Apple is currently the only seller of certified Lightning to USB-C cables, but more affordable options from third-party accessory makers are reportedly coming early in 2019.
Cheaper MFi-certified Lightning to USB-C cables are coming early next year
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Picaso Lab’s new leather sleeve that fits 2018 iPad Pro + Smart Keyboard goes on pre-order
Picaso Lab's leather solution for keeping your 2018 iPad Pro along with your Smart Keyboard attachment safe from unwanted damage while traveling is now available for pre-order.
Bloomberg: Apple focusing on aggressive trade-in offers to boost iPhone sales
Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Apple is now “experimenting” with iPhone marketing strategies it apparently rarely uses, including discount promotions through generous device buyback terms, in an effort to help increase sales of its iconic smartphone.
Microsoft Surface holiday ad disses iPad by saying “big dreams need a real computer”
Microsoft yesterday published quit an amusing festive ad for Surface Go through the team's official YouTube channel. Running thirty seconds long, it depicts a little girl standing in front of a Microsoft Store as she professes her love for Surface Go over Apple's iPad.
PSA: Apple’s discounted $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends December 31
If your iPhone's battery does not last as long as it used to, now is the perfect time to consider purchasing a first-party battery from Apple at just $29 because the huge discount they're giving on iPhone replacement batteries is officially ending on Monday, December 31.
Select 2019 Grammy Awards nominees will be initially announced on Apple Music
Apple Music will initially announce nominees in select categories from the upcoming 2019 Grammy Awards on Friday, December 7, at 8:30am Eastern Time, Variety reported Monday.
How HomePod uses machine learning to boost far-field Siri accuracy
In a new post published on Monday through its Machine Learning Journal blog, Apple goes on to detail how HomePod, its wireless smart speaker, uses machine learning to increase far-field accuracy, which helps Siri disregard or suppress background sounds to better understand your spoken requests in noisy environments.
Bloomberg: don’t expect a 5G-capable iPhone until 2020 at the earliest
Just like it previously opted to wait a year or two until 3G and 4G LTE cellular radio technologies matured before adopting them in its iconic smartphone, Apple this time around is expected to do the same by not releasing a 5G-capable iPhone until 2020 at the earliest.
Apple Music for Android gaining bottom navigation bar and proper tablet support
A version of the Apple Music app for Android that's currently being tested includes handy support for larger-screen tablets powered by Google's mobile operating system.
Kuo: AirPods with wireless charging due in 2019, overhauled model in 2020
Apple is on track to release its second-generation wireless earbuds with support for the Qi charging standard in the first half of next year, while an upgraded pair of AirPods rocking an all-new design and other perks is slated for release some time in 2020.
Tired of Apple’s cash story? Good! Now read Jony Ive’s take on Apple’s ’90s rebirth
Not only pundits, but big media outlets such as Bloomberg and WSJ have been pushing the narrative that the “bad news is piling up for Apple” due to production cuts, supplier woes, the end of unit sales reporting and so forth. If you read those stories, all that writers seem to be obsessed with are things like unit sales, billions in revenue, margins and stuff like that.
Watch this shot on iPhone ad featuring lavishly decorated trucks that are all the rage in Japan
Apple's shot on iPhone campaign has been running for a few years now, and continues unabated as the company on Friday published a new video to its official YouTube account that features Japan’s extravagantly decorated trucks, called “decotora.”