It has been rumored for quite some time that Apple is working on adopting mini-LED backlighting for future devices. That includes the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, and even the iPad Pro. And now a new supply chain report aims to corroborate those expectations, at least for one laptop model.
Just like last year, Apple is celebrating not only Women's History Month, but also International Women's Day this year. And, as is par for the course, the company is using the App Store to help with the initiative.
Target, the eighth-largest retailer in the United States, will attempt to increase its revenue derived from selling Apple products by expanding Apple gadget offerings, both in its brick-and-mortar stores and online. This new Apple initiative is part of Target's existing strategy to house popular brands at its stores in an attempt to attract more customers to its locations.
Facebook has launched a new campaign to tell the world that small businesses operating on its social platforms rely heavily on personalized advertising. It includes a video, titled “Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found,” featuring Houston-based fashion brand House of Takura. The company omits the fact that targeted advertising available on its platforms is a result of massive privacy breaches. Facebook is vehemently opposing Apple's upcoming App Tracking Transparency initiative that will require iOS apps to seek user permission to track users.
TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that upcoming updates to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line will feature an HDMI port alongside an SD card slot. He hasn't said when the notebooks might drop beyond a tentative second half of 2021 timeframe.
Paramount+, a rebranding of the CBS All Access streaming service, is launching in the United States, Canada and Latin America on March 4, and ViacomCBS has now revealed pricing information. There will be two tiers available: a more affordable account for those willing to put up with ads and a higher-priced one that will get rid of all advertising.
Apple Pay isn't available everywhere, but Apple is working on that. The company continues to expand the mobile payment option to more markets, with one more in line.
Rumor has it that Apple is going to launch a redesigned iMac at some point this year. And now a new rumor says one of the changes will be a more colorful lineup for the desktop computer.
The base price for Apple Music is $9.99, with variants to choose from depending on certain factors. Other services out there offer a free tier, letting listeners skip paying anything in exchange for listening to some ads here and there. But it looks like Apple Music won't be following that path.
Apple isn't a stranger to antitrust lawsuits. And now the company is facing yet another. This time around it's dealing with "Sign in with Apple".
Netflix gets teased a lot for having a lot of content, but "nothing to watch". And some of its originals are panned for, well, not being that great. That isn't to say Netflix hasn't had some successes -- it definitely has. And the streaming service dominates the space right now. So of course Apple should have purchased it years ago.
Well, that was fast. After launching in November of 2020, Apple is now selling refurbished models of the M1-equipped MacBook Air.