today claims that TikTok might be bypassing Apple’s App Store in-app purchase system. The report says that TikTok is “presenting some of its users with a link to a website” to purchase coins,...

Apple Rolls Out visionOS 1.2 Beta 4 to Developers

Apple today rolled out the fourth round of beta update for the upcoming visionOS 1.2 to developers, closely following the third beta update released about a week ago. visionOS 1.2 Beta 4 bears the build number, 21O5580a, up from the third beta’s 21O5570d. Although rumors suggest Apple might improve Personas, EyeSight, and other key features in the final release of visionOS […]

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage Is Finally Coming to iPhones and iPads in June

When Apple announced new iPhones last year during the “Wonderlust” event, a.k.a the iPhone 15 launch event, one of the show’s major highlights was the A17 Pro chip and its ability to run AAA games. Since then, we have seen several AAA games, such as Resident Evil Village and Death Stranding Director’s Cut, debut on the iPhone 15 Pro models, thanks to […]

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Meta continues to pick low hanging fruit features from Apple Vision Pro for its . The company is also expanding support for playing back videos shot on iPhone in Quest OS.

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Fortnite’s lengthy exile from the iPhone and iPad looks set to end soon, at least in the EU. Having declared back in January its intention to bring the popular game back to iOS in 2024, Epic Games today boasted that it will also return to iPadOS this year.

Back in 2020, Epic tested the limits of Apple’s App Store policies by adding a direct payment option to the game. Apple, predictably, responded by removing Fortnite from its platforms (Google did the same) and deleting the company’s developer account. While Epic’s account has since been reinstated, Fortnite remains unavailable in the App Store.

The companies have spent the last three and a half years litigating the dispute to...

The A17 Pro chip has enabled the first AAA console games to arrive on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Now the latest addition has been announced to arrive this summer – Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Here are all the details.

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The newest version of macOS, aka macOS 14, aka Sonoma (named after the Californian wine region), is now available. Among the new features Sonoma brings to Macs are changes to widgets, a new Game Mode, the ability to easily turn web pages into web apps, and fun additions to video conferencing apps. Read on for the lowdown on all the new features and further improvements coming throughout 2024.

Update April 30: Apple has released the fourth beta for macOS 14.5.

macOS 14 Sonoma: Latest version

The full version of macOS 14 was released to the general public on Tuesday, September 26 (the earliest macOS release date since 2018). That was version 14.0. Many smaller point updates have been released since then, however:

The latest version is macOS Sonoma 14.4.1,...

Since Delta debuted on the App Store about two weeks ago; I have logged far too many hours playing my childhood games (more than I care to share). The more I used the emulator the more I learned about its capabilities. Did you know you could Airplay Delta to an Apple TV and use your iPhone as a controller? Or that you could connect up to four controllers at once to play games with friends? So many quality of life features that I have been taking advantage of. These features are best used with some corresponding accessories. I wanted to list some of my favorites that I have been using to really get the most out of Delta!

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Apple Acknowledges iPhone Alarm Bug, Promises Fix Is On The Way

While iPhones may be one of the best buying options available, it doesn’t make them entirely immune to bugs. As a result, we often come across bugs every once in a while. Several user reports have emerged across social media over the last few weeks, claiming that iPhones’ alarms have a bug that stops them from properly […]

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People who rely on the iPhone’s alarm to wake up from sleeping may be in for a rude awakening. Or rather un-awakening. Social media is filled with reports claiming that the iPhone alarm isn’t working, causing users to oversleep and turn to TikTok to complain about the issue before eventually calling their employer to let them know they’ll be late.

According to The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern, Apple is aware of the problem and is working on a fix. She has not encountered the problem, alerting her followers on X that her iPhone woke her up “right on time.”

Today Show called me last night and said iPhone alarms aren't working! I hadn't heard that but Apple confirmed this AM that it...

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The AirTag from Apple is a compact tracking device that offers precise locating ability. Unlike a GPS tracker, which requires cell service and may drain a battery quickly, an AirTag relies on the distributed Find My network of iPhones, iPads, and Macs that hundreds of millions of people around the world carry with them, and uses Bluetooth LE to send a signal to other devices.

Find the best AirTag accessories, key rings, holders, and bag tags we’ve tested.

While there are a thousand positive and legitimate ways to use an AirTag, it can be abused to let someone track you without your knowledge, potentially exposing you to a dangerous situation....

Over the last several weeks, a number of reports on social media have surfaced from iPhone users claiming their alarms don’t properly play a sound. Apple has since confirmed that it’s aware of this problem, and says it is working on a fix.

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When you’re a kid, being an inventor sounds like an impossibly glamorous job–and a simple one, too. All you have to do is invent something brilliant (like, say, the iPad), then sit back and wait for the checks to roll in. But when you grow up you learn about capitalism and investors and stock prices and realize that everything is a lot more complicated. One-off brilliance is not enough—you need an ongoing revenue stream, and that means releasing new things on a regular basis, each preferably better than the last.

Finding ways to make the iPad better every 18 months (but not so good that you can’t surpass it again next time) is tricky enough, but Apple made another rod for its own back when it split the device into multiple lines: the standard iPad, the iPad mini, the iPad Air, the iPad Pro. Now you have to make sure the iPad is better than last year’s model, the iPad Air is better than the iPad, and the Pro is better...

