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.
Apple Music for Android gaining bottom navigation bar and proper tablet support
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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.”
Apple finally approves India’s anti-spam app
Apple has finally approved a mobile app, developed by India’s telecom regulator TRAI, which helps users avoid spammy phone calls and unsolicited text messages, VentureBeat said Friday.
45-day Apple Watch refund policy allegedly tied to heart health features, including the ECG app
Apple's usual 14-day refund policy for the Watch will extend to up to 45 days after purchase if a customer has a heart health-related refund request greater than 14 days.
Apple Music hits 56 million paid subscribers, Spotify still growing at a faster pace globally
Apple Music has reportedly amassed 56 million paid + trial accounts, adding six million customers in the past six months since zooming past 50 million subscribers back in May 2018.
FT: rumored iHeartMedia deal & Apple’s increased efforts to work with record labels
The Financial Times at the beginning of November alleged that Apple was mentioned as one of the potential investors in iHeartMedia, and now the paper has published new details on the iPhone maker's negotiations with the struggling US radio group.
Apple’s raised $200 million via its (RED) partnership to fight AIDS
Apple today published a nice article about the HIV-positive caregivers who are working to help end AIDS in Africa, in which the company reveals that it has so far raised a cool $200 million through its PRODUCT(RED) sales for the Global Fund to help fight this disease.
tvOS 12.1.1 beta 4 for Apple TV now available
A fourth beta of the upcoming bug-fix tvOS 12.1.1 software update for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV is now available for developer testing. The over-the-air update with build number 16K5045a can be downloaded and installed on your Apple TV by using Apple's standard Software Update mechanism within the Settings app. The standalone installer is available through Apple's Development Center portal.
Watch Apple’s ad rocking Elvis impersonators who sing to each other via group FaceTime
Apple on Thursday via its official YouTube channel published a new commercial, titled “A Little Company,” that doesn't just feature “There’s Always Me” by Elvis Presley but also a bunch of Elvis impersonators to show off group FaceTime calling.
Apple to attend the world’s largest machine learning conference, recruit new ML engineers
Apple on Thursday announced via its Machine Learning Journal blog that it will be attending NeurIPS, or the conference on Neural Information Processing Systems, which is running next week from December 2 through December 8 in Montréal, Canada.