There are a lot of humans standing on assembly lines building products, including Apple devices, but some companies have had their sights set on automating that routine for years.
Apple’s goals of automating product assembly haven’t gone as planned
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Concertino for iPhone makes Apple Music and classical music work together, at last
Apple Music was not created for classical music due to its focus on tracks versus multi-movement works which are based on multiple composers, works, performers and so forth.
Apple’s reportedly hired away Amazon’s Jim DeLorenzo to head up sports for Apple TV+
Apple appears to have poached Amazon's sports content executive Jim DeLorenzo to head up the upcoming sports-focused expansions for its Apple TV+ streaming service.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks up on racism in America
Chief executive Tim Cook today published an open letter to all Apple employees and fans around the world focusing on the recent events and a history of racism in the United States.
iOS 13.5.5 hints at a future services bundle
Apple, as a services company, could find a better way to offer up a variety of those options to customers in bundles. But, so far, that hasn't become a reality. But iOS 13.5.5 suggests things could be changing.
Apple seeds first beta of watchOS 6.2.8 to developers
Earlier today, Apple seeded the first developer beta of tvOS 13.4.8, and now watchOS is getting some attention today as well.
Camera+ harnesses the power of machine learning to perform sorcery on your photos
Camera+, one of the longest-standing iPhone camera apps, has been updated today with ML Magic, a machine learning-powered feature that promises to "perform sorcery on your photos".
Apple seeds first beta of tvOS 13.4.8 to developers
Earlier this week, Apple seeded new betas for upcoming software updates to iOS and its other platforms, and now it's preparing the Apple TV, too.
This sleek Mac app tracks device battery levels, notifies you when you need to recharge
The handy Batteries widget for Mac by former Apple engineer Rony Fadel is a simple yet tremendously useful macOS utility with which you can easily track connected devices' battery levels from your Mac, get notified when they need recharging and more.
New Apple Card customers can get a $50 bonus when spending $50 at Walgreens for a limited time
If you haven't signed up for an Apple Card yet, but plan to in the very near future, there is a Walgreens bonus that may sweeten the deal for you.
New iPad Pro with mini-LED display, 5G, and A14X may launch in early 2021
Earlier in 2020, Apple launched a minor refresh for the iPad Pro lineup, introducing a LiDAR Scanner on the back of the pro-grade tablets but keeping most of everything else the same compared to the previous generation.
10.8″ iPad Air rumored to switch to USB-C while 8.5″ iPad mini 6 said to retain Lightning
The next iPad Air should become the second Apple tablet to swap the company's proprietary Lightning port with the more ubiquitous USB-C protocol. At the same time, the upcoming iPad mini refresh should retain Lightning I/O.