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The next iPad Pro is facing a supply shortage for its new mini-LED display
The next flagship 12.9-inch iPad Pro could be in short supply when it drops later this month as Apple's suppliers are reportedly facing production issues with the new mini-LED displays.
Tim Cook says Apple’s app ecosystem is an ‘economic miracle’ as legal battle with Epic Games picks up steam
The App Store is a lucrative business for Apple, and that's one of the many reasons the company wants to keep things the way they are. Not that Apple isn't changing some things, of course. But rules are rules, and Apple wants to keep those in place.
Misleading advertising: Apple no longer claims the Pro Display XDR goes “far beyond HDR”
Apple must add a footnote to its Pro Display XDR product page in the United Kingdom to clarify the monitor's P3 wide color gamut in stricter terms than before to stop misleading users.
Apple made security changes to select chips in the fall of 2020
Mid-production design changes aren't common for most companies, but especially not Apple. But it looks like the company made some important changes late last year for a select number of chips.
Apple: “We’re not against digital advertising”
Apple is getting ready to publicly launch the new App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14.5 that'll let its customers consent to being tracked across other apps and websites. The advertising industry has been bracing for these changes for months and now Apple's chief executive Tim Cook is on the record saying his company is not against digital advertising.
Apple TV+ shares the season 2 trailer for ‘Mythic Quest’ ahead of May 7 premiere date
One of the biggest premieres coming to Apple TV+ in the near future is the comedy series Mythic Quest, which see its big return on Friday, May 7. Before that, the streaming service has released the first trailer.
One in a million: Someone resold this iPhone 11 Pro with a misaligned Apple logo for $2,700
Photographs recently shared on Twitter show a fun little production mistake with one of the iPhone 11 Pro units exhibiting a misaligned Apple logo on the back of the device.
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Images show an iPhone with a misaligned Apple logo. This is said to be an extremely rare misprint. It could be rarer than one in a million. Surprise, production mistakes do happenShared by Internal Archive on Twitter, the images show a single iPhone 11 Pro unit with an Apple logo on the back of the device at an angle rather than being centered. That's not the only production mistake because the logo is also too close to the right edge of the device.
This imprint is said to be extremely rare, the poster notes.
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“I'd say one in a million or possibly even rarer,” they wrote. That's certainly a curious error to occur during production. When manufacturing issues with Apple gadgets do happen, they usually affect a certain batch of units made between very specific dates, not a single unit.
The original owner who bought the phone at an Apple Store was smart enough to keep it because the one-off mistake didn't stop someone from purchasing the unit for $2,700.
Report: Apple’s new smart home gadget will combine Apple TV and HomePod functionality with a camera for video calls
The Apple TV hasn't been refreshed for nearly four years and the full-size HomePod speaker is no more. According to a new report, however, Apple is working on a new accessory that would provide some Apple TV and HomePod features along with a built-in camera for video calling.
Are you locked into the Apple ecosystem because of iMessage?
Ecosystems aren't new. And companies trying to "lock" customers into them isn't, either. Companies want retention, customers that stick around. Finding ways to make that happen is crucial. And yet, some people still appear be shocked by this.
Apple ‘abruptly’ refuses to testify in upcoming Senate app stores hearing
In April, there will be a hearing on digital markets, including app stores and digital competition, led by the Senate Judiciary Committee in the United States. And while Apple has been engaged in preliminary talks, it looks like the company has made a decision regarding being a witness.
Cornelius Smith Jr. joins the cast of Apple TV+ limited series ‘Five Days at Memorial’
We first heard about the Apple TV+ limited series Five Days at Memorial back in September of 2020. It wasn't until March of this year that we learned who would star in the series. And now we know one more addition to the roster.