German car maker BMW is contemplating a subscription-based CarPlay in 2019 models. The subscription plan would be free for the first year of ownership on a new BMW.
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Workers describe harsh conditions at Apple supplier Catcher’s facilities
Apple supplier Catcher Technology has been accused of dire conditions for its employees who produce machined aluminum casings for iPhones and MacBooks at a manufacturing complex in the Chinese industrial city of Suqian, about six hours’ drive from Shanghai.
Facebook admits Messenger is “too cluttered,” promises massive streamlining this year
In the words of David Marcus, who is Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging products, the company's official mobile Messenger app for iPhone and iPad has become “too cluttered.”
Twelve South’s new chic holster for Apple Pencil features integrated magnets
Premium Apple accessory maker Twelve South on Tuesday announced PencilSnap, its brand new leather case designed specifically for Apple Pencil that takes advantage of a series of built-in magnets to attach securely to your iPad Pro cover wherever you go.
Sketchy rumor claims 2019 iPhones may feature a smaller notch
A sketchy rumor from South Korea alleges that iPhones coming in 2019 and beyond may feature a smaller notch as Apple may combine the FaceTime camera and the Face ID module.
Apple awarded crucial patent for TrueDepth camera’s 4-element infrared optics
Apple's TrueDepth camera on iPhone X uses infrared sensors that capture light in the wavelength range of 800nm to 1300nm to achieve pattern-based depth mapping, allowing it to work day or night, like devices used for medical diagnosis, food inspection and night vision.
US lawmakers attempting to stop Huawei from entering US market on national security grounds
Members of Congress are lobbying against Chinese handset maker Huawei's plans to enter the US market via AT&T's discount subsidiary Cricket, demanding that federal regulators stop the move on national security grounds.
App Store to eclipse worldwide box office revenues sometime this year
App Store revenues may become bigger than the entire worldwide movie-making business sometime this year, with both industries likely to hit the $40 billion mark in the near future.
Russians are hopping on the anti-Apple bandwagon
Moscow-based law firms NLF Group and Lex Borealis have collected a number of iPhone owners who will be soon taking the company to court over the iPhone slowdown debacle.
Samsung: foldable Galaxy X will be “impeccable product”, mass production starts in November
Samsung officially said a few months ago that it had indeed kicked off development of a super-premium foldable smartphone and now its mobile chief has gone on the record saying it will be an “impeccable product” that will dominate the market for years to come.
Apple commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day by devoting its website to a full-page tribute
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States.
MacBook Pro not expected to receive any major hardware upgrades this year
Apple's MacBook Pro, which was thoroughly redesigned in 2016 with Touch Bar, new CPUs, GPUs and storage and more, reportedly will not be seeing any major hardware bumps this year.