Musician DJ Khaled has become Apple Music's first “Artist-in-Residence”, he announced yesterday trough his official Instagram account.
DJ Khaled is now in charge of the biggest Apple Music playlists and breaking new artist
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Anti-robocall bill would require all carriers to implement caller identify verification technology
The House of Representatives today took a major step toward cracking down on illegal robocalls by approving a new act aimed at boosting anti-robocalling technology.
Apple takes iPhone privacy billboard marketing campaign to Europe, starting with Germany
New Apple billboards were spotted this morning in major German cities of Hamburg and Berlin, promoting the importance of iPhone user privacy and data protection.
iPhone demand stabilizing as Apple orders 75 million new units for the second half of 2019
Apple's suppliers are gearing up to produce about 75 million new iPhones for the next launch cycle in September—roughly the same number as a year earlier—signaling that demand for the company's most important product is stabilizing after a period of volatility stemming from the US-China trade war and a slowdown in the overall smartphone market.
Apple Card fraud monitoring includes email notices about any declined transaction
In case of a declined Apple Card transaction, the system will issue an email message that will list the attempted transaction details and caution the user that any further spending may be restricted for security reasons until he or she has confirmed the transaction in the Wallet app.
Jony Ive files for a trademark for the term “LoveFrom Jony”
Following the recent announcement of his long-in-the-making exit from Apple to form his own design studio, called LoveFrom and counting Apple as its first client, design tzar Jony Ive has now filed for a trademark for the term “Lovefrom Jony”.
FTC officially announces it’s slapping Facebook with a $5 billion fine
The United States Federal Trade Commission officially said today it's leveling a $5 billion fine against Facebook less than two weeks after The Wall Street Journal first reported on the fine.
Huawei unveils its MacBook Pro lookalike: the world’s first 16.1-inch fullscreen laptop
The fact that Apple is said to be building a new Mac notebook with a 16 to 16.5-inch display and fast hardware focused on gaming and pro users wasn't lost on Huawei, which today pre-empted Apple's upcoming computer by announcing a 16.1-inch MacBook Pro lookalike featuring a 100 percent sRGB wide color gamut and more.
Apple seeks import tariff exemption on Mac Pro parts
The United States government has threatened to slap Chinese imports with an additional $300 billion in tariffs, which would affect Apple. In a pre-emptive move, Apple has now asked the Trump administration to exclude the new Mac Pro parts and select accessories like Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad from a 25 percent tariff on Chinese imports.
DOJ launches broad antitrust review of Big Tech
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a broad antitrust review into whether Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook and other technology companies are unlawfully stifling competition.
Apple denies WSJ’s report accusing it of giving its own apps preferential treatment in App Store search results
Piggy-backing on recent complaints accusing Apple's application bazaar of anticompetitive practices, the Wall Street Journal today alleged that the Cupertino tech giant consistently ranks its own apps above those from rivals in App Store search result rankings in an effort to thwart competition. Apple's denied the report, arguing that all App Store apps are algorithmically ranked based on machine learning, past consumer preferences and other signals.
New 2019 iPhone details: 120FPS slo-mo video selfies, revamped Taptic Engine code-named “Leap Haptics”
Taptic Engine, Apple's marketing name for a custom vibration motor that delivers unique and subtle vibration patterns, should undergo a redesign because the iPhone models coming down the pike this year are expected to ship without 3D Touch.