Apple's mobile payments service could expand to additional European countries soon, including Hungary and Luxembourg, shortly after arriving in Iceland earlier in the month.
Apple Pay is likely to launch in Hungary and Luxembourg next
Rumors
Bloomberg: 2019 iPhones can charge the latest AirPods, cameras have increased zoom
According to Bloomberg reporters Mark Gurman and Debby Wu, Apple's new iPhones coming in the fall include bilateral Qi wireless charging capability that will permit the user to charge their AirPods by placing them on the back of the phone, a rumor we heard before.
macOS 10.15’s standalone Music app will include advanced features from iTunes
The next macOS version to be previewed at WWDC 2019 on June 3 will bring a standalone Music app (and other ported iOS apps). A source has learned that Music for Mac won't be a sub-par Marzipan app in the same way that Stocks and News are—quite the contrary it will have many of the advanced features iTunes users are accustomed to.
Samsung will reportedly announce Galaxy Fold’s rescheduled launch plan in a couple of days
After reviewing the defect highlighted in early reviews and iFixit's teardown of its $1,980 Galaxy Fold smartphone, Samsung has reportedly resolved the issues involving the main display.
Apple TV+ picks up a CGI documentary series that will recreate the last days of the dinosaurs
As Apple continues to build out its family-friendly original video service ahead of fall launch, news reached us today that the company has signed a deal with director and producer Jon Favreau for a CGI documentary series about dinosaurs, titled "Prehistoric Planet".
The Apple Store: brand building became more important than serving shoppers
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Matthew Townsend have conducted interviews with several current and former retail employees at Apple who claim that the iPhone maker's vaunted brick-and-mortar stores have become less shopping-friendly in recent years.
Apple is working on a multi-user mode for HomePod, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has it
Tucked away as a side-note in Bloomberg's massive report on the new iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch features coming at WWDC 2019 is a mention of a multi-user mode for HomePod.
Bloomberg details Apple’s upcoming new features, including Calculator in watchOS 6 and revamped Health & Reminders for iOS 13
Bloomberg today released a detailed report outlining some of the previously mentioned features coming to Apple platforms at WWDC 2019, including previously unknown enhancements like a dedicated Calculator app for Apple Watch and revamped Reminders and Health apps in iOS 13.
Facebook to release the native Messenger Desktop app for Mac later this year
Solid evidence surfaced today regarding the native Facebook Messenger app that will be hitting the Mac platform later this year, with leaked images and videos depicting a user interface that looks like a cross between the Skype app and Apple's Messages software.
Foxconn boosting investment in micro-LED display tech in a bid to win future iPhone orders
According to a supply chain report published Tuesday in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, relayed by DigiTimes, contract manufacturer Foxconn has continued to deepen its deployments in micro-LED technology "through a multi-pronged approach in order to win display orders from Apple for its next-generation iPhone devices."
2019 iPhones similar to 2018 models in many ways sans an iPad-like circular Mute switch
New renderings of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max successors due this September depict negligibly thicker devices with a redesigned circular Mute switch within a pill-shaped cutout, plus a large triple-lens camera bump integrated into the real glass and more.
Kuo: two new AirPods models launching in 2019 & 2020, one with an all-new design
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities today predicted in the latest research note that Apple will release two new AirPods models in 2019 and 2020.