Jony Ive began relinquishing his responsibilities in 2015 because the Apple Watch project was straining him personally
Not much will change initially because Apple has been operating with partial input from Ive for a few years.
Mark Gurman
Bloomberg: Apple to kill off the iTunes app
Bloomberg has it on good authority that iTunes will be retired this year following its public debut 18 years ago at the Macworld expo on January 9, 2001.
Alleged 2019 iPhone case moldings give another look at that unsightly camera bump
Apple will apparently integrate the camera bump into the rear glass in order to make it less pronounced, but that won’t change the fact that this year’s iPhones will have some whacky design.
Apple is readying an external 6K monitor with HDR support for a possible WWDC 2019 debut
The external monitor pro customers were promised a year ago should feature, among other things, HDR support for richer colors, better contrast and smoother gradients.
2020 Apple Watch could sport a sleep monitor
Apple is reportedly holding studies at its headquarters to track sleep habits as it preps to add a sleep monitor to a future version of Apple Watch to better compete with wearables from Fitbit and Withings.
Apple is considering previewing its upcoming modular Mac Pro architecture at WWDC in June
Apple is apparently mulling internally whether it should preview its modular high-throughput Mac Pro at WWDC this summer, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Don’t expect new hardware at WWDC 2018
If you were hoping to see new hardware products revealed at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), you might be out of luck.
Apple planning to sell video subscriptions directly in TV app
Strategy in development would permit customers to subscribe to video services directly through Apple’s TV app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, as opposed to asking users to subscribe to them through apps individually downloaded from App Store.
iOS 13’s iPad features: tabs in apps, same app Split View, Apple Pencil enhancements & more
2019’s iOS 13 update will bring a handful of productivity-boosting, iPad-only features such as an updated Files app, unspecified enhancements for Apple Pencil and other perks.
Bloomberg: Apple to fold magazine app Texture into Apple News, introduce subscriptions
An upgraded Apple News app with Texture integration and an all-new subscription offering is expected to launch within the next year, according to sources who spoke with Bloomberg.
Internal memo reveals how Apple is sniffing out leakers
Apple employees caught leaking confidential information aren’t just let go, but can face “extreme difficulty finding employment elsewhere,” according to an internal memo.
Apple is reportedly working on touchless gesture control and curved screens for iPhones
Apple is planning iPhone models within three years that would use new touchless gesture technology and come outfitted with displays that curve inward gradually from top to bottom.