Watching his young children’s faces light up with excitement, William Li felt relief, but the deep ache in his chest was overwhelming. His son and daughter were happy he had saved their most treasured possessions – a mobile phone and an iPad – from the inferno that had just devoured their home in Hong Kong’s…
What’s happened? Apple appears to be preparing iPad versions of a few apps previously limited to macOS devices. App Store IDs spotted by MacRumors hint at new iPad apps for Pixelmator Pro, Compressor, Motion, and MainStage. Apple already has a Pixelmator app for the iPad, but it doesn’t offer all the features available in Pixelmator…
One of the things that I think about from time to time is Apple’s collection of apps. Some are the crown jewels, like Apple’s pro apps, and others help an everyday consumer to tackle their iLife. All are pretty starved for attention and resources, outside of infrequent updates aligned with showing off the native power…
Apple debuted the iconic and now wildly popular iPad in 2010. A few months later, Instagram landed on the App Store to rapid success. But for 15 years, Instagram hasn’t bothered to optimize its app layout for the iPad’s larger screen. That’s finally changing today: There’s now a dedicated Instagram iPad app available globally on…
LONDON — The summer holidays are here and many of us will heading off on trips to hot and sunny destinations, and bringing our electronic devices along. But don’t forget that phones, tablets and other electronics are vulnerable to extreme heat. Southern European nations like Spain, Italy and Greece have been baking under the sun,…
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence.Apple and OpenAI have “locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing,” the lawsuit said.The…
US users of TikTok will see a new version of the app starting September 5, 2025. Social media giant TikTok will launch a new version of its popular app to Apple’s and Google’s app stores on September 5, as part of an agreement to sell its US business looms. Users of TikTok in the US…
Google just pulled its note-taking app Keep Google just pulled its note-taking app Keep from Apple Watch, extending a long and storied history of Google killing off products. Alphabet Inc.’s Google pulled its Keep note-taking app from Apple Watch with an update on June 30, 2025. The move leaves users without a Google-backed way to…
Proton lawsuit targets Apple Apple is facing fresh legal heat from privacy company Proton, which wants to break open the iPhone’s closed App Store. Swiss privacy technology company Proton has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Apple in California, claiming Apple maintains an unlawful monopoly over app distribution and payment processing. It cites harm…
Jun 24, 2025 Apple has announced its participation in China’s national subsidy program, offering significant discounts on select devices in Beijing and Shanghai. Consumers can learn more about this initiative through South China Morning Post. The tech giant is providing discounts of up to 2,000 yuan (US$278) on products like the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch,…