Apple has officially taken the wraps off its new Beats Solo 4 headphones today, the first update in eight years to one of the best-selling Beats products

I’ve been using the Beats Solo 4 for the past week (listening to hours and hours of Taylor Swift). Head below for a roundup of what’s new and my first impressions.

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Apple is reportedly planning big updates to Safari as part of iOS 18 and macOS 15 later this year. According to a report on Tuesday, the changes will include a new AI-powered tool called “Intelligent Search” with page summarization, a “Web Eraser” feature, and more.

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Apple Likely to Stick with Color-Infused Back Glass on iPhone 16

As the launch nears, we are witnessing a deluge of iPhone 16 rumors and leaks. Yesterday, a noted leakster showcased dummy units for the iPhone 16. Earlier, the same leakster had revealed a purported iPhone 16 case. The latest rumor hints at a color-infused back glass for the iPhone 16. If true, the latest iPhone backless could […]

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Hugely popular video app TikTok could be banned in Europe as well as the US, according to remarks made by the president of the European Commission.

TikTok is also under two separate EU investigations, and President Biden last week signed a bill which would see the app banned in the US within nine months unless it is sold to an American company …

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At a glanceExpert's Rating
Pros

• Two integrated chargers
• High-quality workmanship
• Not just for Apple products

Cons

• Expensive
• No space for accessories

Our Verdict

If you work on the go a lot, the Journey Nexa is a fantastic protective laptop sleeve for your MacBook–provided you are willing to pay its price. The workmanship is outstanding, and there are two integrated wireless chargers for the iPhone and AirPods. A matching USB-C cable is included, but the case has no additional storage space for it or any other accessories. To get the maximum charging power out of it, you will also need an additional power supply or one with multiple ports.

Price When Reviewed

$119.99

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The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is already the best iPad you can buy, with an M2 processor, mini-LED display, and Face ID, but a new report claims the upcoming model will be even better—by far.

We already expect the new iPad Pro to get an OLED screen, which would be Apple’s first tablet with the high-end display tech. We already know the benefits—deeper blacks, better efficiency, and superior color handling—but a...

Samsung is rumored to have reportedly had difficulties adapting its production line to the two-stack LED for the upcoming iPad Pro, which is reputed to be the best OLED tablet panel on the market. Per a report issued on Monday afternoon by Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), Samsung is the majority manufacturer […]

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For most of us, learning isn’t something we can devote hours and hours to. If you’re looking to expand your mind in a way that maximizes the limited hours in your day, look no further than TubeOnAI.

This platform can streamline the process of keeping up with all your favorite educational YouTube videos and podcasts, and it’s now on sale for only $78.99 (reg. $224) for a limited time.  

TubeOnAI leverages cutting-edge technology to streamline content consumption from all of your...

Apple Cards Issued in 2019 Set To Expire, Replacement Titanium Cards on the Way

Apple Card was launched in 2019 amidst much fanfare. The company is now notifying early adapters that their Apple Card is set to expire. Soon Apple will dispatch physical titanium cards to those who got Apple Cards early in 2019.  The replacement Apple Card is set to last for five years ones. Ideally, the titanium should withstand years […]

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Apple announced plans to turn the iPhone into your driver’s license all the way back in 2021. Plane tickets, movie passes, and credit cards were already digital. Now it was time to digitize government-issued identification cards.

So far, very few U.S. states actually let you add your driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet. However, there are more states without Wallet support where your iPhone can still become your driver’s license.

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Error 1034 on iPhone Voicemail Greetings? Here’s How To Fix

A common voicemail issue on iOS 17 is the error 1034 pop-up that appears when you try to change your greeting. It generally stems from carrier permissions, software glitches, and incorrect device settings. Personally, I rarely answer calls while I’m at work. And not having a personalized voicemail merely makes me seem more distant than […]

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is something parents are embracing more and more. The New York Times once reported that Apple Watch adoption is happening among children as young as five. Parents are finding the Apple Watch more appropriate for kids wanting smartphones.

The Apple Watch gives kids a way to stay in touch with parents, share location, and build responsibility without the full cost and complexity of a smartphone. Wondering if it may be time to consider adding more connectivity without the commitment of a smartphone? Read this first…

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• Apple launches “Made for Business” in select stores around the world
  

As reported by Bloomberg (paywalled), Apple's iPadOS will need to abide by EU's DMA rules, as it is now designated as a gatekeeper alongside the Safari web browser, iOS operating system and the App Store. "Apple now has six months to ensure full compliance of iPadOS with the DMA obligations," reads the EU's blog post about the change. Engadget reports: What does Apple have to do to ensure iPadOS compliance? According to the DMA, gatekeepers are prohibited from favoring their own services over rivals and from locking users into the ecosystem. The software must also allow third parties to interoperate with internal services, which is why third-party app stores are becoming a thing on iPhones in Europe. The iPad, presumably, will soon follow suit. In other words, the DMA is lobbing some serious stink bombs into Apple's walled garden. In a statement published by Forbes, Apple said it "will continue to constructively engage with the European Commission" to ensure its designated services...